Nash Discussion: No harmony, no chemistry, no system (159)

The Rock wrote:John Ireland just said to his knowledge the injury Nash has takes 4-6 weeks to heal. When they left Staples center after the Brooklyn game he said Steve is still in pain and limping. A realistic date for Steve's return would be Christmas. Anything before that would be highly optimistic and a bonus

And this is why I was advocating the Princeton offense so that we're self sufficient without Steve...having some versatility in offensive strategies is a good thing. Just putting the onus on Nash to run the team is a bad idea

JGC wrote:Wow, we are really grasping at straws here. People really think Nash is going to fix this?

JGC wrote:Wow, we are really grasping at straws here. People really think Nash is going to fix this?

JGC wrote:Wow, we are really grasping at straws here. People really think Nash is going to fix this?

The Rock wrote:John Ireland just said to his knowledge the injury Nash has takes 4-6 weeks to heal. When they left Staples center after the Brooklyn game he said Steve is still in pain and limping. A realistic date for Steve's return would be Christmas. Anything before that would be higly optitmistic and a bonus

And this is why I was advocating the Princeton offense so that we're self sufficient without Steve...having some versatility in offensive strategies is a good thing. Just putting the onus on Nash to run the team is a bad idea

trodgers wrote:Was talking to The Rock earlier on Twitter today; I looked up the injury: six weeks does seem like a reasonable return date.

King of Clutch wrote:

trodgers wrote:Was talking to The Rock earlier on Twitter today; I looked up the injury: six weeks does seem like a reasonable return date.

but it has already been like 3-4 weeks!

King of Clutch wrote:

trodgers wrote:Was talking to The Rock earlier on Twitter today; I looked up the injury: six weeks does seem like a reasonable return date.

but it has already been like 3-4 weeks!

Treatment of a fibula fracture depends largely on the severity of the injury. Stress fractures require only a short period of non-weight bearing, followed by relative rest and non-weight bearing activity for 6-8 weeks.

trodgers wrote:Was talking to The Rock earlier on Twitter today; I looked up the injury: six weeks does seem like a reasonable return date.

trodgers wrote:

King of Clutch wrote:

trodgers wrote:Was talking to The Rock earlier on Twitter today; I looked up the injury: six weeks does seem like a reasonable return date.

but it has already been like 3-4 weeks!

So that would mean two to three more.

Rooscooter wrote:

JGC wrote:Wow, we are really grasping at straws here. People really think Nash is going to fix this?

Well.... the same crew thought Howard would magically fix the defense.... so....

A portion of our issues revolve around Kobe having to play point guard but the larger part is floor balance.... I've been saying this since the trading deadline last year. Pau and Howard are not working together... Pau didn't work together with Bynum.... there is a common theme there....

I'd put Pau on the bench and use him as the 6th man and play him as few minutes as possible with Howard and force him to be a center and play in the paint..... That seems to be the only way to get any value out of him.

dj vitus wrote:

Rooscooter wrote:

JGC wrote:Wow, we are really grasping at straws here. People really think Nash is going to fix this?

Well.... the same crew thought Howard would magically fix the defense.... so....

A portion of our issues revolve around Kobe having to play point guard but the larger part is floor balance.... I've been saying this since the trading deadline last year. Pau and Howard are not working together... Pau didn't work together with Bynum.... there is a common theme there....

I'd put Pau on the bench and use him as the 6th man and play him as few minutes as possible with Howard and force him to be a center and play in the paint..... That seems to be the only way to get any value out of him.

It's definitely a good suggestion to get Pau more touches in the post. I still think they can play together. It's not perfect, but to me it looks better than a Pau/Bynum duo, as Dwight doesn't have to set up in the post as often as Bynum. In fact, we really shouldn't be setting Dwight up in the low post very much.

If Pau can get going in the post early on, the defense will collapse on him more, freeing up Dwight to swim to the basket for a dunk or tip-in. If Pau's not getting it going early, well, he ain't making it up on the defensive end that's for sure.

But with D'Antoni saying he wants to bench him so we can win, maybe there is a chance Pau will come off the bench and (hopefully) be more effective. If that happened D'Antoni would be a genius.

King of Clutch wrote:

trodgers wrote:

King of Clutch wrote:

trodgers wrote:Was talking to The Rock earlier on Twitter today; I looked up the injury: six weeks does seem like a reasonable return date.

but it has already been like 3-4 weeks!

So that would mean two to three more.

Honestly did not expect this. When he hit knees I thought he'll be back out at the next break. ARGH!! FREAKIN DAMIAN LILLARD!!

Kobe Bryant Gave Steve Nash An Amazing Nickname
I've never wanted a nickname to catch on more.
By Jack Moore (Buzzfeed Staff)


Jerk. Sociopath. Evil mad man hell-bent on world domination. These are just some of the ways you could describe Kobe Bryant. Who knew that we'd have to add "genius nickname author" to the list? When talking to the Los Angeles Times recently Kobe finally rectified the problem that is Steve Nash's lack of a good nickname. (And no, "Nashty" is not a thing.)

“I’m not working too hard, to be honest with you. The shots that I made were all jumpers. It doesn’t take much energy to knock those jumpers down,” he said. “Bringing the ball up and having me kind of initiate the offense and score and stuff like that, it’s making me work a little more than I will when Gatsby gets back.
“When Gatsby gets back, I don’t have to do that. The game’s going to become even more easy for me.”

This is just brilliant. I haven't been able to put my finger on what exactly Nash's new LA style was, but this is it. Kobe Bryant is a genius.



Hey Steve, how much do you like that nickname?

You can just tell he loves it.

trodgers wrote:To be fair, Steve Nash piloting this ship sure won't hurt, especially since we added D'Antoni.