The Brooklyn Nets dismissed head coach Jacque Vaughn, but what is next for the franchise following the move?
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00:00 Jacques Vaughn out, Kevin Ali in at least for now.
00:02 But where do the Brooklyn Nets go from here?
00:04 I mean, a lot of criticism starting to come Sean Marks way,
00:07 given this would be, I think the fourth coach
00:10 he were to hire in his tenure.
00:11 Now, some things were just bad luck.
00:13 I think they would have won the title in 2021
00:16 and they probably would do that all over again.
00:18 But they do feel like a team
00:19 without a clear defined direction.
00:21 - I don't know where they go.
00:24 They're not really good.
00:25 You were the same one that was championing the fact
00:27 that they won the Kevin Durant trade.
00:28 And I'm just like, yes, you sure?
00:30 I don't know if anybody's winning that
00:33 at the very moment, but like, I don't know.
00:37 I feel like Rob, you're the only person
00:38 that really had faith in the Nets organization
00:40 to get things straight.
00:42 Like they're a middle of the pack team.
00:44 They're like the worst spot you can be.
00:45 Like, they're not good enough to compete for a championship
00:48 and they're not bad enough to have it benefit them
00:50 in a draft long-term.
00:51 So to me, like they're like where the Pistons were
00:55 a couple of years ago.
00:56 And now you gotta make a decision.
00:57 We're either gonna be a bad team
00:59 and then hope to become great
01:02 or just stay in the middle of the pack.
01:05 - Well, they still have those picks
01:06 from the Kevin Durant trade
01:07 and that's the assets they can build on.
01:09 They're also gonna have a completely clear salary cap.
01:13 So they would have the ability to facilitate a trade
01:15 for a star player and then sign another big time player
01:19 as well.
01:20 I'm guessing that's their planning.
01:21 - But who wants to play for Brooklyn?
01:24 I feel like the fascination with Brooklyn
01:26 was very short lived.
01:27 I feel like that no longer exists.
01:28 - Donovan Mitchell, I think wants to play.
01:30 Donovan Mitchell wants to play in New York.
01:32 He doesn't fit with what the Knicks are doing.
01:34 He's pals with Mikael Bridges.
01:36 I mean, that's where-
01:37 - But Donovan Mitchell's not moving the needle.
01:39 Donovan Mitchell isn't gonna make you any more
01:41 of a contender in the Eastern Conference.
01:43 I feel like you're just stuck in the exact same situation
01:46 where it's like, okay, we're in the middle of the pack team.
01:48 Donovan Mitchell's not the best player
01:49 in the championship team.
01:51 Mikael Bridges, as of right now,
01:53 isn't the best player on the championship team.
01:55 So it's like, okay, where are you going?
01:57 - Well, they gotta get a better product on the floor.
01:59 That's part one before you start talking about championships.