The NBA All-Overrated Team
Starting at Point Guard, from Santa Clara University: Steve Nash
This should be pretty self-explanatory. For such an "elite" player there's no excuse for Nash's constant lack of defensive abilities. Not only does he fail miserably at the defensive end, he allows the opposing point guards to continually blow by him.
This in turn allows for opposing point guards to either match Nash's numbers or put up some significantly better than Nash's. Also, when an opposing point guard is physical on him, Nash turns the ball over way too much.
Finally, the only word Nash knows on defense is the word "flop."
Starting at Shooting Guard, from the University of Michigan: Jamal Crawford
He's good from the foul line, and can light it up on the scoreboard, but beyond that he's been a major bust for the Knicks since they got him.
He shoots in the 40-percent range for his career, and he's decent from the three point line, but with all the abilities he has he should be leading the Knicks to a ...
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