Nash was extremely tight with Jay Triano who was the head coach from 1998-2005.
When Triano was replaced with commentator Leo Rautins, Nash seemed to become a little PO'ed at Basketball Canada and stated publicly that he was leaving the national team to focus on a NBA championship. Many (myself included) see that as an excuse to not play for Rautins as very few seem to respect him as a coach.
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