FanOfAll wrote: I have injury concerns with Nash as well, but he hasn't broken down for the last 3 years. He played 82 games in both 2001 and 2002 and 78 in 2003.
to his credit, nash has played through his injuries in recent years but it's clearly evident that by the time the playoffs roll by, he's worn out. most of his career playoff averages are lower then his regular season averages. and did you see that mavs/kings series? bibby owned nash and hair canada could only muster paltry 38% from the field. mark cuban admitted openly on his site about steve's age and injury being concerns
Yes, IMO it's wise to spend $13 million a year on Nash because he'll help this team so much on offense. He's a fast break guy and a pure point guard who distributes. Barbosa likes to score more than Nash and with guys like JJ, Marion, and Amare, you should be spreading the ball around. Vujanic can play some 2. In fact, that's what he plays in Europe right now, iirc, and probably what he's better at. Last time I checked, he was averaging 3.8 apg, but I could be mistaken. Neither he nor Barbosa are proven commodities like Nash is in the league. Yes, Barbosa showed lots of promise (and I loved having him on my fantasy team) last year, but he's only 22 and has many years ahead of him. He needs a lot of development off the court as well, and Nash can be a good mentor for him.
the first few yrs, the investment will look good. but after that, it will turn into an untradeable aged pg getting paid 13 mil to sit on the bench and help barbosa in practice.
what barbosa needs is more time on the court. imo barbosa would beat out nash if given the fair opportunity to do it next year
. However, I think a mentor is really important. You get a player who knows the game and how it is today, who plays on the court instead of on the sidelines, and someone who knows the ins and outs as well as anyone playing of how to be a point guard.
