They didn't get a hall of fame version of Steve Blake because Steve Nash wouldn't be going to the hall if he'd played in a Nate McMillan type of offense.
Point guards like Nash need the ball in their hands. Blake was never a point guard. He was a shooting guard in that spot so that Roy could handle the ball more. So in that regard, this is very similar because Kobe likes to handle the ball as well. And sure, I bet we could have won with Blake if Roy and Oden had never become walking wounded, but that scenario doesn't really compare because the Lakers are all healthy.
The thing is, I think Nash and Howard could be great together. The problem is Kobe. He's a Brandon Roy type of SG, who needs the ball to make plays. He's not a spot-up shooter. It's like they just threw together four stars and told Brown to make it work, but those four stars don't necessarily gel together. Reminds me a lot of when they had Payton, Malone, Kobe, and Shaq.
