NASH IS THE MVP!
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Yea, no worries Pony, I ain't hating on you...this is what sports is about.. and why writers and journalists write, not to just tell what happened, but to create debates and stir up excitement amongst people.
I guess I look at it like this.
If you took Nash off the suns this year, and Kobe off the Lakers...which team would have done better?
Probably the Suns.
They have a young good team, that seemed to be a cohesive unit from the start, that could be because of Nash, that could be because of D'Antoni.
With out Kobe... The Lakers would have won 10 games at most. The Clippers would be an even bigger fad then before.
Nash can create plays, but I don't think if he had to make the play by himself, that he wouldn't be nearly as effective as Kobe is.
I don't think Kobe can be discounted being a "team leader" either... Unfortunately, when he doesn't have as many assists and what not as Nash does (even though Nash is a point gaurd, and Kobe isn't) Kobe had to lead by example. Basically he had to show the younger players how to will themselves to be better. Just look at the guy how phenomenal shape he is in. Plays basically every minute of every game, and carries the load while the other players are learning.
I think the playoffs thus far have been a good preview of what all the naysayers think of Kobe. What I mean by preview is that, Kobe is sharing the ball more and getting more people involved now, and now that the other players on the team understand that they have to have a 'no-quit' attitude, they are doing awesome.
Nash is a great player, I mean to take nothing away from him. I just hate the fact that some people to do invoke some of Kobe's "personal" issues into his basketball character.
Although I don't agree with what he did in cheating on his wife, which is an old overtold story, he is an astounging basketball player.