I watched all of last night's Suns - Spurs game. Every minute of it. It was all but unwatchable. Actually, it probably was unwatchable. Which is why the NBA needs Nash, and not Nowitzki, to be MVP.
I hate watching the Spurs, more than any other team in basketball. Here's why:
- They're boring. Call me new skool, but I don't get a great deal of satisfaction watching Duncan's immaculate footwork on a step under and lay in.
- They flop more than anyone in the league. Obviously, if you have Ginobli on your team, you're in the running for that award every year, but throw in Bowen and you've got a team that wants to play defense flat on it's back. I normally associate that position with other activities, not basketball.
- They cry more than any team in basketball. Even when the replay shows an obvious foul, Duncan, Bowen and Pop bitch like someone raped their sister and got away with it. Which leads me to:
- No one gets away with more with the Refs. Probably because they complain so much, and are 'made men' in the NBA, they can hack, swipe and body people and get away with it.
This is not fun basketball to watch. And, if you ask the Suns today, it's not fun to play either. This shit won't sell tickets, it won't sell advertising, and it makes me want to watch Sanjay rather than another game like that.
Which brings me to my MVP point. I don't get any joy in watching Nowitzki shoot fade away jumpers with a 3" vertical, or Ginobli flopping around like he got shot, or Duncan's little hook shot. Even in a game like last night, though, I still jump out of my seat several times a game because Steve Nash got a ball to someone where there seemed to be no possible way.
The point is, the League is just now making the transition from the dark ages of Riley's Knicks / Pistons / Spurs type of slow down, frustrate you type of basketball. It's only NOW beginnig to get watchable again. The future of the League is in Suns style of basketball, and Nash is the face of this future. And, he's the MVP.
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