{"id":536802,"date":"2023-01-07T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T13:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nets-jacque-vaughn-surging-in-nba-coach-of-the-year-race\/"},"modified":"2023-01-07T16:20:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T13:20:00","slug":"nets-jacque-vaughn-surging-in-nba-coach-of-the-year-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nets-jacque-vaughn-surging-in-nba-coach-of-the-year-race\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nets&#8217; Jacque Vaughn surging in NBA Coach of the Year race"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 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-6a41893238623\" 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-6a41893238623\" 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\/nets-jacque-vaughn-surging-in-nba-coach-of-the-year-race\/#%E2%80%9CNets_Jacque_Vaughn_surging_in_NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_race%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Nets&#8217; Jacque Vaughn surging in NBA Coach of the Year race&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nets-jacque-vaughn-surging-in-nba-coach-of-the-year-race\/#%E2%80%98Getting_his_flowers\" >\u2018Getting his flowers\u2019<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nets-jacque-vaughn-surging-in-nba-coach-of-the-year-race\/#Vaughns_style_and_influence\" >Vaughn\u2019s style and influence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nets-jacque-vaughn-surging-in-nba-coach-of-the-year-race\/#An_original_Brooklyn_Net_signs_off\" >An original Brooklyn Net signs off<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nets-jacque-vaughn-surging-in-nba-coach-of-the-year-race\/#Back_on_the_road\" >Back on the road<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNets_Jacque_Vaughn_surging_in_NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_race%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Nets&#8217; Jacque Vaughn surging in NBA Coach of the Year race&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Earlier this week, Jacque Vaughn was named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month, a fait accompli after he guided the Nets to a 12-1 mark in December. Now it\u2019s time to start considering him for NBA Coach of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not so far-fetched.<\/p>\n<p>Vaughn took over midstream, trying to steer a ship that had sprung numerous leaks. The dysfunctional Nets were 2-5, in 12th place in the Eastern Conference, and dealing with the controversy around Kyrie Irving, who was about to get suspended by the team. Since replacing Steve Nash on Nov. 1, Vaughn has instilled a no-nonsense, basketball-first culture and gone 24-8 including Friday night\u2019s 108-102 win over to the Pelicans<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Going into the weekend, Vaughn was the second favorite to win Coach of the Year, behind the Celtics\u2019 Joe Mazzulla, at roughly 3-1 odds. And with all the Nets have overcome, his players say the question isn\u2019t how can he be a leading candidate, but how can he not be one?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, the potential has always been here, [but] he was put in a situation that\u2019s tough to try to figure things out with the firing and with Kyrie,\u201d Markieff Morris told The Post. \u201cHe did a great job of letting us know when we get in here basketball [takes precedence]\u00a0over everything. \u2026 We\u2019re going to finish well, so how can you not after all that s\u2013t\u00a0that we\u2019ve been through, and then where we are now and where we\u2019re going in the future?\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Getting_his_flowers\"><\/span>\u2018Getting his flowers\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/nets-vaughn-kyrie.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kyrie Irving #11 and Head Coach Jacque Vaughn of the Brooklyn Nets high fives during the game against the Chicago Bulls on January 4, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-25270023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/nets-vaughn-kyrie.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/nets-vaughn-kyrie.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/nets-vaughn-kyrie.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>Jacque Vaughn shakes hands with Kyrie Irving as the Nets\u2019 12-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> winning streak came to an end Wednesday night in Chicago.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Nets have the best record in the NBA since Vaughn took the reins \u2014 playing at a roughly 61-win pace \u2014 and are now tied (with the Nuggets) for the second-best record overall, one game behind the Celtics. The Nets are the only team since Nov. 1 in the top 5 in both offensive and defensive rating.<\/p>\n<p>Chances at a ring are precious, and Vaughn\u2019s guidance has given them that. It\u2019s not hyperbole to say he has saved the Nets\u2019 season and salvaged their championship hopes for this June, regardless of whether Irving leaves after that or not. That alone should put Vaughn in the Coach of the Year conversation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe should be getting his flowers,\u201d starting center Nic Claxton told The Post. \u201cHe\u2019s definitely changed it, turned things around for us. And everybody can see it. Everybody in the organization can feel it. And people around the league should definitely take notice. \u2026 He should definitely be a candidate for Coach of the Year. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s many coaches in the world that could turn around what we had going on here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vaughn was off the board when he took over on Nov. 1. A month later, he was still a betting long shot. A few weeks ago, he was third behind Mazzulla and Willie Green, whose Pelicans the Nets knocked off Friday night for the 17th win in their past 19 games.<\/p>\n<p>Former Nets assistant GM Bobby Marks believes Vaughn\u2019s guidance has been an invaluable part of the Nets\u2019 resurgence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the coaching change has helped,\u201d Marks, now an ESPN insider, told The Post. \u201cI think Jacque has really done a good job managing these guys. They\u2019re freer \u2014 I think that has probably played a big role in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/nets-nash-why.