Head Coach Jacque Vaughn after the Nets’ fall to Bucks
TRIPLETT TEED UP THE FIRST QUESTION. >> Meghan: JACQUE, YOU MENTIONED DURING PREGAME THAT TOP’S GAME WOULD BE’ OPPORTUNITY AND A LESSON ABOUT STAYING READY. WHAT DID TONIGHT’S GAME REVEAL ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE GUYS THAT GOT THE OPPORTUNITY WHEN IT COMES TO MINUTES? >> Jacque: THE ULTIMATE TEST.
I THINK YOU LECA CROSS THE BOARD TO THE CHALLENGE THAT ESPECIALLY OUR GUYS THAT HAVE BEEN IN LONG ISLAND TO GET A CHANCE TO PLAY HIGH-LEVEL TEAM. TO EXECUTE. NOTHING LIKE BEING IN THE GAME AND HAVING THOSE, A LOT OF CONTRIBUTIONS ALONG THE WAY. I HAD THE ULTIMATE TEST YOU GET
TO DEFEND AND EXECUTE ON THE OPPOSITE END THE FLOOR GREAT CHANCE FOR THE YOUNG GUYS. >> Meghan: IT WAS BACK AND FOURTH UP IN THE FOURTH QUARTER WAS IT A MATTER OF PLAYING THE BUCKS WITH THE VETERAN LEADERSHIP AND SENSE. >> Jacque: YEAH, THEY WENT LONGER WITH THEIR SECOND UNIT
AND WE STAYED AROUND A BIT. AS THEY STARTED TO SUBAND HE HAD GOING TO THE FIRST GROUP, EXTENDED THE LEAD ON US. BUT WE GAVE OURSELVES A CHANCE BY REALLY, YOU KNOW, STICK TO THE GAME PLAN. OF TRYING TO KEEP THEM AWAY FROM THE RIM. ESPECIALLY GIANNIS. THEY DID MAKE SOME HIGH QUAD
THREES THAT WE TOOK A LITTLE EDUCATED RISK BUT YOU HAD GUYS LIKE KOMPON CAMERON PAYNE TS FOR THEM. >> Reporter: WHAT WE WANT INTO THE DECISION NOT TO PLAY ROYCE, CAM OR MIKAL AFTER THE FIRST QUARTER? >> Jacque: MY THOUGHT WAS GETTING A FEEL AND PULSE OF THE GAME.
MIKAL PLAYED 40 MINUTES LAST NIGHT AND THE THOUGHT WAS, IT WOULD BE WISE TO CONTINUING TO DOWN THIS PATH AND HAVE HIM PLAY 40 MINUTES AGAIN. SO SO YOU HAVE THOSE DECISIONS IN THE COURSE OF THE GAME. I RAN CAM AND ROYCE AND MICKAEL PRETTY LONG IN THE FIRST QUARTER
AND JUST ENVISIONED THAT TOE. THE NIGHT, EQUIPMENT THEM, YOU KNOW, TOUCHING 40 MINUTES AGAIN. THAT’S WHAT IT BOILED DOWN TO. >> Reporter: IT FELT LIKE YOU TREATED TONIGHT LIKE BE EXHIBITION GAME. WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THAT AND WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO PEOPLE MONTH PAID TO WATCH YOU GUYS PLAY.
AND THEY SEE GUYS WHO OBVIOUSLY USUALLY DON’T PLAY. >> IT’S A GREAT THING ABOUT THE GAME IS THESE DUDES THAT PLAY 450 OF THEM THEY ARE SPECIAL. IT’S SPECIAL TO BE AN NBA PLAYER. I TREAT THEM SUCH. I DON’T AGREE WITH GARBAGE TIME. I SAID THAT TO OUR GROUP AT THE
END OF THE GAME. YOU CONTINUE TO PLAY. YOU COMPETE, THAT’S WHAT YOU DO FOR A LIVING. THIS IS WHAT I DO ON FOR A LIVING I AM NOT SURE I SAT DOWN TONIGHT I COACHED FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME TO THE END OF THE GAME. THAT’S WHAT YOU SIGN UP FOR.
I HAVE TOO MUCH RESPECT FOR THE DUDES THAT SUIT UP AND PUT THEIR BODY THE LINE AND THE COMPETITION LEVEL TO EVEN MENTION THE WORD EXHIBITION. ANY GUY COULD HAVE ENDED THEIR CAREER TONIGHT BY ONE PLAY AND HE TREAT IT AS SUCH. IT’S AN HONOR, IT IS A — I
DON’T KNOW, A SENSE OF GRATITUDE THAT YOU DO THIS FOR A LIVING. AND YOU NEVER, EVER, UNDERESTIMATE THAT IF YOU DO YOU PAY FOR IT. THAT WAS MY APPROACH TONIGHT I COACHED THESE DUDES AS HARD AS I COULD DON, BECAUSE THEY DESERVED IT. EACH DUDE THAT STEPPED ON THE FLOOR, THEY DES
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11 Comments
Jv I donāt agree with you man resting to many guys no matter what you talking about you did not coach to win this game !!!!
Embarrassing what this coach did hopefully Adam silver fines jv and nets organization for load management garbage. What was that imagine buying a ticket to see net g leaguers vs bucks stars Gianni dame. Pathethic
Send jv to coach the long island nets I done with this team.
It is painfully obvious that Jacque Vaughn is holding this team back and needs to go. Almost looks like he trying to lose on purposeā¦ā¦.
He clearly doesnāt trust his players or even believe for the matter. He coaches just to win the freakin post game interview. Iām over himā¦ā¦.
He sounded like someone who was up to no good, and threw whatever he could to cover his own ass, when being called to the carpet for his actions. Jacque Vaughn is not trustworthy, and Itās clear to see that it was a mistake of the Brooklyn Nets to extend him during the offseason. Both he and Sean Marks are a cancer to Brooklynās organization, and I hate how young players like Cam Thomas with so much promise have to put up with being handcuffed, all because of guys who couldnāt find their asses with their own hands preferring to cater to mediocrity. This is malpractice and sabotage, and I feel sorry for the fans who spent hard earned money to be at the game, only to watch guys be held out on purpose.
FUCK JACQUE VAUGHN! AND HIS CONSTANT HAND CLAPPING ON THE SIDE LINE!
A team coming in 15 and 15 having lost 5 of 7 throwing a game on purpose you can't make this up. Oh poor guys they worked so hard to beat historic losers Detroit that they needed a break for their recent great play vs bucks.
PLEASE FIRE THIS MAN!! ITS BEYOND RIDICULOUS WITH HIM!
This is the wrong thing to say to fans
JV forgot what state he's in, he's gonna get ripped.
Hes a wholesome coach with good intentions
But this is not how you do it imo
Nets should be investigated by the league this was very bizarre maybe jv is another pete rose or tim donaghuey and bet millions on the under for pts for bridges and cam t
He knows he's gonna get fired and is doing the excuses to make it look like he wants to win. Vaughn is full of shit it was an exhibition game