If the Brooklyn Nets have appeared to not all be on the same page at times this season, it’s because quite literally, they were not.
The New York Post reported Tuesday that on 10 separate occasions in one recent game, then-coach Steve Nash called plays, and point guard Kyrie Irving ran “something entirely different” each time.
“I couldn’t believe what I was seeing,” an NBA scout told The Post. “Nash would call something, and he’d run the opposite. I’ve never seen anything like that.”
The Nets fired Nash Nov. 1 after a 2-5 start and Irving is currently serving a suspension of at least five games for refusing to disavow antisemitism. But the reveals about the Nets’ early season dysfunction go a long way in explaining why this team has struggled. One source told The Post that no matter what game plan or plays Nash provided, the Nets players “did whatever they wanted.”
“They were the most dysfunctional team I’ve seen [in years],” another scout told The Post.
Nash bore the blame for the dysfunction and paid the price. The Nets are reportedly working to bring in suspended Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka, but a recent report suggests some within the organization and around the league don’t approve.
