Jacque Vaughn was fired as head coach of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets and it seems his plan on moulding the crew’s offensive identification round Ben Simmons could have performed a job in that call.
That’s in accordance with NBA insider Shams Charania, who claimed “a number of gamers” — together with Spencer Dinwiddie and Mikal Bridges — had been “fairly vocal behind the scenes for months now about how the offence was operating”.
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“They felt like a number of what Vaughn was operating was being run improperly, with out construction,” Charania mentioned on FanDuel’s ‘Run It Again’.
“Vaughn got here into the 12 months and mentioned, ‘We’re gonna run a free-for-all offence.’ And the crew, from what I collect, has been fairly bonded on the truth that creating a hierarchy was vital.
“And after they went into coaching camp, a number of their offence was constructed round Ben Simmons, and him taking part in on the 1, and him taking part in at a excessive degree for them.”
“I don’t know if that was a fantastic plan, particularly with him not being wholesome,” former NBA participant Lou Williams mentioned in response.
The Nets ranked eleventh within the Japanese Convention with a 21-33 report, two-and-a-half video games behind Atlanta for the ultimate play-in spot.
Vaughn, who had a quick stint because the Nets’ coach in 2020, changed Steve Nash in November 2022 and went 71-68 guiding the Nets over elements of three seasons.
His firing comes a 12 months after signing a contract extension with the Nets.
“This was an extremely troublesome choice, however one we really feel is in the very best curiosity of the crew going ahead,” Nets Common Supervisor Sean Marks mentioned.
“Jacque has represented this organisation with exemplary character and sophistication for the previous eight years. The constant positivity and keenness he poured into our crew each day will stay with the gamers and employees he interacted with all through his tenure.”
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The Nets didn’t announce who will coach the squad by means of the rest of the season.
Vaughn additionally was fired in his third season throughout a head teaching stint with Orlando, guiding the Magic to a 58-158 report from 2012-2015.
The 49-year-old American performed within the NBA as some extent guard from 1997 by means of 2009, profitable an NBA title with San Antonio in 2007 and averaging 4.5 factors a recreation mixed for Utah, Atlanta, Orlando, San Antonio and the Nets.