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This likely explains miller average play of late... he knows his days are numbered.
So much for playoffs. But wait....
Hollinger speculates Blazers will go after Nash.
John Hollinger assesses the faltering Phoenix Suns on ESPN Insider and writes on yesterday's rumor du jour, that franchise point guard Steve Nash might be headed for the block. Hollinger names the Portland Trail Blazers as one of the teams that might be interested in Nash's services should the Suns decide to move him...
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Which takes us to the elephant in the room: Steve Nash. If the Suns do decide to rebuild, then obviously it makes sense to trade Nash while they still could command a huge ransom for his services. Although Nash is 36 years old, he remains among the most efficient offensive operators in basketball -- indeed, in all of basketball history.
As such, one presumes he would command heavenly sums from contending-but-still-a-player-short teams like Orlando (again), Dallas, or perhaps even Portland. The Knicks, given the presence of Stoudemire and Mike D'Antoni, also present an intriguing possibility. So do the Hawks, if they could muster the gumption to take a risk or two, and the Rockets, who might score 300 points a game with Nash and Kevin Martin in the same backcourt.
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The knock against the Nash-to-Portland idea the previous 45 times it was floated was always the issue of pace and style, tracing back to a misfit alongside guard Brandon Roy.
With Roy now out of the picture indefinitely, and no longer the roster centerpiece going forward, Nash's age becomes the biggest question when assessing his fit in Portland. He's got a few years left, max.
This likely explains miller average play of late... he knows his days are numbered.
So much for playoffs. But wait....
Hollinger speculates Blazers will go after Nash.
John Hollinger assesses the faltering Phoenix Suns on ESPN Insider and writes on yesterday's rumor du jour, that franchise point guard Steve Nash might be headed for the block. Hollinger names the Portland Trail Blazers as one of the teams that might be interested in Nash's services should the Suns decide to move him...
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Which takes us to the elephant in the room: Steve Nash. If the Suns do decide to rebuild, then obviously it makes sense to trade Nash while they still could command a huge ransom for his services. Although Nash is 36 years old, he remains among the most efficient offensive operators in basketball -- indeed, in all of basketball history.
As such, one presumes he would command heavenly sums from contending-but-still-a-player-short teams like Orlando (again), Dallas, or perhaps even Portland. The Knicks, given the presence of Stoudemire and Mike D'Antoni, also present an intriguing possibility. So do the Hawks, if they could muster the gumption to take a risk or two, and the Rockets, who might score 300 points a game with Nash and Kevin Martin in the same backcourt.
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The knock against the Nash-to-Portland idea the previous 45 times it was floated was always the issue of pace and style, tracing back to a misfit alongside guard Brandon Roy.
With Roy now out of the picture indefinitely, and no longer the roster centerpiece going forward, Nash's age becomes the biggest question when assessing his fit in Portland. He's got a few years left, max.
