Sources: Nash asked for Shaq to be traded....

[xtremesteven33]

The trade of Shaquille O'Neal to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday was more than just a contract dump for the Phoenix Suns.

It also was done to satisfy point guard Steve Nash.

According to an NBA source, Nash expressed his displeasure with O'Neal during a meeting last week in New York with general manager Steve Kerr.

Nash, still one of the best point guards in the NBA, will become a free agent after this season if the Suns can't sign him this summer to a contract extension.

"I think he told him [Kerr] that if O'Neal was there, he wouldn't be around much longer,'' said the NBA source who requested his name not be used. "That pretty much sealed it.''

Nash had grown weary of O'Neal's inability to keep up with the fast-paced play that the Suns had been so successful with in the past and with O'Neal's demand to be a bigger part of the offense.


http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/06/25/steve-nash-asked-for-shaq-to-be-traded/

[Muser]

Waiting for DoK.

[Muser]

Oh and :lmao

[ginobili's bald spot]

This should increase DoK's nash love to new levels. Not a surprise though.

[IronMexican]

DoK, come on down!

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I already knew this.

[Muser]

Anticlimax :(

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

It's not a coincidence Nash and Kerr had a "meeting" in New York less than a week ago discussing what it would take for Nash to sign an extension.

[IronMexican]

I don't even know why PHX would want to re-sign on of the players on the roster. When it's time to blow it up, blow it up.

[ginobili's bald spot]

So unselfish. The consummate team player. Who wouldn't wanna play with this guy?

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Nash is such a nice guy!!! What a great leader!!! I love having players on the Suns who stab their teammates in the back!!!!

What's funny about this is Nash went behind Marion's back 16 months ago to get him traded for Shaq, and now he wants Shaq traded??? Make up your mind Canadian cancer.....which players do you want traded?

What's funny is I bet half the people who read my posts thought I'm a nut case blindly hating on Nash calling him a cancer who gets teammates traded, it turns out I'm not so wrong.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Sarver is so concerned with saving money, Kerr is useless. The way this team is run, he should just make Nash player/GM. It's time Nash stops hiding behind Kerr and starts taking blame for the personnel decisions he has engineered.

[sonic21]

Duh. Nash can't get hype and win in a halfcourt team with a post scorer like Shaq

[hater]

Nash wants 7 seconds of less back so he can have a shot at another MVP. that's pretty much the only trophy he can possibly win :lol

[mattb_25]

Suns and mavs fans just have it bad right now...

[resistanze]

2-time MVP trumps 1-time MVP.

It's only fair.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Nash had grown weary of O'Neal's inability to keep up with the fast-paced play that the Suns had been so successful with in the past and with O'Neal's demand to be a bigger part of the offense.



:lmao the player with 0 rings mad the player with 4 rings gets too many touches.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

2-time MVP trumps 1-time MVP.

It's only fair.


Go light yourself on fire.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

that's pretty much the only trophy he can possibly win :lol


That's also the only trophy he cares about winning.

[Muser]

2-time MVP trumps 1-time MVP.

It's only fair.


3 times finals MVP > 0 times finals MVP.

[sonic21]

Just waitin' for Shaq to verbally smack Steve Nash

[ginobili's bald spot]

That's also the only trophy he cares about winning.

Yup. And "having fun" >>>>>> Winning.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Tell me how my ass taste, eh?

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

"having fun" >>>>>> Winning.


That's Nash's golden basketball rule.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I know LA fans criticize Shaq for making comments about teams after he leaves, but as far as Nash goes, he deserves a comment Shaq is probably going to make.

[Indazone]

He wants Dirk to come to Phoenix so they can continue the lovefest.

[Stump]

DoK, why are you even still a Suns fan? If you're really this disgusted, maybe it's worth finding a new team.

[ShoogarBear]

If Shaq happens to win next year with LeBron, I think I know who will be invited to his next ass-tasting party.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

DoK, why are you even still a Suns fan? If you're really this disgusted, maybe it's worth finding a new team.

Cause I've lived in Phoenix my entire life, anymore questions?

[Strike]

DoK, why are you even still a Suns fan? If you're really this disgusted, maybe it's worth finding a new team.

WTF?

How many people here get blasted for being "bandwagon" fans? And you're suggesting DoK latches on to another team just because things are going shitty? Nice to see where you'll be if the unthinkable bottom out after Tim Duncan retires.

Fail, dude. Epic fail.

