Steve Nash - Fantastic Finisher
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- Steve Nash has every feint and fake in the book. From his hesitation and hip swivel, to his patented probe dribble, Captain Canada created space like no other. Did he invent the off foot scoop or the jail dribble? Probably not, but he used every possible piece of deception and misdirection to generate just enough space to get his shot off. In a league filled with some of the tallest and greatest athletes in the world, Nash knew the spots he needed to get to in order to orchestrate the offense, and he negotiated just enough real estate to craftily carve up a defensive scheme. His hesitation created devastation. His passing ability and creativity constantly caused chaos for defenders because he was one of the league’s savviest scorers, but also one of the greatest passers in NBA history. It was always pick your poison with Steve: play him tight and he’ll go right around you, play off of him and statistically one of the greatest shooters ever would have an open jumper, and no matter what you did or didn’t do, he could pass it around, over, or through you if he really wanted to.
Today we’re here to look at the former Santa Clara bronco’s finishing. If you need a reminder of the first ballot Hall of Famer’s resume, here are some highlights: 2x NBA Most Valuable Player. 8x NBA All-Star. 3x All-NBA 1st Team. 2x All-NBA 2nd Team. 2x All-NBA 3rd Team. 5x NBA Assist Leader. 4x 50-40-90 Club member. The best free throw shooter in NBA history. From a team standpoint? Steve spearheaded six of the 12 best offensive units in NBA history. Now we get to look a little bit about he crafted his rack attacks. Enjoy!
Yes, I know I reused some of my older material, but I was caught up in the sentimentality of his recent retirement. I decided that since it gained a little extra traction because of BBALLBreakdown’s interview of John Wall and trimming a chunk of that clip of Stevie, that it was worth it to expand. So here’s a longer video about his finishing that you can use for film study. Footwork is the foundation of this video, obviously, so don’t forget to take notes on that.
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low to the ground, below the rim finisher. proof that you dont need to have ups to be a great finisher. Nash uses his ball handling, smarts, hip, coordination and touch to get to where he needs to go and finish at the rim with the defense draped on him. it also helps that the defense is determined to have him score than get his teammates involved (due to his elite vision and passing). Nash is seriously overlooked - hes one of the GOATs.
LiqCharles u don't need hops but it helps which makes him all the more impressive!!
he's one of the GOAT PGs really, especially in a purely offensive standpoint.
He's not one of the GOATs calm down.
He's overlooked because he doesn't have a ring. But still, he's probably my fav players ever.
In my opinion he's not overlooked. He was a dynamic guard who's coach "d'antoni" gave him the keys with his playstyle. He only got his MVPS AFTER the league fully banned hand-checking. He was also never a great defender. Definitely not a "GOAT" in my book.
1. He is such a great passer that the lane id always wide open. Help defense don't always come or late to response because they are always looking for the outlet pass. He only always has to deal with the person in front of him.
2. He is not a flashy dribbler like Kyrie or guards today but his handling is great with great protection, he makes almost virtually no dribbling errors. The handle, the smarts, coupled with the fact that he is also a fantastic shooter mean it's easier to get by the person in front of him. Defenders respect that and they don't want him to have the space to shoot. The closer the defender, the easier to lose him, it's hard to recover once the defender made a wrong step.
3. He always puts his body to shield his shot and shooting arm is always way extended in a scooping manner away from his body and thus the defender. He also has a deceptive upper body strength and great body control for him to be to finish through bumps which he himself created.
Seriously, if he had an average defense, it would not be insane and you can make an argument that he was the best point guard ever... sadly. He would not have any weakness at all. He wouldn't be great on defense but at least not bad to be considered a weakness. On offense, well, what can you do? You can't stop him. You can't help on defense and respect his vision, smarts, and creativity. You can't let him have space and pepper you with long bombs. You can't get too close because he blow by you and finish at the rim.
Honestly, if he ever wasn't so unselfish, the scoreboard would be lit. He just doesn't have the Kyrie or scoring point guards mentality prevalent in today's game. You can't point out his low scoring average because he can score at will... if he wanted to.
