Close-up of the Nets, close-up of the Nets, I hope that through my words, I can take you to know the big and small things of the Nets.
On November 1, U.S. time, the Nets uniforms fired the first shot of the change — sacking head coach Steve Nash, making him the first coach to be dismissed this season except for Ime Udoka, who was suspended for the entire season. coach. The Nets are expected to hire Ime Udoka or Quin Snyder, two proven head coaches, to take over the Nets, who have had a good hand this season but are out of order.
In the little over two seasons Steve Nash has coached, he has received far less praise than the inaction he has been criticized for. With two offensive weapons, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in his hands, after two years of study, he still hasn’t built an offensive system this season. The team’s offense is still in star singles or star attraction. created void. That’s why the Nets’ offensive efficiency seems to be okay this season, and in fact Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are still averaging 40 minutes per game. After letting go of Bruce Brown Jr., the third ball handler, Ben Simmons still hasn’t lived up to his expectations, and the Nets’ bench offensive endurance has been greatly questioned.
This season, the Nets are the fourth-lowest in the league with 118.8 points per game and the third-lowest in the league in defensive efficiency with 118.3. The defensive end is weak, and the Nets often can only use offensive firepower to bombard their opponents. During the summer vacation, Kevin Durant of Trade Me is required to play a new high of 37.7 minutes in the past nine years this season, averaging a career-high 32.6 points with a shooting percentage of more than 50%; Irving played a career-high 39.6 minutes and contributed a career-high 30.1 points. After the offense had reached its peak, the defense kept collapsing and the season started with only 2 wins and 5 losses, and it was time to set a stop loss – firing head coach Steve Nash.
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In the summer two years ago, the Nets fired former head coach Kenny Atkinson, believing he did not have the strength to lead the team further in the playoffs, and also let former owner Mikhail Prokhorov stay and lead the Nets through the dark period of the uniform. Only Sean Marks, the current general manager, remains in the group. At the time, I also put forward some speculations and my views, and now I briefly test whether Steve Nash has met my expectations in the past two years, and whether the hidden worries I worry about have erupted.
The first thing I mentioned at the time was the potential advantage of having a lot of pick-and-roll-focused offense and a mentor to make Kyrie Irving more mature. Obviously, the only thing the Nets’ offensive system has to do with the pick-and-roll in the past two years is the combination of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant going around the pick-and-roll to catch the ball, and Bruce Brown Jr. Most of the others rely on the players on the field to play on their own.
In his first season of coaching, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving did not play the role of commanding teammates and controlling the court because of James Harden, who was still at his peak, and the veteran Jeff Green as the lubricant of the team’s offense. Being able to concentrate as an endpoint. The coaching staff includes running and shooting master Mike D’Antoni and defensive assistant Ime Udoka. In addition, many players on the team have certain ball intelligence, so Steve Nash’s tactical literacy naturally does not need to be tested, and he also discovered Bruce Brown’s empty-handed running. Possibilities of running down positions and pick-and-rolls.
But everything was ruined by the “pad” in the 2021 playoffs. After that pad, Kyrie Irving was reimbursed for the rest of the playoffs that year, and James Harden also injured his hamstring in Game 1 of the series. , only Kevin Durant’s firepower output remains in the Big Three. At this time, it was also the first time that Steve Nash was questioned by Nets fans about whether he could really adapt to the situation. He was determined not to be in better shape than Landry Shamet, which made Joe Harris who was in very poor state lose his confidence; Blake Griffin relied on the thickness of the first few games. And the offensive foul that gave Giannis Antetokounmpo his worst series performance of that championship season, and a Jeff Green matchup late in the series to reinvigorate Giannis Antetokounmpo and keep going. Although this failure can be attributed to injuries, Steve Nash’s poor handling of the subsequent crisis, and the Nets’ self-defeating martial arts also needs to be paid attention to.
Mike D’Antoni and Ime Udoka have left the coaching staff before the 2021-22 season, and Steve Nash has begun to take the lead. But it just happened that Kyrie Irving was unconditionally suspended, Jame Harden had a big recession, and Jeff Green left the team. Only Kevin Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge could score steadily. However, the latter’s defensive Nets had no system to protect him, so they traded in the middle of the season. Completely deprecated after coming to Andre Drummond. The team benefited from a softer schedule early in the season and Kevin Durant’s consistent scoring ability at Clutch Time allowed the Nets to climb to No. 1 in the Eastern Conference early in the season. Although the record seems to be okay at this time, the content of the Nets game makes you completely unable to think that this is a power.