I'll throw the bone of being honest and start with Nash's prime years with the Mavs. His 5th season in the NBA, and through his 29th birthday, and 8th season in the NBA.
Ironically, we have peeps pigeon holing Gallo into a trash can in his 3rd season, 2nd season as a full-time regular, at the age of *22*
But let's leave that aside and commence the history lesson on Nash to re-affirm the fact based assertions on his career and relationship to D'ant that have been getting stated by KO posters:
26 Yr Old Nash (Points/Assists/FG%/3pt%)
15-7-406-486
27 Yr Old Nash (a logical, history-proven time to reach your prime and ceiling, and a career year for Steve Nash)
18-7.7-483-455
28 Yr Old Nash (slight and medium dips in production and numbers, but to be expected for a 28yr old coming off a Career Year)
18-7-465-413
29 Yr Old Nash (8th NBA season, two years past career year, stating to reach decline years, settled into himself as a player. Hopefully, he can stave off decline and mimic this production for another few years)
14-9-470-405
30 YEAR OLD NASH MEETS MIKE D'ANTONI COACHING (set career highs in assists and FG%, one of his best 3pt seasons, and upward trend in points..at 30 years old in a NEW SYSTEM year 1)
15.5-11.5-503-431
31 YR OLD NASH AFTER INITIAL D'ANTONI COACHING YEAR (career year in points, pre-D'ant best in assists, career high in FG% with 2nd best 3pt year. Huh?)
19-10.5-512-440
32 YR OLD NASH (new career like highs with D'ant in points, assists, FG%, 3pt %)
18.6-11.6-532-455
I'll save some die hard haters the trouble: he goes on to replicate this production along with newfound career high 3pt shooting, wins MULTIPLE MVPs.
At advanced NBA age. After having settled into who he was, having had The Career Year.
Yet he suddenly becomes HOF-like, multiple MVP winning legend, beasting his career trend and career numbers.
I guess D'ant couldn't have had anything to do with this.
Or the ensuing developments of STAT, diaw, bell...which you say was from Nash. Yet logic, fact, history, and NBA expert analysis speaks pretty clearly that D'ant had his footprints all over this, starting with Nash.
I don't give a major shit about D'ant and have questioned him hard on some things. But this is about a mindset. I just want the Knicks to win and get to a dynasty.
Going off and off on trying to roast d'ant no matter what...The denial of fact and logics and patience just sets a bad precedent. Even if Mike D isn't right for us, and should go, and will go...Hit him for what he actually has done or not done.