Lawrence Frank Got The Hook Unfairly

As a basketball fan it pains me to watch the guys on the highlights.  After watching the New Jersey Nets lose for a 18th consecutive time last night, setting a new NBA record that they will likely extend in their next game…it got me thinking.

Coaches can’t play the game for these guys but get the blame. Lawrence Frank, the recently fired coach of the Nets, was actually doing  a relatively solid job.  The players were hustling and the team showed no signs of quitting, it was just the talent wasn’t there to execute the plays and get the ball in the hoop.  Regardless, Frank got the boot.

The New Jersey Nets  need to make some trades and spend some money to get some true leaders on the floor.  The team has one bonafide quality star in Devin Harris and the rest of the team is barely worthy of bench status on the lowly New York Knicks.  Allowing such behavior by senior management that pillage the team for a sale to a Russian billionaire contributes more gasoline to the fire that  has made the NBA joke.

Beyond the debacle that we call the New Jersey Nets, the officials are marginal at best and cater to superstars. Of course, this is when they are not betting on the games that they are officiating.  Here is a suggestion. Lets call some legit fouls and lets make superstars earn that status.  If we can make the officials accountable for their actions and perhaps the fans will get to watch a fairly officiated well played game that allows the best team to win.

And in the middle of all this, maybe the New Jersey Nets will get off the snide and win one for the Gipper…er….Rod Thorn.