Speaking to NetsDaily, Nets governor Joe Tsai admitted that he wasn’t thrilled about the fact that his team’s cross-town rivals won a title in June, but he made it clear it won’t impact how he runs his own franchise.
“Every year, some team is going to win a championship,” Tsai said. “So it happens that this year that team is in the same city. It doesn’t make us feel very good. It irritates our fan base and it is embarrassing, but in business or in competition, in sports, or in anything, you shouldn’t let the embarrassment factor affect how you perform.
“… (We) had a plan and we’re rebuilding and I think right now we are on a positive trajectory. So it doesn’t change my thinking at all.”
Nets general manager Sean Marks echoed Tsai’s assertion that the Knicks’ recent success won’t change anything about the way Brooklyn operates, as well as the team owner’s optimism about the path that the Nets are on.
“We’re not going to be motivated or less motivated by what somebody else is doing,” Marks told NetsDaily. “I think we control is our path. I think we set out on this a couple of years ago, and I think I’m very happy with what the group has done, what (head coach) Jordi (Fernandez), the coaching staff, have done to develop these young men. And it’s gonna be really exciting to see what they look like, and you know, whether it’s a year or two years from here, who really seizes this opportunity?”
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