Mavericks fans didn't care whether it was the Mavericks who gave up on Nash or Nash who gave up on the Mavericks.
They just saw that after leaving the Mavericks, Steve Nash had performed at an MVP level during the regular season. So what were you doing all those years with the Mavericks?
It's not that Nash played poorly for the Mavericks. Later, the media, in an effort to mythologize "Nash's late bloomer story" and "dark horse rising," actually described Nash during his time with the Mavericks as just an ordinary main player.
But in reality, even during his time with the Mavericks, Nash was far better than Calderon, a standard league-first-rate point guard.
Considering the tactical role the Mavericks had set up for him, he really did his best. But in the eyes of Mavericks fans, Steve Nash was just a slacker, not using all his abilities.
Hmm...
This is Dallas!
They say New York fans are arrogant, but if we're talking about arrogance, it has to be these "cowboys" from Dallas.
