People who say Nash did not score enough are right. People who say Nash was disappointing are right.
My issue is the people who take that reality and spin it into some fairy tale where Nash was so frightened of the playoffs or so incredibly lazy that he just loafed around fanning himself with money while the Rangers lost the cup. It omits giant parts of the story which are then filled in by peoples personal opinions and biases. I don't think there is any doubt that to many the Nash trade signaled the end of a "shot blocking, Pack Line, Get 'er done!" era that existed only in some peoples minds, one replaced by the "fancy pass, Big Name Big Money, no Jam!" era we have now. And there is a certain perverse delight people seem to take in the fact that the face of our new era has the intestinal fortitude of the annoying translator from Saving Private Ryan.
Anyway, like I said to BRB the narrative really doesn't matter. Nash will be judged on the numbers and the hardware, or lack thereof. I just dont understand the need to skew reality to make him even more of a villain than he may already end up being.
