DieHardCardFan
Dallas 2011
What a great 4th Quarter! Jim Jackson just took over, got to love it!
cheesebeef said:UNBELIEVABLE - reminded me of Todd Day's 15 point 4th quarter against the Spurs in Game 3 of that first round series back in 200.
JJax is the freaking man - unbelievable tonight - unbelievable.
BbaLL_31 said:KJ, Kidd, Marbury, and Nash are all studs but Nash (can't remember KJ in early years) is the perfect PG for this team - they all have weaknesses but only KJ and Nash got this team in 1st Round Homecourt I believe? I remember against the Spurs that the Suns were 5th seed but maybe they were 4th with Kidd and well Marbury got us the 8th seed... on this team, all 4 could get the Suns into Playoffs but I'm not sure there is a better fit than Nash - KJ played so long ago, I hardly remember so. Nash was the MVP for a reason...
jibikao said:I see. How far did Kidd bring Suns? It was during his prime right? 2nd round?
lancelet's cousin said:We used Jimmy as a PG during the regular season. Its good to see us try it in the playoffs. When he hit that corner three I thought, "man that's what Joe does all game", and then he pointed to his JJ armband on the way back down court. I thought that was awesome.
jibikao said:I see. How far did Kidd bring Suns? It was during his prime right? 2nd round?
Joe Mama said:There are two major differences between Steve Nash and Jason Kidd on the court. The first, and probably the most important, is that Steve Nash is a much better scorer/shooter. He forces opposing defenses to play honest because he can easily light them up for 30 points on a high shooting percentage. Jason Kidd is a poor shooter. Take him out of the fast break, and he isn't even a good scorer.
To be fair Jason Kidd has never played with a team like this current Phoenix Suns team. There's no doubt in my mind that he could take a team like this pretty far. For the reason mentioned above I don't believe this team would be as good with Jason Kidd (prime) instead of Steve Nash.
The other major difference is that Jason Kidd is a better and more versatile defender. Now there have been times during the season when Steve Nash's defense has been a weakness for the team. It's not for a lack of effort though. Especially in the playoffs he has been putting forth 110% effort on almost every defensive possession. His defense has not been a problem.
Of course the off the court differences are huge as well. Jason Kidd is a world class a-hole while Steve Nash is just world-class.
Joe Mama
Joe Mama said:To be fair Jason Kidd has never played with a team like this current Phoenix Suns team. There's no doubt in my mind that he could take a team like this pretty far. For the reason mentioned above I don't believe this team would be as good with Jason Kidd (prime) instead of Steve Nash.