2004 nba western conference finals11/25/2023 ![]() That team went an impressive 54-28, and Jones appeared in 75 contests overall. Jones the player though, was a less exciting story.īest remembered as part of that 2011 Miami Heat team that won LeBron James his first ring, Jones was with the Suns for two seasons, and started 25 games in the 2005-06 season. After all, alongside owner Mat Ishbia, he is helping to put together the roster that is giving the organization the best chance they have ever had to win a first championship. It seems harsh to land current Suns’ General Manager James Jones on this list. The closest they came to winning a NBA Finals was in 2004 when they lost the Western Conference Finals. However, they failed to win a single game in their first 3 playoff appearances (2004, 2005, 2006 ), before earning their first playoff game and series victories in 2011. Fair warning though, this was actually a lot harder than you’d think. Overview The 2004 playoffs was the first appearance for the Memphis Grizzlies in their nine year history which began in Vancouver. Lost to time are some of those dodgy starters that Nash had to put up with, with the worst six making this sorry list. His first season back, that team won 33 more games than the previous season, the Suns established themselves as true contenders, the MVP awards came and the rest in history. Yet he was gone by 1998 (some guy called Jason Kidd got the nod instead of him to run the team), before making a triumphant return to the franchise in 2004. The NBA was certainly a different place when Nash was selected 15th by the Suns as part of that iconic 1996 draft class. Not every teammate Nash had was a great one however, and there were some who ended up not contributing to winning basketball the way that he did. ![]() In fact Nash was unlucky not to win a championship with the team, and has the scars to prove it. Nash certainly had some illustrious teammates during his tenure in The Valley, with Shawn Marion and Amar’e Stoudemire two who will be going into the Suns’ Ring of Honor this coming season. Across two stints with the organization, he helped to pilot the “seven seconds or less” era of Suns basketball, and became a two-time league MVP while with the franchise. Steve Nash is one of the most beloved Phoenix Suns of all time. James Jones of the Phoenix Suns (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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