I hate it when people call him overrated.
Agree, especially Kobe fans, always complaining about being robbed a MVP in 2006
I mean I have all my respects for Kobe, but there is no way a player in an 8th seed team can win the MVP, regardless of how crazy his stats were.
"Nash had better plays and Kobe has scrubs". Yes,but Nash was the reason why they all played so well.
The Xeno Oooooh. You get it. You a big baller. 👌🏻
They don't appreciate his greatness because he is not fast and don't use fancy dribbling but he makes basketball looks very easy....highly underrated...
Great video. You can tell Steph curry watched a lot of steve nash film.
Roy G that's who steph reminds me of
Roy G steph said that he combined steve nash and reg miller's games to make his own. also steve nash was gs skills trainer i dont know if he still is
Yes he still is, and he is training KD about post moves
Steph is probably what Steve Nash can capably be if he chooses to be a score first PG, Nash's offensive arsenal is as limitless as Curry's.
Piss Malone 😂 when did curry say that?? Lol I’m a massive fan since forever. Never ever heard of him saying that
2:22 wow, he even got Scalabrine.
Nash played with 2 right hands
2 left hands*
🔥🔥🔥🔥
Kyrie now
That abuse on Varejao at the end shouldn't be legal lmao.
Nash don't need any flashy dribbling unlike Kyrie and Curry but he makes basketball looks easy...
Yeah, he hardly does fancy moves but he is so effective at scoring. Such a unique player.
i have to agree.....he is one of the most efficient if not the most efficient offensive playstyles in the nba
Hes a flashy passer so the dribbling isnt needed.
mark fourtwenty Please Ik curry is good but Kyrie is by far the best ball handler in the league right now don’t compare him with curry
@@toocold6108 curry is on kyries tier it's close fs but Kyrie is fs the best
He's so good at getting that first step, getting that defender on his hip and making good decisions afterwards. He can make any pass to the rolling big man, use his footwork go anywhere and finish with either hand.
He’s not even a lefty! It’s amazing to see such dexterity!
And to think this is only highlighting his layups. Lol this doesn’t even begin to touch on his off-balance shots, passes or dribbling moves. Lol so underrated.
He shoots with his right and can drive to the left...and tight of course. Few players are this skilled nowadays
Damnn he is so Nashtyyyy
zxtqwwr0 get out
Thank you!! Love Steve, he was the modern Stockton.
not really
Steve is the most underrated and disrespected Hall of Famer ever. The guy was MVP of the league twice, twice.
WFD
Came in 2nd the next year too
The similarities in Nash's and Curry's game is uncanny
Great video. Keep bringing the small guard videos.
Still wiwrd how blessed ibwas yo. see steve nash play and his precision. I honestly never saw hin get blocked ever, not once. He always know how to use his body to shield grom defenders, even all the shot blo kers and tall guys..nveer once did they block his shot..two right hands floaters runner english, either side of the rim, contorted, off another leg, anything, he had it. And his shot was as aotumatic as u could get..he was rub into the ground by mike and his back condition always made him lose his legs in the playoffs, he would oush off for a split second longer and his shots would fall short. But this 6'3 point guard shot 50- 52 percent every year without any hops or extreme athleticisim. Favorite player ever man
Still the benchmark for the modern PG.
Nash is the epitome of Simple but Effective
@4:59 Nash crossing up a young Chris Paul. Other than that the 2 best highlights I think are: @6:01 -- Display of incredible and incredibly immediate awareness to throw the ball up so high as to avoid the defender trying to sneak quickly in from Nash's behind for a block. Incredible difficulty.
@0:05
0:20 not only the and-1, but he also landed in a way to prevent any knee injury
Underrated comment
Just imagine steve nash and dirk nowitzki in dallas on their prime
damian smith No defense.
yeah that's cool and all, but *SSOL Suns* were crazy fun to watch
A ring for sure
I'm big fan of steve nash. thanks for your nice video
He needs waaaaay morr credit for today's game. Curry has influenced the 3 pointer, but the snaking in the pick and roll. The handcuffing the defender once he has them beat. The quick same foot/hand lays. That's so much Nash. He doesn't get enough respect. He's a forgotten legend and never is brought up in alltime greats, influential, of top PG conversations. They would be no tray young, darius garland without nashs influence. Give his patience amd probing game to a super athlete and you have a problem.
