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In New York , the 1916 act to allow light and air to reach the streets encouraged a stepped or ziggurat approach to skyscraper design ; this " set @-@ back " style often made unrestricted use of the 25 percent of the site allowed by law to complete with a very tall tower . This encouraged a diversity of buildings , wh... | 9fd382164f30c923fa7bf5228caa138f | 36,925 |
Some New York skyscrapers complemented traditional , cubicle offices linked by corridors , with larger , more open @-@ plan spaces called " general offices " . These maximised the number of workers that could fitted into a given space , and provided for greater flexibility . Expensive corporate suites were also create... | 3ef00a1813d3a7fce7f2376cb8269449 | 36,926 |
= = = Chicago 's towers = = =
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Chicago altered its laws in the 1920s to allow towers to be built as part of its skyscrapers . In 1920 the maximum building height in Chicago was increased to 260 feet ( 79 m ) , and unoccupied structures on a building , such as ornamental towers , were allowed to extend up to 400 feet ( 120 m ) high . Additional chan... | 5ea650bad724fd6a5565b9e2cb22d18b | 36,930 |
Initially , Chicago still preferred palazzo @-@ styled buildings with large light courts in the centre , not least because they remained the most profitable designs . The Wrigley Building , built under the 1920 law , demonstrated the effect of two ornamental towers on top of a skyscraper . Under the revised law , the ... | d1472d81470cbbb8c6ade199c299b1e1 | 36,931 |
One of the period 's most famous buildings , the Tribune Tower , emerged from a competition held by the Tribune Company in 1922 to celebrate its 75th anniversary . The newspaper was one of the largest in the world and used the competition , in which members of the public were invited to influence the design of the sky... | f9581169623fd35ca22e9a539f3e0a12 | 36,932 |
The popularity of the older style then began to wane in favor of a greater emphasis on towers . One common way of building these within Chicago 's laws was to build a square main block with a central service core , and then simply place a tower on the top ; the more massive the main block , the taller the tower could ... | 5a20c323b8723652f5d29f84ca77e7bd | 36,933 |
= = = Great Depression = = =
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The boom in skyscraper construction began to falter following the Wall Street Crash of 1929 , with fast economic growth giving way to the slump years of the Great Depression : building of all sorts slowed considerably . The real estate market that lay behind new skyscraper builds collapsed and the value of many proper... | d494ef4990b4b8c4865bc3f77f9953d8 | 36,937 |
In the face of the recession , some skyscrapers projects were canceled or scaled back . Plans by the Metropolitan Life company to build a 100 @-@ story skyscraper alongside their existing tower had been put forward in 1929 , but were shelved in the face of the recession and public criticism of such expenditure in the ... | 8a2480327b24d763584dd868db4ff354 | 36,938 |
The Chrysler Building was completed in 1930 , just after the Depression began to affect the industry . Architect William Van Alen competed with the designers of the Bank of Manhattan Trust Building to produce the tallest building in the world , and famously erected the Chrysler spire in a last @-@ minute , secret move... | 766e0db412da12b0044361c61bfcc2f5 | 36,939 |
The Empire State Building originated from a 1928 project to redevelop the Waldorf @-@ Astoria Hotel into a 50 @-@ story mixed @-@ use development ; the purchase of the site for $ 14 million ( $ 2 @.@ 1 billion ) set a record in New York for the year . John Raskob and Pierre du Pont entered into the project as financia... | 748426f0bbbd987173aa962906f0a27d | 36,940 |
The Rockefeller Center had originally been intended by John D. Rockefeller , Jr. to be a new location for the Metropolitan Opera House but the Stock Market Crash brought an end to the scheme . Rockefeller decided to develop a large office center instead , taking advantage of the low construction costs during the reces... | 261a86c5e6c3cc7b8cbca4e4674003ae | 36,941 |
In Chicago , the final pre @-@ war skyscraper was built in 1934 . The Field Building was commissioned during the final boom years of the inter @-@ war economy , and the Home Insurance Building – the first skyscraper , built in 1884 – was demolished to make way for the " wing and tower " -style development .
