To win the Taco Bell Skills Challenge, the winner had to successfully make a layup, a chest, bounce and outlet pass through hoops, a jumper and then a dribble with a finishing layup.
Steve Nash tacked on a bit more at the start: Fly to Vancouver, carry the torch in the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Games, fly to Dallas to practice for the Westen Conference All-Stars, then do the skills. All in a 24-hour-plus period.
Nash has never gone through an obstacle course like this, one that weaved through two countries and two sports. But if nothing else, Nash demonstrated once again how he’s able to defy age and geriatric logic. At 36 he’s having one of the best seasons of his career — stunning when you consider two of them were MVP years — while battling a steady stream of younger point guards. Saturday night in the skills contest, Nash competed against Brandon Jennings (age 21), Russell Westbrook (22) and then Deron Williams (26) in the championship round.
