NBA 2K13 Ratings: Steve Nash - 87, Danny Granger - 84, Kenneth Faried - 76

[Kaanyr Vhok]

Quote: Originally Posted by iLLosophy

I'd say defense is even debatable. When pop would rather use Danny Green to guard point guards, TP's defense is pretty much suspect. The only thing TP has over Nash is speed & quickness.

TP is a much better finisher too.

[sO100]

Quote: Originally Posted by RedSceptile

Don't care about Nash overall just hope both his and Kobe's defensive attributes aren't grossly overrated.

Second year all defense for the first time since 05 lol what do you want his defense to be sir?

[Thunder Storm]

Quote: Originally Posted by icemanfrost

Well i know one thing if nash gets a bump up 87 Duncan and Garnett better get one as well

This statement doesn't make sense. The attributes are valued differently for bigs and guards, so an 87 for A 39 year old Nash will translate differently for a 37 year old KG or Duncan.

This is why releasing overall ratings is bad.

[J_Posse]

Quote: Originally Posted by lv2bll

That's debatable, as a pure point yes, shooter yes. Consistency yes. Defensively no (albeit Tony isn't that great either) and finisher no. Who would i rather have on my team? Nash. With him you wouldn't need to run plays. Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2

Actually, Paker is a much better one-on-one defender, while Nash is a slightly better team defender (due in part to his ability to take charges). Nash is a better passer and shooter, but Parker is equal or better in every other aspect. Unfortunately, Parker being a below average three-point shooter will always lead to a less than stellar overall. Nash doesn't play enough defense or play well enough without the ball, an underrated aspect of Parker's game, for me to take him over Tony.

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[J_Posse]

Quote: Originally Posted by iLLosophy

I'd say defense is even debatable. When pop would rather use Danny Green to guard point guards, TP's defense is pretty much suspect. The only thing TP has over Nash is speed & quickness.

Umm, didn't he do that with Bruce Bowen? And that wasn't Danny Green defending Russell Westbrook (who had a poor series except for game 6) throughout the WCF. Pop uses both Leonard and Green as primary defender against elite (or quality) scorers to rest Tony or Manu on that end.

The same thing Phil Jackson did for Kobe with Artest/World Peace and Ariza, yet Kobe is still lauded as an elite defender. Parker isn't elite, especially when there are few at the PG spot, but he is a quality defender when his effort is their. The only person that torched him all last season badly was Derrick Rose, while he played all other PGs well without a quality back-up.

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[jfsolo]

I'm not one to get into debates about Overalls, as my philosophy is, get all the individual ratings right and whatever the Overall ends up being, so be it. With that being said though, if all the individual ratings are on point, IMO Tony Parker should be rated 2 or 3 points higher than Nash.

[SteboSSK]

Quote: Originally Posted by chandlerbang

GRANGER 84? all he does it shoot, not a good rebounder or defender

Advanced stats would suggest you have no clue what you are talking about. Seeing Granger get cooked by the best player in the NBA doesnt make him an inept defender. He is actually one of the better on ball defenders in the NBA.

[Thunder Storm]

It's crazy to see someone call Granger a bad defender. It's like ever since his floor game developed his defense has become maaad underrated.