Suns vs Mavericks, Nash vs. Kidd
April 6, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under NBA Basketball
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
These two teams are on the TV right now and it is a classic matchup of great point guards. The kind you just don’t see any more. With Steve Nash and Jason Kidd, it is pass first then shoot. It is hard to find guards like that anymore.
Nash and Kidd with postseason seeding at stake probably isn’t much different than Peyton Manning and Tom Brady in late December. Nash and Kidd have combined for every season NBA assists title but one since 1999. Kidd has averaged 9.3 assists over his career; Nash is at 7.9. In head-to-head matchups, Kidd averages 16.11 points and 10.6 assists to Nash’s 18 and 6.8, but Nash’s teams have won 10 of the 17 contests, including nine of the past 10.
Jason Kidd is pondering how to defense Steve Nash
What is so cool about these two is that everyone thinks it is the players around them that are so great, when often it is Steve Nash and Jason Kidd making them great.
Sure, it will be fun to watch how Shaq makes out in this game and will Dirk Nowitzki come back strong to make sure Dallas makes the playoffs, but my eyes will be following Steve Nash and Jason Kidd, because most of the time that is where the ball is going to be.
Check out how they view each other.
Nash, on Kidd: “I love his game. He’s a great teammate, a great point guard and his ability to do whatever it takes for his team to win is his signature characteristic.”
Kidd, on Nash: “He has the total package. . . . The unorthodox shots, his creativity around the basket. And I think the biggest thing is he’s not scared to make a mistake. That’s what he thrives on - being able to run a team - and he does it well.”
Anyway, the TV is calling my name, so gotta go watch the Nash and Kidd show.
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