Amid positive vibes, Sean Marks says Nets ‘have so far to go”

The vibes are positive. After a solid off-season and a lot of praise from pundits and fans alike, the Nets future looks good. Jimmy Butler’s putting the Nets on his list of preferred destinations was just the latest development. Indeed, Brett Yormark told Bloomberg News Thursday that the team’s revenues are up 20 percent, year over year. All good.

But in an interview with Sports Illustrated, Sean Marks essentially says, hold on a bit.

“To be brutally honest, we have so far to go,” Marks told Rohan Nardkani. “We have to keep our eye on the prize here. If we ever rest, that’s going to be our downfall. For Kenny and I, if you’re not going to compete, if you don’t have a chip on your shoulder,…