{"id":512281,"date":"2022-11-19T04:13:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T01:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kyrie-irving-must-adjust-to-nets-changes-upon-return\/"},"modified":"2022-11-19T04:13:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T01:13:16","slug":"kyrie-irving-must-adjust-to-nets-changes-upon-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kyrie-irving-must-adjust-to-nets-changes-upon-return\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kyrie Irving must adjust to Nets&#8217; changes upon return"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23252c8eec2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23252c8eec2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kyrie-irving-must-adjust-to-nets-changes-upon-return\/#%E2%80%9CKyrie_Irving_must_adjust_to_Nets_changes_upon_return%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Kyrie Irving must adjust to Nets&#8217; changes upon return&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CKyrie_Irving_must_adjust_to_Nets_changes_upon_return%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Kyrie Irving must adjust to Nets&#8217; changes upon return&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Kyrie Irving is set to return from his suspension for the Nets on Sunday when they host the Grizzlies at Barclays Center. And he\u2019ll be coming back to a different team than the one he left.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The last time Irving played for the Nets, they lost to the Bulls on Nov. 1 to fall to 2-6. Irving, who was surrounded by controversy over his promotion on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> of an anti-Semitic film, struggled through a four-point, 2-for-12 nightmare, after which he did not speak to the media. The Nets were stumbling after the firing of coach Steve Nash and Jacque Vaughn stepped is as interim coach (he since has been hired full-time) before that loss to the Bulls.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Before the next <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>, Irving was suspended without pay. And as he missed the next eight games, a funny thing h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened: the Nets started to win.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Irving\u2019s absence \u2014 during which the Nets have gone 5-3 \u2014 was bookended by a 42-point win in Washington, and a thrilling victory Thursday in Portland. In knocking off the Western Conference-leading Trail Blazers for their most impressive win of the season, they exhibited all the traits Vaughn has tried to instill. The Nets scrapped on defense, shared the ball on offense, and came through as a team in the clutch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1438019873.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kyrie Irving \" class=\"wp-image-24715320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1438019873.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1438019873.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1438019873.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1438019873.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kyrie Irving is set to make his Nets return on Sunday. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Those tenets are non-negotiable, according to Vaughn. But while returning an All-Star point guard to the active roster will be a boon, Irving is going to have to fit into the new defensive-minded, team-first dynamic Vaughn is preaching.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cYeah, there is some uncertainty there for sure,\u201d Vaughn said. \u201cMy approach is the train is going to keep moving. And that train of playing hard, playing together, being a team, that\u2019s going to continue. And it\u2019s going to be up to me to get our group to incorporate everybody. But the train is gonna keep moving.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The train at least appears to be moving in the right direction, and it\u2019s not going to stop for Irving. He\u2019s going to have to jump on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Nets were dead last in the NBA in defensive rating at 118.3 when Irving was suspended on Nov. 3. They came into Friday night second-best at 106.3. Their net rating vaulted from third-worst to fifth-best.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To close out their road <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> at Portland, the Nets showed a fair amount of grit in a game they easily could have mailed in. But a defense-fueled 14-0 run late in the third quarter gave the Nets a lead going into the fourth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2022-11-16T054443Z_1224944679_MT1USATODAY19442457_RTRMADP_3_NBA-BROOKLYN-NETS-AT-SACRAMENTO-KINGS.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jacque Vaugh\" class=\"wp-image-24715332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2022-11-16T054443Z_1224944679_MT1USATODAY19442457_RTRMADP_3_NBA-BROOKLYN-NETS-AT-SACRAMENTO-KINGS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2022-11-16T054443Z_1224944679_MT1USATODAY19442457_RTRMADP_3_NBA-BROOKLYN-NETS-AT-SACRAMENTO-KINGS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2022-11-16T054443Z_1224944679_MT1USATODAY19442457_RTRMADP_3_NBA-BROOKLYN-NETS-AT-SACRAMENTO-KINGS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2022-11-16T054443Z_1224944679_MT1USATODAY19442457_RTRMADP_3_NBA-BROOKLYN-NETS-AT-SACRAMENTO-KINGS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jacque Vaugh has helped improve the Nets defense since taking over. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They got a season-best effort from Ben Simmons, and 20 points from Yuta Watanabe. They got 35 points from Kevin Durant. And Royce O\u2019Neale had his first triple-double, including tipping in Durant\u2019s miss for the game-winner with 0.7 seconds left.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since Irving was suspended, the offense is new, the defense is tweaked and even the team\u2019s psyche has changed. He\u2019ll have to adjust to them, not the other way around.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re playing a different brand of basketball than we were when he last played,\u201d said Durant, who felt Irving wouldn\u2019t take long to get up to speed, conditioning-wise. \u201cSo I know coach is looking forward to adding another weapon in our offense, and he\u2019s been drawing up some amazing plays for us so I know he\u2019s got some more stuff up his sleeve for Ky.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Nets are different on both ends of the court.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On offense they\u2019re less wed to isolation and more reliant on ball movement. Their assist-to-turnover ratio has jumped from 17th with Irving to third-best without the one-on-one wizard. Irving is averaging 26.9 points, 5.1 assists and 5.1 rebounds, but can\u2019t be the focus he was. The ball pops in this egalitarian offense.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And defense, the Nets switch even more under Vaughn, using red schemes to double in the post and force turnovers. Those turnovers are needed to help fuel their offense.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The question was put to Vaughn: Can the Nets play that way when Irving comes back?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think for this group we have to be that way,\u201d Vaughn said. \u201cA big part of that is you see the lineups. We play small. We\u2019ve had Kevin, we\u2019ve had Yuta, we\u2019ve had Markieff [Morris] at center at times. So in order to do that you have to be scrappy and understand it won\u2019t look pretty all the time but the results are what matter.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The results are how the Nets \u2014 and Irving \u2014 will be judged.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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