Steve Nash
Steve Nash
Stephen John Nash, OC, OBC, is a Canadian retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association. He was an eight-time NBA All-Star and a seven-time All-NBA selection. Twice, Nash was named the NBA Most Valuable Player while playing for the Phoenix Suns. He currently serves as general manager of the Canadian national team and as a player development consultant for the Golden State Warriors...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth7 February 1974
CountryCanada
A lot of people can relate to me because I'm normal size and came from humble beginnings. It's probably easier to (relate) to than some guy 6 foot 7 who can jump out of the gym.
A lot of guys shot the ball well, and I thought we played extremely hard defensively even though they made a lot of shots. It was a pretty solid performance.
A lot of teams in that situation wouldn't fight through it.
They had great facilities, and the people have been very hospitable. It's been a blast.
They're going to single one out because it's on Kobe? To me that's a shame.
You replay and you rethink. The mistakes really hurt.
Any way you slice it, we very easily gave up a 17-point lead. It was disappointing. We went cold. We probably didn't get enough penetration or ball movement.
Anytime people step up at the end of games to close teams out, that's the sign of a good team. We had a couple of guys who made some big plays and made us a winner tonight.
They were great to me. I appreciate that.
They were great to me, and I appreciate that, ... Hopefully, the Wildcat fans can stick behind us.
This is a chance to get a little bit of separation if we play well. We blew one in Denver but tonight was a good one and we've got a few coming up here.
I was bummed, but I'm happy for him, ... I told him, 'I just want you to go where you're happy. Obviously, I want you to be here.' I thought he was pretty close to coming.
I thought we had a really good camp,
I thought we just played really solid tonight. It would be nice to be 3-2 up but we're in a position now where we can ride the momentum and let it all hang out in LA.