TO THE NASH HATERS!! Mr. MVP Returns to the Desert (2004-2012) When Nash returned to his original team in 2004, nobody could have predicted what was about to happen. Sure, Nash was an All-Star, but he was never an MVP candidate, and he was never the best point guard in basketball. But that changed really quickly. Nash transformed a 29-win Suns club into a 62-win juggernaut, one of the biggest single-season improvements in NBA history. He averaged 15.5 points and 11.5 assists per game, leading the league in the latter. He also shot 50 percent from the floor and 43 percent from three-point range, amazing efficiency from a guard. Once in Phoenix, Nash teamed with up-tempo coach Mike DAntoni to create the 8 seconds or less offense. The premise was simple: put up a quality shot within the first 8 seconds on the possession, run the other team into submission, and tire them out by the fourth quarter. Here it is in action during the 2005 playoffs against Nashs old team: the Mavericks. Nash finished with 27 points and 17 assists.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:51:03 +0000
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