OT Nets just fired Coach Vaughn

[Whyachi]

getting swept by the Blazers had consequences.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I'll miss that beard!

 

[Pinwheel1]

Unless they have been trying to tank I can see why. They have some talent that many here wanted to trade for and other than Simmons, not many injuries. These guys all played 39 games +


Mikal Bridges SF
Cam Thomas SG
Cameron Johnson SF
Spencer Dinwiddie PG *
Nic Claxton C
Dorian Finney-Smith PF
Day'Ron Sharpe C
Royce O'Neale PF *
Dennis Smith

But to be fair to Vaughn, with Simmons out, they really did not have a PG to run things. That can be a problem as we all know.

 

[Whyachi]

Brooklyn sold their soul to get James Harden. If they don't start winning games, the Rockets will become the NBA's hot bed of talent in 3 years. Hopefully the Nets can find a hardwood tactician, because nobody wants to see the Rockets succeed with anything.

 

[THE HCP]

Around The NBA Thread please…

 

[Whyachi]

Around The NBA Thread please…

see the OT badge? Back off thread police, or I'll start posting more happy Brandon Miller stories.

 

[speeds]

Seems like an unstable franchise.

 

[Tince]

Seems like the caliber of coach who we could very well end up with if/when we move off Billups.

 

[handiman]

Seems like an unstable franchise.

It would be an interesting mental exercise to make a list of how many teams have greatly benefited by trading with them, without any significantly bad trades offsetting it. We certainly did with Gerald Wallace and Sam Bowie.

 

[MickZagger]

The first domino to fall in the coaching carousel.

 

[speeds]

It would be an interesting mental exercise to make a list of how many teams have greatly benefited by trading with them, without any significantly bad trades offsetting it. We certainly did with Gerald Wallace and Sam Bowie.

Historically the Nets aren't awful. Their Buffalo Bills-esque finals runs during the Lakers/Spurs years were good. But since those Lawrence Frank years they've had Avery Johnson, PJ Carlesimo (caretaker), Jason Kidd, Lionel Hollins, Tony Brown (c/t), Kenny Atkinson, Jacques Vaughn (c/t), Steve Nash, Jacques Vaughn (again), and whoever they hire now. 10 coaches in 14 years.

 

[handiman]

Historically the Nets aren't awful. Their Buffalo Bills-esque finals runs during the Lakers/Spurs years were good. But since those Lawrence Frank years they've had Avery Johnson, PJ Carlesimo (caretaker), Jason Kidd, Lionel Hollins, Tony Brown (c/t), Kenny Atkinson, Jacques Vaughn (c/t), Steve Nash, Jacques Vaughn (again), and whoever they hire now. 10 coaches in 14 years.

They were quite bad for what, 20 years, before Kidd ran the point.

 

[Mr. Robot]

if firing jacque vaughn isnt blatant racism, i just dont know what is...

also stephen a smith is sad that black head coach got fired, cause thats what matters the most, him being black and a head coach in the nba

 

[kjironman1]

if firing jacque vaughn isnt blatant racism, i just dont know what is...

also stephen a smith is sad that black head coach got fired, cause thats what matters the most, him being black and a head coach in the nba

This makes me wonder what Stephen A will say when Chauncey gets fired from Portland which happens to be the whitest city in the country or close anyway?

 

[Mr. Robot]

This makes me wonder what Stephen A will say when Chauncey gets fired from Portland which happens to be the whitest city in the country or close anyway?

its absolutely disgusting the way theyre talking about black head coaches, stephen a smith first and foremost, but there are others too, for them race comes first, then the rest

to me it doesnt matter, all 30 head coaches, general managers or owners could be of black or some other race, it simply shouldnt matter

either youre good at your job or youre not, simple as that, you should hire people based on their qualifications/talent/character

 

[speeds]

After seeing the Nets last night I really have no idea what that franchise is. I saw one commentator call them a storage locker full of players. Simmons will be an expiring next year and is likely to be dealt. Maybe they are waiting on that? Claxton likely to bolt. Bridges/Thomas look like great 2nd/3rd options on a team without a 1st option. No coach. Houston owns their pick.

 

[THE HCP]

see the OT badge? Back off thread police, or I'll start posting more happy Brandon Miller stories.

I love that just because I don’t want to read a new thread everytime somebody has something to say that I’m considered Thread Police……. Carry on.

 

[illmatic99]

chauncey is currently the 14th longest actively tenured head coach in the nba.

 

[Whyachi]

I love that just because I don’t want to read a new thread everytime somebody has something to say that I’m considered Thread Police……. Carry on.

I agree, Brooklyn basketball is a boring thread. But we should keep an eye on them, as the Nets might be dumb enough to trade Portland a really good player for a draft pick.

 

[Whyachi]

I love that just because I don’t want to read a new thread everytime somebody has something to say that I’m considered Thread Police……. Carry on.

also... blazerkor didn't yell at me. So i consider this an appropriately designed thread