Video: Jared Dudley and Goran Dragic Try To Replicate Steve Nash's One-Eyed Shooting
by Seth Pollack on May 13, 2010 10:49 AM MST
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PrintIn an exclusive Bright Side of the Sun production in collaboration with Point in Time Studios we wanted to know just how amazing Steve Nash's fourth quarter one-eyed feat really was. So after Suns practice on Tuesday we found out.
It should be noted that Tememka Johnson, the starting point guard for the Phoenix Mercury, hit three of three shots with the eye patch while Goran and Jared...not so much.
Well to be fair, Jared actually drained his second attempt at a corner three w/ the patch on.
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Awesome idea!!! Great work folks!!
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by Nate Timmons on May 14, 2010 11:38 PM MST up reply actions
Love the video!
I was glad to be there and be a part of it.
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How's the beard going?
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by Scott Howard on May 13, 2010 11:00 AM MST up reply actions
Great Video!
just went out in the driveway and shot some baskets from about 20 – 25 ft (where I’m usually money) with one eye closed and made 4 out of 10. It was definitely weird – depth perception is strange, but you can kind of get used to it.
Steve Nash – where amazing happens!
It's not how you play the game it's how you win it
totally agree
AND I was just holding my eye shut, Nash had a serious eye injury that was swollen and painful – plus he was slicing up the Spurs D and just playing out of his mind! I just wanted to get a feel for it so I went to shoot some with an eye closed, but I’m not saying its a direct simulation at all (nor am I saying I’m anywhere near the shooter Nash is – I wish).
Serious props to Steve for game 4 it was an awesome display of skill and will. GO SUNS!!
It's not how you play the game it's how you win it
by Johnny Ryall on May 13, 2010 11:18 AM MST up reply actions
Good one
yes, hopefully
but I believe he will have to delve into the Dark Side to accomplish this feat.
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by Jareth Cutestory on May 14, 2010 5:45 AM MST up reply actions
awesome video!
so this was our surprise?
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Yep!
Exclusive Bright Side video! Yeah!
We’re still having a live chat sometime…hopefully…
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by Trevor Paxton on May 13, 2010 11:12 AM MST up reply actions
Jarrrrrrrrroonnnnnnn Collllllinnnnnnssss!
http://seasonsofdiscontent.com/
by Scott Howard on May 13, 2010 11:16 AM MST up reply actions
so my wife and I remodeled the kids' bedroom while they were away
a few years ago. They were 6 and 8 yrs old at the time. When they got back, we had the door to their room closed and told them we had a special surprise for them, but they had to wait till after lunch to see it. The kids were excited, just as we’d hoped. We spent some dough on the room (bunkbeds, paint, stenciling, TV, etc) and wanted them to properly appreciate it.
About halfway through lunch though, one of them goes, “I know! Is it a room full of presents?!?!?”
“Uh, no. It’s better than that.”
“Oh boy! is it one big huge present? Like a truck? Or an elephant?!”
“Uhh… "
My wife and I looked at each other, realizing that our great surprise was going to be a dud. We’d let the surprise simmer for too long, and now their expectations were through the roof.
Sure enough, when we finally opened the door and let them see their new bedroom, I visibly saw shoulders slump. Really. They put on good faces, and were appreciative, but how can a new bed compete with a room FULL of presents!??!
That’s what happened to me with this ‘big surprise’ you guys have been touting. The longer it went, the bigger I thought it was. Free tix to game 3 maybe??!?!? Free media passes to a practice, maybe?!?!?! And those were just the tip of the iceberg.
So, take this in the best way possible: thanks for the video. It was great.
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by Alex Laugan on May 13, 2010 11:33 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Sorry
it did take a bit longer to produce then we were hoping…
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by Seth Pollack on May 13, 2010 11:46 AM MST up reply actions
haha its my own fault
it just reminded me of that deflating day with the kids. my wife and I still laugh about it.
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by Alex Laugan on May 13, 2010 11:55 AM MST up reply actions
Hopefully the video wasn't THAT deflating.
