<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The good news is Steve Nash's troublesome back is feeling just fine. The bad news is the Suns point guard and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player can't tell you how long it's going to feel that way. "It's feeling pretty good now so, hopefully, it's behind us," Nash said after practice Wednesday in preparation for tonight's game against visiting New Orleans. "It's one of those things that can happen on a freaky couple of plays. Hopefully, it goes away, but I can't predict the future." Nash, averaging 18.8 points and a league-leading 11.4 assists per game, found comfort from back spasms by sitting out two recent games. Watching his teammates play without him also brought him some peace of mind. It took away the growing stereotype of "As goes Steve Nash, so go the Suns." "I think as any of us go, we go," said Nash, who scored 19 points and hit a decisive, three-point shot in the final seconds Monday night to sink Golden State 113-110. " . . . And we're capable of winning without me in the lineup. I thought we had some great performances (against Philadelphia and Utah) without me in the lineup." Coach Mike D'Antoni is keeping an eye on his star guard but didn't talk about curbing any of Nash's minutes. And as for those who may think the Suns rely too heavily on Nash, D'Antoni offered a blunt and honest answer.</div> Source
I appreciate getting to watch Nash for all those minutes, but he's almost 33 now, isn't he? There are point guards who don't have chronic back pain who start to collapse around there, and quickness is a huge part of his game. Hopefully his teammates will be able to improve their off the ball movement so they can oepn up passing lanes on their end, save him some of the physical toil of manuevering for position every play.