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= = = Skyscraper mania and social commentary = = =
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Public interest in skyscrapers increased during the 1920s , particularly after the Tribune competition . The competition drawings were circulated on display , 25 @,@ 000 coming to see them in Chicago in just one month . In the aftermath , images of skyscrapers flourished across American culture , commencing what histo... | 78daa966540feb5b7da79e77fcef2460 | 36,946 |
Much of this commentary was positive , reflecting an optimism about technology and the direction of urban life in general . Skyscrapers were seen as an expression of rational engineering , the perfect buildings for mankind to live in , as celebrated in artist Louis Lozowick 's lithographs . Some other proponents of sk... | 06bf4b52cae17b3c14a844d37e7f68a4 | 36,947 |
Their critics expressed concerns about the effect of modern technology and urban living on the human condition , arguing that skyscrapers generated pollution , noise , and imposed a regimented and dehumanising lifestyle on the people that worked in them . The social commentator Lewis Mumford reflected the concerns of ... | 089c729e2f0f8f2e642bd4f956ff861d | 36,948 |
Hollywood used skyscrapers extensively in popular films . The Skyscrapers of New York in 1906 became the first of many , and in the 1920s Harold Lloyd produced his five " skyscraper films " , most prominently Safety Last ! , in which the hero dangles from a clock on the side of a Los Angeles building . In these early ... | 5331026460e9b3ced2c803777bb9124f | 36,949 |
= = Legacy = =
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Skyscraper development paused during the years of the Second World War . Once development began again in the 1950s and 1960s , the skyscraper entered a different phase of development , usually called the international or modern period . Some experimental designs in this style had been built in the US using European ar... | c32c4e32a7c1be06755520d26e44ccc6 | 36,953 |
The trend had substantial implications for many early skyscrapers . Some were redesigned to fit new tastes . Much of the ornate detail was removed from the Metropolitan Life Tower in the 1960s , for example , to fit contemporary , plainer fashions . Many older skyscrapers could not be adapted , however , as they lacke... | 067c42aa08a13699565dc8dc62e94607 | 36,954 |
Critical discussion of early skyscrapers began from the 1880s onwards in the architectural community and continued across a growing cultural and academic community in the inter @-@ war period . In the 1930 the terms the Chicago " school " and " movement " began to be used for the first time , popularised by the 1940s ... | 9442e4d09a67586900e979db41327bd8 | 36,955 |
= Duke of Edinburgh @-@ class cruiser =
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The Duke of Edinburgh @-@ class cruiser was a class of two armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century . They were the first British armoured cruisers designed to work with the battlefleet rather than protect merchant shipping . After commissioning , they were assigned to the Atl... | 35b8cae6a233881d5c39b96a63192fd8 | 36,960 |
The sisters participated in the Battle of Jutland in May 1916 where Black Prince was sunk with all hands . Duke of Edinburgh spent the next year on blockade duties in the North Sea before she was transferred to the Atlantic Ocean on convoy escort duties for the rest of the war . She was sold for scrap in 1920 .
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= = Design and description = =
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After the preceding Devonshire class , the Royal Navy rethought how it planned to use its armoured cruisers . It decided that they were going to form a fast wing of the battlefleet which meant that they required heavier armour and armament to fight their counterparts in opposing fleets and thus larger and more expensi... | 2449b6f4aceff2dd116212db1dff707d | 36,965 |
The Duke of Edinburgh @-@ class ships were designed to displace 13 @,@ 550 long tons ( 13 @,@ 770 t ) , but they proved to be significantly lighter as built , displacing 12 @,@ 590 long tons ( 12 @,@ 790 t ) at normal load and 13 @,@ 965 long tons ( 14 @,@ 189 t ) fully loaded . The ships had an overall length of 505 ... | 9f1095dea57f8fbcd1d85a35c110941d | 36,966 |
The ships ' complement was 769 officers and enlisted men . They rolled quickly with a metacentric height of 4 @.@ 2 feet ( 1 @.@ 3 m ) at deep load and their six @-@ inch guns were as wet as predicted .
