National Post article on Steve Nash

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There is an interesting article in the National Post written by Bruce Arthur regarding Steve Nash dated 2-25-11. It is a good read. IMO, it helps explain why the Suns made the Aaron Brooks trade because making the playoffs appears to be Nash's bottom line.

And though it seemed logical that a team ripe for a rebuild might trade the most valuable player on the roster, the Suns didn’t budge through this week’s trade deadline, and Nash didn’t ask. But yesterday, Nash opened the door, just a crack, to leaving.

“I’m open to whatever they want to do,” he said. “I mean, if they want to move me, I’m open to that. If they want to keep me, I’m open to that too.”

It’s not anywhere close to a trade demand, and it’s unlikely that Nash will ever issue one. The closest he came to setting parameters was to say, “It’s very important to have a chance to be in the playoffs. I don’t want to be on a team that just isn’t going to be in the playoffs.”

http://sports.nationalpost.com/2011/02/25/suns-may-fall-but-nash-still-shines/