The struggling Nets — who fell into final place within the Jap Convention after Saturday’s loss to Indiana — held a players-only assembly following that humbling defeat.
They solely have to attend till Monday towards these similar Pacers to see if it helped.
“It was trustworthy. We had a dialog that clearly I’m not going to speak about, however it was trustworthy,” Ben Simmons stated. “That’s what successful groups do, maintain one another accountable. Be open and speak to your teammates and respect that.
“We’ve received to carry one another accountable. We had a chat within the locker room and that’s what it comes all the way down to: Guarding your man and coming right here being the very best model of your self.”
The Nets have been the worst model of themselves at 1-5 — tied with Detroit and Orlando for the cellar coming into Sunday.
The Nets have dropped 4 straight. They've the NBA’s second-worst protection and have been second-best on the ground most nights when it comes to effort.
Kevin Durant declined to supply any particulars of the messaging within the assembly.
“I don’t need to get into any discussions that occur within the locker room. We preserve that between us,” stated Durant, including, “We’re pissed. We get pleasure from basketball. We prefer to win, although, so in fact when we lose the video games it’s going to be a somber temper within the locker room. But it surely’ll change as soon as we begin enjoying some good basketball.”
They've an opportunity Monday, though Seth Curry — who’d simply made his season debut Saturday with a scoreless 18 minutes and team-worst minus-13 — is listed as questionable together with his ongoing left ankle harm. In the meantime, the Pacers anticipate to get again heart Myles Turner.
“We’ve simply received to make a much bigger dedication. It’s received to imply extra. We’ve received to care extra,” stated Steve Nash, who claimed his message isn’t being tuned out. “They’re listening to it. They’re arguing with one another about lacking coverages and the dearth of communication on the market. Simply too many errors on prime of lack of effort. Generally it’s not even about schemes: It’s about combating. Any protection, for those who let a man run in and seize an offensive rebound unopposed it’s laborious to get stops.”
Simmons felt the message was nonetheless getting by way of.
“Yeah, as a result of we've got one purpose, [it] is to win,” Simmons stated. “All people on this group is rivals and needs to win and be right here. We've to have these conversations and be trustworthy and open about it.”
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