Raja Bell

to Nash's inability to get to the hole in crucial situations. 
   
-Raja Bell:

He’s pushing 32, and is undersized. His 3-point shot has seen a steady decline since his breakout year in 05-06. Because he doesn’t get blocks or steals, nor does he create shots for himself (sometimes he tries, but it rarely ever ends well, unless he totally catches his man by surprise) he needs to be a deadeye from beyond the arc. His man defense is good, but has become overrated. He still does a great job of literally getting up in his man’s face, but due to his height disadvantage and the fact he’s slowing down a bit, he’s nowhere near the “stopper” he was considered two seasons ago.  

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Another trade I thought, which might be even better, is trading Nash and Raja Bell to the Golden State Warriors for Baron Davis. Again, this gives the Warriors some stability and a guy who can get every single Warrior involved. Baron is too up and down, and he’s going to want a huge extension, something the Warriors would like to save for Monta Ellis and Andris Biedrins. Nash is a superstar with a reasonable cotract who will need less and less time as the years progress opening up playing time for all of the young guns growing on the Warriors bench. Plus, Nash brings MVP caliber experience and determination and leadership. That’s another situation where Nash can thrive and where his defensive shortcomings won’t matter. Talk about hyper-Suns ball. The Warriors have enough horses and enough firepower and enough depth to outshoot anybody. Plus, Monta could then take over as their crunch time bucket-getter.

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