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| name = Steve Nash |
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| image = Steve_Nash.jpg |
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| caption = Steve Nash with his second straight MVP trophy |
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| league = NBA |
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| height_ft = 6 |
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| weight_lb = 195 |
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| position = [[Point guard]] |
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| birth_date = [[February 7]], [[1974]] |
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| birth_place = {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]] |
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| team = [[Phoenix Suns]] |
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| college = [[Santa Clara University|Santa Clara]] |
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| nationality = Canada |
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| draft = 15<sup>th</sup> overall |
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| draft_team = Phoenix Suns |
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| draft_year = 1996 |
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| career_start = 1996 |
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| teams = '''Phoenix Suns''' <br>1996–1998; 2004–present <br> '''[[Dallas Mavericks]]''' <br>1998–2004 |
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| awards = 2005 [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA MVP]]<br>2006 NBA MVP<br>2006 TSN NBA co-MVP<br>Four-time [[National Basketball Association All-Star Game|All-Star]]<br>Four-time All-NBA Selection |
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'''Stephen John Nash''', [[Order of British Columbia|OBC]] (born [[February 7]], [[1974]] in [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] professional [[basketball]] player. He currently plays for the [[Phoenix Suns]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] as well as the [[Canada|Canadian]] National Team in international competition. He is the reigning back-to-back [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Most Valuable Player]]. |
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==Early years== |
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Born in [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]], Steve Nash's parents relocated to Canada, settling in [[Victoria, British Columbia]] before he was two years old. They did not want to raise their children in an environment of [[apartheid]]. As his mother Jean later said, "I didn't want our son to grow up in a place where one group of people was second-class citizens." [http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesNash/nash_00sep27-sun.html] |
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Nash comes from an athletic family. His father John was a minor league professional soccer player in South Africa, while his mother Jean was a member of the English national [[netball]] team. His brother [[Martin Nash|Martin]] has made 30 [[cap (sport)|appearances]] for the [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canadian national soccer team]]. His sister Joann was the captain of the [[University of Victoria]] soccer team for three years. Nash had decided to focus on basketball in his early teens, but still played soccer through high school, and was named [[British Columbia]] player of the year in soccer as well as basketball in his senior year. Since his father is a native of [[Tottenham]], Nash grew up rooting for [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] and even trained with Spurs in North London as a teenager. Soccer continues to be an important part of Nash's life. In fact, when [[Dirk Nowitzki]] arrived in the NBA from [[Germany]], he and Nash became close friends, in part because they enjoyed watching soccer together. In addition to soccer, Nash excelled at [[ice hockey|hockey]] and [[lacrosse]] as a child. |
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Nash played high school basketball for Mount Douglas Secondary School and [[St. Michaels University School]] along with his younger brother Martin. In his senior season, he averaged nearly a [[triple-double]] per game—more than 21 points, 11 assists, and 9 rebounds—led his team to the BC AAA provincial championship title, and was named the province's player of the year. However, because of the limited attention afforded to the Canadian high school basketball circuit, Nash went completely unrecruited by the [[United States|U.S.]] [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] schools. His coach, Ian Hyde-Lay, sent letters of inquiry and highlight reels on Nash's behalf to over 30 American universities to no avail. |
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Acting on a tip, [[Santa Clara University]] head coach [[Dick Davey]] was intrigued enough however to twice request video footage of the young guard before finally making the trip up from Northern California to visit the recruit in person. After watching Nash dominate a game, Davey recalled later, "I was nervous as hell just hoping that no one else would see him. It didn't take a Nobel Prize winner to figure out this guy's pretty good. It was just a case of hoping that none of the big names came around." [http://www.nba.com/suns/news/fastbreak_nash_cover.html] Nash was awarded a [[scholarship]] by Santa Clara for the 1992-93 season. As a freshman, he helped lead the Broncos to [[West Coast Conference]] title and an upset win over No. 2 seeded [[Arizona Wildcats]] in the first round of the [[1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament]]. |
