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Gortat feels overlooked

Last season, 51 percent of starting center Marcin Gortat’s field goals were assisted by Nash. It is a sore spot for Gortat, who relished Nash publicly often but felt overlooked in the process.

“It is kind of (expletive) up,” Gortat said. “I’m not taking anything away from Steve Nash. He’s a great, great point guard. I mean probably the best point guard I’ve ever played the game with. But at the end of the day, there were a few other big men playing with him and they didn’t succeed. It’s not like Steve Nash, whatever he touches is going to turn into gold. You need a second person who has got some kind of skills and some kind of feeling for the game to make that duo work perfectly.

“I think we were working perfectly. We were No. 1 in the league by the passes and finishes. I’d say there was a little bit of credit for me, too. I finished some hard shots, too, by the way. Some of the little credit should also go on my side.”

Gortat also has to prove he won’t shrink in a big moment. With postseason hopes on the line at Utah in April, Gortat had five consecutive shots in the lane blocked. It was a continuation of his poor shooting in the season’s stretch run. He admitted that his Utah performance haunted him this summer.

“Being that guy who was leading the team most of the games on the boards and in points, then all of a sudden when the main game is coming in, you’re failing,” Gortat said. “It hurts. The only thing I can say is sorry to the fans and I’ll promise to do better.”

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sunsfan88 wrote:
I don't know if he's right or not but I LOVE the fact that Gortat just speaks his mind without worrying about what he's saying. Its been a while since the Suns have had a player like that

sunsfan88 wrote:^^Yup, I agree.

And his offense hasn't looked too promising in the pre season without Nash.