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Originally Posted by sixate
I don't care what statistics anyone puts up there. Nash is a great player, but MVP over Shaq? Don't make me puke. Shaq is more valuable than any player in the NBA. What has Nash done to be awarded MVP? Before answering this, name an MVP, other than Garnett, who didn't at least play for a championship........
And for the record, John Stockton was twice the PG that Nash is or could ever be. Stockton was the leader of many great Jazz teams, and he was never even thought of when it came down to voting for an MVP.
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would you happen to remember that big guy... i think he wore #32... finished 2nd in all time scoring list... what was his name... karl malone!!! damn dude, it's not as if stockton carried that team alone with a bunch of "who dats".
and of course you should think about the other players that were at the top of their game during stockton's career: jordan, magic, bird, barkley, olajuwon, robinson, and karl malone (mvp winners during the height of stockton's career).
the suns had the same players minus nash last year, and didn't even make the playoffs. they added nash, and they finished with the best record in the nba.
the dude scored 15.5 ppg, and dished out 11.5 assists... dudes' responsible for at least 38.5 points per game (assuming all assists were only 2 pointers)!
again, i'm not saying shaq isn't a great player, but what shaq did is what he does... perform at a high level and dominate... which is expected of him... which makes what happened last year even sadder as he was obviously, in hindsight, unmotivated. but i digress. shaq and the heat lived up to the expecations.
people didn't think much of nash going to phoenix. the team went from no playoffs to best record in the nba. to think that it was due to anything other than nash is silly.