nash doesn't play that much defense, but here's the deal as far as i'm concerned...
shaq's old team went from NBA finals participant to the lottery. his new team went from low-level playoff team to top seed in the east.
nash's old team won more games this year w/o him than last year with him. his new team has done great too, but shaq is sorely missed in LA.
now, i see nash getting tons of novelty votes, and more votes from shaq b/c the nba mvp kinda rotates (jordan should have like six, but whatever) so voters may not jump on shaq's bandwagon this time.
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