Wow, I can't believe it suprises people that the Suns are worse without Nash than they are with him. NO SHIT SHERLOCK! Of course a team is worse if you take away the guy that handles the ball down the court every damn play! I also can't believe people think it's all Nash that made the Suns better. Are we forgetting about the acquisition of Richardson? Or the fact that Amare progressed further AND missed 1/3 of last season? I'm telling you, with those other four guys on the floor, you could put any of the top 5 point guards in the league in Nash's position, and they would do just as well. He's a good player, but he is NOT MVP calibur.
Pheonix's scoring is much higher this year not only because of they way the team plays, but the way touch fouls have been called on the perimeter. That has lead a lot of teams to have higher scoring averages, if you haven't noticed.
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