More Midseason Stuff

by Dan @ Bright Side Of The Sun on Jan 26, 2007 5:05 PM MST in Phoenix Suns News

Here's another midseason article from ESPN. I'm tired of talking about it so I won't really re-hash everything here but wanted to give you the link in case you're interested.

Just 3 points of interest:

I'm realizing how high the bar is for Steve Nash to win his third MVP. Out of 6 guys, one chickened out (Anthony), 1 said Nash, 1 said Arenas (Sheridan's as crazy as Arenas is!) and 3 said Dirk. And to be honest, I can't argue with the three that said Dirk. If people had to vote right now, the only person besides Nash I wouldn't have a beef with winning it is Dirk.
Of the 6 analysts polled, only 1 said the Suns were the greatest offense ever.
The analysts were split right down the middle in regards to who would win the championship: 3 for the Suns and 3 for the Mavericks. And at this point in the season it probably would go down to a 7th game.

The good thing is that the Mavericks seem to be peaking and while they are good, they have taken several games off in their current streak. The Suns have played 33 straight games in which they had a chance to win. The ball just didn't bounce their way in 2 of them. And there's definitely a chance for the Suns to continue to get better.

Well, enough of this. 90 minutes until game time.

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Nash MVP

Nash's chances of winning a third MVP requires a historic accomplishment. Nash won his first award because the Suns went from a 29 win record to 62 wins the year he joined the Suns. He got his second award because the Suns lost Amare, Kurt Thomas and Brian Grant - making the experts sure the Suns could never make the playoffs. Not only did the Suns make the playoffs, they won their division and posted a solid 54 win effort.

Even if Nash's play (and his importance to the team) make him the most worhty candidate this year, the voters will be hard pressed to recognize it. It means putting Nash in the same class as Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Larry Bird - all of whom won championships during their three year run (and all of whom could rebound).

The pool of all time great players who never got three successive MVPs include pantheon guys like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Karl Malone, etc. For Nash to be lifted above guys like these - he needs to do something that has only been done once before. He needs to lead the Suns to a 70 win season. I think this is the only accomplishment that could garner the recognition from the MVP voters for a third award. Just my take.

by UofAZGrad on Jan 26, 2007 10:19 PM MST reply actions

And a good one...

I agree that it's a very long shot that he'll get his third. Looking at the ESPN analysts, I think Dirk will get it unless the Suns just absolutely run away with things in the 2nd half of the season.

by Dan @ Bright Side Of The Sun on Jan 27, 2007 3:20 PM MST up reply actions