Steve Nash: 'Point God' - 2005, 2006 & 2007 Playoffs

Some of Nash's best plays during the Phoenix Suns playoffs runs in 2005, 2006 in 2007. Most influential point-guard in contemporary basketball. Pure genius.
Special thanks to the allsports-tv community for providing some of the game footage.

[@etthelost]

Most underrated two time MVP EVER! People always think of only the passing first. They forget the offense, the quickness, the first step. Had no fear of the paint either and the bumps and blood to prove it!

[@jermaineonealnumber7]

Smartest player I've ever seen since Magic, Stockton & JKidd, a true MVP and HOFer!

[@christianhernandez60290]

One of the GOATS for sure

[@nobodytouchesmj9780]

Steve Nash has also come the closest to shooting 50/40/90 for a career in the regular season and playoffs. Nash shot 49/43/90 in his regular season career - Curry and Mark Price are the only other career regular season 90% FT shooters - both shot at least 47/40/90 Nash shot 47/40/90 in his playoff career - only player to simultaneously shoot 40/90 for a playoff career

[@NobodyTouchesJordan]

Made the 2005 WCF with Joe Johnson missing more than half of the 2nd round against Dallas. And the 2006 WCF despite missing Amare for the entire season and playoffs. After reaching the 2006 WCF, Raja Bell was also injured and missed 2 games. The Suns were 2-2 against Dallas when Raja played but 0-2 without him. Had Nash only dealt with one injured starter in Amare rather than both Amare and Bell, they would have had a chance to make the 2006 Finals. All players who averaged 20+ PPG, 10+ APG in multiple playoffs lasting more than 2 rounds - Magic Johnson x3 - 1986, 1987, 1991 - Kevin Johnson x2 - 1989, 1990 - Steve Nash x2 - 2005, 2006 Intangibles - elevating teammates 1. Shawn Marion only has one playoff series of 15+ ppg without Nash, when he averaged 18.5 ppg on 37% in a 1st-round loss to the 2003 Spurs 2. Quentin Richardson never had 10 ppg in a playoff series without Nash 3. Amare Stoudemire had a high of 15.3 ppg in a playoff series without Nash 4. Raja Bell never made the playoffs as a starter without Nash 5. Boris Diaw only has one playoff run of 10+ ppg without Nash, when he averaged 11.6 ppg in a 1st-round loss to the 2015 Clippers

[@colemoney381]

Nobody Touches Jordan 👌

[@JonnyLin7]

Super underrated, crazy how people say he shouldn't have won the MVP when in one season without any other major additions Suns went from 29 wins to 62 in one season. Then the following season lost Joe Johnson in FA and Amare due to injury almost the entire season and led them to the WCF. Remember, similar roster from 2 years ago that won only 29 games and lost 2 starters. Still 54 win team, 2nd seed in the east and WCF appearance.

[@Fitplayer66]

Yes. Everyone forgets that Amare missed the 2005-2006 season/playoffs. The Suns would have easily won the championship that season had Amare been healthy.

[@RLSmith-jt8qj]

Talk more about how raja actually played off nash and how that helped him in the starting lineup if you want to better illustrate your point. Because a young Raja Bell is getting decent minutes guarding Kobe in the 01 finals so it's not like he wasn't going to see the floor without Nash.

[@Fitplayer66]

Between 2004 and 2007 Nash was easily the best player in the league and it wasn't even close. People can mention Shaq and Kobe and Wade and Lebron, but nobody impacted the game the way Nash did.

[@charlesamofordjuoh9940]

THANK YOU!!!!

[@ryanmehring4080]

I am the biggest Steve Nash fan and I love him a lot, but let's not say it was easy lol

[@WallTrapMedia]

Nash had some of the best teams and didn't win shit so it wasn't a case closed!

[@jaccbolton]

@@WallTrapMedia thats what its like in the western conference. The spurs big three, Kobe with the Lakers, The mavs with Dirk... The suns got cheated a couple times in the western finals and would have easily beat whatever team won the eastern conference

[@TheLoc0]

I ABSOLUTELY AGREE. PEOPLE JUST HATE TO SAY IT.

[@carlitosway5148]

My favorite player of all time. :)

[@King-fz1pi]

Back when b-ball was fun to watch

[@mattr27]

best mid range shooter ever

[@theunthinkable1021]

He is indeed.

