FistOfOakley wrote:

technomaster wrote:
Steve Nash in his mvp season (62-20; previous season 29-53):
15.5ppg, 11.5apg, 50% FG, 89% FT, 3.3rpg, 1.0spg

Nash's Second MVP year:
18.0ppg, 10.5apg, 51% FG, 92% FT, 4.2rpg, .8spg

Felton (through 19 games 10-9; previous season 29-53):
18.2ppg, 8.1apg, 47% FG, 90.5% FT, 4.1rpg, 2.0sg

if you consider the fact that felton has played 2-3 more minutes per game this year than what Nash did during both his mvp campaigns then the disparity is even larger. and those shooting percentages is huge. that's the difference between good and great.

yes the numbers are in the neighborhood but it's like saying boozer is in the same class as tim duncan. you could make an argument but it's pretty weak.

No disputing the Steve Nash of today (or specially, age 30 to present) is a special player, arguably one of the best orchestrators to ever play the position particularly on the offensive end.

Oddly, the first half of Nash's career where fairly pedestrian, where he looked like he'd peak as at best a borderline all-star who'd need fan help to get on an all-star team. Then somehow at age 30 Nash reinvented himself as the ultimate artist on offense. It's pretty amazing to be honest.

At age 26, Felton has accomplished quite a bit more than Nash at the same stage.
Felton, at worst, has come across as an extremely hard worker who produces based on his effort more than his talent. At best, he's showing that at least statistically he can hang with the best. The rest will come if the team continues to win. We've seen some flashes of artistry over the past few games. You can tell the fans are beginning to notice - the calls for Chris Paul have begun to quiet down a bit.

For reference, at age 26, Steve Nash produced a career best at the time 15.6ppg, 7.3apg. Prior to that, his best production was 8.6ppg (25) and 5.5apg (24). If you compared him to modern day players, you'd call him a poor man's Luke Ridnour!

I prefer to remain optimistic that Felton (under the tutelage of D'Antoni) can still grow leaps and bounds.