not sure i agree w/ that. I think Amare’s assists are way up b/c he’s playing better. The offense also seems to know where the center is going to be for those dump off passes. I am not sure if that’s Porter’s offense or Amare just being a bit smarter about his game and thinking half a step ahead. Also – Amare’s reputation helps. Teams know that they have to help off to try and stop Amare at the rim so that’s going to leave guys open. He’s drawing so much attention now b/c the Suns are giving him the ball more and in better position (high post).

One thing for sure – his charges are way down and his decision making is way up.

As for Nash – well I just think that he’s got the ball in his hands a lot less now. I also noticed something I saw last year as well. On a play where he did drive into the lane he kicked back to Raja who was wide open. In the past that pass would have hit Raja right in the hands and he could have gone straight into his shooting motion. These days the Nash pass is often just a bit off target which disrupts the shot.