Getting Nash-tyOtherwise, I think the collective basketball IQ is the lowest for any city in the United States.
The Steve-Nash-to-Dallas trade rumors are making me throw up in my mouth. Mostly because it appears the only reason people find this interesting is because it will re-pair Nash with buddy Dirk Nowitzki.
Seriously? Is no one serious about winning an NBA title around here?
Here's a cold-hard fact about Steve Nash and the Mavericks:
THE MAVERICKS DO NOT WIN AN NBA TITLE WITH STEVE NASH!
This doesn't make Steve Nash not great. He is great and he meant everything to the Phoenix Suns. Maybe. Doesn't seem they're doing too hot without Amare Stoudemire. But that's besides the point.
Steve Nash is everything that is wrong with the Dallas Mavericks. They're soft and they don't play defense. That's Steve Nash. Again, it doesn't make him bad or even remotely not good. It's just who he is and, as evidenced by Stoudemire's departure and the Suns' freefall, Nash is no good to a team without some lead dogs.
Do you think Nash is playing stop-down defense in the Finals on Dwayne Wade in the Finals? Hell no.
Also, how many over-the-hill, defensive liabilities at point guard does one team need? Isn't Jason Kidd enough?
This rumor is beyond ridiculous. It's like the Dallas Cowboys trading for Tony Gonzalez or the Rangers going after Hanely Ramirez to play shortstop.
This team needs lean, long, athletic, young black guys on their team. Mean dudes that go to the rim and take shit off no one. They need winners. They need someone that's going to step in front of Tony Parker or Kobe Bryant and make him play his nuts off for 42 minutes for 18 points in a playoff game.
Steve Nash is none of those things.
To put the dumb cherry on the dumbass trade rumor, the very thought of including this team's two best -- AND ONLY -- trade chips (Caron Butler's deal and Roddy Beaubois) in a deal for Grant Hill and Nash certifies that the world is officially topsy-turvy.
Steve Nash means first-round exit. Period.
