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

[tr1ll]

Steve Nash? The same Steve Nash I watched drop 50 in an NBA playoff game?

Its extremely safe to assume no.

I mean, no disrespect, if you were that good, you would've been in the league.

 

[Shanegerous]

Lol your 40? Time to let that part of your life go.

 

[waitwut]

why werent you in the nba then?

 

[10 piece nuggets]

One on one is a whole different ball game than team basketball.


That being said, No.

 

[crunchyblack9]

 

[Junok]

Originally Posted by quik1987

 

[supahoopa]

one on one??
i think you could beat him
steve couldnt stop a nose bleed with the proper materials

 

[sofa king awsm]

ur pretty tall OP. i think u could have easily beaten him.

 

[westcoastsfinest]

Nash is still in the NBA for a reason, OP. 

 

[rawex5]

LOL@ you all you underestimating op's talent.

That being said...your chances of beating him were slim and none.

 

[air justinxi]

 

[outlaw2j]

not impossible, esp if u are 6'7''. u could have just backed him down and dunked on him every possession.

 

[Coupé It]

Originally Posted by ThunderChunk69

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Have you seen what happens to bigs when they get switched on Nash in a pick and roll?

 

[ill steelo]

If you got the ball first & have a good post game then you'd have a shot.

 

[thejrob]

NOPE

 

[jsindaa]

Possible, especially if we account for the fact that in this hypothetical situation you were D1 talent.

 

[N41D]

Ugh.

 

[mister negative]

This is THEE dumbest thread ive seen in years

 

[el duderino]

OP, if you backed him down into the post without him stealing it from you, I think you got a chance.


What about me? I'm still in my prime so the question is more relevant:

Height: 6'1
Weight: 185 (7% body fat)
Wingspan: 6'5
Bench press: 230
Vertical: 35 in

I shoot around 45% from NBA range 3 pointer and have more of a left than Jeremy Lin. Also my cross over is similar to Jarret Jack when he was at Georgia Tech and my first step is a little quicker than Gary Forbes on the Raptors. No offers out of High School because my coach wanted me to play center, so I just played at the YMCA 6 days a week and lifted heavy weights.

 

[hankmoody]

Who cares? Basketball is 5 on 5, not 1 on 1. So if you could do beat him, that doesn't mean anything. But hey, here's the ego boost you were looking for: you'd probably stand a chance in a half-court 1-on-1. But that's why Nash is playing in the NBA and not in the Rucker Park summer league. He couldn't care less about 1-on-1 isolation.

 

[hongcouver604]

Originally Posted by HankMoody

Who cares? Basketball is 5 on 5, not 1 on 1. So if you could do beat him, that doesn't mean anything. But hey, here's the ego boost you were looking for: you'd probably stand a chance in a half-court 1-on-1. But that's why Nash is playing in the NBA and not in the Rucker Park summer league. He couldn't care less about 1-on-1 isolation.

This.  Nash is more like 6'0, not 6'3.  This thread is just as dumb as the thread where people claim they can score 2 points in the NBA 

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[Clyde Frog]

Originally Posted by El Duderino


I shoot around 45% from NBA range 3 pointer and have more of a left than Jeremy Lin. Also my cross over is similar to Jarret Jack when he was at Georgia Tech and my first step is a little quicker than Gary Forbes on the Raptors. No offers out of High School because my coach wanted me to play center, so I just played at the YMCA 6 days a week and lifted heavy weights.

 

[essential1]

I'm a man. I'm 40.

 

[liquor poker]

Originally Posted by Essential1

I'm a man. I'm 40.

Hahaha drafted!