Position: defender
Birthday: February 7th, 74.
Height: 1.9 1M
Weight: 88.5kg
Graduate school:
Santa Clara University (Santa Clara)
/kloc-0 graduated in 1996
In 2002, he was selected as the "third team" of NBA.
During the 1999-2000 season, he hit 0.403 three-pointers, ranking 17 in the NBA.
1997-98 season 3-point shooting rate was 0.4 15, ranking 13 in NBA.
Participate in 1997 all-star weekend "rookie contest"
1996165438+1October 14, first NBA appearance against Vancouver Grizzlies, score 17, rebound 7, assist 12.
In July 2004, he jumped to Sun.
1996 draft was selected by Sun's first round 15,1996165438+10/4, making his first NBA appearance against Vancouver Grizzlies, scoring 17. Participate in 1997 all-star weekend "rookie contest"; 1997-98 season three-point shooting rate 0.4 15, NBA ranking13; 1998 was exchanged to Mavericks; 1999-2000 season 3-point hit rate 0.403, NBA ranking17; In 2002, he was selected as the "third team" of NBA; In the summer of 2004, he returned to the Suns and was selected to the All-Star Team twice.
As a point guard, Nash has a quick and sharp style, and his passing is elusive. His ability to throw key balls is not inferior to those of the scorers. Since returning to the Suns, he has completely become the core of the team, successfully defending the assists king and MVP in the regular season. The highest score in a single game in his career is 39 points, and the most assists in a single game 19 times.
Technical statistics
In the season, the team started rebounding, assisting, stealing and blocking.
96-97 Sun 6521.002.10.310.003
Sun 7692.10 3.4 0.83 0.059.438+0
98-99 calf 40 40 2.90 5.5 0.93 0.05 7.9
99-00 calf 56 27 2.20 4.9 0.66 0.05 8.6
00-0 1 calf 70 70 3.20 7.31.03 0.0715.6
0 1-02 calf 82 82 3.10 7.7 0.65 0.0517.9
02-03 calf 82 82 2.90 7.31.04 0.0717.7
03-04 calf 78 78 3.00 8.8 0.86 0.1014.5
Sun 75 75 3.3011.51.000 0.10/5.5
In 2003 -2004, he averaged 14.5 points, 3.00 rebounds and 8.8 assists.
Personal professional record:
20011211,scored 39 points against the Blazers.
In 2003 165438+ 10/7, vs blazers grabbed 10 rebounds.
April 2004 1, vs king assists 19 times.
Steve nash stood naked in the visiting locker room of Madison Square Garden. He has just come out of the shower and is wiping himself with a towel. On the world's most famous stage, the Canadian is not shy at all. He made a naked speech in front of reporters in Kan Kan. "I want to win the MVP? Honestly, I didn't think about it. I just think about how to help the team win and how to make myself play the best level. " It was the second half of this year 1 month, and Nash was recognized as the most valuable player in the first half of this season.
Two and a half months later, Heat super center O 'Neal caught up and became a hot MVP candidate, but Canadians are still strong contenders for this award. If he can win the MVP this season, he will become another real point guard after 1963/ 1964 Oscar Robertson. The 40-year-old's snub to the top player in the "Maurice PaDollof Cup" is likely to be broken by this disheveled Canadian.
"I know everyone is talking about this, and I'm very happy, but it's really hard to say whether I can win the prize or not, because there are still many competitors competing." Nash is as humble as ever. Breaking the opponent's head on the court, but being humble and peaceful off the court, this is his character.
He prefers to talk about football.
After wiping the water on his body, Nash turned and approached his closet, and leaned over to get his clothes. His back is exposed outside the cabinet, with many eye-catching scars and new bloody wounds. 133 defeated the Knicks with 1 18, and Nash was sweating and bleeding. If the reporter hadn't observed it himself, no one would have noticed these tiny wounds. "Hey, guy, what are you doing? You're not gay, are you? " Nash joked, "These are just common injuries. It is not surprising that any NBA player will experience this situation. "
He would rather turn the topic to something other than basketball. Nash proudly declared that the Suns are not only the best basketball team in the NBA, but also the best football team. "Almost all the players in our team can play football. At first, some of them didn't know how to play football, but I taught them. Sometimes, after training, we will play football on the training ground. " No one doubts the truth of Nash's remarks, because in this year's Denver All-Star Game, Nash also played basketball for teammate Stoudemire who participated in the dunk contest. The skillful cooperation of the latter is enough to show that he is no stranger to football.
His biggest dream is to become a football star. Nash's father is a professional football player. When he was a child, his family lived in a suburb less than one kilometer from Tottenham, England. Nash is a fanatical supporter of Tottenham Hotspur. Before entering middle school, Nash's favorite sport was football. So that after Nash entered the NBA and became a basketball star, when he mentioned that his favorite team was the Spurs, the American media all thought that the Spurs were Nash's favorite team. At this time, Nash will smile and explain, "Not the Spurs, but the Spurs ..."
Later, Nash's family moved to Canada, and Nash fell in love with basketball again, playing NCAA at Santa Clara University in California. 1996 was selected by Phoenix Sun to help Kidd and Kevin Johnson. Two years later, he went to Dallas. Six years later, he returned to Phoenix, where he played the most beautiful season of his career in nine years. This circle is perfectly drawn.
But he still likes football, but his ranking has changed. Basketball is his present career, and football is his hobby. He has been to Brazil, the "football kingdom", and he is going to go again after playing this season's NBA. "I will go with the president this time." Nash nodded to the team's backup point guard Barbosa, who smiled back. Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Barbosa is an excellent football player. He often plays football with Nash and is nicknamed "President" by Nash.
Of course, at the end of this season, if solar energy wins the championship, Nash, the "world champion" in the eyes of Americans, will feel very beautiful when he goes to the "football kingdom" with the championship ring.
O 'Neill is his biggest competitor.
Nash is a shy person. Last year, in 65438+February, when the Sun was in a winning streak of 1 1, Nash sent at least 10 assists in every game, breaking the record that Magic Johnson reached double digits in consecutive 10 assists. Someone asked Nash how he felt after breaking the record. "I am embarrassed to break his record because he is my idol." No one expected Nash to say that.
The same is true of his attitude towards MVP. Although it has always been the favorite of the most valuable players in the wave of public opinion, Nash said that he thinks O 'Neill and Duncan are more qualified to win this award than he is, because they have shown stronger dominance in their respective teams, and the Suns won more because of the strength of the team than himself. "I have the best teammates in the world. We have the fastest speed in the world. Our team plays so well because of everyone. If I am an MVP, everyone in our team is an MVP. "
Interestingly, if he can be declared the most valuable player of the season in May this year, he will be another point guard who won the award after Magic Johnson 1986/ 1987. The last time he broke the magician's record, Nash said it was "embarrassing", but it would be an honor to take over the magician's torch this time. Moreover, if strictly speaking "pure point guard", the all-around magician is not included, Nash will be the real number one player who won the highest personal honor after "Big O" Robertson.
As many experts have pointed out, if the judges choose the "best player" this year, the winner will be O 'Neill, but if more people think that MVP is "the biggest player who changes the team", Nash will win the trophy.