From Dimemag.com:10 Sense: Ten Things Straight From...Steve Nash, point guard, two-time MVP, 32Interviewed By. Austin BurtonAfter putting up 18.8 points and 10.5 dimes per game in ?05-06 and leading the Phoenix Suns to another division crown, Steve Nash won his second straight NBA Most Valuable Player trophy. But for all the debate and controversy over the MVP voting, no one can argue Nash?s status as the best point guard on the planet.1. The hardest guy for me to guard? Probably Jason Kidd. The hardest defender on me? Jason Kidd.2. A point guard has a lot more on his shoulders, more than just the physical and the mental part of taking care of himself. He?s got to take care of his teammates, understand the direction of the team ? there?s a lot for a point guard to learn. It is the hardest position for sure to adjust to when you?re coming into the League. Not as extensive as a quarterback, but it?s similar. You have a lot more to think about than the rest of the guys.3. I definitely don?t think I?m the best player in the League. I think I do contribute a lot to my team and I feel proud about that. But on a pure ability level, I can?t compete with (a lot of) other guys. I find a way to have the same impact by trying to use my head.4. If I played Steph one-on-one, he?d beat me every single time.5. I think the international game is definitely a lot more open-minded. I think in our part of the world sometimes we can be a little closed-minded.6. More than anything, I think it?s about having the right motivation. You?re trying to make the right play instead of just trying to rack up assists.7. I think it?s great for the game that teams are trying to run. The game is best when the ball moves and players move. When the game gets stagnant, I don?t think it?s an effective game for many teams ? only the teams with the biggest guy. That?s not a good game for the fans, it?s not good for the sport, it?s not good for the skill development of kids, and it?s not good for using your head.8. I?m pretty good at soccer, but it would take me a lot of training to compete at that (Major League Soccer) level.9. I looked up to Isiah Thomas and John Stockton.10. There are a lot of great players that deserved the MVP as much as I did. I understand that and appreciate it, but for whatever reason, I won it. It?s a great argument and it?s an impossible argument. But let the argument go on as far as I?m concerned.I was surprised he said Kidd was the toughest guy for him to defend. And what I always liked about Nash is his down-to-earth way of thinking, knowing he's not the best player ever, but just trying to make people around him better. Good guy.
<span style="font-family:Book Antiqua">Great read.His #2 was probably the second to best thing he said; the best thing he said was that it was hard for him to guard Jason Kidd! Yes! You go, Kidd!</span>
Yeah Ill, that kinda surprised me too. I mean, it's common knowledge that Kidd still can defend as good as any in the league, but it says something about a player who isn't know for his scoring, that he is hard to defend. I think that's the thing with good point guards: you don't know what they're gonna do on the fast break, that what makes it tough for a defender.
