Burning Brooklyn Bridge Case Study

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Burning Brooklyn Bridges: What the Nets Need to do Now

The Nets are in turmoil. Their talented rookie is hurt, their starting point guard is out for the season, and they just fired their head coach and general manager. What’s worse, they don’t control their draft picks until 2019.

So what now? How can the Nets control the situation and prepare for the future? What can they do to speed up the rebuilding process? Here’s my list of things the Nets need to do before the start of the 2016-2017 season.

Do Not Make a Silly Trade!

A lot of experts think the Nets should seek trades for Brook Lopez and Thaddeus Young before the trade deadline. By trading those two, the Nets could get a draft pick (or two) back. But here’s why I think that’s a bad idea.

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In order to do that, the Nets will need something that they clearly have not had since they moved to Brooklyn: a plan!

The reason why the Nets got rid of Hollins and King so early in the season is so that they could take the time to think of how they want to move forward in the future. What’s the plan for the team? What’s going to be the team’s identity? Whoever takes over as general manager and coach will have to be able to answer those questions, adhere to the owner’s new game plan, or be able to have the power to put their imprint on the team.

Rumors are already swirling on who the new coach will be, with names ranging from John Calipari and Marc Jackson, to Jeff Van Gundy and Luke Walton. Who ever the new coach is, his system and personality is going to have to be something that can lure big free agents to New York. Last summer, players proved to the league that big markets are no longer the main luring point, and that teams with no viable plans for the future will not get the services of the NBA’s elite talent. Let’s hope the Nets took notice and are making their notes as we speak.

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