Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 889. (Read 919119 times)

Why isn't Steve Nash considered a respected coach ?  I don't really know how he is viewed / perceived by the league overall, but lets say he's not a respected coach, then I'd certainly agree with you that they need to hire someone whom is.  However, hiring a coach who will stay silent and just let the superstars play and do whatever they want, I don't think that is the right way to go about getting this team closer to a championship.  If they don't respect the coach, then that will ruin the entire teams chemistry.

I still think Steve Nash is a good coach, maybe the Nets is not for him with veterans all over their roster. If given one more chance to lead a young team he will surely learn more on how to keep everything under control and maybe that will also add to his experience on how to manage them.
KD and Kyrie, two stars, veterans in the league, they want a respected coach or someone who will just stay silent if they both want the game to be in their shoulders when it's needed.
No play required, just give them the ball.

Surely, we haven't got any thought about Nash's lack of experience as a head coach because we're too focused to the three drama queen that has been making headlines ever since they teamed up, after all, it was just Nash who can't control the superstars in his stable that he was once under his watch. I'm just glad that the Nets management managed to have the correct choice and keeping Durant in-exchange of freeing Nash. Made some sense why KD has been quite after firing Nash.

The respect is there for Steve Nash but it is true that him lacking for coaching experience really contributed to their early downfall.
Nevertheless, him being the coach wasn't respected by some of the players that he is coaching and the beef that he's got with them won't really show good performances and results.

Steve Nash does not have any experience coaching prior to his stint with the Nets. Maybe his lack of experience is the cause why he was not able to control his stars and coach the Nets properly. But I hope he would not stop coaching. He just needs to work under great coaches and get some experience and maybe someday he will be a good coach as well.

Hopefully, Ben Simmons will get back to his old self soon. He is slowly getting there. If he does, the Nets is a championship-caliber team. It is not enough just to get to the playoffs. With talents like Durant, Kyrie and Simmons, their aim should always be a championship, nothing less.


After losing his deal with Nike, Kyrie started to straighten up. I have not seen any antics from him since then. I feel bad for him that he loses big money from losing that deal, but it is good for the team. Look at them now. Without distraction from off-court antics, they are doing great. Hopefully, they can sustain this and not revert if they get more successful.

He's fitting with Sixers system as Embiid is really adjusting together with the rest of the players around him, no need to go back and fit
yourself to different people that will surrounds you.

Better to maximize all the tools that you have now and established the chemistry that will put your team up when winning each game
that you have.

After the All-Star we will see how Harden will help the Sixers and gaining a decent position in the playoff.

Well, I am just surprised that they keep healthy back then he got an issue with the vaccine and I think he can surely play if he is not stubborn enough to take it, but again respect for those who don't want to take the vaccine is their own decision, but this time both Kevin Durant and he are pretty much slick in not having any problems with some injury or rather lucky enough in not having one, I really wish they don't push themselves very much because if the play-offs start and both of them got injured they the backbone of the Nets are al gone, but if the new once stand-up to the occasion and prove their worth that is another side of the story,


The Altercation started on the Detroit Piston's side and Moe Wagner was very Apologetic on the Piston's bench surely that push and the Altercation started because of him, but Jalen Duren from the Pistons should be suspended aswell because he started to punch Wagner on the back, which is a rabbit punch that is extremely dangerous for some athletes, so definitely the Detroit Piston should also have suspended players just like what happened to Cole Anthony, Moe Wagner, Mo Bamba, Gary Harris, R.J. Hampton, and Wendell Carter Jr. that was 6 players for the Orlando Magic, so pretty much that was a blow for the Orlando Magic,

I agree, he really wanted to play at Philly after his stint with the Nets and admitted this position given to him. And it seems he thrive on this new role and we see glimpse of him when he was with the Rockets, some flashes of his prime years and looks like he is in shape unlike when he shows with Houston and Nets wherein it was obvious that he is overweight and probably that's why he got his hamstring injury resurface. So yeah, he is blessed to be able to work this out with him when he move to Philly and the city embrace him no doubt.

Harden had more bad games than good games while he was a Net IMO.

I say they're a shocker with all the off court bs surrounding the team. Kylie and the antisemitic crap. Then Simmons and his mental health. For them to get past that stuff and work so well as a unit is surprising.

They should, considering how good their roster are. Some NBA players maybe good when they're still out their playing, but terrible in coaching.
What we have known is that, the best PG can make a great coach, because they are the ones who's making most of the plays during their professional basketball career. But, Jason Kidd and Steve Nash terribly fail at coaching. I think they still need enough experience as an assistant coach.

