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Hardwood Paroxysm has a tremendous interview with D-League stud Blake Ahearn, a small two-guard who is trying to reinvent himself in the mold of his basketball hero, Steve Nash. It got me thinking. Will we ever see another Nash?If you'll remember, it took Nash a few seasons to get to starter-level, and a few more to get to star status. But he did it, by working his tail off. Then, you turn around and he's a two-time MVP. It is among the most improbable rises to stardom in recent NBA history, maybe on the level of Gilbert Arenas' quick ascension.
Ahearn is using the NBDL to develop his point guard skills. Theoretically, this is the place to do it -- not during practice and garbage time with an NBA club, or as the back-up on a European team where winning trumps player development without question. David Stern catches flak for harping on his babies, but it's tough to argue that the D-League isn't a tremendous success in this way: Young players are getting better. That's the point.
So will we see another Nash? Maybe. If so, perhaps the D-League will play a role in the player's development.
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