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==NBA career== |
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===First stint in Phoenix=== |
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Nash was selected 15th overall by the [[Phoenix Suns]] in the first round of the [[1996 NBA Draft]]. Upon hearing the draft announcement, Suns fans booed in disapproval of the relatively unknown player. [http://www.nba.com/suns/news/fastbreak_nash_cover.html] Despite his impressive college accomplishments, he had not played in one of the [[BCS Conference|major college conferences]]. During his first two seasons in the NBA, he played a supporting role behind NBA star point guards [[Jason Kidd]] and [[Kevin Johnson]]. |
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===Dallas=== |
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Nash had met and befriended [[Dallas Mavericks]] assistant coach [[Donnie Nelson]] when he was at Santa Clara and Nelson worked for the nearby [[Golden State Warriors]]. Following his spell in the [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]], Nelson took a job with the Suns, and it was he who convinced the team to select Nash with the 15th pick. After moving to Dallas, Nelson was able to convince his father, [[Don Nelson]], who was then the Mavericks coach and GM, to acquire Nash. On [[NBA Draft|Draft]] Day, [[June 25]], [[1998]], Nash was traded from the Suns to the Mavericks in exchange for [[Martin Müürsepp|Martin Muursepp]], [[Bubba Wells]], the draft rights to [[Pat Garrity]], and a first-round draft pick which was later used to select [[Shawn Marion]]. |
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During Nash's first year in Dallas, the [[lockout (industry)|lockout]]-shortened [[1998-99 NBA season|season of 1999]], he notched the starting spot and averaged 7.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. He missed the last 10 games of the season due to a lower back injury. |
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In the [[1999-2000 NBA season|1999-2000 season]], the team's prospects improved considerably. Nash missed 25 mid-season games due to an ankle injury, but he came back to notch six [[double-double]]s in the last month of play, finishing the season with averages of 8.6 points and 4.9 assists per game. More importantly for the team, second-year teammate and friend [[Dirk Nowitzki]] was blossoming into a superstar, veteran [[Michael Finley]] was having an [[National Basketball Association All-Star Game|All-Star]]-caliber year, and the team's new owner, billionaire [[Mark Cuban]], was bringing new energy and excitement to the franchise. Nash now had a supportive environment in which he could thrive. |
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In [[2000-01 NBA season|2000-01]], Nash averaged 15.3 points and 7.3 assists per game in a breakout season. With Nash directing the offense, Nowitzki and Finley playing at their best, and new acquisition, All-Star [[Juwan Howard]], complementing the high-scoring trio, the Mavericks earned a playoff berth for the first time in more than a decade. Dallas lost in the second round, but it marked the beginning of a memorable title run for Nash and the Mavericks. |
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In the [[2001-02 NBA season|2001-02]] campaign, Nash posted career-highs of 17.9 PPG and 7.7 APG and earned a spot in the [[National Basketball Association All-Star Game|NBA All-Star Game]] and on the [[All-NBA Third Team]]. He was now an all-star, increasingly appearing in television commercials and, with Finley and Nowitzki, part of the Dallas Mavericks "Big Three." The trio even made a memorable cameo appearance together in the summer 2002 basketball flick ''[[Like Mike]]'', starring [[Bow Wow|Lil Bow Wow]]. Dallas earned another trip to the playoffs and again lost in the second round. |
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Nash closely replicated his previous season's performance in [[2002-03 NBA season|2002-03]], averaging 17.7 points and 7.3 assists per game, again earning All-Star and All-NBA Third Team honors. Nowitzki and Nash led the Mavericks from an incredible 14-game winning streak to open the season all the way to the [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]] Finals, where they lost to the eventual NBA champions, the [[San Antonio Spurs]]. It was only the second Conference Final appearance in franchise history. |
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The [[2003-04 NBA season|2003-04 season]] saw a drop-off in Nash's scoring contributions and he was left off the All-Star and All-NBA team rosters. Despite this, he achieved new career highs in assists per game (8.8) and free throw accuracy (91.6%). Dallas suffered defeat in the first round of the playoffs. |
