Is the Sun Setting on Steve Nash?

In the great history of the National Basketball Association, there may never have been a more unlikely Most Valuable Player winner than Steve Nash. And the man won twice. > Now 34, and without a ring on the finger, Steve Nash might be looking at the end being nearer than he likes. > Perhaps Nash will not be undone by his own physical limitations, having age and a chronically bad back working against him, but possibly by a roster that will drive him to the end. > The Suns have been accepted as a fun team and nothing more. They have not garnered respect over the past few seasons for their up-tempo, run-and-gun style, predicated by the smooth, fierce Nash. > Sure, people love the style, but the critics frown upon it because defense wins championships. It is not playoff type basketball, which is usually when the game slows down and the boring half court set takes over. > Maybe you’ve heard that the Suns brought in Shaquille O’Neal? Maybe you’ve also heard that it hasn’t worked ... (link)