AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — There were precious few bright spots from Saturday’s blowout loss in Detroit. Actually, Donald Sloan might have been the only one.
The Nets have struggled horribly on offense since losing point guard Jarrett Jack to a season-ending torn ACL, and Shane Larkin has been ineffective in a starting role, a team-worst minus-19 on Saturday. But Sloan came off the bench with 15 points and a game-high ten assists, his plus-five the second-best on the team.
“He played well today,’’ said Hollins. Asked if Sloan had made a statement for more playing time, he replied, “He’s been getting more playing time.