Three pressing questions Nets must answer in second half
Three questions about the Nets’ second half, which begins Thursday: 1. What is Kevin Ollie doing? O’Ree is expected to receive his due recognition in the summer, regardless of concerns about extending his interim contract so soon after the sacking of manager Jacque Vaughan. Can he make enough positive changes to the offense, defense and […]
Kevin Ollie’s first goal for Nets: ‘Playing for each other’
TORONTO — With just two practices as interim coach before Thursday’s game against the Nets in Toronto, Kevin O’Ree doesn’t have time to try to reinvent the wheel. Or the Nets. But for a team that dropped 23 of 31 points (an embarrassing 50-point deficit at the end), not only their offense and defense need […]
Cam Thomas’ Nets role could change under Kevin Ollie
TORONTO — Coaching changes have a big impact on any team. But for better or worse, there’s probably no internet figure whose role has been more upsetting and confusing than Cam Thomas. Under head coach Jacque Vaughn, he had an uphill climb to even breaking into the rotation, let alone the starting lineup. Now under […]
Sean Marks takes ‘accountability’ for part in Nets’ struggles
With the Nets’ season on track and another head coach leaving, general manager Sean Marks said Tuesday in Brooklyn, “We’re in a results-oriented business,” which is why he fired Jack. He said this was the reason he made the decision to do so. Vaughn will be replaced by interim head coach Kevin Ollie. But even […]
Potential Nets head coach candidates to replace Jacque Vaughn
The Nets promoted assistant Kevin Ollie to interim head coach on Monday, hours after firing Jacque Vaughn. Here are some potential candidates for future jobs, including Olly. mike budenholzer In Tom Thibodeau’s mold, you have an experienced coach with a history of success. In 10 seasons as coach of the Hawks and Bucks, he won […]
What will it take for the Nets to finally fire Sean Marks?
The Nets always have a nickname problem. They started life as New Jersey Americans, but on July 15, 1968, they announced that they would cross a few bridges and settle in Nassau County. They also decided to change the name. “It’s a good-sounding name, and it sounds good,” explained Arthur Brown, the team’s owner at […]
Nets fire Jacque Vaughn as season spirals
The Brooklyn Nets are making another coaching change. The Nets had struggled throughout the season, going 21-33 during the NBA All-Star break and were 2.5 games out of the final spot in the play-in tournament, when the team announced Monday morning that Jacque Vaughn had been waived. Brooklyn did not immediately name an interim head […]
Inside Jalen Wilson’s path making case for bigger Nets role
Most people will remember it as the game in which the Nets rested a player and were fined $100,000. For Jalen Wilson, that loss to the Bucks on Dec. 27 helped lay the foundation. At times, he was tasked with guarding Giannis Antetokounmpo, which is “something I’ve always wanted to do,” Wilson said that day. […]
Jacque Vaughn and Nets stars need to be on same page
If Jacque Vaughn’s message is still getting through as he claims, it begs the question of whether it’s enough. Because the results certainly aren’t. Brooklyn is on the verge of passing through a dire situation and entering a catastrophe. If the Nets learned anything from the breakup of the Big Three, it’s that the team […]
Nets destroyed by Celtics in huge dud before All-Star break
BOSTON — Boston wasn’t the only place where the Nets were massacred. they were exposed. Brooklyn’s 136-86 humiliation in front of a sold-out crowd of 19,156 at TD Garden wasn’t a one-off involving players heading into the All-Star break. This was an example of a problem being exposed. “Yeah, I mean, you have to learn […]