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Lineup set for Nash charity game
GRANT KERR

VANCOUVER -- Steve Nash has moved his Steve Nash Foundation Charity Classic summer basketball game to his home province of British Columbia after staging it in Toronto last year.

You can nevertheless count on this year's event, which takes place Saturday at Vancouver's GM Place, still having a strong Toronto presence: Raptors swingman Morris Peterson, along with Mike James and Charlie Villanueva, who both played for the Raptors last season, will take part in the event. And Toronto's Denham Brown, drafted in the second round last month by the Seattle SuperSonics, will get his minutes. The proceeds from the game, which is called Building Hope Through Hoops by promoters, will generate funds for Nash's foundation and assist unfortunate children.

"It's a lot of fun to work with other people, to be a part of that circle, to be part of changing people's lifestyles and futures," Nash said recently. "It's pretty cool, exciting. I just feel lucky we can do this."

Nash, who played his high school basketball in Victoria before attending Santa Clara University, was chosen the NBA's most valuable player the past two seasons while playing for the Phoenix Suns.

Rashad Lewis of the 'Sonics will also play in the game. And former teammate Michael Finley will take part. Nash and Finley played together for several years with the Dallas Mavericks, and Finley is now with the San Antonio Spurs.

The list of confirmed players also includes guard Raymond Felton of the Charlotte Bobcats, forward Drew Gooden of the Cleveland Cavaliers, guard Fred Jones of the Indiana Pacers, guard Devon Harris of the Mavericks, guards Jamal Crawford and Stephon Marbury of the New York Knicks, and forward Walter McCarty of the Los Angeles Clippers. Guard Jay Williams, who is a free agent after his release by the Chicago Bulls after a motorcycle accident that left the former Duke star with knee damage, has also confirmed his attendance.

I like the chemistry returning to both crawdaddy and marbury.
Will be beneficial.
they won 38 games together the year before with sweetney playing the role of eddy curry.

better than 23 wins. add eddy Curry, nate, frye and lee to the 38 win team and you have 4 more wins than the previous year IMHO.

didn't you retire?

First off, you are correct, it was 33 games (notice not caps, large font or bold).

Secondly, baby steps. This isn't fantasy league, it's real life. We wonn 23 games last year. It's not about standards, it's about having a team extremely young with a core of players all under 26.

Thirdly, check my sig, I "like" this team.

How are your knees?

[Edited by - rvhoss on 07-18-2006 11:27 AM]