2013-2014 NBA Thread - IND @ WAS and OKC @ LAC on ESPN

[awwsome]

Marc Gasol

Grade 2 MCL sprain.

Out indefinitely.

My guy

Lol @ the Brooklyn Nets, never had faith in that unit, second oldest team behind Miami but without an elite player.

Jason Kidd looks lost every game, shoulda kept that draft pick.

 

[certifiedflyboi23]

I knew Kidd was trash when he answered his phone in the middle of the game

 

[100027]

My guy

Lol @ the Brooklyn Nets, never had faith in that unit, second oldest team behind Miami but without an elite player.

Jason Kidd looks lost every game, shoulda kept that draft pick.

Listen, the team definitely has the talent to be a contender.  Their roster depth is fantastic and you can see it out there.

The coaching is an absolute debacle...  They need to fire Kidd and Frank now.  Huge missed opportunity.

 

[$tacy]

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Dead

 

[certifiedflyboi23]

Why fire Kidd for Frank? Its obvi Frank is the ghost-coach.

 

[black migo]

Panic mode?

Mike brown sucks and should have never been hired

Same as jason kidd

Jason kidd isnt really the head coach, he just has the title because of who he is, if you watch nets games you can see lawrence frank is calling the shots

I don't want to start getting negative on the guy now, but if this really is a career ending type injury for Rose, the level of overratedness he's going to achieve among Bulls fans will be insane...  Anticipating "Remember when Derrick Rose was better than LeBron?" type conversations on here.

I hope he heals and comes back so that at the very least, he can be the healthy disappointment he was on track to be.

I agree
He was already putting up worse #s than his rookie season and bulls fans are blaming it on his jumpshot not falling but it wasnt any excuses during preseason when "d rose was back"

 

[certifiedflyboi23]

Friction growing between Jason Kidd and Lawrence Frank, according to report



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While some growing pains were to be expected, it's hard to imagine anybody predicted the Brooklyn Nets to get off to a 3-8 start. And while the play on the court has been underwhelming, there may also be some friction growing between first-year head coach Jason Kidd and assistant coach Lawrence Frank, according to Frank Isola of the New York Daily News.

This tidbit comes on the heels of a report from Bleacher Report's Howard Beck that featured some scathing quotes about Kidd's coaching competence. Specifically, a veteran NBA scout said Kidd "doesn't do anything," leaving most of the play-calling to Frank and assistant John Welch.

That's quite the harsh criticism of Kidd, who's learning on the job in a situation that demands immediate excellence. The Nets' win-now mentality made the decision to hire Kidd all-the-more curious, and based on the early results, it's looking like a big mistake. Hiring a coach with more experience to lead a veteran laden team may have been a better choice, but the Nets have made their bed with Kidd.
More: Nets coverage at NetsDaily

While Kidd and Frank are longtime friends, Isola reports that "something has changed" between the two. Perhaps a bit of a power struggle is brewing? Frank does have a wealth of NBA coaching experience, both as an assistant and as a head coach. Frank also coached Kidd in New Jersey, so it creates an interesting dynamic now that Kidd is the man in charge.

Despite the rough start, the injuries to key players and the rumblings of a feud on the coaching staff, things could somehow be worse for Brooklyn. The Eastern Conference, and especially the Atlantic Division, are woeful, so the Nets will have plenty of opportunities to get back into the playoff race.

And as Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski writes, Kidd may be "lost" now, but he's not a lost cause just yet. Kidd obviously has a brilliant basketball mind, and with all the work he puts in, one has to believe he'll get better at this coaching thing. The question is whether this will happen fast enough for the Nets, whose aging roster could also prove to be just as big a problem as the rookie head coach.


http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2013/11/22/5133364/jason-kidd-lawrence-frank-coaching-friction-nets

 

[noblekane]

You mean a ghost coach.......what mike brown had his whole career?

And didnt frank replace byron scott while kidd was with the nets? Kidd was the og deron williams

 

[awwsome]

Listen, the team definitely has the talent to be a contender.  Their roster depth is fantastic and you can see it out there.


The coaching is an absolute debacle...  They need to fire Kidd and Frank now.  Huge missed opportunity.

But they paying Joe Johnson and Deron Williams 100 million each to score 13 points and 9 points a game respectively. What part of the game is that? Parsons in Houston putting up 16 on a D-league contract basically

KG putting up 6 and 7 :x

That roster is fools gold

 

[datznasty]

 

[noblekane]

What the hell

 

[black migo]

When a team is playing bad the coach gets the blame first like hes on the court

 

[651akathepaul]

Damn...That tripped me out for a second.

 

[certifiedflyboi23]

 

[alfa]

I'm hoping the rose MRI results are negative for an ACL. Rose looked like he was in some pain, but you never know with knee sprains as any major sprain will be extremely painful, so hopefully it's just a MCL sprain, ala Paul Pierce in 08.

 

[datznasty]

It's every shot he made in game 7, other than that left handed 3 at the top of the key. I don't know if that is just a mirroring issue or error in copying and pasting or what. It looks like he took a charge on himself under the basket too

 

[$tacy]

D rose better grow some dreads n start rapping now while gbe is hot... don't make me call drose boy he six double 0 boy

 

[pmatic]

When a team is playing bad the coach gets the blame first like hes on the court

Jason Kidd has a rep as a coach killer, so it's fitting!

 

[noblekane]

That lebron shot gif should be the new rick rolled. Set it to some weird *** music and bam

 

[Bert.]

i got so confused when i first saw this

 

[grandtheftbike]

leftbron with the corner three :x

 

[Bert.]

Reporters and Journalists are biting at the bit to be the first to tweet the Derrick Rose MRI news. Sources must be going crazy

when is he supposed to be getting it done? i assume hes still on the west coast?

eagerly awaiting the news

 

[herbshuttles15]

Reporters and Journalists are biting at the bit to be the first to tweet the Derrick Rose MRI news. Sources must be going crazy

when is he supposed to be getting it done? i assume hes still on the west coast?

eagerly awaiting the news

Broussard is on the job tho.

 

[noblekane]

Anybody see cold city around?

 

[Bert.]

Reporters and Journalists are biting at the bit to be the first to tweet the Derrick Rose MRI news. Sources must be going crazy

when is he supposed to be getting it done? i assume hes still on the west coast?

eagerly awaiting the news

Broussard is on the job tho.

link?

i dont pay attention to that idiot