We didn't take advantage of Steve Nash leaving the game. This team is designed to get up and down the floor with or without him. They exploited mismatches and really attacked us.

You want to know who's really underrated? It's Shawn Marion. He's just as effective as Steve Nash is for that team. If they didn't have him, they wouldn't have the same team.

He's like the Energizer Bunny, kind of like Steve Nash, ... kind of brought the glory back to that style of point guard. He's constantly looking for teammates ... playing with a lot of energy.

Steve Nash is the generator out there on the floor. With the players they have, he's perfect. I've never seen an exhibition like that (Phoenix's 109-75 rout of Houston on Thursday).

Their game against Aspen was snowed out. We've had a lot of training sessions, so that's been an advantage. I certainly expect it to be closer against Eagle the second time.

We played extremely well and Steve Nash had more than 15 assists in the first half. It was ridiculous. When we shoot like that and we are active defensively, we are a pretty good team.