Could I have beaten Steve Nash one on one in my prime?

[cwk]

I am currently 40 years old and overweight.  But at one point I was recruited by a few D-1 programs and ended up playing NAIA for a little while.  My wife loves Steve Nash and refuses to believe that I could have beaten him at all.  I am aware of my limitations.  I could never run a marathon, design a building, or perform brain surgery.  But given the specific parameters of one-on-one, I think I could have won a few games.  For those familiar with Houston, I grew up competing against NCAA, CBA, and NBA players at Fonde Rec Center, Second Baptist, and Westside Tennis Club.

Here is an honest profile of me at 20 years old.

Height:  6'7"
Wingspan:  6'9"
Vertical Jump:  36"
Ball handling:  Average
Quickness:  Average
Shooting: Excellent mid-to-long rang jumper/high school career free throw 92%

 

[odog24]

no but you could prolly score 30 on fisher

 

[shatterkneesinc]

one on one winners ball?

once nash hits the first jumper u are done

 

[Peep Game]

 

[returnbama]

He would score on you at will, he is a better shooter than you, so he would win

 

[fabolous22]

 

[dwyanewadeog]

i was going to humor you and say that you could win because I thought that steve nash was under 6 feet tall.

Turns out he is 6' 3".

I don't think you would've had a chance.

 

[jd214]

Is that you MonStar?

But ehhh, Not really.

 

[quik1987]

Stop living in the past

 

[Humbled]

Originally Posted by shatterkneesinc

one on one winners ball?

once nash hits the first jumper u are done

yep lock this up.

 

[justforsneaks]

pops, is that you?

 

[grizzly hebert]

*shrugs* 

Not impossible.

My cousin and I beat Shareef Abdur-Rahim and his bro 2 on 2 before.

 

[6dollaburger]

You'd come up short, bro. Real short. Shorter than this.

 

[thunderchunk69]

 

[Ube]

You could if you played amazing defense and by amazing I mean lockdown hand in their face no shot is uncontested defense. So no you still wouldn't win. Maybe hed let you win one but realistically no.

 

[Bert.]

you could beat Truthgetsbusy, thats about it.

 

[stillin729]

 

[raptors29]

Why didn't you go D1?

 

[boi]

 

[quik1987]

 

[shoefreakbaby]

Originally Posted by 6dollaBURGER

You'd come up short, bro. Real short. Shorter than this.

Is this really monstar?

 

[Ube]

Originally Posted by raptors29

Why didn't you go D1?

^^^^^ THIS.Why didn't you or what happened?

 

[captainkicks]

Originally Posted by 6dollaBURGER

You'd come up short, bro. Real short. Shorter than this.

 

[cwk]

My wife and I are reading the replies together and she is DYING!

  To answer raptors29, I signed a letter of intent to play at Rice University, but the head coach left for another school and the new coach brought in a bunch of his own recruits.  To clarify, this isn't something I think about on a regular basis - just a random disagreement.   

 

[Spectacular23]

Originally Posted by WhatsLosinLike

Originally Posted by shatterkneesinc

one on one winners ball?

once nash hits the first jumper u are done

yep lock this up.