110-95, the Nets won again. Compared to the previous consecutive victories against the Wizards, Hornets, and Knicks, their win over the Clippers on the road is more convincing. In the final six minutes of the game, the Nets played a 21-7 offensive climax, and their offensive and defensive efficiency was almost full. With Irving still absent and Simmons still in a confused state (15 minutes off the bench, only 2 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 fouls), Durant can be said to have single-handedly led the team to play a very efficient performance, this Net, they have come out of the slump at the beginning of the season. Leaving the Nets and becoming the most embarrassing person, there are still many shortcomings, you should really learn first.
The Nets have been winning, and Irving has been criticized. After the victory over the Clippers, one statistic is heartbreaking. According to statistics, this season, in the eight games Irving played, the Nets have a record of 2-6, a win rate of only 25.0%. In these games, the Nets have conceded an average of 118.8 points per game, and their defensive efficiency ranks lowest in the league. However, in the five games Irving has missed, the team has a 4-1 record, and their win percentage is as high as 80.0%. At the same time, during this period, the Nets averaged 91.2 points per game, ranking first in the league and having a large lead over second. In addition, in these five games, the Nets have all limited the opponent's scoring to less than 100 points.
The Nets have performed well during this time, and Irving has become the object of ridicule and even ridicule from fans. However, many people forget that during Irving's absence, in fact, Nash also left. Before the game with the Bulls, Curry Jr. said he hadn't seen Nash all afternoon, and the Nets' players didn't learn of Nash's departure until before the game kicked off. In that game, Jacques Vaughn rushed over as interim coach, and the Nets lost the game without accident. In fact, this game, because it was too rushed and unprepared, Nash left class, and the last five games can be counted as Vaughan's real coaching. It just so happened that during this time, Vaughn did not have Owen.
If Irving's absence will make the Nets' defense better, I believe that. But if it is because of Irving's absence, the Nets have jumped from the bottom of the league to the first in the league in defensive efficiency, which is almost impossible. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Nets have such a huge transformation, and Nash's departure and Vaughan's takeover are the most critical factors. Vaughn's defensive performance threw him several blocks away from Nash, which is the most intuitive thing about the game and the data can be directly reflected. However, in addition, under Vaughn's coaching, the Nets' offense has not actually declined, and his Nets, on both the offensive and defensive ends, are not inferior to Nash.
In five games, the Nets averaged 108.4 points per game, which looks like he is close to 4 points less than the 112 points per game in the previous 8 games, but to be clear, Vaughan does not have Irving who is averaging 27+5+5 per game. With Durant single-handed, Vaughan led the team to a net efficiency of more than 17 points per game, which is nearly 10 points higher than the current league-ranked Cavaliers (+7.9). Rather than how good Vaughan is, more people think that Nash is very poor, and the strength of the Nets itself is not weak, especially after targeted reinforcements in the offseason, just looking at the roster, the Nets' forward line can be said to be one of the best in the league. However, in Nash's hands, he seems to have no one to use, and Vaughn, on the other hand, is full of talents.
After Nash left class, some Nets players said in interviews that Nash's offensive tactics were too complicated, he thought too much, resulting in the team could not understand his tactics, could not play perfect coordination, and eventually ran out of offensive time, all became star singles, and even reported that Irving overturned Nash's tactics 10 times in a game. The first thing Vaughan did when he took over was to simplify the tactics, and in Durant's words, he made the players understand the offense and defense better, and he made it easier for the players. To be honest, with too much to ask and not being able to control the locker room, Nash is clearly at odds with the Nets.
Not only the Nets, but now that Vaughan has led the team (or the remnant) to play a very different performance after Nash's class, it is even more difficult for Nash to find a job. His old friend Marion gave Nash advice on a podcast show. Marion bluntly said that Nash should go to other coaches for a while to learn and become an assistant coach, he has only been a player development coach with the Warriors before, and he has not sat next to Kerr during the game to watch how to coach a game, and other adjustments and so on. There are two types of coaches in the NBA, one is a player-type coach, similar to Tyronn Lue and Dawgrievus. The other is tactical system, like Cole, Snyder, Stevens, Vogel, Nash prefers the latter, but he is obviously less competitive than these coaches before Snyder, Vogel and other managers have found jobs.