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Now a free agent, Nash attempted to negotiate a long-term contract with Mark Cuban. Cuban did not want to lose Nash, but wanted to build his franchise around the younger Nowitzki and did not want to risk signing the aging Nash to a long-term deal. Instead he offered a four year deal worth about $9 million per year, with a 5th year partially guaranteed. Cuban wrote in his own blog that this is what he considered fair and if Nash could get a better offer from another team he should take it and Cuban would be happy for him. Nash continued looking for a better deal and found one in Phoenix, where he still had a home and ties to the local community. Unfazed by Nash's age (30), the Suns offered him a six-year, $63 million contract. He was reluctant to leave Dallas and returned to Cuban to see if he would match the deal, to no avail. Nash signed a long-term contract with the Phoenix Suns for the [[2004-05 NBA season|2004-05 season]]. |
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On a June 14, 2006 appearance on ''[[The Late Show with David Letterman]]'', Cuban wondered out loud, ". . . you know Steve's a great guy and I love him to death, but why couldn't he play like an MVP for us?" |
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===Second stint in Phoenix: Nash's career transformed=== |
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The Phoenix Suns had two young superstars in [[small forward]] [[Shawn Marion]] and [[power forward (basketball)|forward]]-[[center (basketball)|center]] [[Amare Stoudemire]], the 2002-03 [[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]], but the season before Nash arrived, the Suns recorded a 29-53 win-loss record. Other than the additions of Nash and [[swingman]] [[Quentin Richardson]], the line-up was essentially unchanged from the previous season, and most pundits projected them to have another poor season. |
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Head coach [[Mike D'Antoni]], who had taken over midway through the previous season, favored the so-called "run and gun" style of basketball. This style requires smaller, more athletic players with the capability to outrun and out-shoot their opponents. Nash's familiarity with this style combined with the athleticism of teammates [[Amare Stoudemire|Stoudemire]], [[Shawn Marion|Marion]], and [[Joe Johnson (basketball)|Joe Johnson]] to produce many highlight reels, an NBA-best 62-20 record (a 33-win improvement from the previous season) and a points per game average of 110.4, the highest in a decade. |
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As the Suns' starting point guard and a veteran among youngsters, Nash proved to be a threat in every aspect of the Suns' offense and was one of the catalysts for the team's dramatic turnaround. He averaged 11.5 assists per game (the highest mark in that category since 1995) while making 50.2% of his field goals and 43.1% of his 3-pointers. |
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In the playoffs, Phoenix swept the [[Memphis Grizzlies]] in four games before meeting Nash's former club, the Dallas Mavericks, in the second round. Leading the Suns to a 4-2 series win, Nash put up some of the best numbers of his career, averaging 30.3 points, 12.0 assists, and 6.5 rebounds per game, recording his first playoff [[triple-double]], and scoring a 2005 playoff high 48 points in one game. The Suns played in the Western Conference finals for the first time since [[1993]], losing to the eventual NBA Champion [[San Antonio Spurs]] in 5 games. For the series, Nash averaged 23.2 points and 10.6 assists per game. |
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===Most Valuable Player 2005=== |
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In [[2004-05 NBA season|2005]], Nash slightly edged [[Shaquille O'Neal]] of the [[Miami Heat]] to win the [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA MVP award]]. [http://www.nba.com/news/nash_mvp_050508.html] Nash became the first Canadian and the second foreign-born player (after [[Hakeem Olajuwon]]) to earn the honor. He is the first MVP who did not lead his team in scoring since [[Dave Cowens]] in [[1972-73 NBA season|1972-73]]. Nash is just the fourth point guard ever to be named MVP — along with [[Magic Johnson]], [[Oscar Robertson]], and [[Bob Cousy]] — and only the sixth guard ([[Michael Jordan]] and [[Allen Iverson]] being the others). |
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===2005-2006 season=== |
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After losing three key players in the off-season (Stoudemire to injury, Joe Johnson to free agency and Quentin Richardson to a trade) the Suns were not expected to repeat their successful 2005 season. However, due to Nash's leadership and the great play of teammates Marion and [[Boris Diaw]] (winner of the Most Improved Player award that season), the Suns remained one of the elite teams in the NBA. They again were the highest scoring team in the league with seven players averaging double figures in points per game. Nash was voted as a first-time starter for the 2006 Western All-Star team. On May 17 it was announced that Nash had been named to the All-NBA first team. |
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Nash was widely viewed as an MVP candidate as the regular season came to a close. He set career highs in points (18.8), rebounds (4.2), field goal percentage (.512) and free throw percentage (a league-leading .921). While he shot the ball more than the previous year, he averaged a league-leading 10.5 assists per game. |
