Comments on: Lawrence Frank Has Lost Whatever “Magic” He Had

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Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:11:10 +0000

[...] up on this now, and hell, Lawrence Frank is even joking about it. You might have remembered my little rant against Lawrence Frank after the Nets’ loss to the Bobcats, I did everything but call for [...]

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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:02:34 +0000

[...] I know I shouldn’t be happy. In fact, I should be spitting angry. I was at one point, but after the Nets dropped two tight games to fall to 0-7 (the worst start in franchise – [...]

By: A.M.

A.M. — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:18:44 +0000

He will be criticized after losses regardless of the combinations he uses, as any combination will lead to a loss with this roster. It’s not like he’s playing stiffs over legit stars. They’re all pretty much stiffs.

By: K2

K2 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:10:37 +0000

I understand the Frank criticism but if he does not have the players to execute then the outcome will probably not be a good one. This team simply lacks talent. Everyone except for the Lopez and Harris would not be starting for an NBA team. Most of these guys can have their moments but they are simply not consistent enough to play for 25-30 minutes a game.

By: andres

andres — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:20:52 +0000

The Opester is looking like one of the most clueless, stubborn coaches in all of basketball. I usually don’t like to be that harsh, but I’m fed up w/ Opie.

This Simmons experiment is a disgrace. I can’t believe he keeps playing that bum at the 4. Anyone at PF would be a better option. ANYONE.

I think Najera is done, and I’ll be mad if Frank starts him instead of Josh or Swat, but I’d much rather have Eddie out there, even if he’s playing in a wheel chair, instead playing that bum B. Simmons at the 4.

I don’t care if Sean is foul prone or if Josh can’t hit the jumper, they aren’t worse PFs than Simmons, who can’t defend nor box out PF, period. He isn’t even hitting his shots… he’s shooting 10% from the field so far… give me a break.

The ONLY reason why Frank keeps playing this BUM is because Bobby wouldn’t be happy if he didn’t get any PT, and Frank wants his vets to be happy. He can’t give him any minutes at the SF, because we’re loaded w/ talented, young wings, so he plays him at the 4.

Last year there was a strech, when Frank started Hassell at the 3, he played Simmons as backup 4, and Ryan Anderson didn’t get any PT at all…

That’s the easy thing to do for him.

As for those Frank suporters who keep saying he hasn’t been given a talented enough team… enough w/ the excuses already. I know this team lacks the proven talent to win more than 22-24 games, and injuries are hurting us, but losses are not the problem.

I don’t care that much about losses. But I DO care about building and developing a TEAM IDENTITY. While I’ve seen some improvement from some players, I’ve given up on believing Frank will ever be able to develop a team identity.

This is something Frank hasn’t been able to do in SEVEN years, it’s not only this season. I know he has never been given championship material, so not winning the whole thing isn’t the problem to me. He couldn’t give us a team identity even when he had a couple of HoFers on the team. What would you say our style of play has been during Frank’s tenure? Were we a running team? A defensive team? WHAT has been our style of play, our IDENTITY during all those years with Frank? Even Kidd questioned it, and with good reason.

One day, we let the opponent score 120+ points on our crappy defense. Next day we score just 68 points…

Frank is a guy who preaches defense, that’s the only thing they’ve talked about during TC, yet our defense still stinks… How can a guy who preaches defense play B. Simmons at the 4??? LOL…

By: A.M.

A.M. — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:05:19 +0000

By the way, it’s pretty obvious Frank will be gone after this season. He’ll probably land somewhere else on his feet and be pretty succesful once again I would bet, given he’s still a young coach and the NBA always seems to give guys another shot. This Nets team is so bad, why waste the time blaming Frank after every game. It gets annoying and whhat point does it serve? Instead try to see if any guys on the current roster (Lopez, maybe CDR, Lee, and Harris is he’s ever healthy again) can develop into legit, if not star, players.

By: A.M.

A.M. — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:00:20 +0000

As a matter of fact, I do. Their players are much more seasoned, been in the league a lot longer, have more experience to draw from, etc. That said, they are no great shakes either. The current Nets team has less talent than an expansion team.

By: Sebastian Pruiti

Sebastian Pruiti — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:53:13 +0000

You really think Charlotte had more talent then the Nets? So much so that it excuses the coach when you only score 7 points in a quarter against them?

By: A.M.

A.M. — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:43:26 +0000

Not fair to put it all on Frank. Nobody wins with this team, even without all the injuries on top of everything, NOBODY, not even Red Auerbach!

By: Johan M

Johan M — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:39:55 +0000

First off we have decent players….two potential all stars in Brook Lopez and Yi Jialian (due to China’s voting powers) and an all star in Devin Harris…This along with CDR and Terrence Williams is a solid team to win twenty something games minimum! The team isn’t playing to its potential because of a bad coach! Hence why by the end of the month, if the Nets don’t have atleast five wins, someone’s gotta go and I’m pretty sure no player is being traded.