I commend DoK for being faithful to the franchise he loves while being honest about the douchebag that is the starting point guard.

Thick and thin, Stump. Thick and thin.

[IronMexican]

It could be worse. DoK could be a Raider fan.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I commend DoK for being faithful to the franchise he loves while being honest about the douchebag that is the starting point guard.


I wish everyone understood the difference between hating a team and hating players on a team like you did.

The notion that if you're a fan of a team you have to like every player on the team is bullshit.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

It could be worse. DoK could be a Raider fan.

The Raiders have actually won a superbowl. At the rate we're going the Suns are becoming the Cubs of basketball.

[jack sommerset]

Like Kerr would listen to Nash.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Like Kerr would listen to Nash.

[Don't comment on the situation when you know nothing about it.

[Strike]

I wish everyone understood the difference between hating a team and hating players on a team like you did.

The notion that if you're a fan of a team you have to like every player on the team is bullshit.

Sig worthy.

[baseline bum]

Why are the Suns so eager to appease a 35 year-old Nash? I can't understand trading Amare and keeping the old guy.

[IronMexican]

Lol, ya'll should have seen the amount of people crying on the Laker boards over booing Sasha. I may have not liked a lot of players, but he was the first one I ever truly hated.

[baseline bum]

Lol, ya'll should have seen the amount of people crying on the Laker boards over booing Sasha. I may have not liked a lot of players, but he was the first one I ever truly hated.

Booing Vujacic? At the parade? Not even Rice got booed after his kid blurted out on live TV that he wanted daddy to go to Miami.

[Strike]

Lol, ya'll should have seen the amount of people crying on the Laker boards over booing Sasha. I may have not liked a lot of players, but he was the first one I ever truly hated.

:lmao

Now THAT'S funny!

[IronMexican]

Yup, booes. I thought I was going to be the only one booing him but was pleasntly surprised when I heard about 60% of the people there booing.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I hate fans that get really mad when a player is criticized or booed. I've got several friends that if Nash raped their mother they'd make an excuse explaining why he raped her.

[Strike]

I hate fans that get really mad when a player is criticized or booed. I've got several friends that if Nash raped their mother they'd make an excuse explaining why he raped her.

Thin line between loyalty and obsession.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Thin line between loyalty and obsession.


Anyone who is still a Nash fan isn't a loyal Suns fan. 95% of the people that still love Nash hopped on the bandwagon in 2004 and are under the impression the Suns have never had a good team before Nash came along.

[Jeremy]

The Raiders have actually won a superbowl. At the rate we're going the Suns are becoming the Cubs of basketball.

Even the Cubs have won championships.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Even the Cubs have won championships.


They don't count.

[manufan10]

Damn, I had no idea Nash was a douchebag. DoK what or when made you dislike Steve Nash?

[Strike]

They don't count.

Hey now, just because they were over a century ago doesn't mean they don't count.

[TheNextGen]

but but but Shaq wasnt the reason the Suns fell apart.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Damn, I had no idea Nash was a douchebag. DoK what or when made you dislike Steve Nash?


I started to dislike Nash when 16 games into the year the Suns were 11-5, and Nash complained that playing defense wasn't "fun". He then made several comments since then that furthered this.

This doesn't surprise me at all. Nash has been uncovered as a selfish player more concerned with himself than his team.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

but but but Shaq wasnt the reason the Suns fell apart.


He wasn't. The Suns were 4-12 against the top teams in the West at the time of the Shaq trade, they were done before the trade.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

When was it ever good? Im just saying...


When the Suns looked like a team that would contend for awhile. I didn't even think they would be so quick to turn into a lottery team after 2007. I expected a decline once Sarver made it clear he wasn't going to improve the roster, I didn't think it would be such a rapid decline.

[IronMexican]

At least I can say "I made it through the Kerry Collins, Aaron Brooks days" I can even say I was there when the big talk was "Bobby Hoying or Jeff George". Can't really do that with the Lakers since they never stay down for long.

[Strike]

At least I can say "I made it through the Kerry Collins, Aaron Brooks days" I can even say I was there when the big talk was "Bobby Hoying or Jeff George".

:tu

Now the question is, will you or I eventually be saying "I made it through the JaMarcus Russel days"?

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Rapid it was. I truly felt the year Amare got suspended, that was their year.


I even did. Which is why after they couldn't win that year, my view was, "If they couldn't win now, they're never going to win with the team they have."