Wonderful video and wonderful player (still underrated as a scorer). And thanks for the shoutout, man!
Its Crazy how Curry plays just like him.
Curry finishes with an array of floaters and lay ups. Nash mainly uses his hips and the rim to protect his shot.
Hell no! Curry is a far cry from the point guard and finisher Nash is! Nash plays stronger and doesn't act like a princess like Curry does on the court!
Act like a princess, dafaq
Madbull29 well a butthurt hater spoted, this princess has probably broken a record or 2 over your sorry ass team
Curry needs to learn to finish like this also. This look like really high percentage shots, compared to his crazy floaters(which he still makes tho)
Legends are coming. Pippen/jordan lockdown or rodman rebound pls?
wicked good player, just stellar
Fun fact: Nash can dunk (he *is* 6'3" afterall), he just never did it in a game. Also Steve Novak is 6'10" and only ever dunked during a warm-up.
Only players to average 20-10 (ppg-apg) in multiple playoffs past the 1st Round
- Magic Johnson x4 (1986, 1987, 1990, 1991)
- Kevin Johnson x3 (1989, 1990, 1992)
- Steve Nash x2 (2005, 2006)
- Deron Williams x2 (2008, 2010)
Only players to average 20-10 (ppg-apg) in multiple playoffs past the 2nd Round
- Magic Johnson x3 (1986, 1987, 1991)
- Kevin Johnson x2 (1989, 1990)
- Steve Nash x2 (2005, 2006)
Only players to average 23-11 (ppg-apg) in a playoff run past the 2nd round
- Kevin Johnson (1989)
- Steve Nash (2005)
- Russell Westbrook (2016)
You're the Chris Paul hater and Hakeem homer who writes biased articles with cherry picked achievements and statistics on a blog.
No, that would be TheRiggedBa
Albert stfu
Nobody Touches MJ only point guard named Steve Nash to win NBA MVP twice.
- Steve Nash
Nobody Touches MJ go away you bitch your so fucking annoying
best PG ever
thank you very much.
very good mix
superb 🔥🔥🔥
Para mí Steve Nash va ser siempre el jugador más elegante en jugar al básquetbol en la NBA
Excelente trabajo
Handles + IQ = Steve Nash
Steve nash is the Shawn Michael's of NBA
Steve Nash proved that conditioning and core strength, timing, body control, balance, touch and vision actually mean you can finish more consistently then simply being bigger and stronger and exploding by people. Only MJ has ever rivalled him in those areas and was the GOAT because he matched the skill of a Steve Nash with the pure athleticism of a Dr. J.
Dude I love your videos
He deceptively strong, quick and fast.
his hestitation is perfect
Would you consider a Jason Williams skill montage?
I would like to you do a Baron Davis crossover video.
nash是真正的進攻天才
wow Stephen curry is Nash and Ray Allen in one
what is a probe dribble?? I tried looking for it on google and failed miserably lol.
plus, it would be nice if you could compile some Steve Nash pick and roll action please
Doesn't exist lmao
great footage of a great man
People keep talking about his shooting, but his finishing is insane. If Ricky Rubio could do the same he would be a MVP caliber, even with his poor shooting
2:26 is absolutely edited like how can u blow by the GOAT like that? smh
Is there anyone who is more smooth with the basketball than Nash?
Kyrie maybe
As we say here in Canada: that was Nashty!
That hesi too cold
He makes those big men like a fool
Robert Horry says, "But can he handle a check."
Oi, oh... LET'S GO!
look liike a lay up drill all the way to the hall of fame to me congrats funny how knotty ever blocked hes shot
It's mostly Left hand lay up too!!!
Ya'll notice how almost all those plays looked like fouls/and 1s? How many more ppg would he have averaged if they called fouls for him like they do now for the guards in the league.