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The cruisers were powered by two 4 @-@ cylinder triple @-@ expansion steam engines , each driving one shaft , which produced a total of 23 @,@ 000 indicated horsepower ( 17 @,@ 150 kW ) and gave a maximum speed of 23 knots ( 43 km / h ; 26 mph ) . The engines were powered by 20 Babcock & Wilcox water @-@ tube boilers ... | 9dacb57fe5c09a293d86ff7c52976b1c | 36,968 |
= = = Armament = = =
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The Duke of Edinburgh 's main armament consisted of six 45 @-@ calibre BL 9 @.@ 2 @-@ inch Mk X guns in single @-@ gun turrets , a much more powerful gun than used in the Devonshires . The guns were distributed in two centreline turrets , one each fore and one aft of the superstructure , and four wing turrets disposed... | a52c9ff9527026cd5c8f6e7a83d39c40 | 36,972 |
Their secondary armament of ten 50 @-@ calibre BL 6 @-@ inch Mk XI guns was arranged in single embrasures . They were mounted amidships on the main deck and were only usable in calm weather . The guns could only traverse about 120 ° on the broadside . They initially had a maximum elevation of + 13 ° , but this was lat... | 83dd32072f9acc0d5659d44ae9449f59 | 36,973 |
Twenty Vickers quick @-@ firing ( QF ) 3 @-@ pounder guns were fitted for defence against torpedo boats , six on turret roofs and fourteen in the superstructure , all on pivot mounts . These guns were too small to be useful against the torpedo boats before they got within torpedo range . They fired a 47 @-@ millimetre... | 9a69ffe31e67aef49155a92c8dd26eff | 36,974 |
The ships also mounted three submerged 18 @-@ inch torpedo tubes . They carried a total of eighteen torpedoes in addition to the six 14 @-@ inch ( 356 mm ) torpedoes that could be used by the two 45 @-@ foot ( 13 @.@ 7 m ) steam pinnaces .
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= = = Armour = = =
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The Duke of Edinburgh @-@ class ships had a 6 @-@ inch ( 152 mm ) waterline armour belt of Krupp cemented armour that covered 260 feet ( 79 @.@ 2 m ) of the hull amidships . It covered the side of the ship up to the upper deck , a height of 14 feet 6 inches ( 4 @.@ 42 m ) above the waterline and reached 4 feet 10 inch... | f5810b6c12c45cbc925e45692b2b6199 | 36,979 |
The faces of the gun turrets were 7 @.@ 5 inches thick with 5 @.@ 5 @-@ inch ( 140 mm ) sides and a 2 @-@ inch ( 51 mm ) roof . The barbettes were protected by six inches of armour as were the ammunition hoists , although the armour for those thinned to three inches between the armour belt . Two @-@ inch armour screen... | 0b56312534a50acb4e31b9ae7128c683 | 36,980 |
= = Modifications = =
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The funnels proved to be too short in service and they were raised about 6 feet ( 1 @.@ 8 m ) four years after completion to keep the superstructure free of smoke in a following wind . In March 1916 , both ships had all their six @-@ inch guns removed , the embrasures plated over , and six of the guns were remounted o... | 5d0c42fe0ae51fc0abf053c83cc2cdb9 | 36,984 |
= = Ships = =
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= = Service = =
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Duke of Edinburgh and Black Prince served in the Channel , Atlantic and Home Fleets before World War I. They were stationed in the Mediterranean when World War I began and participated in the pursuit of the Goeben and Breslau as part of the 1st Cruiser Squadron , but was ordered not to engage . After the German ships ... | e5f72f03984a66324804276b8366ca4e | 36,991 |
The two sisters rejoined the 1st Cruiser Squadron in December 1914 , which had transferred to the Grand Fleet and participated in the Battle of Jutland in May 1916 . Black Prince became separated from the fleet when darkness fell and was sunk with all hands by German battleships later that night . Duke of Edinburgh wa... | a8ac5fed6f3408b70e9290d2a3bcfab9 | 36,992 |
= John Baldwin ( educator ) =
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John Baldwin ( October 13 , 1799 – December 28 , 1884 ) was an American educator , and the founder of Baldwin Institute ( later Baldwin University ) in Berea , Ohio , which would eventually merge into Baldwin – Wallace College . He was also the founder of Baker University and Baldwin City , Kansas , and contributed mo... | 9d5950a7de4abdf313b10a2bdb1b9872 | 36,997 |
Born in Connecticut , Baldwin originally was a teacher in Maryland and Connecticut before moving to Ohio in the late 1820s . He became part of the lyceum movement , and situated himself in Berea , Ohio . He opened up Baldwin Institute in 1846 upon seeing the dissolution of the Norwalk Seminary . Nine years later , the... | 033f31a6f73b32419d804c74874eb852 | 36,998 |