[@bakothegreat6986]

One of em, he top 5 tho. It's MJ, Kobe, KD ahead of him then it's between Nash, CP3, Dirk, and Bird

[@Evilevilmonkeyy]

@@bakothegreat6986 Nash was more efficient tho and Kobe missed a lot but in terms of shooting under any condition yea u not stopping a Kobe , mj, or Durant midrange.

[@bjgabbard92]

I'm at 1:52. Nash is my favorite player all time. Thank you for uploading this. Wish Nash was recognized more. He changed the game

[@JavierBF_NBA]

Thank you for watching and for your comment, man.

[@N8veJay]

RJ Barrett is the god son of Steve Nash. Nash is a player consultant of the Warriors to ahem Steph Curry & he and Giannis Antekumpo did some training together at some point. He definitely should be recognized for how he played the point guard position.

[@AzraErtas9523]

His move is really unique. Although not flashy or stylish, somehow unpredictable and fun to watch. And so effective that it made it possible for a 30-year-old 6'1 player with only moderate athleticism to play against much more athletic NBA players and shoot 50/40/90 and make 10 assists.

[@Italy361]

Best point guard ever

[@7LamarOdom]

L, he doesn't play d

[@JavierBF_NBA]

Magic Johnson didn't play D, either. Sometimes it's much more than just that, specially with a point-guard.

[@thatguyluis]

Italy361 nah, i'll take prime kidd over prime nash. And i'm the biggest steve nash fan when i was a kid. Kidd just the better two way player.

[@ramenmusix1198]

confused as to why you'd pick Jason Kidd as Steve Nash put up better numbers in his prime compared to JK in his prime and also Steve Nash played consistently for a lot longer he put up 15+ points and 10+ assists with 50% from the field and over 42% from 3 pt for almost 7 years straight . Jason Kidd was lucky to shoot over 40% from the field and lucky to shoot over 35% from 3 pt always averaging less assists which is the main stat for a pg not rebounds which obviously he did better with due to being taller.not to mention his poor FT shooting. don't get me wrong Jason Kidd was a legend. but Steve Nash is undeniably the better point guard. and better player all around not to mention he was a 2 time MVP it can't really be argued in Kidd's favor

[@ytalorafael4578]

That Guy Luis the only thing than kid does better than nash is defense and rebound, nash was more clutch, better shooter, scorer and playmaker , jason kidd two finals are in a pathetic east, nash always has hard life in west and dont get any finals because of spurs and injurys, if nash played in mavs they would win title too, nash is better than kidd and not even close, nash cp3 and stockton are better than Isiah thomas and kidd but both has title and people overrate them

[@notsocooldude7720]

That hesitation pull-up from midrange was beautiful to watch

[@MrSulfor]

I could watch this all day and see something new each viewing. Nash made everyone he played with look like an all star. If he had a D Green type defender on one of these teams they would have won multiple rings.

[@Abstrack23]

Stockton to me is the best point guard ever. But if Nash is not in your top 5 ever, then you are insane lol. His IQ/Passing ability can't be denied. Along with Iverson, Murphy, Thomas, + Stockton- Nash has solidified himself as one of the greatest small players of all time.

[@rexiebernabe9379]

that's why He is my Favorite NBA player, no other player Nash did, his playing style is so damn good, Mid-range,3s, passing ability, and agility, being a good leader and very vocal to his teammates, I really admire the way he plays Basketball.

[@moisescenteno7361]

Best point guard that play the game ,, i don't know magic... and grow up watching steve..🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@juliangarcia1221]

Steve Nash one of the best point guards of all time

[@couragemanhelmet8894]

My first ever replica jersey purchased steve nash suns wayback 2005 era! =) i still wear it even though i am married already =) .

[@phdgkos47952]

this hire is really nice for brklyn. they were gonna be good before, but now they could be a serious force in the east

[@COREAN_JESUS]

He controlled the whole game

[@walkingbucket4933]

This is a masterclass in shot selection. There are barely any crossovers, or heavy iso possessions, but just knowing when and where to use a screen or exploit a mismatch. I wish some of the more talented scorers watched this, and got themselves some easier shots.

[@Bountyville424]

The Point Goat

[@streetpoetrychannel7698]

Nash had it ALL

[@ruiguo3671]

thanks for your video, nash is the real point god.

