Nets lose to Wolves by 30, fall to 3-9

[elindholm]

Could Jason Kidd be the first coach fired this season?

 

[Sunburn]

Turning into a dumpster fire.

 

[Folster]

I thought his hiring was absolutely horrible, but so many in the media championed it. They have a roster full of over-the-hill and overpaid players. Both New York teams have some really suspect front offices. Trading for Joe Johnson and his salary was ludicrous and taking on Pierce and Garnett stunk of desperation. And the Knicks trading their roster for Melo a few months before they could have signed him outright was myopic. It's fun watching those teams suck.

 

[Phrazbit]

I dont know if Kidd is, or was ever destined to be a solid coach but taking that job put him in an awful position. A team with title expectations and he has no coaching experience and is running a team of guys, some of whom he played with only a few short years ago. I'd think there are some serious credibility problems in those huddles. He should have gone to a young team where the players would look up to him, not with a bunch of vets or view him as their peer... or perhaps less.

 

[Folster]

They should hire PJ Carlesimo.

 

[Phrazbit]

I thought his hiring was absolutely horrible, but so many in the media championed it. They have a roster full of over-the-hill and overpaid players. Both New York teams have some really suspect front offices. Trading for Joe Johnson and his salary was ludicrous and taking on Pierce and Garnett stunk of desperation. And the Knicks trading there roster for Melo a few months before they could have signed him outright was myopic. It's fun watching those teams suck.

The Knicks are an especially humorous bunch. The lone bright spot for the future of that roster is Iman Shumpert, and they're doing everything they can to ship him out of town. Who needs a young athletic guard that plays D? Not the Knicks apparently. It will be high comedy if they end up with a solid lotto pick this year... because they owe it to Denver.

The list of front office flubs by that team is long and hilarious, but my personal favorite has to be the Knicks picking up Chauncey Billups 13 million dollar option in June of 2011... only to then use their amnesty provision on him before the next season started.

 

[elindholm]

I don't like Kidd, but he was put in a no-win situation. The only reason that anyone thinks that that roster could contend for a title is because they are in New York and have a billionaire owner. Put the same roster in Milwaukee and everyone would see it for the joke that it is. The problem is that the players think the joke is real, so Kidd has to play along with expectations that are absurdly too high.

 

[hcsilla]

I don't like Kidd, but he was put in a no-win situation. The only reason that anyone thinks that that roster could contend for a title is because they are in New York and have a billionaire owner. Put the same roster in Milwaukee and everyone would see it for the joke that it is. The problem is that the players think the joke is real, so Kidd has to play along with expectations that are absurdly too high.

Having said that it is still surprising how anaemic their play is.

KG's defense disappeared, all that Pierce do is shooting off-balance turnaround jumpers with at least one defender in his face, Deron Williams is just a shadow of his former himself and Joe Johnson is less unenthusiastic than ever.

Brook Lopez is basically an unstoppable offensive player and Kirilenko's return might wake-up all the veterans and they still can reach the play-off. Having a rookie coach who doesn't really seem to have an idea what's going on both on and off the court certainly doesn't help either.

 

[JS22]

Could Jason Kidd be the first coach fired this season?

Absolutely horrible hire in the first place.

 

[JS22]

I don't like Kidd, but he was put in a no-win situation. The only reason that anyone thinks that that roster could contend for a title is because they are in New York and have a billionaire owner. Put the same roster in Milwaukee and everyone would see it for the joke that it is. The problem is that the players think the joke is real, so Kidd has to play along with expectations that are absurdly too high.

I have to kind of disagree. They've got a pretty good roster. The problem is it has absolutely no chemistry. A coach like Pop could absolutely make it work though.

Kidd is in way over his head.

 

[BC867]

Could Jason Kidd be the first coach fired this season?

'Could be. But Jason Kidd has an excuse for awhile.

Deron Williams (sprained left ankle), Andrei Kirilenko (back spasms), Brook Lopez (sprained left ankle) and Jason Terry (bruised left knee) were all MIA in the Nets 30-point loss to Minnesota last night.

That is not to say that the tired ol' Nets were going to win . . . or will in the long run.