NEW YORK -- Reigning MVP Steve Nash, Tim Duncan and Jason Kidd are three of a kind.

The inherent parallel between them and Kobe, LeBron, Dirk, Shaq, A.I. Tracy and Gilbert Arenas, to name a magnificent seven, is they make their teams better.

The intrinsic distinction between Nash (in particular; only those whose vital signs aren't on the blink will understand why we're singling him out) and the above official scorers is, once again, every central character in the Suns' cast is having a career year.