Regarding Banks, he had a good offensive game, but he does tend to look for his own shot rather than distribute the ball. I don't know if that's what the Suns had in mind when they brought him in. I would like to see him pass more often and get the other players involved when Nash is out of the game. Not sure how many assists he had as I can't find the box score, but it didn't seem like too many. Barbosa, on the other hand, was unbelievable.
On another subject, the post-game press conference was brutal. The first question to Nash was whether he thinks that Maccabi would do well if they were in the NBA. Nash tried really hard to be tactful, but honestly what can he say? Maccabi is led by players who couldn't make it in the NBA. They simply do not have enough talent to compete for 82 games with NBA teams, not to mention different rules and everything. This is not the same as Team USA; the gap is much larger. I felt bad for him trying to answer without offending anyone.
On another subject, the post-game press conference was brutal. The first question to Nash was whether he thinks that Maccabi would do well if they were in the NBA. Nash tried really hard to be tactful, but honestly what can he say? Maccabi is led by players who couldn't make it in the NBA. They simply do not have enough talent to compete for 82 games with NBA teams, not to mention different rules and everything. This is not the same as Team USA; the gap is much larger. I felt bad for him trying to answer without offending anyone.
