Irving's return allowed the Nets to finally end a bitter 3-game losing streak, but in the first game after returning to home, the Nets and head coach Nash were hit head-on.
Facing the Bucks, who lacked Big Low, Holliday, Di Vincenzo, Connaughton and Allen, the Nets collapsed directly in the third quarter, and Nash abandoned his son early in the fourth quarter.
Throughout the game, the Nets are still an old problem, in the case of Irving's inability to play at home, Nash, who is extremely dependent on stars, can only raise the white flag early to surrender in the face of Harden, who is not in good shape, without the slightest adjustment.
With 4 losses in the last 5 games, Nash and the underperforming Harden have become the targets of public opinion, and the two have obviously not controlled their emotions in the post-game interview.
Nash, who has always been polite and easy-going, directly angered reporters, while admitting that the team was in very bad shape and teasing the team's current upside.
Harden frequently mentioned the issue of Irving's vaccination, saying that the team has Irving and no Irving is completely different.
In contrast, Durant is very calm, bluntly saying that he will not force Irving to inject vaccines, whether Irving is himself or not.
Obviously, Nash and Harden are looking forward to Irving's return to solve the team's dilemma, but from a realistic point of view, Nash is better to seek others than to seek himself, and it is the last word to dig up the players in the team's existing lineup as soon as possible.
The US media "nothinbutnets" also duly recruited Nash, pointing out three players who can obviously get more playing time, of which Sharpe is only second.
Third place: David Duke
As a losing draft, David Duke didn't start to shine in the Nets until the last half a month.
He played in eight games for the team, five of which were as a starter, averaging 6.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.
Despite his fewer appearances, he has delivered a decent performance, scoring 18 points against the Magic, plus 14 rebounds, and 13 rebounds against the Raptors, and considering the Nets' poor rebounding ability, David Duke deserves more playing time.
Second place: Sharp
Sharp was one of the Nets' offseason first-round picks and had an excellent basic physical talent that gave him a natural rebounding advantage like Duke.
Unfortunately, Nash has been reluctant to use this young player, he is also the only newcomer to the Nets who has not received a starting opportunity since the beginning of the game, and most of the appearances are in garbage time.
Even so, in the limited regular time, Sharpe performed extremely well, playing 13 minutes against the Raptors, he handed over 7 points, 7 rebounds and 1 block, and then handed over 6 points and 4 rebounds in 9 minutes against the Grizzlies, considering the Nets' weak interior line, the strong Sharpe clearly deserves more playing time.
First place: Edwards
Edwards, a second-round pick, was even more miserable than the other two players, and it wasn't until the team was unavailable that Nash chose to give him some chances.
As a result, in 5 games, Edwards shined, averaging 8.6 points and 5 rebounds per game, including 44 minutes against the Raptors, bombing a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 58.3% overall and 50% from the three-point line.
Unfortunately, after the gradual return of the main players, Edwards, like Sharp, was directly abandoned by Nash and could only play garbage time.