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by Trevor Paxton on May 13, 2010 2:03 PM MST up reply actions
well, compared to an elephant or a room full of presents
what do you expect?
lol
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Great work fellas
Nice to see Meek worked in too :)
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hilarious
and great last name, by the way
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by Alex Laugan on May 13, 2010 11:35 AM MST up reply actions
All who had a hand in that video/interview/whatever else..
…amazing work people. You brought the ‘brighter side’ of basketball to the players and got them laughing and joining in.
Top notch.
And yeah, I’m pleased with my ‘Brighter side’ pun, what of it?
Panic is for p*ssies.
by keify34 on May 13, 2010 12:03 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
Oh and Scott....
…I’m still disappointed in you.
Panic is for p*ssies.
by keify34 on May 13, 2010 12:03 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
reccing your own diss...
That’s so BSOTS….
"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can and slap the crap out of him before he figures out you are there...."
- me into a mental stupor after forgetting the rest of Ulysses S. Grant's speech....
+1
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by Seth Pollack on May 13, 2010 3:18 PM MST up reply actions
R y guys going to b ok by Monday?
We can’t mess with the chemistry of the group here!
by Aztiramtempe on May 13, 2010 6:08 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
J.R. Smith would have to disagree
You'd better stop that, it's not being decided by that. It's being decided by two Phoenix Suns who knew about the rule, forgot about it, couldn't control themselves, and didn't have coaches that could control them. And don't you forget it.
David Stern on the Dan Patrick Show 5-16-2007
Forgot that one
it explains how Utah got to the second round. Well, that and the fact that there really is no D in Denver.
"Enver"
Ha…they should be called the Enver Nuggets.
by 8472species on May 13, 2010 12:47 PM MST up reply actions
Except they always use a "_"
So it’d be the _enver Nuggets.
Or the Gol_en State Warriors. Or _allas Mavericks.
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by Trevor Paxton on May 14, 2010 1:44 AM MST up reply actions
We should all volunteer to have an eye gouged out...
it would be a great symbolic gesture…
"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can and slap the crap out of him before he figures out you are there...."
- me into a mental stupor after forgetting the rest of Ulysses S. Grant's speech....
Definitely time
to give you some basketball to watch. Your aggressions are getting out of hand.
Nash's English face
Is it only me, or does anyone think Steve Nash’s face reflects his heritage, e.g., that he does indeed have an English face?
by 8472species on May 13, 2010 12:45 PM MST reply actions
his balls are on his face?
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I don't think he's that coordinated,
But he has the face of a man who has balls of steel.
"Let's go to the Finals, coach."
- Goran Dragic
Or maybe he is a steel man with a face that looks like balls..
"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can and slap the crap out of him before he figures out you are there...."
- me into a mental stupor after forgetting the rest of Ulysses S. Grant's speech....
I desperately want the Celtics to crush the Cavaliers tonight. LeBron James must be exposed as a loser, for the good of the NBA. The players who care the most about basketball and about winning must win.
by 8472species on May 13, 2010 1:30 PM MST reply actions
For the good of the NBA?
While the NBA is struggling a bit and forcing a possibility of having to shrink the salary cap by huge numbers (haven’t heard much on this front lately, but I assume it’s still the same), let’s get the game’s best player to look like a loser.
Really smart marketing strategy.
That said, I’m not the world’s biggest LeBron fan. I don’t hate him, either. I think he does want to win. Rumors surfaced the other day that he might have a torn ligament in his elbow that may require surgery after the postseason is over. Is that a reason to not play your heart out? Absolutely not. Were his postgame comments about having “three bad games in seven years” extremely misguided? Most assuredly.
However, is it a reason to call him out as the “loser he is”? No.
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by Trevor Paxton on May 13, 2010 2:09 PM MST up reply actions
Okay, but you don’t understand my attitude yet, Mr. Paxton—your saying “really smart marketing strategy” indicates it. I have no interest at all in the NBA’s marketing or its profits, and despise anyone—the league or any player—who gives marketing and/or money at anywhere near equal importance as the game of basketball, and doesn’t even seriously try to hide it. (Don’t try to tell me it would go out of business if it didn’t have so much marketing. People are so easy to please that they buy tickets to NBA games no matter what happens—fights, bad officiating, Stern’s arrogance.)