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He also became the fourth player in NBA history to shoot better than 50% from the field, 40% from three-point range (43.9), and 90% from the line, joining [[Larry Bird]], [[Reggie Miller]] and [[Mark Price]]. Along with Shawn Marion, Nash led the Suns to another Pacific Division title and 54 wins. |
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===Most Valuable Player 2006: Nash wins again=== |
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The MVP award was announced by the NBA on May 7, 2006 to be Steve Nash for the second year in a row [http://www.nba.com/news/nash_mvp_05-06.html]. The official announcement came only a day after the [[Phoenix Suns]] (playing against the Lakers) became the eighth team in NBA history to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win a best-of-seven playoff series. |
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Nash is only the second point guard, along with [[Magic Johnson]], to win the MVP award multiple times. Nash joined eight other NBA players with back-to-back MVP awards: [[Magic Johnson]], [[Bill Russell (basketball)|Bill Russell]], [[Wilt Chamberlain]], [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]], [[Moses Malone]], [[Larry Bird]], [[Michael Jordan]] and [[Tim Duncan]]. |
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==International career== |
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Nash captained [[Canada men's national basketball team]] at the [[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney Olympics in 2000]]. He had been offered a place on the Great Britain basketball team, but he turned it down to play for Canada. At one point, with a successful round-robin record and a berth in the quarter-finals of the tournament, commentators regarded Canada as a contender for a medal. This was followed by a tough loss in the quarters to France, by 5 points. However, Canada won their final game of the tournament, a placement game against Russia, which enabled Canada to finish 7th overall. Nash expressed disappointment in the result, saying "It hurts a lot. I feel like I let everybody down." Nevertheless, he did see a possible silver lining, saying "Hopefully kids [in Canada] will be inspired to play -- that's what I really hope." [http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesColumnists/daniels_sep29-sun.html] |
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Nash again led Team Canada during qualifying for the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]. Canada would qualify for Athens 2004 if they finished in the top three. However, Canada lost the semi-final to the United States, and then the third place match to the home team Puerto Rico. Nash was named tournament MVP, but he admitted that he was disappointed since Canada did not qualify for the Olympics. |
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==Player profile== |
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Nash is the reigning winner of back-to-back MVP titles and seen as one of the premier [[point guard]]s in the NBA. He led the league in assists in the last two consecutive seasons, averaging 11.5 assists per game in 2004-05 and 10.5 in the 2005-06 season. [http://www.nba.com/statistics/player/Assists.jsp?league=00&season=22004&conf=OVERALL&position=0&splitType=9&splitScope=GAME&qualified=Y&yearsExp=-1&splitDD=] [http://www.nba.com/statistics/player/Assists.jsp?league=00&qualified=Y&season=22005] He is an astute ball handler, as evidenced by his victory in the 2005 NBA All-Star Skills Contest. During the 2005 season, Nash's assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.98 was 11th best in the league among guards, [http://www.nba.com/statistics/player/Assists.jsp?league=00&season=22005&conf=OVERALL&position=0&splitType=9&qualified=Y&yearsExp=-1&sortOrder=6&splitDD=Default] He is a high percentage [[Three-point field goal|three-point]] shooter (42.1% lifetime average) and is an outstanding [[free throw]] shooter: his lifetime average of 89.6% is third in NBA history. [http://www.nba.com/statistics/default_all_time_leaders/AllTimeLeadersFG3PQuery.html?topic=4&stat=6] [http://www.nba.com/statistics/default_all_time_leaders/AllTimeLeadersFTPQuery.html?topic=4&stat=8] Nash is also very effective playing the [[pick and roll]] as demonstrated with former Dallas teammate [[Dirk Nowitzki]] and later with the Suns' [[Amare Stoudemire]] and [[Shawn Marion]]. [http://www.82games.com/pelton10.htm] |
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As a team mate, Nash is known for his leadership qualities. This is best shown by his current stint with the Suns, where his addition turned the Suns from a 29-53 record in 2003-04 into a 62-20 record in 2004-05, reaching the Conference Finals for the first time in 11 years and earning Nash his first MVP award. In the next season, Nash led a decimated Suns team into the Conference Finals, despite the injuries of all three big men [[Amare Stoudemire]], [[Kurt Thomas]] and [[Brian Grant]]. For this feat, Nash was awarded his second MVP award. |
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On [[May 11]], [[2006]], [[ESPN]].com rated Nash as the 9th greatest point guard of all time. [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dailydime-GreatestPointGuards] |
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==Off the court== |
