Steve Nash...MVP?

Steve Nash may be the most fun player to watch in the NBA right now (although a good argument can be made for Kobe and LeBron), but he's not the best player in the game.

Nash can do a few things better than anyone else right now. He has a deadly 3 point shot, he's reliable from the stripe, and he is extremely impressive in his ability to slash to the rim and find open teammates. His ability to penetrate and dish is probably better than anyone else's in the league right now.

...but those are his strengths. I think he shouldn't be winning MVP's because he is an enormous defensive liability. Though his teammates pick up some of his slack, he is a big part of the reason why the Suns have to score 110 points to win a game.

You might say "But look at how good the Suns are now as opposed to before Nash showed up!"

Based on that reasoning, this year's MVP should have been LeBron James (probably should have been anyway), and the year before that should have been Rasheed Wallace. Just because you show up and the team blows up doesn't make you the MVP. The Suns were pretty good before Nash showed up...much like the Pistons prior to Sheed's arrival. The Cavs were garbage before they called LeBron's name a few years ago.

Nash is fun to watch, but right now the best player in the league is Kobe Bryant, and the most valuable player in the league is LeBron James (LeBron gets the edge on Kobe based on leadership, attitude, and what he brings to the franchise off of the court...Kobe is the better player for now, but a liability in most of those intangible aspects). Nash is, at best, in the top 5.