It would have been a stretch to dismantle the team after 2007, but after they lost to the Spurs in the first round a year ago, it should have been an obvious liquidate the team and rebuild situation.

You look at what they could have gotten for Amare last year and what teams are offering for him now, waiting a year to rebuild was a monumental mistake.

[IronMexican]

Try Todd Marinovich, yeah...:depressed
I was too young for that. With my SC bias, I probably would have never given up on him.

:tu

Now the question is, will you or I eventually be saying "I made it through the JaMarcus Russel days"?

I hope not. Reports are he is doing great now after shaking off the dust.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

At least I can say "I made it through the Kerry Collins, Aaron Brooks days" I can even say I was there when the big talk was "Bobby Hoying or Jeff George". Can't really do that with the Lakers since they never stay down for long.

I made it through the 2.5 years if Starbury :lol.

Other than take getting to watch Marbury take Tony Parker to church several times a year, the Starbury Suns were horrible.

[Strike]

I was too young for that. With my SC bias, I probably would have never given up on him.


I hope not. Reports are he is doing great now after shaking off the dust.

Somehow Al Davis will manage to throw a wrench in the works.

[Chillen]

I am pretty sure Shaq will have something to say about that. The Suns just want to play an uptempo game and put up 150 points a game or something and not play any defense. Shaq was brought in to help them beat the Spurs (didn't happen) and deal with the Lakers (who just won the NBA title). It obviously did not work out for them. I think they gave up on that team way to fast, Shaq was really playing well for them. Nash just wants to try and win another MVP award and see if they can make the playoffs. Shaq I guess was in the way of that.

[Strike]

Try Todd Marinovich, yeah...:depressed

Marijuanavich? Wait, he graduated to Heroinavich. My bad.


I remember him. :bang

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Starbury eyes use to light up when he saw Parker on the floor.


It's funny.....when they had him, they were the crappy team that always gave the Spurs a weird amount of trouble.....since they've gotten Nash, they've been the great team always plays like shit against the Spurs. It's something I'll never figure out.

[Strike]

Yup, its been a long road since 83. The Bo Jackson curse still remains.

Don't mention Bo. I don't feel like crying right now.

[IronMexican]

Whenever my dad talks about Bo, I swear he has a hard on.

[Strike]

Whenever my dad talks about Bo, I swear he has a hard on.

Your dad or Bo?

[manufan10]

Your dad or Bo?

:lol

[ginobili's bald spot]

Im assuming you werent around during the Bo era. Lets just say that weak ass tackle on him cost us at least two titles. Bo was a GOD!

Bo Jackson on Tecmo super bowl is the greatest video game player ever.

[IronMexican]

My dad. He was in love with him or something. Only thing I get to see are those highlights of him tearing apart The Bozz.

It sucks when the best years of Raider football are losing in the AFC title game(2000, Fat fuck Siragusa), having the worst call I'd ever seen(2001, tuck rule) and getting outcoached(2002, no explenation needed. I remember after 98-99, I thought this team was going to win a couple of Super Bowls. They had gone 8-8 and knocked the Chiefs out of the playoffs in OT.

[manufan10]

Bo Jackson on Tecmo super bowl is the greatest video game player ever.

Without a doubt!

[Strike]

Im assuming you werent around during the Bo era. Lets just say that weak ass tackle on him cost us at least two titles. Bo was a GOD!

+1

I watched that game with a friend (fellow Raiders fan). At the time, I never would have thought it would be the last time I'd see the guy play professional football.

[ginobili's bald spot]

Without a doubt!

:lol I'm glad someone else remembers that. :toast

[ginobili's bald spot]

It was cheating while playing with Bo. I had a counter to Bo though. I would put Jerry Rice at tailback and it was heaven. Also, the Giants had a curl route that couldnt be stopped, even if you picked the play.

Timvp needs to put this in the arcade.



http://www.nesplay.com/play/Tecmo_Super_Bowl.html

[IronMexican]

I'm more of a Raider fan than anything. I even told my ex girl that she was behind the Raiders in my list of importance:lol

[ginobili's bald spot]

I'm more of a Raider fan than anything. I even told my ex girl that she was behind the Raiders in my list of importance:lol

I tell every girl that about the Lakers when I first meet them. It makes things much easier.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I limit my relationship with girls to one night stands involving alcohol.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I limit my relationship with girls to one night stands involving alcohol.


And it's not like those happen very often :depressed

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

BUMP


wanted to make sure Pauls saw this :lol

[SenorSpur]

WTF?

