Nets are interviewing.....

[Prokorov]

Kennedy thinks we should pursue Scott Brooks. He seems to be buying into the KDtoBK cool aide.

Alex Kennedy: Scott Brooks

The former Oklahoma City Thunder head coach has been one of the more successful floor generals in recent years, finishing with a .610 winning percentage or better every season from 2009 to 2014. His best season was the 2011–12 campaign, when the Thunder advanced to the NBA Finals but lost to the Miami HEAT.

Over the course of his head coaching career, Brooks is 545-338 in the regular season and 39-34 in the playoffs. The 50-year-old did a great job creating a winning culture in Oklahoma City and uniting everyone in the locker room.

The only reason he was let go over the offseason – and replaced with Billy Donovan – was because the Thunder organization felt he wasn’t a championship-caliber coach and the front office went all-in on this season with Kevin Durant approaching unrestricted free agency this summer.

Still, despite his flaws, there’s no question that Brooks did a good job helping Oklahoma City make the leap from perennial lottery team to contender. He also created strong bonds with his star players and seemed to get along with everyone in the organization, from top to bottom. He and his staff also did a terrific job developing the organization’s young players – including guys like Durant, Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka among others.

He could be the coach that helps the Nets turn things around and get back into the playoff mix in the Eastern Conference. He would create a positive culture, unite everyone and help the team’s young players develop (since it seems they have a lengthy rebuild ahead of them, although they owe multiple first-round picks to the Boston Celtics).

Also, with the Nets looking to pursue Durant this summer (especially considering his ties to the organization and his recent praise of Brooklyn), it could make sense to hire the head coach he was very close with in OKC.

Brooks could be a very good long-term option for the Nets and he should be one of the candidates in the mix.

im not high on scott brooks. i also dont think he did some great job in OKC... i mean he had a couple top 10 players, not to mention harden early on, and great role players like ibaka and thabo. not saying he isnt a good coach but id give him about 1% credit for that teams success.

the only way i bring him in, is if it helps the case for durant. does durant like him? love him? dislike him? either way, id leave that up to KD. but i dont think he is some good coach.

[Prokorov]

cool hwip

I don't think Brooks is a good in game coach. ISO ball, ISO ball, ISO ball is the only play they ran. Boring and inefficient basketball

And it looks like things still haven't changed lol.

While KD and Westbrook put up great stat lines, they shouldn't have to work this hard to get a win against averave/below-average teams.

People can badmouth playing in a system but if you have a good one, you can have greater impact while exerting less energy.

They have so much individual talent on that team and yet they still don't know how to get proper fit.

Yeah I watch the Thunder and I'm baffled at the sets that they run. They have solid talent and depth yet it comes down to Durant/Westbrook having to drop 60-70 pts combined to win. Not much team basketball....getting beaten by us, and having the Knicks without Melo take them to the the limit.

I think Golden State is really making me dislike how a lot of teams play now I like seeing good passing and and motion, open court basketball, or guys getting a good pass and attacking the basket. ISO heavy stuff is so boring.

i think durant going down with injury really was a detriment to westbrook. it hurt his game. stats went to elite levels but his game was more conducive to winning when he was more 50/50 shoot pass then being a straight score first PG. i think the way he plays now, which is still elite, westbrook needs to be the #1 option with a bunch of complimentary pieces around him. like more of a jimmy butler kawaii type next to him then a durant type... which is why i think its a lock westbrook leaves next year, and looks to be the man in a big city. i think LA would make alot of sense for him

[NyCeEvO]

cool hwip

I don't think Brooks is a good in game coach. ISO ball, ISO ball, ISO ball is the only play they ran. Boring and inefficient basketball

And it looks like things still haven't changed lol.

While KD and Westbrook put up great stat lines, they shouldn't have to work this hard to get a win against averave/below-average teams.

People can badmouth playing in a system but if you have a good one, you can have greater impact while exerting less energy.

They have so much individual talent on that team and yet they still don't know how to get proper fit.

Yeah I watch the Thunder and I'm baffled at the sets that they run. They have solid talent and depth yet it comes down to Durant/Westbrook having to drop 60-70 pts combined to win. Not much team basketball....getting beaten by us, and having the Knicks without Melo take them to the the limit.

