NBA Thoughts

I got around to watching a little NBA this weekend. I’m a Utah Jazz fan but they play hard, pass the ball around, dive after loose balls and set screens which means they are so very boring to watch.

But the Suns! Now there’s a team that’s entertaining! They remind me of the “Showtime” Laker squads of the 80’s. What can you say about Nash? Off the court he looks like an insurance salesman. But on the court he’s a cross between Magic and Stockton. If you’re an athletic big man wouldn’t you tell your agent to do whatever it takes including taking a pay cut to get on with the Suns? Garnett would average 50 with Nash feeding him for 20 alley-op dunks a game. How is the world did billionaire Mark Cuban ever let Nash go to the Suns just as he was hitting his prime?

Here’s a question: If you had to choose between Kobe, Arenas and Dirk to take the last shot of the game, who would it be? Kobe can take you inside or pull up from behind the arc. Arenas, in the last 30 days, has already hit two “Downtown Freddy Brown” buzzer beater threes. Both times he was celebrating before the ball went through the net. How’s that for confidence? And then there’s Dirk. Is there a sweeter looking shot in the game? His form is so sound, his touch so consistent that you forget he’s 7 FEET TALL! It seems unfair someone that size has such a gorgeous looking shot. Is there anyone better at the “quick two dribbles, pull up in the face of 3 defenders” shot in the league?

Kobe’s the most versatile and can get to the line. Arenas in on another level right now. But if I’m going to one person to hoist the last shot with the game on the line, I’m going with the big man.

At the other end of the spectrum is Wade with what has to be regarded as one of the ugliest but effective shots ever. It’s definitely in the same discussion as other ugly by effective shooters such as Kevin McHale, Michael Cooper, and Robert Parish. Shaq and Rodman also had stomach turning shots but they weren’t effective outside of 5 feet.