PetroNet wrote:vincecarter4pres wrote:Paradise wrote:I still remember the "Kidd is only slightly better than Nash" posts in the Kidd/head coach thread. It's just mind boggling. They hold on to the two MVPs Nash won to prove an argument more than anything.
Wait he wasn't only slightly better?
I've always thought Kidd was the better player then Nash and Kidd was an advanced stat outlier, but let's be real here, he wasn't blowing the doors off Nash by any means.
I feel like impact wise, kidd wasnt just slightly better, but better. not worlds better, but clear that he was the better player.
I think kidd in 2001 and barkley in 1993 are the 2 guys whose impact was far greater then their stats. what those guys did in those respective seasons was remarkable. when they stepped on the floor, they set the tone and pace of the game. it was clearly to all 9 other guys on the floor who was running the show and how the game was going to be played.
people want to debate olojuwon was better the chuck that year, and the stats would give you a great argument. but watching that season and those teams, it isnt debatable, chucks impact was far superior. His will to win could not be topped. he did whatever was needed. everyone knew it was his year. and he let them know everytime he took the floor.
hard to really quantify that
Nash's Suns were incredible teams though. Nash's Suns go to the Finals for like 5 years straight in the East, Kidd's teams struggle for the 4 seed in the West.