This is why I am annoyed rather than pleased at those “NBA Cares” commercials: individual players may be good human beings who care greatly about other individuals, but claiming that the league itself cares insults my intelligence. It is also why I disdain Michael Jordan and, obviously, LeBron James. Jordan…It was impossible to watch television in the 80s and 90s, especially the NBA, without this asshole appearing on the screen and telling us to buy whatever product he was selling because he was a famous basketball player. 2000, when he made a commercial for a presidential candidate despite having no political credentials except his irrelevant basketball fame, was the last straw for me.
At least he “kinda sorta” made up for it by being a winner and by acting superficially classy. LeBron James can’t even do those things.
by 8472species on May 13, 2010 3:07 PM MST up reply actions
uh
LeBron HAS carried his team to a Finals already, in only his 3rd year I believe (2007).
So as much as it pains me to say, he’s done more than my favorite NBA player of all time…
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Yes, but so what? His team got swept. Allen Iverson also carried his 76ers to the Finals, and they also got beaten easily enough (if not swept). Shaquille O’Neal and Anfernee Hardaway led their Magic team to the 1995 finals in only their third and second year, respectively, and got swept easily by the Houston Rocks. And who would your favorite player be?
by 8472species on May 13, 2010 4:59 PM MST up reply actions
Nash
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by Alex Laugan on May 13, 2010 10:02 PM MST up reply actions
Not that easy
A finals sweep has only happened like 3 or 4 times in the history of the finals.
You know that finals win by AI was the only game the Lakers lost that playoff season I think.
Had to go check that
couldn’t stand it. 8 finals sweeps in the history of the NBA. As I said not that easy.
Comes with the territory, honestly.
When you’re the face of a franchise (and in Jordan’s and LeBron’s cases, an entire worldwide league), you’re going to be asked to do promotions. And if Jordan had turned down all those commercials, wouldn’t that have netted him a worse press image?
I know people are easy to please, but the NBA is an entertainment industry. It’s a business. There are more sides to it than simply playing basketball, as much as us purist fans might want it to be that way. I’m not saying LeBron’s actions and statements over the past week have been ideal. I’m just saying we shouldn’t single him out for being a “loser”, because, honestly, he’s not.
Has he won a championship yet? No. But how long did it take Michael Jordan, the greatest player of all time, to win a championship? I believe if LeBron wins it this year, they’ll have won it in the same year of their respective careers. So, you can piss and moan about LeBron (or any elite athlete: Tiger Woods, pre-sex scandal, Derek Jeter, etc.) being an egotistical jerk, but the fact that every camera is on him 24/7 doesn’t help the situation any.
And, as far as the NBA Cares program, as long as they’re getting out there and helping out the community, why not? It’s helping people who otherwise wouldn’t have the help, and whether facetiously or not, the NBA is trying to the right thing with its different programs (NBA Cares, NBA Fit, etc.)
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by Trevor Paxton on May 13, 2010 5:37 PM MST up reply actions
I don’t work for the NBA, and am strictly a fan, so I have the luxury of being able to ignore and disdain all sides but the basketball side.
by 8472species on May 13, 2010 5:59 PM MST up reply actions
If I may jump in here...
Careful about chastising players and executives for valuing making money a priority, species.
Lest you forget, Steve Nash only returned to PHX because Colangelo offered him more money than Cuban.
"Let's go to the Finals, coach."
- Goran Dragic
I would never lump Nash in with the money-grubbers. The only commercials I know that he did are the APS ads. (Good thing my house has SRP—nyah, nyah.) If he were one of them, he’d be on TV ad nauseum selling underwear, Gatorade, McDonald’s food, and telephone service and I’d dislike him for it too.
Even Kobe Bryant isn’t nearly the product pimp and marketing monkey that Jordan and James have been. It seems as though ever since some prominent companies dropped him after his rape trial (which was bogus and therefore unfortunate, but had the effect of reducing his public stature to comport with reality), he hasn’t been on many commercials.
