05-11-2005, 05:56 PM
I totally agree. Stockton, as great as he was, was never really an MVP candidate because guys like Jordan and Barkley and Olajuown etc. were at their best. (And Shawn Kemp was awesome back then, but credit Gary Payton for the Sonics' success...)
And like I said, I have no problem with Nash as MVP, he did deserve it. What he did and is doing for the Suns is incredible. But if you make a list of the top 10 NBA point guards, would Steve Nash be there? Kevin Johnson was as good - or better - than Steve Nash this year. But Kevin Johnson played under the shadow of his own teammate Barkley, not to mention Jordan and the great centers of the 90's...
And like I said, I have no problem with Nash as MVP, he did deserve it. What he did and is doing for the Suns is incredible. But if you make a list of the top 10 NBA point guards, would Steve Nash be there? Kevin Johnson was as good - or better - than Steve Nash this year. But Kevin Johnson played under the shadow of his own teammate Barkley, not to mention Jordan and the great centers of the 90's...