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Dallas Mavericks' Shawn Marion (0) and Jose Juan Barea (11) defend against a pass by Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash (13) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, April 10, 2011, in Dallas. The Mavericks won 115-90. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

"I want to be a Sun."

Those six words are music to Phoenix Suns fans ears. Especially when they come out of the mouth of their beloved point guard Steve Nash.

Nash made it clear that his career in Phoenix won't be coming to an end anytime soon due to a trade or retirement.

"Obviously next year is already in the contract and right now I'd love to play another two after that," Nash told Sports 620 KTAR's Doug and Wolf. "Right now I really want to concentrate about next year."

It sounds like that concentration will solely be focused on bring a title to the Valley.

"I don't really feel like playing with anyone else," the point guard said. "I want to play with the Suns and I want us to get ourselves back to where we were last year and try to turn that corner and get to the finals"

If Nash's dream is to come true, he'll need the front office to buy in and invest in a scorer who can help take the offensive pressure off of the point guard for next season. If this season taught us anything, it's that you can't win with only one star on the floor.


Regardless of if the team steps up or not, fans and media alike have to applaud Nash's comments. He's one of the few athletes left that wants to remain loyal to a franchise that has given him so much over the years. His dedication to the city, the fans, and the team is impressive and unheard of in today's professional sports world.

That's probably why, when Steve Nash says he wants to remain in Phoenix, it sounds better to fans than anything they've ever heard at symphony hall.

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    Localguy wrote...
    M.Dell
    Thank you Steve Nash, we the fans appreciate your loyalty!
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    azreba wrote...
    I would love nothing more
    than to have Steve stay BUT this year has been pretty difficult for him physically. Can he rehab over the summer and come back full strength. I appreciate the years, excitement ( and it has been exciting) and commitment he has given to Phoenix over the years but if he can't come back at least 95% healthy, how can he take us to the finals. Again with the racehorse scenario...it doesn't matter if a horse has all the desire and talent in the world in the starting gate if he can't carry it through to the finish line.
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