Atkinson commits to Acy with “Jah” on the horizon

Earlier in the season, Kenny Atkinson challenged Quincy Acy to be better.

Lately, Acy’s done that, averaging 11.5 points and 6.3 rebounds while shooting 53.1% from the field and 47.6% from three-point range over the last four games prior to Monday night.

The struggle for the 6’7” combo forward was, well, he wasn’t always a combo forward. Acy was brought in the NBA to be pesky, do the dirty work, which he’s often says he loves to do.

Then when Sean Marks called him up from the Texas Legends last season, he showed a deft shooting touch, hitting 56.5 percent from three over his first 19 games as a Net. He leveled off a little but still finished the season with a 43.4 percent mark from downtown…