After the Nets were eliminated 4-0 by the Celtics, the first team of the season to advance to the second round was born, that is, the Celtics. After the Nets were swept out, Durant and Irving, and even head coach Nash, were pushed to the forefront. But in the end, it is the team owner who bears the consequences, and the media's insults against the players and managers will gradually fade over time, but the boss is a real loss. In order to form a championship-winning lineup, the Nets also spent a lot of money, signing Durant and Irving, as well as veterans such as Griffin and Aldridge, with the intention of winning the championship as soon as possible. Unfortunately, their abacus was wrong after all, and Boss Cai, who has always been shrewd and good at calculation, did not expect it.
When the Nets were former owner Mikhail Prokhorov, they had formed a luxury lineup and wanted to win the championship that year, but in the end it was basically the same as this year's situation, except that the luxurious lineup of that year was basically in the retirement stage, whether it was Garnett or Pierce had no peak performance, so it was expected that it would not be able to win the championship. But this season, although the Nets are said to be older overall, Durant and Irving are both playing years, and both are top ten players in the league, which is obviously unqualified.
The reason why the Nets have spent so much money and still can't break through the first round of the playoffs is obviously for a reason, and from the current situation, it may be related to these aspects.
First: management
The Management of the Nets is obviously unqualified, in competitive sports, winning a championship is originally a very difficult thing, but the Nets in order to achieve this goal as soon as possible, really do everything to the extreme, spend so much money to sign a lot of All-Star players who have passed, the result is the overall age is older, in today's fast and accurate small ball era, the Nets' limitations are exposed. The Lakers also made the same mistake, the age of the main players is the main reason for the team's loss, although those players were once all-Star players, but in the end it is difficult to escape the erosion of the years. When the management signed them, they only saw the star ring, not considering that they were out of place with the current basketball environment, especially when they gathered on a team to play.
Second: Head coach
Nash is a good player, but he really needs to grow as a manager, and having players like Durant and Irving in his hands can't win is obviously a problem for the head coach, compared with coaches such as Kidd and Tyren Lue, Nash is really too amateur. That was the head coach who was in danger, but now it's a mess. If nothing else, Nash is only one notice away from the end of class. The Nets have changed their head coach and may be able to make a difference in the existing lineup.
Third: the player issue
After being eliminated in the first round, Durant and Irving as the stars of the house are obviously inseparable, Durant's injury may be one of the reasons, but her poor feel is the biggest reason for the loss. Irving is even more outrageous, now hungry to play, as a player with a top salary, which is also too pitiful! Simmons also refused to play with a psychological obstacle, and the two strangest players in the league are in the Nets! How to win, to say that it can be played like this is already good, at least can enter the playoffs.