It hasn’t yet sunk in for Steve Nash, the enormity of the job, the responsibility of steering this powerful but possibly teetering Brooklyn Nets ship to its desired destination.
The pressure hasn’t been applied on the first-year coach, and he still approaches these games with a youthful appearance compared to the strain and stress that’s sure to be around the corner.
The only consistency has been inconsistency, with Nash’s presence the only constant thus far and he’s the novice who hadn’t even been an assistant before being handed a team with championship expectations.
“There is [a lot] to be a coach in this league, connecting all departments and all people trying to lead.