[@walkingbucket4933]

Just the patience. The awareness of where you screener is, where your man is, and where their help is. The shots seem wide-open, but his use of mini-hesitations and changes of pace are impeccable. He uses them to manipulate the defenders balance and positioning. If you can trap a defender between assignments/decisions, or even slightly push their momentum away from the contest, you'll always get a good quality shot. It's not that defenders didn't respect Nash, but rather he put them difficult situations.

[@rajaalahmar4371]

This is a great video

[@therealchucktaylor3392]

NBA live Days!

[@slimmee22]

Great video edit 👍🏽

[@MOCdude]

Before Steph was the greatest offensive player of all times, there was Steve Nash

[@liiliiliiliil]

thats an mvp peroformance

[@nagasaipeddi9225]

steve rocks, nice compilation

[@bobbuilder4422]

6:06 that layup was so beautiful

[@rickridenour442]

seems like he had more room to shoot then most cuz defenders were expectin the pass

[@coreysova1614]

His shot selection and IQ was off the chart if you take away the pass or bite hes putting it in the net beast

[@Weaver0x00]

10:28 FUCKING LOOK AT IT!!! Who else would pull of something like this???

[@nitsujneal]

🐐

[@TheoneandonlyEETFUK]

9:23 hell yeah.

[@ronalddechosa3048]

Real..PointGod in nba_nash&kids Real ball hndlers,crossOvers a.i&JCrawford⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@abcxyz-py8ui]

Not sure why people keep discounting Doncic because 'unathletic' 'slow' blahblahblah. Ball iq is the most important shit not to mention he has size

[@harrischoudhary]

Luka isn’t even unatheltic. There is a video of him doing a east bay dunk at 14 years old

[@marketingadvertising6686]

Keep in mind Steph Curry when you watch the later end of this video. I'm sure Curry grew up if not having some type of relationship with Steve; then you can tell that you maybe watched him. Their ryhthmetic are sort of the same! Curry's edge would be his height over Steve, but the both possess a connection to the basketball where as the can pretty much do whatever they can imagine with the ball! It's an art; and the possess it, and with fundamentals!

[@bakothegreat6986]

They the same height but what makes curry better is that he is everything Nash is but score first, better off-ball, better shooter ( which Nash is a top 5 shooter, it's just Curry is Curry) and more athletic with better defense. What I'm starting to realize is Curry took from Nash and improved it and utilizes it more.

[@Alamoik]

Young Shaun Livingston sighting in the first clip

[@jordan7985]

Nash is disrespected. Deserves his MVPs. On a side note, the pick and roll defense back in the day was a joke lol

[@Evilevilmonkeyy]

I don’t get how he makes those defenders look like they don’t know what they’re doing those teams look lost out there

[@jpserranoYT]

chris paul is my fav now

[@youtuber3328]

no disrespect AT ALL to steve nash but he didn't face legends like jerry west larry bird magic johnson kareem abdul-jabbar oscar robertson bill russell and wilt chamberlain

[@jspurs22]

My Spurs said that’s cute come playoffs

[@coreysova1614]

Nash Marion stoudemire Quentin Richardson barbosa diaw

[@amazingone-il6ty]

F only they hev dominating center, lack of size suns

[@raynardwatson2.1folife]

Man I get so tired of people over praising steve nash. He won 2 mvp’s that was supposed to go to Bean #24 who after the goat retired handt the keys to #MAMBA24. It’s a shame and a travesty that all the players,coaches and about 96% of GM’s knew KOBE GOT SHAFTED BY all the writers who called him selfish and not a team player. If you gave Kobe the team with Stoudamire they would have won the west at least. He was scared of all the lights and glamour of L.A. when howard,he and Kobe tried to team up. He was soft and shouldn’t have been MVP those 2X’s! That’s why Bean did phoenix so wrong in the playoffs. First ballot HOF’er I think not.

[@t.owilson9697]

You extra salty😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@raynardwatson2.1folife]

Kinsler Will yep I sure am. But I’m eating healthy now a days so I’m seasalty mf’er.

[@bakothegreat6986]

Kobe did deserve 06 MVP. But Nash is definitely 1st ballot.

[@krisharkleroad8]

He was a brick layer. 39% usage rate compared to Nash 23%usage. Kobe missed 15 shots a game. Just like a TO. He only averaged 1.1 more rebounds then Nash, even though he's 4" taller and played more MPG. Barely more assists than TO's. Only shot 45%. Seventh seed. Nash way more efficient and made his teammates better. A true MVP.

[@MOCdude]

Before Steph was the greatest offensive player of all times, there was Steve Nash