In an NBA playoff game that ended today, the Brooklyn Nets lost 112-116 to the Boston Celtics and finally suffered a 0-4 sweep in the first round, and Steve Nash's second season as The Nets' manager also ended in failure, although the outside world called for the Nets to fire Nash and trade Irving, but this season does not look like his last season.
After the Nets lost the third game of the first round, NBA reporter Mark Stein believes that although this season is a failure, he does not believe that the Nets management will use Nash as a "scapegoat". After all, nash didn't have any experience as head coach before he became the nets head coach, and the Hall of Fame guard was able to get the job mainly because he had the support of Kevin Durant and Nets owner Chua Chongxin, who was a consultant to the team during Durant's time with the Golden State Warriors and developed a deep relationship with Durant. And there's nothing to suggest he's lost the trust of Durant and Tsai.
Many have compared the Nets' situation this season to that of the Los Angeles Lakers, and although most of the Lakers' problems stem from a deformed lineup composition and injury situation, head coach Frank Vogel eventually became the scapegoat and was fired after the end of the season. And if Nash is fired, the situation will be similar, Nash was overwhelmed by Irving's vaccination incident and Harden's trading farce this season, and now has to deal with a series of dramatic events in Simmons, which is indeed bad luck. The Nets have again been below expectations this season, and many of the factors that have led to this are beyond Nash's control, and perhaps the Nets owner will want to give him another fair chance next season.