We all witness the changes that happened after Nash has been released as a coach. KD and Kyrie are now leading the team with
the kind of determination where they are really aiming for the win.

Unlike before, both stars are bringing the fire and equipt their teammates to play with them,
a very good leadership to boost everyone to aim to win. If there's no major injuries, that
will happen along the way, Nets is really knocking on achieving the East title or maybe they
can push to win a world title.

I agree that when I've first seen the news that the team has released Steve Nash, I'm a fan of his during his career, I'm also disappointed.

But looking at their current situation, they're doing better and it's all thanks to the change that has been made.

The Nets didn't have a good start but at least, they're having a good run now.

I feel like they are not a shocker because if you looked at them on paper you will see that they were actually a much better team, and right now they are clinging to the last ounce of wins they could hopefully get.

Normally just at the start of last year they had Kyrie and Harden and KD at the same time, and that was an insane team that could have been champions, what happened? They traded away Harden! Which was a bad bad move, and now we are talking about a guy who did 8-6-6 stat line as "good enough" when the alternative was Harden, who could have scored 20+ and assisted 10+ at the same time. Bad situation for them all around to be in this position to begin with.

I think Harden had a lot of connections in Philly and wanted to go there to have fun after his stint with the Nets where he thought he was joining a superteam and then bailed when things got tough.  I now think that Harden has had his fun and probably worn out his personal relationships with partying and drama, no likely wanting to go back to Houston where he can be the man again, and make a ton of money without having to pay state income tax.  I don't blame him.  He seems to be going where he wants and doing whatever he feels like.  He's blessed to be able to make that work.

Probably it could have steam from Harden playing great again with the Sixers, and you know that there will be rumors surrounding him when his detractors find him very successful at least for him.

Nevertheless, I will agree that he doesn't have to go back to Houston, he is perfectly fitting into the Sixers system and this could be his last chance to become a champion with a prime Joel Embiid. He can't waste any more time as he is coming to a stage wherein in the next couple of years, his game could go down anytime.

Harden is exactly where he wants to be.  He is a Philly guy to begin with and they are a ready made team.  Why would he want to go back to a rebuilding team?  At his age he only has a coue left at or around peak performance.  He can't afford to go to a rebuilding team if he wants a chance at a championship.

Latest news I could find is that Harden answered the rumours and saying they are doing great in Sixers as a team and he doesn't know where the rumours came from. But there were so many news about this, I don't think it could be just a rumour, isn't it? If this came true, it would be a very bold move. I don't think Rockets want this kind of trade. But, on the other hand, they have too many young and high potential players. Sometimes a team has a game plan, but sometimes the desired goal cannot be reached due to the inexperience of the players and sometimes the inadequacy of the players. Sometimes a team doesn't have any game plan but you rely on the skills and/or experience of the players but the desired goal cannot be achieved. Rockets has neither a game plan nor a talented and/or experienced roster. Young people in their hands do not have the chance to develop or mature in such an environment. The best that jalen green can get in his career is j.r smith, if he has the right pieces on his side. He plays like an ordinary player who doesn't have game intelligence, who trusts his athleticism and isolation games if he has a day. The sad part is that this man was selected number 2 in the 2021 drafts, ahead of Evan Mobley and Scottie Barnes. I find the Harden news for Rockets too unnecessary. He is also too old.

They will of course straighten up because they will end up tanking next season if Kevin Durant will force his way again to get traded. I know that without Durant, the team is still a threat to the league but somehow the other teams will find some loopholes how to crumble the Nets who got no Durant and of course an injury in the superstar will add them another headache.

In short, getting out at least one of the current players in the roster will give the team some struggles that they don't want. I'm glad seeing them at the top again next to the Celtics and their hardwork paid off this time.

So far, all of them is playing safely. Severe injuries might not be present this time because of that, just a minor sore or crumps only. Hopefully.

And the Knicks are now doing knick things.  Going from an 8 game win streak to losing some really bad games.  I know they are missing jalen and rj but there is no reason to get blown out in San Antonio and being up 9 with 30 seconds to go and losing in Dallas.  I love/hate this team.

I'm actually frustrated when the Nets freed Steve Nash but somehow, it turns out that it's like what the team truly needed because they are going on a straight line already ever since the season started. Although, they still have some struggles, but they are bouncing back impressively after every loss they've got. These new Big Three of the Brooklyn Nets will definitely bring the team to the playoffs and with its role players, together they can achieve much further than what they did last season.