It looks like father time is starting to wear down on the Phoenix Suns’ 36-year-old point guard, Steve Nash.  Nash is still playing at a high level and has only missed two games this season, but his back has been noticeably bothering him and his production has dropped over the past two months.  In the first few months of the season, Nash was putting up some really great offensive numbers.  In November he averaged 15.8 points and 11.8 assists; In December he averaged 20.5 points and 10.2 assists; In January he averaged 18.2 points and 11 assists.  However, in the past two months Nash’s scoring has really dropped off.  The bad back is the main reason why, as he is getting less minutes and it he has been playing through pain so his shooting percentage has really dropped off.  In February he only averaged 13.5 points, but still dished out 11.7 assists per game.  So far this month Nash is only averaging 12.2 points, but is still dropping 10.6 dimes per game.  Nash doesn’t need to score a ton of points for the Suns to be successful and it is a good sign that he is still racking up great assists numbers.  It does make you wonder how many years Nash has left and if his back will hurt him and the Suns in this year’s playoffs.

Reserve forward Louis Amundson has really stepped up off the bench for the Suns this season. He has played in 68 games (0 starts) for the Suns this season in which he is averaging 14.4 minutes, 4.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. Amundson is shooting 53.7% from the floor this year as he is making his shots count. The Suns need him to keep up the good work.

How could Suns’ management seriously defend trading Amare Stoudemire with the record the team had with him? The Suns are a good team with him and it would have been almost impossible to replace him. If the Suns traded Stoudemire they would have been giving up on the 2009-10 season and that would have been a shame as they are a darn good basketball team right now. Stoudemire has played in 65 games (all starts) for the Suns this season and he is averaging 34.7 minutes, 22.1 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.0 blocked shot per game. Even if Stoudemire leaves the Suns as a free agent this summer the front office did the right thing in keeping him for the playoff stretch this season.

The Suns shot 57.5% from the floor last night but they got thumped 41-22 in the fourth quarter and it doomed them in the end. Amare Stoudemire led the way for the Suns last night with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. Jason Richardson also had a very good game with 22 points and 7 rebounds against the Jazz. Grant Hill (17 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists) and Steve Nash (14 points, 2 rebounds and 15 assists) both also had solid games for the Suns last night. The Suns are now 39-25 on the season.

The Suns shot 55.6% from the floor and they outrebounded the Clippers 50-30 last night which helps explain the easy win last night in L.A. the Suns outscored the Clippers 70-43 in the second half of the game last night. Amare Stoudemire led the way for the Suns last night with 30 points, 14 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 blocked shots. Channing Frye shot 7 of 10 from three point range as he finished up with 23 points and 3 steals. Jason Richardson was solid also with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in this game. Grant Hill (16 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists) and Jared Dudley (17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals) also pitched in for the Suns in the win last night. The Suns are now 39-24 on the season.