Isaac
Years ago
Nash's MVP award and the race factor
For a while, I've been a reader of Plastic.com -- great choice of articles, very high level of comments and just generally an interesting daily read.
Today there's a sidebar piece about Steve Nash's MVP win and whether race played a part in determining his win.
Nash Wins MVP Race, But Did Race Win Nash's MVP?
Was Steve Nash the recipient of an subconscious racial bias by voters? Or was he just the deserving winner of an award for being the catalyst for a high scoring offense?
As with the rest of Plastic.com's user comments, those attached to this piece are worth a read.
I'm surprised the issue of race even came up but I wouldn't have even named Shaq as a top three MVP candidate, so what do I know! Almost to show-up those criticising his award, Nash poured in 48 points in the most recent playoff game between the Suns and Mavs on 20 of 28 shooting.