Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Tuesday Links

D'Alessandro has a few offseason stories to chew on:

Frank gets Carter's vote for head coach
Actually, the Nets finished five games out of a playoff berth, but the rebuilding went well -- in large part because of the joint leadership of Frank and Carter. Now it's up to Rod Thorn to determine whether that five-game gap can be erased with another man coaching the team. That decision will be made Tuesday morning, when the Nets president conducts the final planning meeting with owner Bruce Ratner, CEO Brett Yormark, and senior staff.
It will be interesting to see how the players backing of Frank will affect Rod Thorn's decision on the head coaching position.  If the players truly believe that Lawrence Frank is the coach that they want leading them into the playoffs then I think that will have to be a huge factor.  At the same time do not expect the players to be up in arms if Frank was to get fired, I believe they would be just fine with his replacement.

Keepers, Fence-sitters, and Goners found here
Not many surprises here.  He supports Carter as a keeper which is surprising as I think he is the most likely one to move because of his contract status and the fact that he had a very solid year.  If they are offered an expiring contract and maybe a pick, do not expect to see Vince Carter playing in New Jersey 81 times next year.

UPDATE
NY Daily News has an article up regarding the in-house support of Lawrence Frank as head coach.  Frank has several factors going for him: owner's support, player's support, and a large contract.  It seems that when it is all said and done Frank will be back for the '09-'10 season, his last season under contract, and then depending on how the Nets perform his future will be decided.  The front office, and fans, are expecting a lot of changes to the team in the summer of 2010, so this offseason and next season will decide whether Lawrence Frank is the coach of the future of the Nets.

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