= = Biography = =
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= = = Early life = = =
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John Baldwin was born in Branford , Connecticut on 13 October 1799 to Joseph Baldwin and Rosanna Malley . His mother was a well @-@ educated woman , as well as intensely religious . She attempted to become a student at Yale University , but was not allowed because she was a woman . Due to this , John resolved to make ... | 33f65f2e3bd8f3d583dc78022c2b56df | 37,005 |
= = = Founding Berea = = =
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After marrying Mary Chappel on January 31 , 1828 , they moved to Middleburg Township in Cuyahoga County , Ohio in April of that year . It was there that Baldwin joined forces with James Gilbrith , a disciple of Josiah Holbrook who wanted to found a lyceum village . In the village , which was founded in 1837 and situat... | 3196807c6541a5d7374ba76f64be79ac | 37,009 |
= = = Baldwin Institute = = =
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In 1843 , Baldwin noticed that the Norwalk Seminary , located in Norwalk , Ohio , was dissolving due to lack of funds . He approached Thomas Thompson , who was the elder of the Norwalk District ( which included Cleveland and Berea ) , and asked him to visit Berea . At Baldwin 's Old Red House , an agreement was made w... | 46ace14a38c25f9c84f593f1e087f4d1 | 37,013 |
= = = Life in Kansas = = =
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At age fifty @-@ eight , Baldwin desired to satisfy his nature of being a pioneer again by moving to Kansas , which was at that time a territory . He arrived as the brunt of the fighting in the territory was ending . Upon his arrival , he founded Baldwin City and built the first college building in the territory , whi... | 66aea8f058ca22733fa7f16e83e81f48 | 37,017 |
= = = Later years & family legacy = = =
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In 1867 , Baldwin purchased the Darby plantation in Louisiana , a plantation of about 1 @,@ 700 acres ( 6 @.@ 9 km2 ) . At the age of eighty , Baldwin learned of the situation in India ; there were large numbers of Europeans in India who could not get a proper education . The Baldwin High School for Boys and the Baldw... | d966c6b3320e1e76e0763cfcef53ffa8 | 37,021 |
= = Personal views = =
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John Baldwin was a person whose views seemed to run counter to the conventional customs of the time . Despite his accomplishments , he never wrote a book , held public office , or even kept books . Although he was not an abolitionist by definition , he had no problem teaching blacks and whites as equals , as evident b... | 7fc1762647d81730e91b6f8875f53013 | 37,025 |
= Steve Nash =
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Stephen John Nash , OC , OBC ( born February 7 , 1974 ) , is a Canadian retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . He was an eight @-@ time NBA All @-@ Star and a seven @-@ time All @-@ NBA selection . Twice , Nash was named the NBA Most Valuable Player while pla... | 15cf89156f6e4f03caf4b747eabb686b | 37,030 |
After a successful high school basketball career in British Columbia , Nash earned a scholarship to Santa Clara University in California . In his four seasons with the Broncos , the team made three NCAA Tournament appearances , and he was twice named the West Coast Conference ( WCC ) Player of the Year . Nash graduate... | 6362490533a47cae354b73f54bf05d86 | 37,031 |
In the 2004 – 05 season , Nash led the Suns to the Western Conference Finals and was named the league 's MVP . He was named MVP again in the 2005 – 06 season and was runner @-@ up for a third consecutive MVP to Nowitzki in 2006 – 07 . Named by ESPN in 2006 as the ninth greatest point guard of all time , Nash led the l... | fea97888b6cb551d85667f364ac9b870 | 37,032 |
Nash has been honoured for his contributions to various philanthropic causes . In 2006 , he was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world . He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2007 and invested to the order in 2016 , and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Vict... | a0567d3b5c3deb1392d22738e4059518 | 37,033 |
Nash has been a co @-@ owner of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer ( MLS ) since the team entered the league in 2011 . In 2012 , he was named general manager of the Canadian men 's national basketball team , for whom he played from 1991 to 2003 .
