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Sergey Karasev’s father can’t figure out why Nets aren’t playing his son

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Sergey Karasev

The father of Nets guard/forward Sergey Karasev called the Nets a “mess,” questioned coach Lionel Hollins’ decision-making and said his son wants a trade.

Vasily Karasev — the coach of Triumph in the Russian league, and a former star Russian player — made the comments to SovSport about his son, who has played just four minutes in two games.

“What a mess,’’ Karasev said, via Google translation. “Sergey [is] recovered. … Judging by what I saw — a team mess. [If] I came back it will be better.