She also alludes to the infamous turmoil within the Nets organization, saying that coaches take blame for things more complicated behind the scenes and that, “Often their hands are more tied than fans realize”.
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As for the next coach, John Calipari, the Kentucky coach who spent parts of three seasons leading the Nets in the 1990s, has surfaced as a potential candidate.
In their first game since the firing of head coach Lionell Hollins and general manager Billy King, the Brooklyn Nets fell to the visiting San Antonio Spurs via a 106-79 blowout on Monday (Tuesday in Australia).
The Nets are seeking a new vision and a fresh start at this crucial juncture to reform their team.
Still, hope springs eternal. Assistant Tony Brown will take over as Brooklyn’s interim coach.TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, FSN Southwest (San Antonio), YES (Brooklyn)ABOUT THE SPURS (32-6): San Antonio’s average margin of victory of 13.9 points is tops in the league and the team almost squandered a double-digit fourth-quarter advantage on Friday before locking down and executing.
Those poor, poor Nets.
Even if the reports are true that it would take a 10-year, 0 million Godfather offer to lure Calipari to Brooklyn (which Calipari vehemently denied via Twitter), Prokhorov, though he refused to rule out any specific individuals from consideration other than comrade Andray Valutin, stated that he wants to keep the GM and head coach jobs separate.
“It’s clear from our current state of affairs that we need new leadership”, said owner Mikhail Prokhorov in a statement, as this is reportedly the team’s worst season since moving from New Jersey.
San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili (20) forces a turnover as Brooklyn Nets guard Wayne Ellington (21) loses the ball in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, in NY.
On what Prokhorov stressed to him most, Brown said, “I would just say this, I think that he wants to see these other assets on this roster play, no particular preference”.
The Nets made the playoffs the past three seasons but are 10-28 after losing to the Spurs on Monday.
The Nets were 48-71 under Hollins during his tenure.
Prokhorov has largely been an absentee owner, spending most of his time in Russian Federation focused on his business and political interests.
I don’t expect the Nets to trade Lopez or Young for assets/draft picks so those two will be apart of the core for the present and the future.
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He was swayed by the Nets’ strengths – the NY market, a state-of-the-art arena and new training facility soon to follow, salary cap space – in thinking a quick turnaround is possible. “We need to be better”. “I think when I got hired, I got 214 text messages. So now we have a very good position”.
