Nets must improve on boards and defense
Head coach Atkinson addresses Brooklyn’s needs entering camp
Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson accepted plenty of plaudits last season for making an eight-game improvement over his brutal debut campaign.
After going an NBA-worst 20-62 in 2016-17, Brooklyn bumped its record up to 28-54 last season, and received compliments from their opponents almost nightly for their collective efforts.
While being lauded for playing hard and competing until the final buzzer is nice, it doesn’t exactly take away the sting of losing over 65 percent of your games during an 82-game regular season.