The Brooklyn Nets had a great coach in Kenny Atkinson.
Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant reportedly didn’t belief Atkinson to be who they wanted to seek out success, and you can’t have your two greatest gamers brazenly disrespecting their coach.
Sadly, that call to do what they stated was simply the primary in a string of dreadful strikes by the group.
Steve Nash appeared in over his head most of the time, and he didn’t appear to have the gamers’ ear both.
Now, wanting again to that failed stint, the legendary level guard admitted that it was only a good expertise and he by no means envisioned himself as a lifelong coach (through Eurohoops).
Reality be informed, giving a possible championship contender to a first-time coach wasn’t the wisest name, not even when that coach was one of many best basketball minds the sport had ever seen.
Even so, doubling down on their dedication to Durant and Irving was what ultimately sealed the Nets’ destiny, as much as the purpose the place they couldn’t transfer on from them quick sufficient.
Luckily, with the Mikal Bridges commerce, they’ve lastly recouped some belongings and are again on observe after such a darkish tenure.
As for Nash, it doesn’t appear to be he’s wanting to return to the teaching seat any time within the foreseeable future, not less than for now.