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= = Early life = =
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Nash was born in Johannesburg , South Africa , to a Welsh mother , Jean , and English father , John , on 7 February 1974 . His family moved to Regina , Saskatchewan when he was 18 months old , before settling in Victoria , British Columbia . He therefore holds British as well as Canadian citizenship . Before the famil... | 6b3d912f6747749348389d26a97bd535 | 37,038 |
= = High school career = =
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Nash originally attended Mount Douglas Secondary School in Saanich , British Columbia , but after his grades began to drop , his parents decided to enroll him at St. Michaels University School , a private boarding school in Victoria . There , he starred in basketball , soccer , and rugby union . While playing basketba... | d672ea42df0b6ec564e85b03c2c084c4 | 37,042 |
= = College career = =
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Although Nash 's high school coach , Ian Hyde @-@ Lay , sent letters of inquiry and highlight reels on Nash 's behalf to over 30 American universities , Nash was not recruited by any university , until Santa Clara coach Dick Davey requested video footage of the young guard . After watching Nash in person , Davey said ... | 7c66fe6629107933a18f5c811847092a | 37,046 |
Nash was awarded a scholarship by Santa Clara for the 1992 – 93 season . At that time , it had been five years since the Broncos appeared in the NCAA tournament . That changed when Nash led the Broncos to a WCC Tournament title and an upset win over the No. 2 seeded Arizona in the first round of the NCAA Men 's Divisi... | 17853931eca39b5b64242544d042adc0 | 37,047 |
In the 1995 – 96 season , Nash began attracting the attention of the national media and professional scouts . He had spent the summer before that honing his skills , playing with the Canadian national team and working out with the likes of established NBA players Jason Kidd and Gary Payton . Santa Clara again captured... | 4159956afb12d494251afe65154a752b | 37,048 |
= = = College statistics = = =
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= = Professional career = =
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= = = Phoenix Suns ( 1996 – 98 ) = = =
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After graduating with a degree in sociology , Nash was selected 15th overall by the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the 1996 NBA draft . Upon hearing the draft announcement , Suns fans booed in disapproval of the relatively unknown player . This was because despite his impressive college accomplishments , Nash had ... | 1f98d943b273af000cc4db69552193a6 | 37,058 |
In his rookie season , Nash only managed 10 @.@ 5 minutes a game , but in his second season , his playing time increased significantly and he was even ranked 13th in the league for three @-@ point field @-@ goal percentage . Nevertheless , the Canadian 's tenure with the Suns did not last . Nelson had just taken a job... | e98ad0c1cff985dc7c65f7ac71678b37 | 37,059 |
= = = Dallas Mavericks ( 1998 – 2004 ) = = =
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It was in Dallas that Nash established himself as a formidable point guard , beginning a decade as one of the game 's top players . During his first year as a Maverick ( the lockout @-@ shortened 1998 – 99 season ) he started in all 40 games he played in , and averaged 7 @.@ 9 points , 2 @.@ 9 rebounds and 5 @.@ 5 ass... | cf3ca5f71e203c7284fb26aefdb9313b | 37,063 |
In the 2000 – 01 season , Nash averaged 15 @.@ 6 points and 7 @.@ 3 assists per game in a breakout season . With Nash directing the team 's offense , Nowitzki and Finley playing at their best , and the acquisition of All @-@ Star Juwan Howard complementing the high @-@ scoring trio , the Mavericks earned a playoff ber... | 4bd2d14f0bfa7d4c38edec20f1537587 | 37,064 |
Nash closely replicated his previous season 's performance in the 2002 – 03 season , averaging 17 @.@ 7 points and 7 @.@ 3 assists per game , again earning All @-@ Star and All @-@ NBA Third Team honours . Nowitzki and Nash led the Mavericks from a 14 @-@ game winning streak to open the season all the way to the Weste... | 2eed9662695ee40848622451dd0b8fb2 | 37,065 |
After the 2003 – 04 season , Nash became a free agent . He attempted to negotiate a long @-@ term contract with Cuban , who was paying Walker , Finley , Nowitzki and Jamison nearly $ 50 million in combined salaries that season . Cuban wanted to build his franchise around the younger Nowitzki and did not want to risk s... | 43256ef56eda7e1eb25acec3ff1c824c | 37,066 |
= = = Return to Phoenix ( 2004 – 2012 ) = = =
