Phoenix, known as Phoenix, named Phoenix, has the meaning of Phoenix Nirvana. Phoenix owns four major sports league clubs in the United States, the most famous of which is the Suns, founded in 1968!
Once the sun, the team as its name, the style of the ball is unrestrained and enthusiastic, they have played the most fiery running and bombing style of play in the history of the NBA, 7 seconds of offense, the scorching sun, so that people all over the world at that time are bloody! And the person who led and connected this team at that time was today's protagonist, Steve Nash.
Steve Nash was born on February 7, 1974 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and subsequently settled in Canada with his parents. As a child, Nash dabbled in football, basketball, and ice hockey, and nash won three chess championships and won the Most Valuable Footballer award in British Columbia. However, there is providence in the darkness, nash at the age of 13, the ghost made God give up these projects he is good at, firmly chose basketball, and threatened to enter the NBA to become a star! He was named the West Coast Player of the Year twice, 1994-1995 and 1995-1996, broke the Santa Clara all-time record with 510 assists in his career, was named the best team in the United States by the Associated Press, became the fourth player in West Coast history to score and assist first in his senior year, and the first player in West Coast history to win MVP as a rookie.
In the 1996 NBA Draft, Steve Nash was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 15th pick and officially landed in the NBA. With the Suns at the time veteran guard Kevin Johnson and best rookie Jason Kidd at the time, Nash's development was extremely limited, averaging only 10 points per game and no way to prove himself. In 1998, the Dallas Mavericks traded Nash from the Suns with Buba Wells and Martin Musup in the draft, and got Deknovitsky, who had just entered the NBA, that year. Nash and Nowitzki's friendship is a good story in the NBA, Nash and Dirk quickly became best friends, shy and introverted drivers were deeply influenced by Nash, Nash taught drivers how to accept interviews and how to deal with reporters' difficulties, the driver also learned American black words with Nash, and even their hairstyles were extremely similar, but the two people did not have a good time in Dallas at first, because they did not play the game that fans expected, they were often questioned by fans. At that time, not many people would have thought that these two young and young lads would become legends in the future! After two tough seasons, Nash finally found his place, and in later seasons, Nash was known as the Three Musketeers alongside Nowitzki and Finley! In the 2003-2004 season, Nash played in 78 games for the Mavericks, averaging 14.5 points, 8.8 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game, and was named to the league's best offensive team. He had a career-high 19 assists against the Kings on April 1, 2004, a season-high 31 points against the Cavaliers on March 30, 2004, a career-high triple-double with 14 points, 12 assists and a career-high 10 rebounds on November 17, 2003, and five three-pointers against the Hornets on November 11, 2003. But happy times are always short-lived, and with the inability to make a substantial breakthrough in the playoffs, the team's management finally can't wait.
Nash became a free agent in 2004, and at this time Cuban was not willing to spend money on such an ordinary and poorly defensive Canadian defender, while the old club Suns were full of sincerity, and the new boss Savour, general manager Clongelo Jr. and Xiaosi joined the recruitment of Nash. At that time, the Suns had all-around forward Marion, the amazing physical fitness of the interior player StanderMeier, but the lack of a core that can connect the team, the team's All-Star guard Marbury is not the answer, and finally Nash returned to the place where the dream began, even if the first two years he did not have a very pleasant time here. Later, Cuban recalled that letting Nash go was the worst decision he had ever made in his life. The 04-05 season was a special year for the NBA, and the Suns, who had 29 wins and 53 losses last season, were transformed, and under the guidance of head coach D'Antoni, the running and bombing tactics turned out! It's a way the NBA has never seen before, so the Suns have a tsunami of 62 wins and 20 losses in the new season, and it's all because of Nash's arrival, the man running in the wind. Nash's passing seems to invisibly lead the rhythm of the receiver, in place, catching the ball, jumping, shooting, these actions are very comfortable in one go. Thanks to Nash's wide field of vision, accurate passing and super high ball quotient, the Suns have achieved excellent results in two consecutive seasons under Nash's leadership in 04-06, and Nash also won his second MVP trophy in 2006 and was the MVP of Lianzhuang!
The MVP trophy makes Nash look great, but only trainer Nelson knows best how much Nash has given, he needs to do something extra to make sure his back is healthy, "Sometimes we spend hours on him treating him, the whole process is very painful, others may not be able to accept it, in order to be able to perform better on the field, he has to bear." 」 In addition, Nash consciously changed his eating habits, and fried foods and sweet foods disappeared from his life. The Suns' years at Nash, with mercury-like passing to the extreme, the Suns also made Nash, in addition to 2 MVP trophies, Nash also won 5 assists king, 8 all-Star lineups 7 NBA Best Team honors, and often a member of the 180 club. But what Nash longed for most in his heart was the Omline Cup, even if he was still alone after the season reimbursement of Xiaosi, even if he spilled blood in the 07 semi-finals, he gave everything he could already give. This is Nash's tragedy, and it's also the NBA's tragedy. Nash played at the Suns for ten years, he brought countless wonderful memories for the team for the fans, when they learned that Nash was leaving, the fans expressed their understanding, and they sincerely hoped that Nash could fight for his championship dream. "Nash is ok You can go", and in the end Nash chose to join Kobe, Gasol, Howard and Artest to join the Los Angeles Lakers.
Since Nash's beloved No. 13 player has retired for Chamberlain in the Lakers, he decided to choose the No. 10 to pay tribute to the football superstar - Messi, in the Lakers, Nash and Kobe Gasol Howard formed the "F4" lineup, but injuries and age made "F4" more famous than strength, and eventually the formation of "F4" also ended in failure, and Nash's increasingly serious back injury also made him unable to continue playing, and finally in 2015, the 41-year-old Nash announced his retirement, ending his 19-year NBA career.
Nash's retirement life is quite wonderful, investing in the football club and also working as a development consultant for the Warriors, and when the Warriors celebrated their championship moment in the locker room after the 2017 Finals, Nash held Durant's FMVP trophy, looked at it affectionately, kissed it carefully and quickly, as if afraid of being seen. No one knows what Nash was thinking at the time, but after that, from the time Nash resigned from the stage to accept the award invitation, it can still be seen that the regret of not being able to win the championship as a player is greater than the joy. In a later interview, the reporter asked: "As players, do you really care about the honor of the championship, just like the fans and the media?" Nash replied: "For the fans, the honor of the championship is crucial, of course they can have their own opinions, but you still have to live your own life, I think it's sometimes difficult for fans to realize this, yes, you didn't win the championship but that's part of your life. ”
Excitingly, Nash was officially inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018, and while that's a foregone conclusion, countless fans are proud of Nash because he deserves it all. Nash said in a speech at the Hall of Fame, "You don't necessarily have to be the chosen son of time, but be yourself, grow up in your own world, don't be afraid when you question yourself, stick to it, you will suddenly be enlightened, don't give up your efforts, don't give up on goals, even if you reach it, stand on the stage, and challenge your limits every day."
Time goes against the tide, the sun will rise as usual, when the wind blows through the desert of Phoenix, Nash 13 galloping figure, let's recall that year, in Nash's eyes, everyone is doing slow motion, no matter how fast the game, Nash can always see everything on the field to pass the ball to the most threatening place. This series of actions takes only 7 seconds or less. I think that's probably the speed of the wind.