I wish I could see the ball go through the hoop on these clips lol
Classic
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The left is so tuff 🤦🏽♂️
Crossover at 7:05
Most of them were effin left handed shots! He's right handed o.O
curry kinda uses these moves
He likes going to his left
What's amazing about nash is that he prefers using his left hand in finishing, notice in the video almost 80% of the layups are lefties
0:14
who is atlanta number 6
Doing such a bad thing like sticking your foot in?
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1:49
Who would you guys say had adopted his playing style in today's NBA 🤔
Curry
90% left hand finishes. And he's right handed. Unbelievable
Nash is what Stephen curry wanted to be
They can say what they want about point guards that could finish. If you don't say Steve Nash was one of the best you are not that bright.
0:27
I think Nash has better handling than Curry, but they are same very clutch. Curry also have far shooting range.
could you give Zach Lavine a video
His game kinda reminds me of Steph Curry
4:33 is a carry.
slower than Kyrie and maybe less stronger than Curry but still don't need all those fancy dribble to drive through,
it's all about fundamental.
made a bad move signing with the Lakers
#LEGEND, court sense and hard work, look at the guy, 1st step isn't that impressive, isn't athletic, didn't even have a good shot when he came in the league.
0:31 travel
Nash>Lechoke
Ese wey era un "perro"
(Sorry ...my strong lenguage) :P
He has nothing on Kyrie
Nash>>>Curry
Loominaughty sacrilegious comment. They both deserve to be appreciated and neither denigrated.
mob, did he win a championship?
gerizzyYMcrew . you are fucking right. championships don't matter.cheers!.
he would've if stat didn't get hurt
Winning a ring is hard. 30 teams with a maxed out roster means it's a league of 450 people. Only 15 of that 450 can win a ring every year. Kidd didn't win a ring until his 16th or 17th year. Oscar Robertson didn't win til year 11. Gary Payton didn't win until his 16th year. Chris Paul is in year 11 and hasn't gotten to a Finals yet either. Plus, Allen Iverson and John Stockton didn't win one at all... and those are all just point guards that I mentioned. Winning a ring should rightfully add value to your career, but I believe that not being able to win one should define a career either.
Just because Robert Horry have 7 rings, it doesn't mean that he is the best player
Great player, don't think he deserved two mvps though lol.
The similarities in Nash's and Curry's game is uncanny
Hispanic at the Disco Curry is literally Nash with elite jump shooting. Only reason curry is averaging only 6.5 asst per game is because the warriors have so many playmakers and they all take turns (Green KD Iggy SDot DWest and sometimes Klay)
Arturo Bandini the leader of that club ... 4 times baby
@@depressedbullsfanforlife287 They both have elite jumpshooting it's just curry is on another level than everyone. Nash still top 10 shooter all time tho
Curry trying to replicate Nash, but he can never - yes even shooting, Nash has a higher %
He is a legend. He schooled everyone in this video.
0:13
Do you think you can make a New Jersey Nets era Jason Kidd video ? Great video as always!
I was at the Sydney 2000 olympics, and I that is the first time I saw Nash live or on a basketball court. When I saw him play for Canada, he was like the MJ23 for his team, it was so clear he was there best player and then I saw the U..S.A team that won the Gold and I can honestly say watching Nash play was far more entertaining!
suns fan crying right now missing his greatness
man this guy has eyes on his back dude...he finished strong despite so many defenders around him
The ability to remain bouncy off his feet along with his solid hip swivel he could drive in whatever lane he desires. He has superb rim finishing skills as he is both equally gifted with his right and left hand. Steve Nash is an underrated basketball God! Shaq claimed he got robbed of one MVP title by this fella. He needs to watch alot of Steve Nash clips. By the way, this video only shows one side of Steve Nash vast array of basketball repertoire. He can create plays for his team mates and shoot threes on a high percentage as well!
Being such a fantastic passer, especially out of layups made defenders hesitate to contest his shots. And when they still contested he finished it with ease. Such a great player, I’ll make sure this generation doesn’t forget!
dragic took tons of page on steve's book because steve got everything, back then... although he should've shoot a lot more threes when he could.