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Nash joined a Suns team which had emerging young players in Shawn Marion , Joe Johnson and Amar 'e Stoudemire . In the season before Nash arrived , the Suns had recorded a 29 – 53 win – loss record , and they were projected to have another poor season . Head coach Mike D 'Antoni favoured an up @-@ tempo style of baske... | b644147daa1b8e68e4e977dc243cb17a | 37,070 |
The next season , Stoudemire suffered a serious knee injury , and Johnson and Quentin Richardson were traded away . The Suns were not expected to repeat their successful 2005 season , but with Nash directing the same high @-@ tempo offence , the team compiled a respectable 54 – 28 record and won the division title . T... | 19d0269b66ef8d851c0ee261e5afca86 | 37,071 |
In the 2006 – 07 season , Nash had another stellar campaign , averaging 18 @.@ 6 points and a career @-@ high 11 @.@ 6 assists per game while becoming the first person since Magic Johnson in 1990 – 91 to average 18 points and 11 assists per game during the regular season . Nash received the most votes for first @-@ te... | e7c66d10805f7f6b45f7471ca6c1a8f2 | 37,072 |
Nash played in 81 regular @-@ season games during the 2007 – 08 season ; in this campaign , the Western Conference was especially competitive and he led the Suns to 55 wins and the sixth seed for the 2008 NBA Playoffs . Although there was a dip in his regular @-@ season output , Nash 's shooting remained sharp ; the a... | e125814a776dc2eb076b8bbe000be32d | 37,073 |
Before the 2008 – 09 season began , coach D 'Antoni was replaced by Terry Porter , who preferred a more defensive @-@ oriented style of basketball . The Suns had difficulties adapting to this new system , and even a December trade involving sending stalwarts Raja Bell and Boris Diaw to the Charlotte Bobcats for athlet... | 31a77105ef453ece1a5e68af37713d7e | 37,074 |
Nash and the Suns opened the 2009 – 10 season with a series of strong performances , going 8 – 1 in their first nine games ( a franchise @-@ best since 1980 – 81 ) , with Nash producing two 20 @-@ assists games . On 21 January 2010 , Nash was named as the starting point guard for the West for the 2010 NBA All @-@ Star... | 1dc098be5531f946a408f24634a3d35f | 37,075 |
The Suns underwent two major roster changes in the 2010 – 11 season . During the pre @-@ season , Stoudemire left for New York , while longtime teammate Leandro Barbosa was traded for Hedo Türkoğlu . Josh Childress and Hakim Warrick were also recruited to join the Suns . Not long after the season began , Türkoğlu , Ri... | 863a8926b9b1e06ab5c128e611960aa9 | 37,076 |
In February 2012 , Nash was named to his eighth All @-@ Star Game . At the time , he was leading the NBA in assists per game . On 21 April 2012 , Nash passed Oscar Robertson for career assists versus the Denver Nuggets . Despite his stellar play the Suns missed the playoffs for the second consecutive time . He finishe... | 4c21948a02acb6e734c97f40483f3b51 | 37,077 |
= = = Los Angeles Lakers ( 2012 – 2015 ) = = =
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On July 11 , 2012 , the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Nash in a sign @-@ and @-@ trade deal with Phoenix . Nash also considered signing with New York or Toronto , but he decided that Los Angeles was the best fit for him and his family . Nash switched his jersey number , as his customary No. 13 was retired by Los Angeles... | 0d9644799cc8b3518c54fc0e04dc5095 | 37,081 |
In the second game of the 2012 – 13 season , Nash suffered a non @-@ displaced fracture in his left leg after a collision with Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers . He was expected to miss at least one week , but was out of the lineup for close to seven weeks . He was reunited with D 'Antoni , who took over a... | 84244bd587c8579a4d60daebbfeb1d43 | 37,082 |
Kobe Bryant was moved to defend the opponent 's primary ball handler , freeing Nash from unfavourable matchups . Nash also struggled with Dwight Howard to run the pick and roll , a play that D 'Antoni had expected would be a staple for the Lakers . D 'Antoni moved Nash off the ball and made him more of a spot @-@ up s... | 55f49ec9cb6b1dd625104dcb5f04e891 | 37,083 |
During 2013 – 14 season , Nash continued to suffer nerve problems stemming from his leg injury the prior season . In November , he was sidelined for an estimated minimum of two weeks due to nerve root irritation . Nash returned on February 4 , 2014 , shooting 3 @-@ for @-@ 6 for 7 points . On February 7 , 2014 , his 4... | 81a917a540f631d47f163ee82617f6b7 | 37,084 |
In July 2014 , Nash announced that the 2014 – 15 season would be his last . During the preseason , he experienced back pain , and further aggravated his back while lifting luggage . On 23 October , less than a week before the start of what would have been the 40 @-@ year @-@ old Nash 's 19th year in the NBA , he was r... | 5aab743e1342bac7e8d3778de515a376 | 37,085 |
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