2106au | Grizzlies

168 | 8 hours ago

People are going to laugh but I trust teams that can defend to develop. Great signs for the Nets.

-xXxMangoxXx- | Raptors

65 | 7 hours ago

Teaching defense and putting the effort on that end is harder than teaching offense to a team.

jeauxdybreeze | Celtics

47 | 6 hours ago

nets have a really, really good coach

-xXxMangoxXx- | Raptors

21 | 6 hours ago

Agreed. They have an incredibly bright future.

Giuseppe_exitplan | Magic

10 | 6 hours ago

Theres Kings fans out there wishing Jordi could father their kids. He’s good.

makingtacosrightnow | Nuggets

7 | 4 hours ago

Watch the nuggets play defense, it’s pathetic most nights. The offense is unbelievable though.

-xXxMangoxXx- | Raptors

8 | 3 hours ago

To be fair to your team, losing the best two defenders in your starting lineup hurts your defensive flow a lot, along with highlighting all of Jokic’s defensive flaws. When he has those two around him, he looks like a perfectly fine or good defender.

Fine_Lengthiness_341

0 | 3 hours ago

Not really

Brooklyn917 | Nets

75 | 7 hours ago

Massive improvement from opening night were the Hornets scored 136 in regulation, but in the 2nd matchup, they scored 103 points.

Egor and Clowney being inserted in the starting lineup gave them a unit of lengthy switchable defenders.

naderni | Nuggets

9 | 6 hours ago

Is it good for the nets? I thought their goal is to tank this year.

Evilsj | Nets

43 | 6 hours ago

There’s a culture they’re clearly trying to build in Brooklyn, so while this may not be great for the immidiate future of the tank, it’s very good to set this precident early on.

naderni | Nuggets

10 | 6 hours ago

I love that MPJ is balling out in Brooklyn. Just afraid if they keep winning he might be traded as they are tanking.

DidAnyoneElseJustCum | Cavaliers

0 | 5 hours ago

They were doing that with Atkinson as well although this is more interesting because it’s a youth movement. Hopefully they don’t blow it up like last time.

sunpar1 | Nets

3 | 3 hours ago

They didn’t blow it up, that’s such horseshit.

RealLanceStorm | Nets

15 | 6 hours ago

The top three picks last year went to three teams that already had multiple All-Stars on roster.

At this stage, you just have to hope things work out in your favor via pure luck if you’re a rebuilding team due to lottery and other teams tanking efforts.

sunpar1 | Nets

3 | 3 hours ago

Nets are bad at tanking and it kinda sucks but also if you’re gonna be bad at something I’d prefer this.

OtherwiseMemory1654

7 | 7 hours ago

I mean the Hornets are also playing horribly. They only scored 86 against the Pistons Saturday.

Brooklyn917 | Nets

7 | 7 hours ago

Defense maybe?

Reinhardtisawesom | Hornets

2 | 5 hours ago

we did score 132 against the cavs the next night

Again, defense.

doomrider2 | Lakers

51 | 8 hours ago

The lakers have no excuse man 🤦‍♂️

OrganicHunt952 | Mavericks

28 | 6 hours ago

I mean look at their coaches, JJ Reddick coached fourth graders before being head coach whilst Fernándes has 16 years of experience and coached a team who won bronze in FIBA. JJ Reddick got the job of his youtube channel whilst Jordi grinded his way to the top.

LurkerFailsLurking | Nuggets

17 | 6 hours ago

JJ Reddick got the job of his youtube channel

Hey, that’s not fair! JJ got his job because he’s friends with Bron.

PurposeOk7918 | Timberwolves

4 | 6 hours ago

And he was on national tv, too! Not just YouTube!

flaming_burrito_ | Lakers

8 | 5 hours ago

And he still manages to be an upgrade from Darvin Ham. Says a lot about how shit and hands off Ham was, at least JJ will call timeouts and call out whoever is fucking up

Sektsioon | Mavericks

6 | 3 hours ago

I don’t watch the Lakers much, but a coach can only do so much. Luka, Reaves, Hachimura are all below average defenders. LeBron is 41 in a few weeks so he’ll just conserv energy on defense often, Ayton is decent but not a great defender. Basically they only have one above average defender in their starting lineup. Maybe two when LeBron decides to turn it on occasionally.

Magnetronaap | MIA

0 | an hour ago

With enough effort and dedication those three guys can become better defenders. The question, however, is not if they can. The question is whether Reddick can create an environment where they will. That’s an area where a guy like Fernandes probably has a clear edge due to his experience.

