In the recently concluded New York derby, the Nets scored their fifth win of the season and are currently 11th in the East with a 5-7 record, which is the same as the defending champions Warriors, who are 11th in the West, but in terms of roster atmosphere, it is much better.
Before the New York derby began, a reporter interviewed Randle of the Knicks and asked him what he thought of the New York derby and what he thought of the Nets' current roster.
Randle spoke mercilessly at the time, saying that New York has never had one team, the Knicks, and he doesn't care what happens inside the Nets, after all, the Nets will be smashed when they meet them.
However, Randle's domineering speech was really too fast, and the Nets took less than 2 quarters to make the game lose suspense, leading by 25 points at half time and finally making the Knicks "bow down" 112-85. And this is already the Nets' 13-game winning streak against the Knicks, and they haven't lost against their city brothers since 2013.
WOJ started the Nets for the reason for Nash's departure
Less than an hour before the game, the Nets issued an official statement saying that they would hire Vaughan as the team's head coach until the end of the season, and the assistant coach, who has been with Nash for three years, was able to turn regular, and there was a big reason for his close relationship with the core of the Nets.
Because in last offseason, Irving once told management that a roster like the Nets didn't need a coach at all, and in one game this season, Irving played against the head coach's wishes 10 times. This, coupled with Durant's complaints that Nash scheduled his playing time to at least 40 minutes, led management to think that the team was out of Nash's control and that class was a natural thing.
The crowd will gather and wait for one to return
At present, the Brooklyn Nets are experiencing their most "wonderful" moment of the season, without the contradiction of the head coach, the new head coach Vaughan has been by Nash for 3 years, knows the players well, and of course gets along naturally.
The most important thing is that the team has basically returned from injury, and Durant and other main players are also in very good shape, in the latest game, Durant scored a triple-double, and his average points per game is also more than 30 points since the 13-14 season, and more importantly, the current Durant has no idea of leaving the team, he is very happy here.
Joe Harris, who is back this season, has been frustrating on the offensive end, and after more than a season of recuperation, the league's top scorer has no touch, and now his 40.5% shooting percentage is not as high as his career 43.6% three-point shooting rate, but surprisingly, the shooter has become the team's most efficient outside defense, ranking third in the league in defensive efficiency this season, and the former defensive "colander" has been transformed into an iron wall.
There's also the outside shooting problem that the team has been complaining about in the opening season, and with the return of Seth Curry has also been resolved, he is not as slow as Joe Harris, as a player of the Curry family, it only took three games to find his hand, standing up from the bench and scoring 7-of-13 shooting and 23 points on 6-of-11 three-pointers.
As for Ben Simmons, although he is still the best assistant who averages 6+6+6 per game, he can see that his self-confidence is completely different now, and he already has such an "unconventional" operation as a dunk under the basket, in his words, the joy of basketball is returning.
Since November, the Nets have a 4-2 record, and the team is currently heading towards the top 8 position in the East, and while everyone is united, there is also good news from Irving's side, his meeting with NBA commissioner Xiao Hua has been quite smooth, and Xiao Hua has also publicly issued a statement to clarify the social media incident.
The main problem at present is the crisis of trust between Irving and Boss Cai, and the last time he did not reply to Boss Cai's information, he was very dissatisfied, which added 6 comeback confinements, but if the Nets really develop in this state, the team management is very likely to tear off the seal themselves and let this unruly "wild monkey" out of the mountain if they can see the hope of the championship.
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