In Defence of Steve Nash: (Part 1)

A tribute to Steve Nash since it’s his 38th Birthday today!

Just a warning, What you are about to read is probably the most detailed defence of Steve Nash’s career that you have ever seen. As a result it is very long, and will be split into 2 parts.
 
Disclaimer: This article has been on the shelf for over a year, and the majority of it was written prior to or during the 2011 season. I have updated all relevant stats to reflect performance in 2011, but this does not include any stats from the 2012 season.
 
With that out of the way, let’s get started.
 
Steve Nash is generally considered to be a great guy and a tremendous basketball player. However, in my experience watching and discussing the NBA, he has more haters than i could possibly count. Who are these people who feel the need to tear down this player who is by all accounts the ultimate teammate, a great leader, and one of the most generous, charismatic, entertaining, and well-spoken superstars of his generation. From what I can tell, they usually fall into one of the 3 categories.

Disclaimer: This article has been on the shelf for over a year, and the majority of it was written prior to or during the 2011 season. I have updated all relevant stats to reflect performance in 2011, but this does not include any stats from the 2012 season.

With that out of the way, let’s get started.

Steve Nash is generally considered to be a great guy and a tremendous basketball player. However, in my experience watching and discussing the NBA, he has more haters than i could possibly count. Who are these people who feel the need to tear down this player who is by all accounts the ultimate teammate, a great leader, and one of the most generous, charismatic, entertaining, and well-spoken superstars of his generation. From what I can tell, they usually fall into one of the 3 categories. (read more)