Tangible Example of Intangibles

Sporting analysts talk about intangibles. Steve Nash clearly has them. They are the values added to a team that don't show up on a stat sheet.

In the 3rd quarter tonight, Josh Howard and Dirk are giving Phoenix trouble. But Howard has 3 fouls. Nash drives to the hoop and draws a foul on Howard, giving him 4, leading to Avery Johnson benching him. This leads to a Suns run that gets them back into the game and into the lead.

I'm not positive Nash intended to get the foul on Howard. I'm not sure he knew exactly how many fouls Howard had. I'm not sure if he strategically made the choice or not. But then again, maybe he did.

Either way, it's a great play that doesn't show up on the stat sheet.