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Nash set up the Steve Nash Foundation in order to help underprivileged kids in all aspects of their lives. In one story recollected by his father, Nash was told to cut down on his philanthropy since he had already given half a million dollars to charity. Nash replied that "there was so much more he could do". [http://www.toromagazine.ca/november2005/steve_nash_2.html] After he won the MVP award, numerous companies approached him to be the spokesperson for their products and appear in advertisements, including [[MDG Computers|MDG Computers Canada]][http://www.mdg.com/cp/news/?p=july29] and [[TSN]]. He also went on a humanitarian trip to [[Central America]]. Nash also makes time meeting sick children in hospitals. |
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Another aspect of his life that has caused Nash to stand out more from other NBA players is his keen interest in art, politics, and the world around him. For one, he is a discerning reader, tackling the works of such authors as [[Immanuel Kant]] and [[Alexander Solzhenitsyn]]. Nash also has a passion for travel, saying that "Whenever I travel, I feel almost calm. I love people. I love the world." [http://www.toromagazine.ca/november2005/steve_nash_2.html] |
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Nash's interest in politics led to controversy during the lead-up to the [[Iraq War]] when he chose to wear a custom-made t-shirt that stated "No war -- Shoot for peace" to the 2003 [[National Basketball Association All-Star Game|NBA All-Star Game]]. Nash explained his position by saying that the United States had provided insufficient evidence that [[Iraq]] was a threat and that the UN inspectors should be allowed to complete their mission. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/2003/all_star/news/2003/02/07/nash_war/] Although Nash did get positive support from teammate [[Nick Van Exel]] among others, he drew criticism from [[David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson]], a former Naval officer and fellow NBA player. Journalist [[Skip Bayless]] criticized Nash as being uninformed and advised him to "just shut up and play". [http://www.poynter.org/dg.lts/id.30113/content.content_view.htm] |
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On [[October 14]], [[2004]], Nash and longtime girlfriend Alejandra Amarilla became the parents of twin girls, Lola and Bella, who were born in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]. They married in June 2005. [[Dirk Nowitzki]] is the godfather of his children. |
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In May of 2006, Nash was named by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time magazine]]'' as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In the accompanying write-up by [[Charles Barkley]], Nash was lauded for his unselfishness on the court, and being "just a nice guy" who had paid for a new pediatric cardiology ward in a [[Paraguay]]an hospital. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1187353,00.html] |
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Nash is the subject of a book by Jeff Rud, ''Long Shot: Steve Nash's Journey to the NBA''. |
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Nash has been named captain of the "All-NBA Interview Team" numerous times. |
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Nash suffers from a medical condition called [[spondylolisthesis]], a forward movement of one of the vertebrae in the spine in relation to the one below it, causing muscle tightness and back pain. Nash does not let his condition mar his performance on the hardwood. He tries to keep moving when on the court and lies supine on the endline when not in the game in order to keep from stiffening. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/preview/siexclusive/2006/pr/subs/siexclusive/01/23/steve.nash0130/index.html?url=http%253A%252F%252Fpremium.si.cnn.com%252Fpr%252Fsubs2%252Fsiexclusive%252F2006%252Fpr%252Fsubs%252Fsiexclusive%252F01%252F23%252Fsteve.nash0130%252Findex.html] |
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In [[Nelly Furtado]]'s 2006 single "[[Promiscuous (song)|Promiscuous]]," she asks, "Is that the truth or are you talkin' trash, / Is your game MVP like Steve Nash?" Furtado also grew up in Victoria, British Columbia. |
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Rapper [[Cam'ron]] makes a reference to Nash in the song "Get 'em Daddy" featuring [[Hell Rell]] when he states "I got weed hash, When I breeze past, Breathe fast, Eat a**, On point like Steve Nash". |
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On Saturday, July 22, 2006, Nash hosted his second annual charity basketball game (previously held a year ago in the [[Air Canada Centre]] in [[Toronto]]) known as the [[Steve Nash Foundation Charity Classic]], at the [[GM Place|General Motors Place]] in [[Vancouver]]. At the classic, Nash sported a new hairstyle - he had shaved off his famous locks, and had a close-shaved [[crew cut]]. During the charity classic, Nash spoke to a group of youngsters, talking to them about how he achieved success in the NBA. While at the start of the fourth quarter he announced that the losing team would have to do 20 pushups infront of the 19 thousand present in the stands. Coincidentally his team (the West) lost by 5. |
