Steve Nash - Airborne Touch of Gold
When some other point guard elevates in the paint after taking the lay-up steps, your first reaction is, you expect him to be going for a lay-up 90%. Or maybe a floater lay-up, if there is a big guy in front. Or maybe an up-and-under layup. Anyway, he is still expected to do a lay-up. When it comes to Steve Nash, however, you first reaction will be, "he's gonna pass, no he is still gonna pass, he's still gonna pass, damn I am wrong, he shot this time, but he's gonna pass next time." Nash has established himself as one of the best dramatic passer in the world.
Features of Nash's signature
- Vision and awareness
- use of wrist and fingers to redirect the ball
- basketball passing skills
- body balance
Here is a step-by-step guide of using TD's signature
1. While you maintain your dribble and
before you initiate your attack, you should first scan the basketball court for
the positions of teammates
2. Then, anticipate the movement of the other defenders
3. drive towards the basketball hoop and pass your defender
4. before you jump, initiate and maintain contact with your defender
5. jump into the air and hold up the ball to fake a shot
6. in the air, don't look at the hoop that is not your target, review the positions of your teammates in your mind and look for them in those positions
7. dish off the basketball to your teammates
Physical requirement
- good peripheral vision
- good body balance and hangtime
Skill requirement:
- layup steps
- up-and-under
- basketball passing skills
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Applicability 8/10
Although you can make magic out of nothing because you are the leader in the
game. Your teammates have to know what you are doing before you can lead
the play. Also, the skills requirement here is very harsh
Flexibility 9/10
the moment you take flight, your defense will think that you have committed
yourself. In fact, however, you can still either shoot or pass with this
skill of Nash. In effect, your committing of yourself becomes a bait
for them to commit themselves.
Flash-ability 10/10
When Nash is not around, it's sunset time. When Nash is on, The suns are
on. He turns on the rest of the team the moment he enters the court.
You can't be flashier than that.
This signature of the two-time mvp, has so many pre-requisite requirement that many people just gave up to become this key man of the game. Also, other people give up because they had this awful experience of stuffing the ball right at a teammate's face when attempting a dramatic pass.
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