And smack in the middle of a borough known for being a cultural melting pot, there was a culture clash on the hardwood, and the differences in the two philosophies (or lack thereof) that were presented were as black-and-white as the two teams’ uniforms.
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An interesting side note to Vatutin is that storied worldwide coach Ettore Messina, now an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs, coached CSKA and has always been considered one of the top head coaching candidates in National Basketball Association circles, especially with the success that Cavaliers coach David Blatt is having in Cleveland.
The two teams have met once earlier in the campaign and it was a stellar performance by the Spurs for the win.
“It’s consistency”, Aldridge said. “I see these guys put in work every day, and I put in the work every day also, and if these guys get open, I believe they’re going to make shots”.
The Brooklyn Nets, on the other hand, once again find themselves in flux.
The Brooklyn Nets have fired coach Lionel Hollins and reassigned general manager Billy King in the midst of their worst season since moving from New Jersey.
The Nets have lost four consecutive games and nine straight at home, where attendance has reportedly shrunk at the $1 billion Barclays Center. Each time the Nets have had a different head coach.
“I like him”, San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said.
“I hope next season, championship contender”, he said. It’s clear from our current state of affairs that we need new leadership.
“(King) can send me any of his ideas as a friend”, Prokhorov said. We have learned a great deal during the past six years and our experiences will guide us for the future. We’ll have a D-League team. Yes, that’s nitpicking, but this Warriors team has been so good to this point (36-2), it’s about the best we can do.
When Mikhail Prokhorov bought the Nets back in 2010, many thought the club had the potential become one of the NBA’s landmark franchises.
“Commenting on the situation, I don’t know what was all involved there”.
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. We had to play much better to get this win. With the opponents getting tougher, the silver and black know they need to cash in on all the wins they can.
Fans cheered loudest for 7-foot-3 Serbian Boban Marjanovic, who finished 13 points and was on the floor in the final seconds when a “Go Spurs Go!” chant broke out.
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It was a fourth straight defeat for Brooklyn, who are now 10-27 for the season with the second worst record in the Eastern Conference. New Orleans is 0-4 this season when Davis hasn’t played.
