Ten times during Tuesday’s press conference, Sean Marks and Kenny Atkinson talked about improvement from within the Nets organization, from players as well as coaches and front office staff: “internal improvement,” “collective improvement,” “individual improvement.”
If there was any theme to the two men’s comments, it was look to internal improvement and how it can impact what’s on the court. Here’s a sample of Marks and Atkinson’s comments on how some individual players have gotten better ... and what they expect.
D’Angelo Russell: “A fantastic off-season”
Atkinson: “Joe (Harris) is a poster child for putting in a tremendous off-season, and it paid off for him.