USA today has an article about Steve. I am not going to copy the entire thing but here are some highlights. My favorite is the last.
PHOENIX — Turn back the clock a dozen years, and Steve Nash, maestro of the sweet-shooting, fast-flying Phoenix Suns, was getting what Tim Hardaway says is a "butt-kicking" on the summer playgrounds.
"We used to kind of like beat up on him," says Tim Hardaway, a former NBA All-Star point guard. "But he came back every day for that butt-kicking. He grew from that. He learned a lot from us and never lost his confidence. I think he put all of our games into his own, and it's one complete game."
"He's got a little bit of everybody great in him," former Suns all-star point guard Kevin Johnson says. "He's unique. He's going to be the player we say others are going to remind them of."
"Steve has no weaknesses whatsoever," says Bob Cousy, the former Boston Celtics star. "If he wins the MVP three years in a row, you can bet that record will never be broken."
Former Minnesota Timberwolves coach Dwane Casey says Nash is "the nightmare on Elm Street times 10."
Remarkably, his statistics this season — career-high averages in points (19.3), assists and shooting from inside and outside the three-point line — are better than last, which for the most part were better than the previous year. Even more remarkable: He had two 15-assist, no-turnover games in the latest streak.
Bob Cousy: "He's an old-school guard. He'd fit into our '50s game, absolutely."
Mark Jackson: "He's the best to ever play the pick-and-roll. … He's a prober. What's so important, playing the pick-and-roll, is not deciding, until the decision is made for you, what play to make. He's so good at waiting to make the decision. He allows the defense to make the decision.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE:
Nate Archibald: "Point guards have to be a little crazy. I saw Steve Nash show up at a New York playground, and he was on roller skates like all the other crazies in New York. He took his skates off, played on the court, put his skates back on and left."
OMG.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/suns/2007-02-07-nash-cover_x.htm
PHOENIX — Turn back the clock a dozen years, and Steve Nash, maestro of the sweet-shooting, fast-flying Phoenix Suns, was getting what Tim Hardaway says is a "butt-kicking" on the summer playgrounds.
"We used to kind of like beat up on him," says Tim Hardaway, a former NBA All-Star point guard. "But he came back every day for that butt-kicking. He grew from that. He learned a lot from us and never lost his confidence. I think he put all of our games into his own, and it's one complete game."
"He's got a little bit of everybody great in him," former Suns all-star point guard Kevin Johnson says. "He's unique. He's going to be the player we say others are going to remind them of."
"Steve has no weaknesses whatsoever," says Bob Cousy, the former Boston Celtics star. "If he wins the MVP three years in a row, you can bet that record will never be broken."
Former Minnesota Timberwolves coach Dwane Casey says Nash is "the nightmare on Elm Street times 10."
Remarkably, his statistics this season — career-high averages in points (19.3), assists and shooting from inside and outside the three-point line — are better than last, which for the most part were better than the previous year. Even more remarkable: He had two 15-assist, no-turnover games in the latest streak.
Bob Cousy: "He's an old-school guard. He'd fit into our '50s game, absolutely."
Mark Jackson: "He's the best to ever play the pick-and-roll. … He's a prober. What's so important, playing the pick-and-roll, is not deciding, until the decision is made for you, what play to make. He's so good at waiting to make the decision. He allows the defense to make the decision.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE:
Nate Archibald: "Point guards have to be a little crazy. I saw Steve Nash show up at a New York playground, and he was on roller skates like all the other crazies in New York. He took his skates off, played on the court, put his skates back on and left."
OMG.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/suns/2007-02-07-nash-cover_x.htm
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