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About Steve Nash

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

In the history of basketball in Canada, there are two key people, of course, the first is the inventor of basketball: James – Naismith; while the second is Steve Nash, he is the soul of the Canadian team, his basketball accomplishments is impressive. Nash was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, when he was less than 2 years old; he immigrated to Canada, and soon he fell in love with football and ice hockey. Nash was the first time access to basketball at more than 10 years of age, but he quickly grew, now becomes the NBA superstar.

In 2000, Nash on behalf of the Canadian team for the Sydney Olympics, after the victory over Spain, although Nash scored 26 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the perfect data, but it is difficult to help the Canadian team beat powerful teams the former Yugoslavia . Went into the final eight, the Canadian team was in the quarter-final loss to France. 2003 Olympic Games qualifier in North America, Steve Nash won the Most Valuable Player. Finally, the Canadian team won the fourth, missed the 2004 Athens Olympics, this is the last time Nash on behalf of the national team.

2003-04 season, Nash as a free agent to make a surprise to many people’s decision – to return to Phoenix. Before a season to know the sun’s record of only 29wins 53 losses. In Coach Mike – Mike D’Antoni and Nash’s joint efforts of the sun .With the rapid and efficient offense, thus breaking the sky, they twice in 2005 and 2006 among the Western Conference finals, won two seasons, and they are the most valuable Nash players. It was Nash’s outstanding performance that the sun is now the western TOP5 teams.

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