STEVE NASH LEGEND or just a crazy fast, good shooting, passing guy?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (tHe_pEsTiLeNcE @ Apr 9 2007, 04:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>one thing that is interesting is that there are 132 players in the hall of fame and only four players have missed the hall of fame with a 135 basketballreference hall of fame monitor. That's a pretty damned accurate stat eh? Well Steve Nash's hall of fame monitor is 273 and has a 78% hall of fame probability on basketball-reference.com (separate website). Nobody with close to those numbers has ever not made the hall of fame, and no MVP has ever missed the hall, so the people who think that Nash won't make the hall of fame (there are a number of sportswriters who do) are in error.That being said, Nash needs to win at least a ring or two to be considered a legend. Even then, all he'll be considered as is a player who was great for three to five years (depending on when he drops off).And for the umpteenth time, the MVP is an award for the regular season and the regular season only.</div>Exactly! I hate it when people say "player A shouldn't be considered for the MVP... what has he done in the playoffs?" or whatever. If the playoffs had anything to do with the regular season MVP, then they would hand it out after the conclusion of the playoffs... not during the second round (I think that's when they actually present the player with the award).Besides, the "playoffs MVP" is covered by the Finals MVP award.

 

They actually give it out after a couple games into the first round so there's really no time at all to put playoffs in the discussion.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ASUFan22 @ Apr 9 2007, 04:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>They actually give it out after a couple games into the first round so there's really no time at all to put playoffs in the discussion.</div>more importantly, the voting is finished before the playoffs start

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ASUFan22 @ Apr 9 2007, 06:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>They actually give it out after a couple games into the first round so there's really no time at all to put playoffs in the discussion.</div>I think it depends year-by-year then, because I remember in 2001 AI got it in the second round, and I think so did KG. Those are the only two that I clearly remember.But yeah, I think the official voting ends either this weekend or next weekend. They released the official ballots sometimes last week.

 

released the official ballots?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (tHe_pEsTiLeNcE @ Apr 9 2007, 08:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>released the official ballots?</div>Last week the NBA emailed the official ballots for the awards to all the media people and whoever else votes for the award winners, and they are due the weekend before the end of the NBA season I believe, but I might be wrong about the due date.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BigMo763 @ Apr 9 2007, 07:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Last week the NBA emailed the official ballots for the awards to all the media people and whoever else votes for the award winners, and they are due the weekend before the end of the NBA season I believe, but I might be wrong about the due date.</div>oh.It's interesting how there's all of a sudden been a storm of Nash MVP clamor after everybody thought dirk had it in the bag

 

If Steve Nash wins his third MVP, I'm going to kill myself...ugh...

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Apr 10 2007, 04:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If Steve Nash wins his third MVP, I'm going to kill myself...ugh...</div>Even more incentive for people to vote him for it. :happy0144:

 

If Steve Nash can become a solid defender and be able to thrive in a system other than running up and down, then yeah, he'll be a legend. I won't say he needs a ring, because that's really something players can't control by themselves.