I disagree. Nash doesn't have to be in this position. you may not fault him for wanting to be the man, even if that means he's the man on a bad team, but I do. again, to each their own.
Then I guess we differ as to interpreting what Nash's motives are. You seem to believe that it is his choice to be here because he rather be the main star on a struggling team than a role player on a contender and thus he refuses to ask for a trade. I on the other hand believe that the reason he won't ask for a trade is because he strongly feels it is his contractual obligation to play and try to win games for this team as long as he is under contract or until he is told to pack his bags. I don't think he views it as a choice at all even if the team says they'll accommodate him if he wants out. And I don't fault him for that.
and i can't imagine rooting for wins when you know the season is hopeless. it's cutting off the nose to spite your face IMO and i can't understand why anyone who actually knows what the end result would be (stuck in purgatory) could root for that end result on a nightly basis, which is what rooting for this team to win is at this point.
I think it comes down to this, and I've said this before: obviously whether you root for them to win or lose does not affect the outcome of those games at all. So I root for them to win because I like the players and I sympathize with what they are trying to accomplish. They (the players) will gain absolutely nothing out of losing these games. If they do win, I feel good for the players even if I'm well aware that it probably doesn't mean much in the long run while possibly costing us a higher draft pick. If they lose, I feel better about our lottery chances although I feel bad for the players.
But clearly they are not going to start losing games on purpose, and this team currently is simply not bad enough to have a good shot at a top-3 pick. So rooting for them to lose is also a lost cause, since they will never lose enough games to contend with the likes of Charlotte, Washington and New Orleans.