How many people here get blasted for being "bandwagon" fans? And you're suggesting DoK latches on to another team just because things are going shitty? Nice to see where you'll be if the unthinkable bottom out after Tim Duncan retires.

Fail, dude. Epic fail.

I commend DoK for being faithful to the franchise he loves while being honest about the douchebag that is the starting point guard.
Thick and thin, Stump. Thick and thin.

Amen!

IMO, a true fan is one that supports his team, yet can maintain a degree of objectivity and doesn't mind criticizing the FO and players when warranted. I've come to respect DOK's position on any and all things Suns because, while he's a lifelong fan, he can look beyond his fandom and see things for how they really are. He doesn't feel compelled to accept any and every decision made by ownership and management.

Sarver has jerked that franchise from one philosophy to another during his tenure. His flip-flopping and poor decisions have caused the type of chaos that usually dooms organizations and companies.

[mojorizen7]

Did we even need a link to this story?
Looking back on it, I'm shocked that Nashy didn't have Sarver/Kerr blown the fuck up by a canadian car bomb when they let D'Umbtoni walk.
Kerr came in with a plan of changing the culture of showpony,defenseless smallball. Good idea but he forgot to cut loose of the headmaster of this 3 ring circus and now he's got the same ole smallish fucking squad he had when he took over....except its got hella less talent, and its incapable of even 50+ and fade. Nice goin Kerr. Get some balls and cut loose of MV Steve while you've still gotta job.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Did we even need a link to this story?

Yes, everyone is under the impression Nash is a great teammate that loves everyone. If Nash wasn't that gay "little white boy that could" storybook athlete, The media would be tearing him apart right now. The only difference between Nash and Allen Iverson is their skin color......oh and Iverson has actually played in the finals.

[KidCongo]

Ship him to New York. Bron prefers Kidd to Nash.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Ship him to New York. Bron prefers Kidd to Nash.


As he should.

[Culburn369]

oh and Iverson has actually played in the finals.

Until Phil sicked Lue on him and then it was over rather quickly.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Until Phil sicked Lue on him and then it was over rather quickly.


That's beside the point...

Iverson finals appearances: 1
Nash finals appearances: 0

[Gino]

Yes, everyone is under the impression Nash is a great teammate that loves everyone. If Nash wasn't that gay "little white boy that could" storybook athlete, The media would be tearing him apart right now. The only difference between Nash and Allen Iverson is their skin color......oh and Iverson has actually played in the finals.

Thats quite possibly the dumbest thing Ive ever read on this forum.

Edutcate yourself, idiot:


Controversy

Iverson has often been a controversial figure, dating back to his teenage years, including some troubles with the law.

1993: This incident was profiled on the television news magazine 60 Minutes due to claims of racial bias in the adjudication of the case. L. Douglas Wilder, at the time Governor of Virginia, became convinced that Iverson had been treated unfairly and controversially granted Iverson clemency, releasing him from his sentence. Iverson's conviction was later overturned on appeal.[5]

1997: Iverson, along with his friends, was stopped by policemen for speeding late at night and was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon and for possession of marijuana. He pleaded no contest and was sentenced to community service.[27]

2000: Iverson recorded a rap single named 40 Bars. However, after being criticized for its controversial lyrics, he eventually was unable to release it. Going under his moniker, "Jewelz", the album was alleged to have made derogatory remarks about homosexuals. After criticism from activist groups and NBA Commissioner David Stern, he agreed to change the lyrics, but ultimately never released the album.[28]

2002: Iverson allegedly threw his wife Tawanna out of their mansion during a fight. The following night, an enraged Iverson later went looking for his wife at his cousin's apartment.

2004: During the latter part of the 2003–2004 season, Iverson bristled under the disciplinarian approach of the Sixers' new head coach Chris Ford. This led to a number of contentious incidents, including Iverson being suspended for missing practice, fined for failing to notify Ford that Iverson would not attend a game because he was sick, and refusing to play in game because he felt "insulted" that Ford wanted Iverson to come off the bench as he worked his way back from an injury.[29]

On February 24, 2004, Iverson, a noted regular casino patron, was spotted at Bally's Park Place in Atlantic City urinating in a trash can in full view of staff and patrons. He was told by casino management not to return.[30]

When the 2004 United States Olympic team gathered in Jacksonville, Florida for its first exhibition game, Iverson was late. He was suspended for the game.[31]

