Since this got bumped in a rather distasteful way, I might as well reply with a little more detail: I think Curry has had very real issues in the playoffs on the offensive side of the ball, more than Nash did, but he had the benefit of a dominant defense behind him and/or another top 25, MVP level player that took a lot of pressure off him. Nash didn’t have either of those two things, especially the defense. Again, Draymond Green by most impact metrics during GS’s heyday was grading out as just as important if not more so than Curry, which was counterintuitive and leads to a lot of rolled eyes whenever that’s mentioned…but more often than not, the vaunted GS offense sputtered in the playoffs and they won on the back of a great defense anchored by Green. And more of an ISO offense catered to Durant which led to some ugly but ultimately more effective ball.
On the other hand, Nash was consistently taking a team that was elite offensively in the RS and improved on it in the playoffs, even against some of the best defensive teams in the league (like the Spurs and Lakers). I don’t think there was an effective defense for Nash, because ultimately, he just made the right decisions more often than not, which I can’t really say for Curry, because when he gets flustered, or is even slightly thrown off his game, the decision-making gets exposed a bit.
So ultimately, I still have prime Nash ahead of Curry as a player, I just trust him more to lead my offense against the very best defenses.
Replace 2005-2010 Steve Nash with 2016-2021 Steph Curry.
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If you included 2015 here, I would have to reconsider my thoughts, as Steph wasn't close to his peak level (not better than CP3 that season, who was at his peak that season).
But Steph, he used his best weapon (his off-ball game), and used it better these seasons (lot more on-ball in 15). He also greatly improved as a scorer, both skill-set wise and stats wise. I'd take 16-21 Steph over 05-10 Nash.
Oh yeah, and weak points for both, but Nash is a WOAT lvl defender, Steph is an average one. So yeah 16-21 Steph > 05-10 Nash
But Steph, he used his best weapon (his off-ball game), and used it better these seasons (lot more on-ball in 15). He also greatly improved as a scorer, both skill-set wise and stats wise. I'd take 16-21 Steph over 05-10 Nash.
Oh yeah, and weak points for both, but Nash is a WOAT lvl defender, Steph is an average one. So yeah 16-21 Steph > 05-10 Nash