Originally posted by 49ersMyLife:
Originally posted by LA9erFan:
Man...I'm surprised at the reaction to the Nash deal. The Lakers just added a guy who's still a Top 25 player or so without giving up any player on their current roster, and he plays the position of their biggest weakness. This is a VERY significant deal. It moves Kobe off of the ball, gives us two significant pick & roll options, and makes Bynum a whole lot better. Nash has always thrived off of playing with finishers. Hell he made some people think that Marcin Gortat was worthy of being traded for Dwyane Wade. (ahem)
Ya, he sucks on defense, but that's been true of the Lakers at PG for the last decade or so. It's been a couple of years since the Lakers got easy buckets, and Nash is one of the best in the business in this respect. Huge deal. My biggest concern is that he's gonna break down without the help of Phoenix's amazing training staff.
Lastly, apparently Grant Hill is either going to retire or join the Lakers.
The reason I said this signing makes little sense is because I don't think it puts Lakers ahead of OKC. Now, if this helps bringing in another play - a lot of players will love to play with Nash - then it's a fantastic signing. But, just adding Nash to last year's group isn't enough and because Nash is so old - it will be a step backwards for the Lakers. Unless of course, they can land a big time player in the front-court.
I like Nash...and Kobe will love playing with Nash. I don't think Kobe has ever played with a half-decent PG in his career.
lol that's outrageous. Steve Nash is a HOF PG that will instantly make us a potent offensive team (for reasons LA briefly highlighted and other reasons that Im sure Coach Brown & staff will be able to find and exploit for our roster, presuming we still keep Bynum/Pau). We just became a title contender, let me see Westbrook/Chalmers chase down Steve f**king Nash for 7 games...