The Brooklyn Nets front office is completely over the team’s underwhelming season and has shown head coach Jacque Vaugh the door.
Things aren’t exactly cozy in Brooklyn. Jacque Vaughn, who was in his second year as head coach of the Nets, is out after a disappointing 21-33 season. Brooklyn is in 11th place in the east and sits 21.5 games back from Boston, the current leader in the Atlantic.
According to Ian Begley of SNY, several players had also lost confidence in Vaughn’s abilities, which never bodes well for a coach to stay long-term. Not to mention, a 50-point loss at TD Garden to the Boston Celtics, just days before the All-Star game, left a sour taste in the organization.
An interim coach is expected to be named at a later date.
The Brooklyn Nets have relieved Jacque Vaughn of his head coaching duties. An interim head coach will be named in the near future.
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) February 19, 2024
The Brooklyn Nets dismissed coach Jacque Vaughn on Monday morning, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/WjGyf1jONY
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 19, 2024
Here’s what fans thought of the move:
GOD YOU ARE SO GOOD!!!!!! https://t.co/JgKU11XEjy pic.twitter.com/lnUi6Yq7XZ
— ▫️Warley▫️ (@Warleyjay) February 19, 2024
Finally#NetsWorld https://t.co/8h5XojRJJ2 pic.twitter.com/M9XAmAb4L6
— Adam Thor Cabildo (@adam_cabildo) February 19, 2024
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOO🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 HE GONEEEEEEE JOE TSAI SEAN MARKS THANK YOU #netsworld https://t.co/3hOs6kPcAa
— DJ BTE🏋🏾♂️🗽 (@dj_bte) February 19, 2024
Cam Thomas bout to go crazy https://t.co/mdpdhMsuhY pic.twitter.com/3TU4nxyDor
— by KC (@KayceXXIII) February 19, 2024
If not for this man
The nets would have at least 15 more winsCam Thomas would be averaging 28 ppg
And be an allstar https://t.co/CdPelySwky— Unduh (@Unduhcover) February 19, 2024
I know he happy https://t.co/OpjP8guGQ4 pic.twitter.com/7RtgjEet33
— Rich_kiid🇨🇲 (@Richie_Swagg) February 19, 2024
Fired him during vacation that’s crazy. https://t.co/yXUZA3qqTs
— Niko (@nikotaughtyou) February 19, 2024
The nets when telling him about his vacation: https://t.co/Z2YuQNSNB8 pic.twitter.com/HgAVLr8G4k
— Rudolph Wm. Sohl, Esq. (@AttorneySohl) February 19, 2024
Fired on his day off smh https://t.co/sgVLEU3KI4 pic.twitter.com/clwITBt18x
— Toys R’ Us Kid 🦒 (@GregYouAFool) February 19, 2024
I got my questions about Jacque Vaughn as a head coach. 💯 But this is a damn shame! #NBA https://t.co/KVDBsDSVJU
— CWood ON Sports 🎙️🐘 (@CWoodOnSports) February 19, 2024
Can’t say I’ve been monitoring the Nets THAT closely this year, but this still seems a little rash, especially considering how well he did at navigating all the obstacles that were thrown his way last year. https://t.co/duDswuC8J7
— Mat Issa (@matissa15) February 19, 2024
A franchise with no direction and a collection of players from trades underperforms so it must be the coach 🙄 https://t.co/9sG7fRUCGs
— Caleb Johnson (@ATLjohnson18) February 19, 2024
