For the fourth time in the past eight years, the Brooklyn Nets will allow alternate owner and general manager Sean Marks to pick a head coach. Technically, this will be the sixth time Marks has done this for the Nets, if you were to include his interim hires of Tony […]
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Analysis: The Nets’ window has shut for good
The Nets flew too close to the sun. Not just owner Joe Tsai, who has now seen his third superstar player request a trade in the last year. Not just general manager Sean Marks, who thought he could leverage off-court antics for cheaper contracts. No. Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant’s […]
Nets fire Steve Nash amid turmoil-filled start to season
The fiasco that is the Brooklyn Nets organization somehow managed to add another layer of drama to the young NBA season as the team fired head coach Steve Nash after a 2-5 start. Anytime a team is loaded the way the Nets have been throughout the last three seasons, expectations […]
Knicks and Nets raise fans’ hopes with powerful additions
With a new NBA season comes new optimism for every team, and that is especially the case for the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks. Both New York City-based teams are coming off incredibly disappointing campaigns, with the Nets being swept by the Boston Celtics in the first round of […]
76ers and Nets trade valuable players, ramifications complicated
Photo courtesy of All-Pro Reels, Wikipedia. It’s been in the works for months, but it finally happened. The Nets traded James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers. Multiple outlets have been reporting since December that Harden has been less than content with the situation in Brooklyn, both with Kyrie Irving’s part-time […]
The Nets may need to cut Steve Nash loose in order to evolve
Photo courtesy of Scott L, Wiki. When you think about coaches in the National Basketball Association who could potentially be fired, your first thought probably is not the coach of a team that is in first place in a competitive Eastern Conference. The Brooklyn Nets are sitting atop the standings […]
Nets’ stumbling in early season does not foretell their entire season
Photo courtesy of GAMEFACE PHOTOS, Flickr. At the center of controversy for numerous reasons coming into the season, the Brooklyn Nets have played some less-than-inspired basketball over the first week of regular season basketball coming back. The Nets are currently 2-3 and could have easily been 1-4 if the 76ers […]
Kyrie Irving, vaccine mandates and speaking for ‘the voiceless’
Photo courtesy of Erik Drost, Wiki. When the Nets signed Kyrie Irving on July 1, 2019, General Manager Sean Marks knew exactly what he was getting. Sure, Irving came to Brooklyn with six All Star appearances, multiple All-NBA appearances, a global brand that could lure in international fans, and perhaps […]
NBA teams race to NBA Finals
Photo courtesy of Keith Allison, Wikipedia With the NBA Conference Semifinals underway, the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors have emerged as the teams expected to meet in this year’s championship series. Toronto sits atop the Eastern Conference, with +250 odds to get to the championship, while Golden State’s odds […]
The Warriors face conflict between players
Photo courtesy of Keith Allison, Wikipedia In the waning seconds of the Golden State Warriors’ Nov. 12 matchup vs. the Los Angeles Clippers, with the score tied at 106, Warriors’ forward Draymond Green grabbed a rebound and dribbled up the court, ignoring pleas from his teammates to pass up the […]