2005: On December 9, 2005 after the Sixers defeated the Charlotte Bobcats, Iverson paid a late-night visit to the Trump Taj Mahal. After winning a hand at a three-card-stud poker table, Iverson was overpaid $10,000 in chips by a dealer. When the dealer quickly realized the mistake and requested the chips back, Iverson refused and a heated head-turning argument between him and casino staff began. Atlantic City casino regulations reportedly state that when a casino makes a payout mistake in favor of the gambler, he or she must return the money that they did not legitimately win by playing.[30]

Also in 2005, Iverson's bodyguard Jason Kane was accused of assaulting a man at a Washington DC nightclub after the man, Marlin Godfrey, refused to leave the club's VIP section so Iverson's entourage could enter. Godfrey suffered a concussion, a ruptured eardrum, a burst blood vessel in his eye, a torn rotator cuff, cuts and bruises, and emotional injuries. Although Iverson did not touch Godfrey himself, Godfrey sued Iverson for the injuries caused by his bodyguard. In 2007 a jury awarded Godfrey $260,000. The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the verdict in 2009.[32]

NBA Dress Code: In 2005, NBA commissioner David Stern banned what critics and supporters call "hip-hop culture"-related attire such as Mitchell & Ness brand throwback jerseys, baggy jeans, crooked baseball caps, do-rags, knee-length t-shirts, large items of jewelry, and Timberland boots. Punishment for violations would include fines and possible suspensions for repeat violations.[33] Iverson harshly criticized Stern's dress code, saying that it "would not change a person's character regardless of what type of clothing they wore", and that "associating hip-hop styles of dress with violent crime, drugs, or a bad image is racist." Iverson also said that the advertising of many prominent NBA sponsors, such as Nike, Reebok, Puma and Adidas were heavily influenced by hip-hop culture.

2007: Iverson was fined $25,000 by the NBA for criticizing referee Steve Javie following a game between the Nuggets and Iverson's former team, the Philadelphia 76ers, played January 2, 2007. During the course of the game, Iverson committed two technical fouls and was ejected from the game. After the game, Iverson said, "I thought I got fouled on that play, and I said I thought that he was calling the game personal I should have known that I couldn't say anything anyway. It's been something personal with me and him since I got in the league. This was just the perfect game for him to try and make me look bad."[34]



I once saw an interview with Iverson with Stephen A. Smith. He asked Iverson to describe himself with one word.

Iverson's answer: "Killa"

S.A.S. then asked him to describe Carmelo Anthony with a single word.

Iverson thought about for at least one minute and then said:

"Killa"

S.A.S. then asked him to describe Carmelo Anthony AND Allen Iverson.

Again, A.I. thought about for a couple of minutes and then said:

"Killa duo".

Two years ago I saw the best regular season game of my life when the Suns and Mavericks went to double overtime. The crazy part was the Suns were down by like 7 with under a minute to go. Nash managed to get fouled while shooting a three and drilled another and I thought "that guy NEVER gives up". Nash is a defensive liability but it isnt due to heart.

To say that the only difference between these two is "skin color" is not only ignorant but offensive.

You should stop posting. Youre fucking clueless.

[Culburn369]

To say that the only difference between these two is "skin color" is not only ignorant but offensive.

Perhaps, but, it is nothing but true---and needed to be cited.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I love besstiality and jacking off to pictures of macaulay culkin

[Gino]

I love it even more. Where Iverson has a "controversy" section in his bio, Nash has the following:


Off the court

Personal lifeNash has a brother, Martin, who plays for the Vancouver Whitecaps and has made 30 appearances for the Canadian national soccer team.[3] He also has a sister, Joann, who was the captain of the University of Victoria women's soccer team for three years and was named one of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association All-Stars.[8][57] Nash is married to his longtime girlfriend, Alejandra Amarilla, whom he met in 2001 in Manhattan. They married in June 2005, and they have twin girls, Lola and Bella, who were born on 14 October 2004.[9]

Nash suffers from a medical condition called spondylolisthesis which causes muscle tightness and back pain. Due to his condition, when he is not in the game, rather than sitting on the bench, he lies on his back to keep his muscles from stiffening.[58]


Charity
In 2001, Nash formed the Steve Nash Foundation. Through grants to public service and nonprofit entities, the Foundation aims to foster health in kids by funding projects that provide services to children affected by poverty, illness, abuse, or neglect, and create opportunity for education, play, and empowerment. It focuses its resources on communities in Phoenix, Arizona, and British Columbia, Canada. It was given charitable status in 2004.[3] This foundation was awarded the Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy in 2008.[59] Nash also founded the Jim Jennings Memorial Endowment Fund, established in honour of a volunteer staff member at Santa Clara University who served the basketball team for more than 20 years.[11]

