OT_Nash doesn't see Phx making playoffs

Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash(notes) has been in the NBA since 1996 and has seen a lot during his career. As he's about to begin yet another season, he says he's not expecting his team to make it to the playoffs, according to SB Nation.

"To be honest, if I was outside this picture and a betting man, I would probably pick us to be outside of the playoffs considering all the changes and the new guys," said Nash, 36, according to the site.


http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/rumors/...t=AjDarDk0UpW.zCVEfIk2R6.8vLYF?urn=nba-279533


Nash doesn't seem like a Nate guy and is happy in Phx . . . but a former POY winding up his carreer might be interested in one more championship run . . . unfortunately he probably has more chance ending up on the Lakers than the Blazers.

 

MIND TRICKS! Lowering the expectations.

 

HCP where did you get that avatar image?

 

That dude was at the last Duck game in the stands!

 

Ouch. Can respect his honesty though.

 

Hedo Turkoglu is potentially their starting power forward ...



"Ball"

 

At first I thought they might have a fire sale and we could take advantage.

...Then I looked at their roster (With the exception to Lopez, he's legit)

 

I've always kind of liked Childress (OK, I like him quite a bit) but I'll take the younger, better version of him in Nic.

 

This team desperately needs Jared Dudley.

 

If Phoenix is out of the playoff race early on in the season I hope we make a run at Nash. He would be a large upgrade over Miller and I think with some picks and rookies thrown in we may be able to get a deal done.

Yes he is 36 but he has a lot of skills that stick around with age. I think he could play for a number of future season as Kidd is doing and Stockton did.

 

This.

 

Nash didn't exactly say he doesn't see his team making the playoffs. He said "if he was on the outside" basically meaning that to the untrained eye, it looks like we won't be good but we will be.

 

That's an NBA roster?

Josh Childress
Earl Clark
Goran Dragic
Jared Dudley
Channing Frye
Grant Hill
Matt Janning
Gani Lawal
Robin Lopez
Steve Nash
Jason Richardson
Garret Siler
Hedo Turkoglu
Hakim Warrick

Fucking hell. Robin Lopez is going to get a shit-ton of rebounds this year. Because sure as fuck nobody else will.

God I wish Oden were healthy for this game.

 

Also, Nash is a bad fit for our team if Brandon wants the ball.

 

Frye can.

 

You know, Nash is owed $21 mil for this season and next. I wonder if we could package Przybilla, the pick we just got, our first rounder next year, and the trade exception for him.

Sounds kind of crazy, but I'd actually kind of like to have both Nash and Miller. It'd be awesome to have two old creaky pass-first point guards on the roster for the full 48 minutes.

Miller might not like it, though....

 

Is that pic online somewhere?

 

lol. Uh, yeah. Assuming they count "picking the ball up after Nash kicks it to you after a made shot" a rebound.

 

I don't think I've ever once heard a player complain about having Nash as a teammate. I doubt Roy would be the first.

 

This is why I picked him up in most of my NBA fantasy teams.