Last season the Nets were the league’s worst team by record (20-62), but it never translated directly into their work effort.
Head coach Atkinson told The New York Post it’s time to move past being praised for effort, and earn some real wins.
Atkinson is referring there to receiving praise from his coaching colleagues, on the grit behind the Nets’ play last year.
Through a trilogy of trades mastered by General Manager Sean Marks, Brooklyn has acquired six new faces, and a new identity with that.
“Playing hard isn’t enough.