Elsewhere, Nash is the sponsor of the Steve Nash Youth Basketball League in British Columbia that has grown over 10,000 participants.[9] He has also become involved with GuluWalk, a Canadian-operated charitable organization that raises awareness and funds for the war-affected children of northern Uganda. In September 2007, Nash and Yao Ming headlined a group of NBA players who travelled to China and played an exhibition game with the Chinese national basketball team. The charity event reportedly raised 2.5 million dollars, earmarked for Chinese children in need.[60] In May 2006, Nash was named by 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 basketball court, and being "just a nice guy" who had paid for a new pediatric cardiology ward in a Paraguayan hospital.[61]

Endorsements
Nash is known to be selective about endorsing products, preferring to work with companies he deems socially responsible. (YEAH....JUST LIKE IVERSON!!) After winning his first MVP award, he was approached to be the spokesperson for numerous products, including MDG Computers, Raymond Weil watches, Vitamin Water, and Clearly Canadian bottled water.[62] He also has a longstanding relationship with Nike.[63] Like fellow NBA stars Yao Ming, Carmelo Anthony, and Greg Oden, Nash is represented by agent Bill Duffy.[64]


Soccer
Nash grew up playing soccer—he stated in a 2005 interview that he could have played professionally if he had focused on it[65]—and continues to hold an interest in the sport. When Dirk Nowitzki arrived in the NBA from Germany, he and Nash became close friends, in part because they enjoyed watching soccer together. Nash is friends with several professional soccer players, including Alessandro Del Piero, Thierry Henry, Owen Hargreaves, Massimo Ambrosini and Steve McManaman.[66] During his off-season, when he lives in New York City, he has trained with the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer,[67] and once tried to arrange a pick-up game in the city's Central Park with the Red Bulls and one of his local teams.[68]

Nash—whose father was born in the Tottenham district of London—is a lifelong Tottenham Hotspur supporter, and has expressed interest in owning a minority stake in the club. "I'd like to be an owner. It's something I could do for the rest of my life after my little window of popularity dies," he said in an interview with The New York Times.[69] Nash added, "I've been a passionate supporter all my life. My parents are from north London and so it's not like I'm some Yank who wants to make a profit out of football. I don't care about making money. I just want to see Spurs succeed and, if I can help, that's great." However, he said any participation in Spurs would come after his basketball career is over, and he has had only "casual contact" with chairman Daniel Levy and former director of football Damien Comolli.[70] Nash has also said that he intends to bring Major League Soccer to Vancouver as early as 2011.[71]

Nash, along with former Yahoo! president and fellow Victoria-native Jeff Mallett, are investors in Women's Professional Soccer, a soccer league that will be launched in April 2009. Nash cited his twin daughters and wanting to have role models for them to look up to as a reason for supporting the league.[72] Nash also co-hosted Showdown in Chinatown in 2008, an 8-on-8 charity soccer game held at Sara D. Roosevelt Park. He scored two goals in his team's 8–5 victory. Participants included Thierry Henry, Jason Kidd, Baron Davis, and Suns teammates Raja Bell and Leandro Barbosa.[73]


Other interests
Nash and a Montreal-based partner, Leonard Schlemm, opened the first Steve Nash Sports Club in the spring of 2007 in downtown Vancouver, a high-end, $5-million, 38,500-square-foot (3,580 m2) facility that will mirror Nash's own fitness philosophy.[74]

In 2007, Nash wrote and produced an 81-second commercial for Nike titled "Training Day", directed by Julian Schnabel's daughter Lola, which gained popularity as a viral video on YouTube.[75] Nash also started a film production company together with his cousin, filmmaker Ezra Holland, and intends to produce independent films.[75] The first creative effort to come from Meathawk was a 91-second commercial, titled "The Sixty Million Dollar Man", for Nike's eco-friendly Trash Talk shoe, the first high-performance shoe to be made—at the behest of the environmentally conscious Nash—from recycled materials. Nash has worn the shoe since February 2008 but Nike produced only 5,000 pairs for sale. The ad which broke virally on Earth Day 2008, was written by Nash and the directors of the spot, Danny Vaia and Ezra Holland. It is a spoof remake of the title sequence of the American television series The Six Million Dollar Man and plays on Nash’s numerous on-court collisions. Amaré Stoudemire and Raja Bell have cameo appearances.[76][77][78]

[Gino]

Perhaps, but, it is nothing but true---and needed to be cited.