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In August 2006, Nash trained with the [[Red Bull New York|New York Red Bulls]] of [[Major League Soccer]] as he is friends with Red Bull coach [[Bruce Arena]]. He was not allowed to participate in contact drills. |
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His College jersey (#11) was retired at Santa Clara, in September 2006. |
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==Career summary== |
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* '''2-time [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Most Valuable Player]]''': 2005, 2006 |
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* '''[[The Sporting News]] NBA Co-MVP''' (along with [[LeBron James]]): 2006 |
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* '''4-time [[National Basketball Association All-Star Game|NBA All-Star]]''': 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 |
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* '''4-time All-NBA''': |
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:* '''First Team''': 2005, 2006 |
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:* '''Third Team''': 2002, 2003 |
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* 2-time NBA regular season leader, '''assists per game''': 2005 ('''11.5'''), 2006 ('''10.5''') |
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* 2-time NBA regular season leader, '''assists''': 2005 ('''861'''), 2006 ('''826''') |
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* NBA regular season leader, '''free throw percentage''': 2006 ('''.921''') |
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* NBA league leader in '''assists per 48 minutes''': [[2003-04 NBA season|2004]] (12.6)<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/statistics?stat=nbaassists&qual=true&sort=asts&league=nba&split=0&season=2006&seasontype=2&avg=48&pos=all</ref>, [[2004-05 NBA season|2005]] (16.1)<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/statistics?stat=nbaassists&qual=true&sort=asts&league=nba&split=0&season=2005&seasontype=2&avg=48&pos=all</ref>, [[2005-06 NBA season|2006]] (14.2)<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/statistics?stat=nbaassists&qual=true&sort=asts&league=nba&split=0&season=2004&seasontype=2&avg=48&pos=all</ref> |
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*'''Career stats:''' 13.5 ppg, 2.8 rbg, 7.1 apg, 0.07 bpg, 0.81 spg, .477 FG%, .421 3FG%, .896 FT% |
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* ''[[GQ (magazine)|GQ]]'' Best Dressed List (2005) |
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==Career transactions== |
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* Selected by [[Phoenix Suns]] in 1st round of the [[1996 NBA Draft]] (15th overall) on [[26 June]] |
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* Signed by Suns to three-year, $3.2 million contract on [[24 July]] [[1996]] |
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* Traded by Suns to [[Dallas Mavericks]] for [[Martin Müürsepp|Martin Muursepp]], [[Bubba Wells]], draft rights to [[Pat Garrity]] and [[1999]] 1st-round pick (#9 - [[Shawn Marion]]) on [[24 June]] [[1998]] |
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* Contract with Mavericks expired, became free agent on [[1 July]] [[2004]] |
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* Signed by Suns to six-year, $66 million contract on [[14 July]] [[2004]] |
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==See also== |
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* [[Martin Nash]] |
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* [[Phoenix Suns]] |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesBiosN2Z/nash.html 2000 Olympic Games - bios] Canoe.ca |
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*[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/steve_nash/index.html?nav=page Steve Nash playerfile] NBA.com |
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==Notes== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/steve_nash/ NBA.com profile] |
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*[http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/n/nashst01.html Basketball-Reference.com: Steve Nash] |
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*[http://www.stevenash.org/ Steve Nash Foundation] |
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*[http://www.interbasket.net/players/stevenash.htm Steve Nash Player Profile (InterBasket)] |
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*[http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/sports/articles/0522nash0522.html Steve Nash's MVP season review and brief biography] |
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*[http://www.nba.com/suns/news/fastbreak_nash_cover.html Suns.com with an article on Nash in his rookie season] |
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*[http://basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=NashSt01 Nash's professional and college stats] |
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*[http://santaclarabroncos.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/050905aad.html 'Young Nash a Gem Waiting to Be Mined' - About Santa Clara's Coach Discovering Nash] |
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*[http://www.stevenashmvp.com/stevenash/ Steve Nash biography from SteveNashMVP.com] |
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Lovely lol |
Revision as of 01:04, 12 December 2006
Overrated