On February 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. The Nets lost to the Kings, suffered a six-game losing streak, dropping to No. 6 in the Eastern Conference, with no. 7 and no. 8 trailing them by just two wins. The team that was no. 1 in the East a month ago is now on the verge of the playoffs, and who can accept such a big gap? Especially Harden, he has been under great pressure, Durant is injured, Irving is still a part-time player, he is exhausted and tired, leading the team can not win, unwilling.
In a battle with the Kings, Harden's mentality completely collapsed, scoring only 4 points in the 37 minutes of the game, which is not a bad play, but a naked force! Can't Nash see it? Harden complains about the team: there are problems everywhere! Refusing to attend the players' meeting, Nash counted down to class.
Harden complained about the team: there are problems everywhere
In fact, from Harden's absence from the nuggets game due to injury, the game with the Warriors, we can see the beginning of the matter. Facing the Suns, the league's number one team, Harden was forced to make a comeback, playing 37 minutes and 07 seconds, shooting 6-of-19, 3-of-8 three-pointers, and having 22 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 turnovers. From the course of the game, it can be seen that Harden is not in good shape, and the injury to his right hand has a great impact on him. Logically, this Harden should not comeback.
Back-to-back challenges to the Kings, Harden played another 37 minutes, a torture for an injured player. After the game, when reporters asked: What is the nets' problem now? Nash said it was because of exhaustion. Harden replied without hesitation: Who knows, we have problems everywhere, I think it's all problematic, every point. This sentence is enough to show that Harden's mentality has collapsed, and the atmosphere in the Nets locker room is not good.
Refusal to attend players' meetings
Except for the post-game interview session, Harden was emotionally frustrated, and he did something more serious. According to Nets reporter Alex Schiffer, the team held a meeting where only players attended, but Harden did not attend. When the team is facing such a bad situation, it is necessary to hold a players' meeting, but the core leaders of the team do not participate, what is the meaning of the expression?
For this players' meeting, Irving also mentioned in the post-match interview: I organized many player meetings, but it did not work. We can't keep saying "it's going to be okay", it's just a kind of self-encouraging crap. There are rumors in the US media that the identity of Irving's part-time player has caused dissatisfaction among some people in the Nets.
Nash counts down to class
Nash's problem has a long history, but his personal relationship with Tsai Chongxin and Durant is very good, so he will not be dismissed easily. Some time ago, Yang Yi, a well-known domestic basketball commentator, said a paragraph: Durant only likes to play, Harden is slow and leisurely, Irving wants to come, Nash has no control. Among them, the evaluation of Nash is to the point, why does this Nets team have no cohesion? Nash didn't have enough control at all, the discipline was not strong, it was a completely loose team, how could it have a strong fighting force?
In the first half of the season, the Nets' record temporarily masked Nash's problems. Now that it has been 6 consecutive defeats and the ranking is already 6th in the East, Harden has exploded in emotion. Didn't management fire Nash? When a team has a problem, it's all about keeping the team at the expense of the head coach. This time, will it be the same?
Why Nash should be out of class, mainly because his rhythm is completely inconsistent with Irving and Harden. In today's post-game interview session, Irving and Harden were both "complaining" and "getting angry", but what about Nash? We always say two things: (1) We played very well in the first half. (2) The reason for losing is too tired, and the reason why Harden scored 4 points is also too tired. Recently, the Philadelphia 76ers' pursuit of Harden has been very strong, and the Nets management has not acted?