With Tuesday’s game against Toronto the halfway point of the Nets’ schedule, it’s a logical time to take stock of coach Kenny Atkinson’s first season. And at an NBA-worst 8-32, the hole is every bit as deep as expected.
Atkinson’s system is fitting for the modern NBA, with spacing and driving and, most of all, 3-pointers. But the scheme isn’t the problem, it’s the roster. As the 3 has become the most important shot in the game, the Nets take them at a dizzying pace. They have the second-most attempts in the league, but they’re third-worst at making them.