Steve Nash finally comes out with honesty

[PhoSita]

In my speculative mind, Brandon Roy is drunk a lot. He'd be the best 2 guard in the league today if he could've kept playing at his peak Portland production. I imagine he just stays in his massive home theatre watching old blazers games and drinking expensive scotch.

I imagine he probably spends a lot of time on the beach or generally lounging around in warm weather locations, enjoying all of the millions he made despite playing relatively few games.

[guava_wrench]

If a team is stupid enough to offer that much money to a 40 year old PG, said player would be an idiot to leave that money on the table. This is a non-story to me. If he was away from his kids and his playing was physically unbearable to him, sure, then him still playing might be a story (about greed), but I see no problems here. Signing Nash to that contract limited what the Lakers could do the past 2 years, and I still think relying on Kobe so much last year (vs. Nash, who was predictably injured) had something to do with his injury.

It's pretty greedy if you haven't played or may never play for them but still take the money. It's LA soooo, thank you Nash! Take all their money and run!

It is not greedy if you accept the money in the contract agreed to. That is the risk of teams trying to get players. The truth is, if he physically can't play, insurance will cover the contract.

When players are underpaid, teams don't give them a few million under the table. In the same way, players shouldn't be bothered by fulfilling the terms of their contract and expecting the team to do the same. Nash is doing his part. He is rehabbing.

Despite the excellent point he makes in the video about not giving up the money, he also makes the point that his few successful games this season before the team went young seemed to give him a feeling of contentment. He seemed much more ok with that being it since he proved he could still do it. I could see him decide to retire since it would free him from team obligations. On the other hand, the dude seems to really want to play.

[LooseCannon]

Are people being more forgiving of Steve Nash than they were with Jermaine O'Neal?

[indeedproceed]

Are people being more forgiving of Steve Nash than they were with Jermaine O'Neal?

Steve Nash is charming, charismatic, and isn't hurting our cap situation. Why wouldn't we be more forgiving? Don't tell me being a fan means we have to give each player an objective and equal consideration before slandering them anonymously on the internet now, cuz I didn't sign up for that.

[Fafnir]

Are people being more forgiving of Steve Nash than they were with Jermaine O'Neal?

Steve Nash is charming, charismatic, and isn't hurting our cap situation. Why wouldn't we be more forgiving? Don't tell me being a fan means we have to give each player an objective and equal consideration before slandering them anonymously on the internet now, cuz I didn't sign up for that.

Nash has also never had the reputation of a guy who'd get injured frequently and not rehab hard. O'Neal had that reputation his last years with the Pacers, Toronto, Heat, and then the C's.