I haven't even looked to a possible Phoenix series, actually. I refuse to get ahead of myself. Off the top of my head, I think we stand a real good shot against the weakest MVP in league history*. However, Dirk struggles with athleticism (plainly evident in this series), and Marion will be guarding him all the time. Need definite step-ups from Josh Howard.

* There are no set criteria for league MVP, the only award that doesn't have any. The only way to decide is to model it after the players who have won it before. By naming Nash the MVP, you have put him in the category of (over the past 20 years):

Kevin Garnett
Tim Duncan
Allen Iverson
Shaquille O'Neal
Karl Malone
Michael Jordan
David Robinson
Hakeem Olajuwon
Charles Barkley
Magic Johnson
Larry Bird
Moses Malone
Julius Erving

To put him in that collection is preposterous. That's my take on it, at least.