The Brooklyn Nets continue to go from bad to worse to absolute disaster with each game. After a blowout loss to the San Antonio Spurs, most of the team left before the clock even hit zero. Of course chemistry was the biggest issue the team would likely face after an upgraded roster, but it was never assumed things would get this bad. With no signs of improvement ahead, Jason Kidd is likely to take the first hit.
Yahoo! Sports is reporting that if the Nets do not improve soon, Kidd could be out by the time the All-Star game rolls around. For a team with preseason championship expectations and the biggest pay roll in the league, it is the logical move. Is everything Kidd's fault? No. However, from the soda spilling incident to the Lawrence Frank feud, the firing is an easy move to make.
NBA critics have had a field day with Kidd. The team has no speak. They rank in the bottom half of every league statistic. He has been accused of having no work ethic, not showing emotions and doing very little in team huddles. Grantland's Bill Simmons reports the Nets will fire Billy King before Kidd, but who knows how long loyalty will last.
The Nets sit just 4.0 games back in the division which is what makes this whole situation crazy. Despite still being in the hunt, Kevin Garnett is admitting this season has been the hardest of his career. The 19-year veteran who came from Boston via a trade said that between team chemistry and Father Time, he has been frustrated all season long.
"Nobody likes to lose. I'm not a loser. But I show up every day and I try to be a professional and give everything I have," said Garnett, via New York Daily News. "You put Father Time on top of that. It doesn't help anything else. And knick knacks and injuries and stuff like that and guys going out. It's just a frustrating time. But you know what? I've been through some harder times than this. I have a lot confidence that I'll come out of this, and we'll come out of this with some decency."
Garnett is right about injuries. This season, almost everyone has missed time with some kind of issue. Paul Pierce fractured his hand. Jason Terry has an injured back. Brook Lopez is out after breaking his foot. Deron Williams continues to suffer ankle injury setbacks. The team cannot get enough consistency on the court to bring on any kind of win streak.
Garnett continues to shoot down the thought of retirement. He still holds out hope that Brooklyn can start to turn things around in the incredibly weak Atlantic Division. Patience is certainly running thin.