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash reacts to a call during the second quarter of the game against the Indiana Pacers at Barclays Center on October 31, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-25270019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/nets-nash-why.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/nets-nash-why.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/nets-nash-why.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>Steve Nash was fired after the Nets started 2-5. The difference has been noticeable.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In winning Coach of the Month for the first time in his career, Vaughn became the sixth Nets coach to earn the honor in the two decades of its existence. Only one of them (Byron Scott) ever reached the NBA Finals, and none earned Coach of the Year. Vaughn will be aiming for the first, but should be considered for the second.<\/p>\n<p>Starting wing Royce O\u2019Neal agreed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor sure. The way we started the season is not what we\u2019re capable of,\u201d O\u2019Neale told the Post. \u201cThe situation he got dropped into, he responded really well. He trusted us, and we trusted him. He took accountability that he was going to coach us, and he said he\u2019s holding everybody else accountable and making sure everybody\u2019s playing hard and playing the right way. I think everybody\u2019s just locked in and focused and then listening to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vaughns_style_and_influence\"><\/span>Vaughn\u2019s style and influence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The coach\u2019s leadership has helped Durant to an MVP award candidacy and what could be a career-best season at the age of 34. Vaughn has also helped keep the franchise player 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>y, quieting any fears of him repeating his summer trade request.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/nets-durant-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) drives in the second half against Chicago Bulls guard Goran Dragic (7).\" class=\"wp-image-25270015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/nets-durant-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/nets-durant-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/nets-durant-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>Kevin Durant is putting together an MVP-caliber season under Jacque Vaughn\u2019s leadership.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>And Irving readily admits the 47-year-old\u2019s guidance has made him a better point guard even after seven All-Star berths at the position. This season, he\u2019s well on the way to an eighth, ranking as the leading vote-getter among Eastern Conference guards in early balloting released Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he adds a level of \u2026 he gives you an ease,\u201d Irving said of Vaughn. \u201cWhen you come into the locker room, nothing\u2019s forced. You know, he\u2019s not too high or too low. He\u2019s just holding himself to a high standard and exemplifying what a leader should look like.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo as our head coach, as a leader, I\u2019ve been able to learn some things from him, and that\u2019s just being able to have relationships with everybody and being able to get the best out of everybody. That\u2019s been the lesson for me this year is just learning how to get the best out of everybody instead of trying to do it all yourself or trying to overthink the game. We\u2019ve got good pieces in that locker room, the coaching staff. The level of play should raise, and it should get easier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the oldest and most folksy sayings in college football is: \u201cIt\u2019s not the X\u2019s and the O\u2019s, but the Jimmys and the Joes that make the difference.\u201d It\u2019s also one of the most accurate, and it applies here as well. Whether it\u2019s talking to a Kyrie Irving or a Joe Harris, Vaughn has shown the ability to make his message understandable and to help make it stick.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"7008\" height=\"4672\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/celtics-joe-mazzulla.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla talks with forward Jayson Tatum (0) and center Al Horford (42).\" class=\"wp-image-25270011\"\/><figcaption>The Celtics\u2019 Joe Mazzulla (center) is the current favorite for Coach of the Year, but Jacque Vaughn is not far behind.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s a great responsibility for a head coach to learn each individual as an individual,\u201d Vaughn said. \u201cEven though a lot of times I address the team, there are a lot of conversations that happen one-on-one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do believe people take criticism, accountability, knowledge, thought, all in different ways. So it\u2019s up to me to garner that attention in how I use the time to talk to each individual guy. I take pride in that. I think it\u2019s important. We all want to be heard, seen and celebrated. I think you do that individually and amongst a team.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_original_Brooklyn_Net_signs_off\"><\/span>An original Brooklyn Net signs off<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Mandy Gutmann left her position as Executive Vice President of Communications and Community Relations for Nets\u2019 parent company BSE Global at the end of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Gutmann started with BSE the day it opened its Brooklyn office in March 2012 and went on to play a pivotal role in the launch of the Brooklyn Nets, the opening of Barclays Center and several other milestones for the company. She worked closely with team owner Joe Tsai and several BSE CEOs during her tenure.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear who will replace Gutmann.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Back_on_the_road\"><\/span>Back on the road<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Nets superfans and road warriors Dawn Risueno and her husband, Richard Johnson, are back on the road after their excursions were interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. They drove to recent road games in Atlanta and Chicago, and were planning to hit New Orleans on Friday and Miami on Sunday \u2014 with a side jaunt to Las Vegas thrown in last week while the Nets came home to host the Spurs.\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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