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ESPN sources say two-time MVP Steve Nash finalizing agreement with Golden State to join Warriors as part-time player development consultant

eckoner wrote:

Marc Stein
@ESPNSteinLine
ESPN sources say two-time MVP Steve Nash finalizing agreement with Golden State to join Warriors as part-time player development consultant

Thats a pretty nice "nose thumbing" to the Lakers?

Nash, who was not planning to go into coaching after formally announcing his retirement in March, has been lobbied aggressively by Warriors coach Steve Kerr and team president Rick Welts to spend a few days per month with the team to work on skills with individual players.

Kerr, Welts and current Warriors player development coach Bruce Fraser -- all of whom worked closely with the 41-year-old Nash when he was playing in Phoenix -- are among Nash's closest friends in the league and ultimately persuaded him to consider joining the NBA reigning champions as a part-timer.

late June -- when Nash played in longtime teammate Dirk Nowitzki's annual charity baseball game -- the Dallas Mavericks were still hoping to lobby Nash to consider unretiring and reuniting with Nowitzki as a spot-duty point guard for the coming season. ESPN.com reported in March that the Cleveland Cavaliers -- at the behest of Cavs general manager David Griffin and former Cavs exec Raja Bell, also former Nash colleagues in Phoenix -- likewise tried last season to persuade Nash to push for a buyout from the Lakers that would allow him to team up with LeBron James in Cleveland as a third point guard.

FrozenIceCubes wrote:All I gotta say is dont let the door hit you on the way out Nash.. You took the time to write your apologies on behalf of screwing the Lakers but in the end you are just another prick who should have never weared the Lakers uniform. and I'm not about to give credit to you working with Clarkson you probably worked with him in spite of doing something positive with the Lakers cause of how much negative influence you had on the Lakers team.

Let's hope the Lakers call up Gary Payton I bet he would turn Russell into a elite defender.

FrozenIceCubes wrote:No. That incident happened because he didn't take the time to work on his body. That injury did not screw up his knee as much as his predictable back spasms... I'm not about to speculate on if he stayed healthy it was obvious that he came to the Lakers on his last legs and was trying to coat tail his way to a free championship anyone who is upset about this truly doesn't know the situation.. Nash and Howard both will go down as sole losers that weared a Lakers uniform.

Danny Darko wrote:I am more disappointed because of the results he got with Clarkson. It's not like expected him to want to be here and constantly reminded of how he failed this organization.

Also I don't know that the glove is a viable coach and I know magic isn't. Scott actually had measurable success with guards in the past. Who has Gary mentored?

Westbreezy wrote:

Danny Darko wrote:I am more disappointed because of the results he got with Clarkson. It's not like expected him to want to be here and constantly reminded of how he failed this organization.

Also I don't know that the glove is a viable coach and I know magic isn't. Scott actually had measurable success with guards in the past. Who has Gary mentored?

He was great with Clarkson and I was really hoping he would workout with Russell too. Why doesn't Magic's name ever come up with regards to mentoring our young guards?