It’s easy to doubt the Nets like I do, living and dying with them, or if you repurpose low-hanging engagement-baiting fruit as "original content" so that brand accounts can roast 19-year-olds in your replies. But what if they really are getting 1% better each day? What if the cliché isn't hollow?

quote from Jordi today, perhaps an indicator on how BKN views Egor: "We have three point guards, and the three point guards are rookies, so they're going to get thrown into the fire. We're going to trust them."

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Kolb spoke for nearly 45 minutes today. It's far too much to break down in this medium, but I do strongly believe any Liberty fan should be encouraged. Going live at 9:30 p.m. ET to talk about my thoughts on the presser, the roster, and this coaching decision: www.playback.tv/lksroomswish...

Really came down to this: Let’s say the 2026 Liberty reach their highest ceiling. They don’t play down to lesser comp, JJ finds her MVP level and usage no matter the opponent. They level up in clutch moments. Who do you think is coaching that team? Sandy?

just by the way guess it was a good question

Nic Claxton, when asked about the two-man game with Cam Thomas, had a bunch of praise for his teammate:

alright finally four hours, 14 interviews, the Liberty letting Sandy go in the middle of it but this is done. here's everything you need to know from Nets media day

Terance Mann: "I was walking around downtown Brooklyn when Barclays wasn't even there. So, just different. The Modell’s is now Brooklyn Basketball Training Center. I used to buy my soccer gear there. So just weird, weird, but it's cool.”

MPJ shouted out Ben Saraf answering a question about young players w/ overseas experience

Michael Porter Jr on his vocal summer:

Cam Thomas section up. for anybody who thought he'd show up ready to burn bridges...sorry to disappoint

CT on Lowe stuff: "I didn't really put too much into it. But at the same time, it gets frustrating, whether you want to admit or not, that people keep trying to spread these narratives and lies about you that just isn't true, and without actually looking at the facts and watching the games."

MPJ says he is "the biggest fan of the WNBA. I have two sisters that, for most of my life beat me every single day at basketball. I'm the biggest fan of the WNBA. I grew up with Sophie Cunningham, she's also from my same city."

Nic Claxton on fatherhood: "It changes the way you look at life. It changes the way you love, the way you love people, the way you appreciate life. And it gives you even more of a purpose to go out and be the best version of yourself, because you got people to take care of."

Nic Claxton on what he wants to improve on in 2025-26: "Consistency with every day, showing up and growing my game in certain aspects, being a leader consistently, keeping my my mental in a good place. And not, you know, say, crashing out out there."

"my back feels good, thanks for asking," says Nic Claxton with a smile

Cam Thomas: "It gets frustrating, whether you want to admit or not, that people keep trying to spread these narratives and lies about you that just isn't true without actually looking at the facts and watching our games."

Cam Thomas keeps it simple on his decision to take the QO: "I rather control my situation as a player. That's the kind of control you want."

www.netsdaily.com/nets-news/99... we will be updating this article throughout Media Day, but first draft with full Sean/Jordi comments is up:

ultimately, I am not surprised at the Sandy news. I wrote this after they won the title last season, and this feeling still remains at the core, despite all they dealt with this season: medium.com/@lucas.w.kap...

New York Liberty just parted ways with Sandy Brondello (declined to renew her contract)

asked Sean Marks about how the Nets felt about and/or handled Michael Porter Jr.'s summer of media appearances and quotes:

Sean: "He'll be limited for the first part of camp, with what he's going to be doing, but hopefully there's a build up through the first couple of weeks here, and then he gets out there. But we have no issues with thinking he's going to miss, you know, the start of the season."

uh, Sean Marks just dropped this on Egor Dëmin: "He's been a little bit limited with a plantar fascia tear after summer league. So he's been, hasn't potentially had the summer that he would have loved."

More: "Both sides understand what's at stake, but I also don't want to jump to conclusions. Just because a common ground couldn't be met this summer doesn't mean, you know, he's not a Net in the future or throughout the season."

Sean Marks on Cam Thomas: "It's part of the business - maybe the ugly part of the business - when you can't find a common ground. But at the same time, how he's developed, and the hours that he's put in the gym, not only here but on his own, speaks volumes."

anyway this was a good question, the coach can't be under scrutiny all season long and then have nobody ask about it (especially because they're not doing exit interviews) quibble with the wording if you want, but

Admit it. You're a little relieved this season is over: www.netsdaily.com/nyliberty/99...

Stewie/Sabrina were asked how they feel about the future of the team Do they want to run it back? They at first responded with some confused silence. Stewie: "Well, I'm coming back." Sabrina: "Yeah."

Stewie/Sabrina were asked how they felt about people questioning Sandy's job security. before answering, Stewie kinda smiled and softly murmured to herself "the fuuck?"

it's a lot deeper than this but Sami showed up for Phoenix, and nobody showed up for NYL

Sabrina just isn't that hard to guard in isolation/PnR

you'd just hope the Liberty play tonight like they're not waiting for the other shoe to drop. like they're not expecting something bad to happen at any moment. much easier said than done, but go out shooting. chirp, shush the crowd, take heat checks, find a little bit of swag

Rhyne: "hey what the FUCK is wrong with you" Kelsey: calmly bouncing the ball

absolutely fascinating start to this Fever-Dream g3 ATL's pace-pushing is sorta creating a favorable environment for Indiana, but JC and Paopao's downhill pressure is justification enough

Asked Stewie if Phoenix is unique in the way they shrink the floor and provide help: "Absolutely. I mean, their weak side is super on the nail. Like, definitely over and in. They want to make you play to the second side and the third side, and they scramble out really well."

Stewie: "I was happy with the way that I was able to kind of really just move, you know. And really, I just need to be a little bit more confident in all of my things. But I wasn't, I wasn't like in pain or anything like that."

Jonquel: "the vibe is that the season isn't over...we have the opportunity to win another game, we have the experience and we know what it's gonna take. There's definitely no panic here."

PHX also killing the details, NYL missing a healthy Stewie badly Look at Satou cutting baseline here, ensuring Emma Meesseman is all alone trying to zone up two shooters but NYL has to see what's coming...Leo and Emma have to pre-switch here

Sabrina missing a shot so badly it lands out of bounds allows for their best transition defense all quarter

PHX goes into the quarter break. They know it'll be a Stewie-Emma front-court, so they play the all-spacing lineup, locking Stewie onto Satou spamming inverted w/ four other shooters on the floor, removing Stewie from help, encouraging Satou to get downhill Nate...really good:

Nate sticking with Westbeld was good big PHX worry there is that she can't contain JJ (saw it reg szn too), but Nate has obviously figured out JJ's sub pattern

really bad start for the referees tonight (I'd say the Liberty have gotten more favorable calls) giving continuation here is unreal

good job by everybody, Stewie decent screen, Sabrina keeping her dribble, and the spacing JJ on the wing puts Mack in an uncomfortable position in the gap

Too big to upload straight here but just my key to the game today. The Sab-JJ PnR, and relatedly, how Leo gets involved as a ball-handler brief stuff here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgdF...

Stewie will play tonight “as long as I doesn’t wake up from my nap feeling like shit.” says it’s “basically” a sprained MCL, and it’s just a matter of “how much pain I want to be in” “what i felt in that moment scared me more than anything”

Here are early takeaways from each of the four WNBA playoff series so far www.basketballinsiders.org/news/wnba-pl...

Sandy Brondello said her MRI came back "relatively clean" whatever that means. She'll be a game-time decision for tomorrow