I know who you are. I heard you were dead.

[dirk4mvp]

Fingering my asshole to pictures of the black power rangers is what I call a good time!

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I'm a registered sex offender in 20 different states. I only live in Massachusetts cause gay marriage is legal there

[Gino]

Is that it?!!!! :lol

I want to read more about the awesome parallels youve discovered between Steve Nash and Allen Iverson.

Tell us more. You almost had me convinced they are the same person!!!

Or just shut the fuck up cuz you just got owned.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Or just shut the fuck up cuz you just got owned.

After the results of that poll you look pretty ridiculous saying that.

[James David Manning]

Gino is a disgusting racist honkey sinner. Those things he did to those animals are unspeakable. May god have mercy on his disturbed soul. God bless son.

[Gino]

After the results of that poll you look pretty ridiculous saying that.

Ohhhhhhhhh!!! You started a poll, logged in as all your alts and voted for yourself thirty times! :lol

Wait. Thats not true either! First, you logged in as an alt and started the poll pretending to be a third-party mediator ("Ive noticed that these two were arguing and just wanted to start a poll over 'who is the better poster'").

Do you know how pathetic that is?

And guess what? Who gives a fuck? Youre a fucking idiot. So is the KFC crew and half the Lakers posters here! You can all have a "Gino Sucks" day and I laugh cuz I know youre just a bunch of pre-pubescent kids.

The thing is...they may hate me for bashing their team (Laker fans) and their leader and his stupid joke (FinDog and the stupid bit from the Ratatouille guy), but even they have enough brain cells to acknowledge that your analogy between Nash and Iverson is fucking stupid.

You should be embarrassed. I know you hate the Suns, but that kind of stretch is such self-ownage.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

:lmao Gino is mad that everyone hates him.

[Culburn369]

I know who you are. I heard you were dead.

Sure. Cubby don't travel incognito. It's just difficult for me to find a platform that I ain't locked out of, or, kicked out of, or, can remain upright in for longer than a day. This one is pretty sweet. One can respect the Spurs. They've dispensed with the Suns numerous times on my behalf. I loathe the Suns. & they, as an organization respect the Lakers, but, still hold a healthy hatred for them.

Matzel, Matzel, good things.

[Findog]

I crave acceptance on an internet messageboard. People with opinions that are different from mine scare and frighten me.

[Gino]

:lmao Gino is mad that everyone hates him.

On the contrary. Not everyone hates me. Those who do include:

1) The KFC Crew
2) Laker fans
3) You and all of your alts.

I put the KFC crew all on ignore. It really isnt worth my time debating whether or not standing for the pledge is somehow an endorsement of the Bush administration.

Likewise, your posts are so beyond reason Im starting to think its not worth my time.

I mean, seriously. Who says that the only difference between Nash and Iverson is their skin color? Not only are they polar opposites "personality-wise", but their games arent very similar either.

This isnt the first asinine post youve made. In fact, its pretty much the norm with you.

I wish you luck in the future and hope that you start to mature soon.

Words of advice: Bizzare jokes about kiddie porn arent funny, cool, witty, amusing, etc.

You need to grow up. And you are officially ignored.

[Gino]

Sure. Cubby don't travel incognito. It's just difficult for me to find a platform that I ain't locked out of, or, kicked out of, or, can remain upright in for longer than a day. This one is pretty sweet. One can respect the Spurs. They've dispensed with the Suns numerous times on my behalf. I loathe the Suns. & they, as an organization respect the Lakers, but, still hold a healthy hatred for them.

Matzel, Matzel, good things.

I wouldnt think theres enough Suns fans here to feed your appetite for trolling.

But Im not sure youre really Cubby. Where did you supposedly meet Jerry Colangelo for lunch?

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Yes, please put my posts on ignore, do it!!!

[Culburn369]

tee, hee. Arby's at Town & Country.

