The Brooklyn Nets made waves by firing Steve Nash on Tuesday, and then made even bigger news when it was revealed they’re about to hire Ime Udoka to replace him. The Boston Celtics are letting him go without fighting for any compensation. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal explains all the reasons why the Celtics might have been very happy to stand back and let him walk without any discussions about getting something in return. Also, should we be worried that Udoka is going to make the Nets significantly better?
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25 Comments
Well I feel bad for Ime lol he’s got that fruitcake headache called Kyrie now!💩🤡🤣🤣🤣🤣💚☘️#18
LOL, the Nets postgame interviews will only be 50% about basketball.
celtics should trade him for picks to the nets. this is mismanagement from brad. regardless if they get a pick for him or not there will be questions. there will be stories. might as well get a pick.
Honestly the Nets are idiots
Who cares about Ime? Hes full of sh*t. Go to the trash Nets I/We couldn't care less
I think it's also worth mentioning that the Nets don't actually HAVE anything to hold them hostage over–no 1st round picks until 2027 I think…
I also think there's, possibly, something else—that the DETAILS of this investigation are more onerous than we tend to think. This could REALLY come back to haunt Brooklyn…
You didn't watch 70s and 80s afternoon cartoons, et al without K-Tel records and tapes… How about a t-shirt for the Ginsu Knife?
U got a 2nd chance bro don't fuck it up!! go back please to your wife to get her back and repair it..
Why isn't Mark Jackson given a chance
I don’t understand why we can’t keep him.
13:56 if the Celtics would rather not win the title with a player they deem the missing piece via Ime trade/TPE then they aren’t serious about winning lol
Who cares about 2nd rounders on a team like this? You can buy them for pennies on the dollar.
Too much drama this season. I dont see another finals run happening this year.
there is no stigma to getting something for someone under contract- that's part of sports- there is no stink at looking out for your own interests that's a ridiculouis position
above my paygrade to figure this one out – i guess they just want to move on and you can't blame them
Ime has no law suit none-you don't no law- they have every right to be compensated for someone under contract leaving them
All the off court nonsense aside I'm curious to see how Ime's abrasive style jibes with Brooklyn's high-maintenance trio.
Sure, it’s a bit difficult letting Ime go, but I just don’t see how things could move forward with him after that whole thing that went down, but we gotta have faith in Joe. The show must go on! 🍀
They(Brad) have put the celtics in such an difficult and dumb position. Anything but a finals repeat is a huge disappointment with a baby coach. If you don't get back to the finals with 2 years left on Brown's contract they will blame everything on the front office. That they gave their successful coach to their rival for NOTHING?! This is so bad 🤦
If Ime is gone, doesn’t necessarily mean you have to take the Interim tag off Mazzulla. Most interim coaches are the result of the head coach being fired, not suspended.
I say keep the tag for at least half the season so that you know what you really have in Joe as a head coach
Yeah it would be be hard to move forward with Udoka after the front office made a decision based on pure personal BS ! 🤣🤣🤣 if Udoka did anything half as bad as what ALL OF CELTICS MEDIA has been acting he’s done NOBODY in the league would touch him! What a joke! NOT against us BUT GOOD LUCK TO UDOKA!
The ones who can see through the BS, WE LOVE YOU ! ✌🏾✌🏾✌🏾❤️❤️❤️
So he did something so heinous that he gets fired but other teams are jumping at the opportunity to hire him so was it really that bad?. Something doesn't add up here.
All said and done, Nets benefit (coach upgrade), Ime benefits (remains a head coach with a championship contender), and the Celtics lose (stuck with an interim HC with no head coach experience).
I think the Celtics dispersing with, EO simply solidifies JM feeling much more branded with the team. I think he's feeling good.