AP
Seemingly every time Jordi Fernandez coaches the Nets to a win — and frankly, every time Brooklyn’s veterans play well in defeat — there is a hue and cry from some fans openly rooting against the team in a pursuit of ping-pong balls that will solve all their franchise’s problems.
There is a contention that losing is their only path to victory. And a message being sent to Duke that reads: Help us Cooper Flagg; you’re our only hope.
But rebuilding — or even tanking — isn’t that simple. Or straightforward.
Make no mistake, the Nets brass — from GM Sean Marks all the way up to team owner Joe Tsai — are happy with the job Fernandez is doing. They aren’t wringing their hands over every victory by the rookie head coach.