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Steve Nash Set To Retire At The End Of This Season?

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Steve Nash Set To Retire At The End Of This Season? 

Post#1 » by WCDYNASTY » Mon Feb 10, 2014 9:36 am

Steve Nash Set To Retire At The End Of This Season?
Posted by: Dan Duangdao (February 09, 2014)

After not playing for nearly three months, Steve Nash made his return during the Los Angeles Lakers’ three-game road trip. While most wanted Nash to actually retire rather than attempt to come back, the former two-time MVP surprised most as he played extremely well. In two games, Nash averaged 13.0 points and 7.0 assists in 26.5 minutes.

While Nash hopes he can sustain this level of play for the rest of the season, the New York Daily News’ Mitch Lawrence is reporting that Nash has already told friends that this is his last season:

“Steve Nash finally made it back to the Lakers and has told a few friends this is going to be it, even though he has one season to go on his contract, at $9.7 million. Nash, who turned 40 Friday, doesn’t expect to help much, but that’s been the story of his injury-plagued Laker career. He really missed the camaraderie with his teammates when he was out for three months with a nerve injury in his back, and says he wants to experience that for at least the last part of this season before he calls it a career.”

While Nash could have easily retired after 10 months of dealing with numerous injuries, he worked extremely hard with his Canadian trainer to give himself a chance. Through two games, Nash has shown that he is able to play at a fairly high-level, but it is going to be a question mark for the remainder of the season.

For a player who will surely be a future Hall-of-Farmer when his playing days are over, Nash clearly wants to try to end his career on a high note. Despite all the skepticism he has had to endure over the past three months, we can only hope that Nash can leave the game the way he wants to.


SOURCE #1 (LAKERS NATION):
http://www.lakersnation.com/lakers-rumors-steve-nash-set-to-retire-at-the-end-of-this-season/2014/02/09/

SOURCE #2 (N.Y. DAILY NEWS):
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/lawrence-all-star-weekend-players-fight-tennessee-tax-article-1.1607126
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Re: Steve Nash Set To Retire At The End Of This Season? 

Post#2 » by gotokyo » Mon Feb 10, 2014 10:07 am

Regardless of how much money he's made in his career, his hall of fame status, and all the nagging injuries.


It'd be extremely hard for anybody to turn down 9.7 million guaranteed dollars. Add in the fact that he could earn that money by simply cheer-leading on the bench...


I'm not so sure I buy an early retirement.
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Post#3 » by dockingsched » Mon Feb 10, 2014 2:46 pm

You actually only have one source, some Mitch Lawrence guy ive never heard of and that I'm reluctant to believe due to ny daily's poor reputation
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Re: Steve Nash Set To Retire At The End Of This Season? 

Post#4 » by myersia » Mon Feb 10, 2014 2:50 pm

The way Nash is as a person I think he does retire this off-season to help the Lakers. I think he feels bad that he hasn't been able to contribute the way he wanted too. Nash understands that he has hurt the team somewhat. I think Nash retires and Dantoni resigns in the off-season.
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Post#5 » by LApwnd » Mon Feb 10, 2014 4:12 pm

gotokyo wrote:Regardless of how much money he's made in his career, his hall of fame status, and all the nagging injuries.


It'd be extremely hard for anybody to turn down 9.7 million guaranteed dollars. Add in the fact that he could earn that money by simply cheer-leading on the bench...


I'm not so sure I buy an early retirement.


he would still get that money if dr.'s can qualify him for the career ending type injury exception ala Roy and Darius Miles some years ago and with this nerve thing flairing up he might as well consider it.
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Post#6 » by TonyMontana » Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:22 pm

Ohhhh Nooooooo!!! Says a certain poster on our board. This is all a bunch of lies. Nash can still play and lead us to the promise land. :lol:
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Post#7 » by BEazy » Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:44 pm

Good riddance. Honestly I don't care how he acts off the court. I don't care if he's a humble nice guy. He did absolutely nothing to help us. Along with his butt buddy coach Antoni.

Building around this old man was the biggest mistake Lakers ever made.

Just like Dwight I'm going to say he was never a Laker.

Hate on me all you want. I really dislike Nash and that's my opinion. People may feel differently but I honestly don't care.
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Post#8 » by Iamabeasttt » Mon Feb 10, 2014 7:04 pm

can people please stop posting lakers nation as a source? Lakers nation just takes articles and rewrites them, but at least they cite their sources.
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Post#9 » by TonyMontana » Mon Feb 10, 2014 7:52 pm

No chance in hell Nash is going to leave 9.7 mil on the table and walk out. Would you?
He will stay until either his body falls apart which it is or his contract ends. Its very obvious.
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Post#10 » by Tiesto_Lakers » Mon Feb 10, 2014 8:15 pm

He'll be 41 next season, which is just plain old for anybody, let alone a PG in the NBA and having to guard beasts like Paul, Westbrook, Lillard, Curry, and Bledsoe in the tough Western Conference.
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Post#11 » by Fresh360Waves » Mon Feb 10, 2014 8:49 pm

TonyMontana wrote:No chance in hell Nash is going to leave 9.7 mil on the table and walk out. Would you?
He will stay until either his body falls apart which it is or his contract ends. Its very obvious.

If he retires, he will still get paid for next season.
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Post#12 » by TonyMontana » Mon Feb 10, 2014 8:52 pm

Tiesto_Lakers wrote:He'll be 41 next season, which is just plain old for anybody, let alone a PG in the NBA and having to guard beasts like Paul, Westbrook, Lillard, Curry, and Bledsoe in the tough Western Conference.


