So, apparently, I was a bit quick off the draw to label the Seven Seconds or Less era dead and gone. Quite the opposite has happened in fact as it is literally being resurrected in Los Angeles. Steve Nash and Mike D’Antoni are now reunited in Lakers Purple and Gold.
Seriously, go back in time to the mid-aughts when Nash was in the midst of back-to-back MVP seasons and D’Antoni was the Coach of the Year. The Suns were the top team in the western conference and a conference finalist two years running. Back in that time, when SSOL was at the height of its powers, who would have believed that both of them would be in Los Angeles trying to win a championship with Kobe Bryant?
And yet, here we are.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Kobe Bean
The Lakers as a whole have not looked particularly good, let alone historic-level good as some anticipated. Sunday against the Detroit Pistons helped, but was far from an impressive showing.
Dwight Howard has put up some terrific numbers, but he is not nearly as explosive as he was early last season. He also is a step slow. And while he physically looks like Adonis, Howard is clearly out of shape. Despite all that, he’s averaging 23 and 10 and shooting 69 percent.
Steve Nash looked like anything but Steve Nash in the two games before his injury. There’s been calls for Mike Brown’s head on a stake. There’s been hullabaloo over handing the keys of the car over to Nash who from 2002 to 2010 orchestrated the NBA’s best offense.
And while I recently wrote the obituary of Seven Seconds or Less, Nash will adapt to the Princeton offense. When that point comes, the pick and rolls will follow.
Dwight Howard has put up some terrific numbers, but he is not nearly as explosive as he was early last season. He also is a step slow. And while he physically looks like Adonis, Howard is clearly out of shape. Despite all that, he’s averaging 23 and 10 and shooting 69 percent.
Steve Nash looked like anything but Steve Nash in the two games before his injury. There’s been calls for Mike Brown’s head on a stake. There’s been hullabaloo over handing the keys of the car over to Nash who from 2002 to 2010 orchestrated the NBA’s best offense.
And while I recently wrote the obituary of Seven Seconds or Less, Nash will adapt to the Princeton offense. When that point comes, the pick and rolls will follow.
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