I was sitting there reading that month's issue of Penthouse Letters when I hear this guy sitting in a booth in back of me talking on his cell phone. The voice was distinctive. I turn around, but, his back is to me. So I nonchalantly walk around the booths to see who it is and sure as Hell it's Colangelo. He was dressed impeccably, but, looked exhausted. He was there waiting on his wife to have her nails done down the way. I admit, I did not bust his balls about O & probably 33 at that time. I was a bit in awe and quite surprised to find him there, and said as much. He said he'd like the taste of Arby's since forever. We talked a little longer, then I left, forgetting the bag of Cherry Turnovers on his table. I drove home like a maniac, and told everybody on the old AZ Cental site. It was the goods!

[Findog]

Bizarre kiddie porn is amazing

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

And you are officially ignored.

:cheer:cheer:cheer:cheer:cheer

[dirk4mvp]

I put the KFC crew all on ignore.



Thanks :tu

I guess that's what you do when you get regulated like you did in the Josh Howard thread.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Thanks :tu


He thinks that we care, like it's some sort of privilege for that mentally disturbed pervert to read your posts :lmao

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Thanks :tu

I guess that's what you do when you get regulated like you did in the Josh Howard thread.


Yup, or when you lose a poll 30 something to 8.

[vicphoenix13]

I see the Steve Nash hate club has decided to pile on. Apparently you clowns never bothered to notice how Shaq has burned bridges with every star player he played with. Kobe had enough of his act and Wade even ripped Shaq after he left Miami. But go ahead and continue with your double standard Nash haters.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I see the Steve Nash hate club has decided to pile on. Apparently you clowns never bothered to notice how Shaq has burned bridges with every star player he played with. Kobe had enough of his act and Wade even ripped Shaq after he left Miami. But go ahead and continue with your double standard Nash haters.


When Shaq left LA, the Lakers needed a 3 year rebuilding period to get good again.

When Nash left Dallas, the Mavericks made their first ever trip to the finals :lmao

[vicphoenix13]

When Shaq left LA, the Lakers needed a 3 year rebuilding period to get good again.

When Nash left Dallas, the Mavericks made their first ever trip to the finals :lmao

Not before Nash destroyed the Mavs in the 2005 Western semi-finals. And the Mavs only got to the Finals because of terrible officiating in the Spurs series. Then against the Heat, the Mavs choked away a 2-0 lead. The following year, the Warriors completed the biggest upset in NBA history when they beat the Mavs in the playoffs.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Not before Nash destroyed the Mavs in the 2005 Western semi-finals. And the Mavs only got to the Finals because of terrible officiating in the Spurs series. Then against the Heat, the Mavs choked away a 2-0 lead. The following year, the Warriors completed the biggest upset in NBA history when they beat the Mavs in the playoffs.


:lol bandwagon Suns fan still living in the past.

[Findog]

Not before Nash destroyed the Mavs in the 2005 Western semi-finals. And the Mavs only got to the Finals because of terrible officiating in the Spurs series. Then against the Heat, the Mavs choked away a 2-0 lead. The following year, the Warriors completed the biggest upset in NBA history when they beat the Mavs in the playoffs.

None of that changes the fact that Dallas was a better team without him than with him.

[dirk4mvp]

I wonder how bad it would've been if the Mavs had Nash trying to guard Wade on a few possesions.

Oh wait, he makes it a habit of getting raped by Parker, so they wouldn't have got that far anyway.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I wonder how bad it would've been if the Mavs had Nash trying to guard Wade on a few possesions.

Oh wait, he makes it a habit of getting raped by Parker, so they wouldn't have got that far anyway.


I also find it funny Nash fan dwells on Nash's series against Dallas in 2005 and forgets the must win game against Dallas at the end of the regular season where Jason Kidd ran train on Nash.

[lefty]

I call BS

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I call BS


Right cause you've paid as much attention to the situation as I have.

[lefty]

Right cause you've paid as much attention to the situation as I have.
I call BS here too

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I'm a blind Shaq hater so I'm going to ignorantly call BS on something I know nothing about

[lefty]

DUNCANownsKOBE (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=14638) , what do you have against Burritos with Salsa ?

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

DUNCANownsKOBE (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=14638) , what do you have against Burritos with Salsa ?

Nothing. They're fuckin delicious.

[lefty]

Nothing. They're fuckin delicious.
:toast

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

:toast


Especially breakfast ones.

[pauls931]

None of that changes the fact that Dallas was a better team without him than with him.

only a time machine can prove that....

[Findog]

only a time machine can prove that....

I think it was borne out pretty clearly the past 4 years. It greatly strengthened a Western competitor as well, and that mitigates the move somewhat..but they had no control over his destination once they decided he wasn't worth what the market was willing to pay him.