I can’t say this is surprising. The Brooklyn Nets have basically been in a free-fall since moving back to New York. Mikhail Prokhorov is looking for potential buyers for the team, the franchise is capped out with aging players and has exactly zero assets or draft picks in the foreseeable future.
It’s no surprise that the team is sliding right out of playoff contention in the woeful East. But of course, there has to be a scapegoat, and it’s looking more and more likely that Prokhorov will make first-year head coach Lionel Hollins the fall-man for the team’s failures this season.
According to ESPN, the team is already evaluating Hollins performance as coach, less than five months into his tenure with the team.
The Brooklyn Nets, increasingly worried about a recent lack of competitiveness, have launched an in-season evaluation of various facets of the team, including new coach Lionel Hollins, according to league sources.
The Nets lost consecutive road games last week to the Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz by 39 and 35 points, respectively, sparking concern within the organization about whether Hollins’ message is getting through. It’s just the fifth time in NBA history that a team has lost back-to-back games by 35 points or more.
Nets ownership, sources said, is monitoring the situation closely, with Brooklyn having just fallen out of the East’s top eight thanks to a 2-10 slide that coincides with the franchise being up for sale.
When in doubt, blame the coach right? Things are going to get much worse in Brooklyn before they get any better. Sorry Nets fans.