Sektsioon | Mavericks

3 | an hour ago

Eh it’s also much easier to coach and motivate a bunch of young guys who are fringe NBA players, as opposed to superstars like LeBron and Luka or rising stars like Reaves. Cam Thomas is also an utterly dreadful defender and has always been, it’s no coincidence that the Nets are having this run without Cam.

Magnetronaap | MIA

0 | an hour ago

Yes, that is part of being able to create the environment.

Sektsioon | Mavericks

2 | 43 minutes ago

Rick Carlisle, widely regarded as one of the best coaches currently, couldn’t create an environment where Luka would try on defense, and eventually left the job in part because of the tension that situation created. Facts are that superstars run this league, if you as a coach get on their bad side, you won’t have a job anymore, except in rare cases where the management backs coaches like Pat Riley with Spoelstra back in the day.

Magnetronaap | MIA

1 | 37 minutes ago

Yes, that is part of the coaching challenge.

Sektsioon | Mavericks

1 | 29 minutes ago

Yes and I am saying that getting a bunch of nobodies in the NBA sense to follow a coach is not the same challenge as getting a bunch of stars and divas to do everything you tell them, even the best coaches can’t get through to players who do not want to do certain things and have the power to not do so. At the end of the day, you can not bench a star player to teach him a lesson the same way you can bench a young player. And I brought Cam Thomas as an example because Jordi Fernandez similarly has not been able to get him to become a better defender, and he’s hardly a superstar like Luka or LeBron.

Whether JJ is a good coach or not, I don’t know and I frankly could not care less.

Magnetronaap | MIA

1 | 24 minutes ago

I agree

Reinhardtisawesom | Hornets

11 | 5 hours ago

man clowney is probably a better athlete than 80% of the lakers roster

Miyagisans

7 | 5 hours ago

The athleticism deficit is too great. They will never be a good defense with this construction of team. Their ceiling is like 15-18 for me.

shangalang69 | Raptors

35 | 8 hours ago

The 2025-26 NBA Champions have arrived

Ghoul-Sama | Nets

15 | 8 hours ago

it dont count bro because we played shit offenses like the raptors

TheDangOofMan

14 | 7 hours ago

are the nets… good?

Alive-Persimmon5088

6 | 2 hours ago

They’ve basically been .500 in the games MPJ has played since CT’s gone down. They aren’t a good team but they’re still like a tier above the Hornets, Pels, Wizards, Pacers etc.

People will question that when the objective is to tank, but i like how they’re building a system / style of play. I think if you just continuously chuck a bunch of rookies out without any sort of system it does more harm than good. The Wiz and Hornets have like no developmental stories of note for that reason.

pragnesh_89

13 | 7 hours ago

Now just need that top 3 pick in the draft and we should start cooking

No_Durian_8379

11 | 7 hours ago

Nice ball movement 👍

LoggraFloozy | Lakers

10 | 8 hours ago

Oh yeah it’s all coming together

heat_fan_ | Raptors

9 | 8 hours ago

Plan the parade

RxJax | Heat

8 | 6 hours ago

Obvious not seen him coach in any games that really matter yet, but Jordi seems like a really good coach so far. He’s always working with scraps but the team constantly looks significantly better than the sum of its parts.

Minute-Safety-3353

5 | 8 hours ago

To be fair they did get to play the Bucks.

TripleH18

5 | 7 hours ago

Beautiful play from the Brooklyn boys! Color me impressed!

ibstuks_ | Timberwolves

4 | 7 hours ago

MPJ has to be loving it in Brooklyn, they’re just letting him jack up as many shots as possible lmao

Expulsure | Nets

19 | 7 hours ago

I mean yeah but hes also been really efficient

ibstuks_ | Timberwolves

6 | 6 hours ago

Oh by no means am I saying this in a negative way. He’s a great shooter.

william14537 | Timberwolves

5 | 6 hours ago

Boy can shoot for sure

DVRCWHY

4 | 6 hours ago

That transition play looked like textbook defense to offense. A coaches dream

Gristle__McThornbody | Lakers

3 | 6 hours ago

What are they doing different. Asking for the Lakers.

Slow-Raccoon-9832

-3 | 5 hours ago

Extremely easy schedule

Evilsj | Nets

2 | 2 hours ago

We just spanked the Sixers lmao

AtreusIsBack | NBA

3 | 4 hours ago

-26 improvement is otherworldly.

foogeyzi69 | Lakers

2 | 5 hours ago

Noice

Alive-Persimmon5088

1 | 2 hours ago

Cam Thomas effect. That dude genuinely might be the worst defender in the association.