Do you remember the Sprite commercial where he imagined himself in different careers? “If ah was a security guard…or an architect…or a farmer…’stead of a famous basketball player, would you care what ah drank?” At least once, I found myself snarling at the television set, “I don’t care what you drink now, jerk!”
by 8472species on May 13, 2010 6:13 PM MST up reply actions
If you're not doing commercials when there is a demand you're just cheating yourself
IMO. There is absolute no shame in maximizing the amount of money your chosen career will permit. That certainly doesn’t require you to like them though.
Nash also does the Vitamin Water stuff off the top of my head.
Also…Grant Hill anyone? Dude was on a million commercials in the mid to late 90s.
Biggest sell out? Tie betwee LB for his Room Store ad and Channing for his Fry’s ad.
http://seasonsofdiscontent.com/
by Scott Howard on May 13, 2010 6:35 PM MST up reply actions
“There is absolute no shame in maximizing the amount of money your chosen career will permit”? That’s much too simplistic an answer. Even granted that you undoubtedly didn’t mean to include anything illegal or unethical, that statement allows for obnoxious and socially irresponsible behavior, such as taking advantage of some people’s ignorance and suggestibility by appearing on television programs to say “buy this product or service, or vote for this politician, because I’m famous and therefore better than you.” Advertising targets the 5% of people who aren’t invulnerable to it, and for their greatly helping it along, all I have to say to certain athletes, especially Michael Jordan, is…well, I’d rather not say it.
by 8472species on May 13, 2010 7:39 PM MST up reply actions
What's your solution?
I’ll take your answer off air
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by Scott Howard on May 13, 2010 11:20 PM MST up reply actions
It said it wasn't available on my droid when I tried to watch it...
But at work again with the interweb it works fine
They say "don't swim with the sharks", but I'm faster than sharks so it's not a big deal...
Great Video guys!
More videos and podcasts!
They say "don't swim with the sharks", but I'm faster than sharks so it's not a big deal...
Nash is a freaking baller
I wonder though, does his insurance rate skyrocket when he plays the Spurs?
"In fact you might say that Ugly is the Blazers' secret weapon this year."
-Dave
As for the Blazers...They are officially the NBA equivalent of a movie serial killer
-basketbawful
That one is a little harder to implement...
But I predict a higher shooting percentage in the field tests…
"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can and slap the crap out of him before he figures out you are there...."
- me into a mental stupor after forgetting the rest of Ulysses S. Grant's speech....
Great post, Seth..
Nash is just place nashty…
"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can and slap the crap out of him before he figures out you are there...."
- me into a mental stupor after forgetting the rest of Ulysses S. Grant's speech....
IRONY = Those weird "Steve Nash's vision is the key to his success" videos
Tried to find the link, but it looks like ESPN took it down :P
Don't you mean...
EYE-rony?
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by Trevor Paxton on May 13, 2010 5:38 PM MST up reply actions
That was bad, Trev...real bad...
"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can and slap the crap out of him before he figures out you are there...."
- me into a mental stupor after forgetting the rest of Ulysses S. Grant's speech....
I know, I know.
But I had to do it. Just had to.
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by Trevor Paxton on May 14, 2010 1:56 AM MST up reply actions
My mom always said, "Just because you can doesn't mean you should..."
And myd dad wonders why I tur4ned out the way I did…
"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can and slap the crap out of him before he figures out you are there...."
- me into a mental stupor after forgetting the rest of Ulysses S. Grant's speech....
I love it!
Nash was like “could it be that I’m left eye dominant?” Awesome job, Seth.
"Basketball doesn't build character. It reveals it"
New drills!
Shooting with one eye shut. You know, just in case.
Meek is killer, man. Watch out for the Merc this summer!
This is truly awesome stuff
It inspired me to try the same thing with the Lakers.
Unfortunately, I was removed from the practice facility after asking players if I could break their fingers and then watch them shoot.
I love this guy...You are always welcome here with that sense of humor...
Just one little clause though…
Renounce Phil Jackson and we will accept you as one of our Motley Crew…
"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can and slap the crap out of him before he figures out you are there...."
- me into a mental stupor after forgetting the rest of Ulysses S. Grant's speech....
Showed Goran the video
today on my Droid. He laughed…gave me a hard time about showing him missing and Meek hitting shots
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