Harden maybe the better player but as far as style Westbrook plays more like Nash . . the uptempo He does not have Nash's 3 pt shot Imagine if Nash had Harden as a 2 guard? I think we seeing that Do we have our Matrix and Amare' ? Rocket River
Nash would be more like James if he shot more, which he should have. He has an amazing ability to score but was a little too Stockton like at times trying to get others involved. The suns were so much more dangerous when he was in attack mode.
We need an Amare’ kinda player. That’s what we are missing. I think we still learning with this new system. Especially on defense. But we need 2 more guys that can shoot decent on 3pt.
Aside from pushing the tempo they play nothing alike. Nash relied far more on PnR and constant movement from himself and teammates. Westbrook is just a runaway freight train that attacks the paint and gets his assists from helpers leaving their man. Harden in his first year with Pringles was far closer to Nash. Neither guys plays much like him now.
What Nash was one of the most intelligent players in league history. He would probe the defense till he found a passing angle or a great shot. Lol Russ is a bull
The only thing Nash and Suns ish, is their postseason record. Around WCF. The Suns had better role players than the Rockets. Iso Joe was just a pedestrian role player albeit a good one back then. I recall them Suns having 6 or 7 guys in double figures all the time. Nash was far from being a pure driver like Russ, he wasn't as fast as Russ, nor was he overly athletic. 2nd tier greatest shooters, amazing footwork. He pushes like Russ but thing was everyone on the Suns was pushing the pace.
You mean the inefficient iso 3 that Harden turned into the most efficient shot in his arsenal? Yeah, first year with MDA he was not nearly as dominant a player.
I believed in the dribble dribble dribble with Capela in there... it's not working now. I personally think he needs to get the play going in the front court quicker now. We've got options in the playbook that we're not getting to when James slows it down. I'm really liking Westbrook on Harden's right though now. Defender sinks off Westbrook and moves towards Harden. Harden's timing on when to make that pass has been on-point lately. Gotta give credit to him for that.