Veteran guard Jamal Crawford hasn’t made his debut with the Nets yet, but feels comfortable enough with his new team that he’d be on board with the idea of sticking around for next season if Brooklyn wants to bring him back, he tells Steve Selby of The New York Post.
“That would be unbelievable for me ’cause (Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving) are two of my closest friends in the league, that I haven’t actually played with, but just have genuine friendship,” Crawford said. “I’m just trying to stay in the moment, be thankful for this opportunity.”
Although Crawford is enthusiastic about his new NBA home, he’s not expected to play in the team’s first seeding game on Friday against Orlando, according to Brian Lewis of The New York Post. The 40-year-old still needs to get his conditioning up to game speed, per head coach Jacque Vaughn.
- As Joe Vardon and Alex Schiffer of The Athletic and Brian Lewis of The New York Post write in a pair of stories, the Nets appear to be giving Jacque Vaughn every chance to claim the team’s full-time head coaching position. However, Vaughn’s summer audition for a job coaching Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving next season will have to be done without those two stars, resulting in an unusual evaluation period for Vaughn and the Nets.
- Knicks GM Scott Perry said on Thursday that new head coach Tom Thibodeau will have the autonomy to fill out his own coaching staff, but Thibodeau confirmed that the team’s front office will have some input in those choices, as Marc Berman of The New York Post relays. “I’m confident that we’re going to sit down, I’m going to listen (to) the people that they have, I’m going to recommend some people that I know. Some of them are going to be on both lists,” Thibodeau said. “I’m real comfortable with that. I think we’re going to get a great staff and I’m looking forward to getting started with it.”
- In a separate story for The New York Post, Berman notes that new Knicks president of basketball operations Leon Rose said on Thursday that there’s “no timeline” for the team to move out of its rebuild and focus on contending. “We are taking it one day at a time,” Rose said. “We felt Tom was that coach who can take us with development to becoming a perennial winner. That happens one step at a time.”
Woodson is good enough to be assistant. I think Thib doesn’t want Woodson
Wooden wasn’t Bad when he was here the First Time
Woodson is qualified to be associate coach
He can replace Thib at any time, comparable to Mike Brown
Woodson is best as assistant. Terrible as head coach. I rather he not even be here. But I like what Rose us preaching. That’s music to my ears. Been saying this since we signed Phil. Unfortunately it takes yrs for this owner to see the light. Phil started this rebuild. We do need to see it thru. I am stoked for this draft. So glad we got a coach before draft. Tells me they are working to get this right. NYK
I just don’t understand wanting Thibs as a head coach. He just grinds thru his players. Not the right guy for the modern player IMHO. Please tell me otherwise if you think I’m wrong.
Idk, at this point thibs was their best option. They need experience and stability before they cans start winning.
I don’t get the reservations about Thibs burning players out, when the team does not have players that fans care that much about. Barrett & Mitchell could use the PT. Players good enough will get the PT they want; Thibs has a good rep. He can recruit serious competitors and bring intensity.
Burning out players is way down the road. Plenty of time for adjustments.
Nets are getting destroyed by the Magic. Watch them go 0-8.
Tyler J should look good, proving himself, but the team has to wonder about their destiny for this camp.
Nets should go 0-8 and miss playoffs so they keep draft pick