I think Golden State is really making me dislike how a lot of teams play now I like seeing good passing and and motion, open court basketball, or guys getting a good pass and attacking the basket. ISO heavy stuff is so boring.

The best part about it is that high passing, free flowing offense is not only beautiful to watch but it actually wins games.

That 2014 Spurs championship team made me very happy because they took down the superstar model with excellent, crisp passing and a barrage of 3pt shooting. The annihilated Miami and got revenge for not winning the title the previous year.

[NyCeEvO]

And it looks like things still haven't changed lol.

While KD and Westbrook put up great stat lines, they shouldn't have to work this hard to get a win against averave/below-average teams.

People can badmouth playing in a system but if you have a good one, you can have greater impact while exerting less energy.

They have so much individual talent on that team and yet they still don't know how to get proper fit.

Yeah I watch the Thunder and I'm baffled at the sets that they run. They have solid talent and depth yet it comes down to Durant/Westbrook having to drop 60-70 pts combined to win. Not much team basketball....getting beaten by us, and having the Knicks without Melo take them to the the limit.

I think Golden State is really making me dislike how a lot of teams play now I like seeing good passing and and motion, open court basketball, or guys getting a good pass and attacking the basket. ISO heavy stuff is so boring.

i think durant going down with injury really was a detriment to westbrook. it hurt his game. stats went to elite levels but his game was more conducive to winning when he was more 50/50 shoot pass then being a straight score first PG. i think the way he plays now, which is still elite, westbrook needs to be the #1 option with a bunch of complimentary pieces around him. like more of a jimmy butler kawaii type next to him then a durant type... which is why i think its a lock westbrook leaves next year, and looks to be the man in a big city. i think LA would make alot of sense for him

It really makes me appreciate guys with high BBIQ

They are two top 5 NBA talents and yet for the last few years, it's just been the KD & Russ show with little playoff success to show for it.

I know none of the bench players are going to go to Westbrook and say "If we actually run a set that gets everyone involved, we might win more and you might have to do less." But someone needs to do something. I guess Billy Donavan doesn't want to step on their toes considering their impending free agencies for this year and next year, but this is ridiculous.

TBH, I think both he and Rondo are still enamored with accumulating stats. It's pretty clear that they stat pad but Sacramento's offense still flows with Rondo. In the case of Westbrook, he's the one initiating the offense. He's dictating the pass or shot after PnR. And so while he usually racks up assists at a quick rate, no one else really gets involved.

For as dynamic as Westbrook is, I think you could actually make an argument that his playing style is still holding them back from reaching their true potential.

When you have Kevin Durant on your team and Westbrook, who may not have the same shooting prowess as Klay but he sure has the athletic ability to beat people off the dribble. I have a feeling if Durant initiated the offense more often and Westbrook was a threat to back cut for easy looks (thereby drawing attention away from his teammates), their offense would be even better.

Fun (but damning) fact:
The Nets have a higher assist ratio than the Thunder: (16.6 to 16.4) Think about how atrocious our offense is yet a higher rate of our plays end in assists than OKC.

They have the ability to blowout people on raw skill but

[shakendfries]

waiting for the Carlbomb

[Mkdaman1818]

Thibs talked with Bill Simmons on his podcast today on a bunch of NBA topics. I've changed my mind - this guy knows his stuff. If he can get young guys to buy into his schemes, he can turn us around big time. If you want to listen:

[tweet]https://twitter.com/billsimmons/status/694283978157588480[/tweet]

[MrDollarBills]

Thibs talked with Bill Simmons on his podcast today on a bunch of NBA topics. I've changed my mind - this guy knows his stuff. If he can get young guys to buy into his schemes, he can turn us around big time. If you want to listen:

[tweet]https://twitter.com/billsimmons/status/694283978157588480[/tweet]

Heard him on ESPN radio earlier today, the guy eats, sleeps and **** basketball. Easily my top choice for coach, but I wouldn't blame him if he didn't want anything to do with this crap show

[NyCeEvO]

Thibs talked with Bill Simmons on his podcast today on a bunch of NBA topics. I've changed my mind - this guy knows his stuff. If he can get young guys to buy into his schemes, he can turn us around big time. If you want to listen:

[tweet]https://twitter.com/billsimmons/status/694283978157588480[/tweet]

I don't know why y'all didn't listen to me and read my posts lol.

The dude is a monster.