NONESENSE!!!! :lol: :lol:

He still has a few years left in the tank once we tape him up says the producer of ROCKY IIV!!!
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Re: Steve Nash Set To Retire At The End Of This Season? 

Post#13 » by TonyMontana » Mon Feb 10, 2014 9:07 pm

Fresh360Waves wrote:
TonyMontana wrote:No chance in hell Nash is going to leave 9.7 mil on the table and walk out. Would you?
He will stay until either his body falls apart which it is or his contract ends. Its very obvious.

If he retires, he will still get paid for next season.


Im aware of that "medical retirement"and "cap relief"!
My point is all the Nash is this and Nash is that. Good faith and good will on his behalf would be. "Hey Im done and I cant play anymore. So Im opting out of my last years contract"
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Re: Steve Nash Set To Retire At The End Of This Season? 

Post#14 » by Kilroy » Mon Feb 10, 2014 10:01 pm

If he retires, he gets nothing next season.

If he doesn't play any more games this season and can't play for the foreseeable future and the lakers apply for and receive a medical waiver on him, he can still get paid the remainder of his contract... But if he retires during his contract, the payments stop.

He could get the medical waiver with us, go off our cap, still get paid, sign with Pho and retire a Sun if he wanted.
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Post#15 » by crazyeights » Mon Feb 10, 2014 11:09 pm

ScHoolBoy B wrote:Good riddance. Honestly I don't care how he acts off the court. I don't care if he's a humble nice guy. He did absolutely nothing to help us. Along with his butt buddy coach Antoni.


TBH, this board's disparaging comments goes too often unnoticed. Enough already with the pseudo-slurs. I don’t care if we’re talking bball, this is a public setting: grow up.
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Post#16 » by TonyMontana » Tue Feb 11, 2014 12:01 am

Kilroy wrote:
If he doesn't play any more games this season and can't play for the foreseeable future and the lakers apply for and receive a medical waiver on him, he can still get paid the remainder of his contract...

Im aware of that. But getting the cap space relief will help us dont you agree?

Kilroy wrote:But if he retires during his contract, the payments stop.
Which I doubt he will, in-fact I know he wont retire. Why should he? Nobody in their right mind would walk away with that kind of money that is guaranteed.

But let me be honest here. Nash is becoming the most hated NBA player to ever play for the Lakers. I was at the game yesterday and specially after the 3rd qt was over and even after the game when we went to yard house. The entire conversation by Laker fans was about him retiring and how he is and was a bad choice for the Lakers. Even on the social media Laker fans are hammering him away that he is liability and he needs to retire since he is done. He is basically sitting at home and on the bench doing nothing meanwhile taking Lakers money.

Kilroy wrote:He could get the medical waiver with us, go off our cap, still get paid, sign with Pho and retire a Sun if he wanted.

I mean I do see your point, he gets paid no matter what. Might as well ride out his contract and see what happens. Maybe something good will come out of it. Trust me you have a good point, but I doubt he will. He hasnt been healthy since he came to LA. Maybe a few weeks but lets be honest here how many injuries has he had and how many games has he missed?

My point is he wont get any better, he is done and Im willing to get the medical retirement on him, get the 9.7 cap space and use it on a good F.A than to take my chances with him hoping to get better. Let him walk to whatever team he goes to.
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Re: Steve Nash Set To Retire At The End Of This Season? 

Post#17 » by Kilroy » Tue Feb 11, 2014 12:09 am

Yeah, I figured you understood that... That post wasn't a response to yours.

He's done and it sounds like he knows it. So the only question is how we structure his departure.
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Post#18 » by TonyMontana » Tue Feb 11, 2014 12:18 am

Kilroy wrote:Yeah, I figured you understood that... That post wasn't a response to yours.

He's done and it sounds like he knows it. So the only question is how we structure his departure.


I know. I edit the Laker fans comment on the second reply. Since again. I dont think Nash would walk away. If he does then props to him for a classy move as a player, but to continue to play would probably damage his rep with not just Laker fans but other fan base. Again thats if he doesnt call it quits on his own and forces medical retirement. Im hoping classy retirement myself. Then everybody is happy and yes we took a chance and it didnt pan out like we hoped with him. Thank you and best of luck. Lets move one.
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Post#19 » by BEazy » Tue Feb 11, 2014 12:28 am

crazyeights wrote:
ScHoolBoy B wrote:Good riddance. Honestly I don't care how he acts off the court. I don't care if he's a humble nice guy. He did absolutely nothing to help us. Along with his butt buddy coach Antoni.


TBH, this board's disparaging comments goes too often unnoticed. Enough already with the pseudo-slurs. I don’t care if we’re talking bball, this is a public setting: grow up.


Thanks for the information. Would you like to contribute some more to the topic or just state that you don't like somebody's opinion?? Get real dude, this is a PUBLIC forum. That means anybody can say what they want to say. So stop being a little kid getting your feelings hurt just because somebody said something you don't like.

Antoni has a system that being forced upon the Lakers and who benefits the most of this system? Steve Nash. That's why we ultimately went with Dantoni instead of Phil Jackson, to utilize his skills that never displayed during his tenure here. Also to hide his hideous defense as well. Like I said GOOD RIDDANCE. Peace.
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Post#20 » by dockingsched » Tue Feb 11, 2014 12:40 am

Your comments show pretty clearly what an idiot you are. Nash got hurt, nothing he can do about it. He's tried his best to get back on the court. You act like he quit on the team and decided to just cash his checks.
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