” Arron, whatever shot you take, it’s good for me. » Arron Afflalo has not forgotten how Jacques Vaughn addressed him, at the time when the two men represented the colors of the Magic. After two seasons with Gregg Popovich, the former playmaker took over the Orlando franchise in 2012.
A young team that had just closed the Dwight Howard page, trusting newcomers to the league like Tobias Harris or Nikola Vucevic. After a very complicated first exercise (20 wins – 62 losses), the technician had given the keys to his attack to Arron Afflalo, more experienced than others.
” And maybe it was because I was the best player on a young team at the time, but I think he just trusted my judgement. And I will never forget it. I ended up having my best statistical year that year. I’m forever grateful to him because he almost made me an All-Star that year. “, remembers the former back, the team’s top scorer at the time with 18 points on average, his best production in his career.
This one could hardly have aimed for a selection in the star game because Orlando had experienced another difficult season in terms of results (23 wins – 59 losses).
” Many of the team members at the time were simply too young, not talented enough or not experienced enough to help win. “, contextualizes Jameer Nelson who was the titular leader of the team. ” We weren’t a good team at all “Adds Arron Afflalo.
Listening to players
So that the following season, after fifty games still in the hard (15 wins – 37 losses), the coach ended up being thanked and replaced by James Borrego. After a few months away from the NBA benches, he joined the Nets as an assistant in 2016.
He is now a starter, after the dismissal of Steve Nash, and Jameer Nelson sees this second chance as a good thing. ” He is a natural authority figure. I happened to say when I was a player: ‘I don’t know if it works.’ So we talked about it openly. We were discussing different aspects of the game plan. He’s a playmaker. He has a good way of getting his message across and getting people to buy into it. “Judges the former teammate of Dwight Howard, now a scout for the 76ers and assistant GM of their G-League team, the Delaware Blue Coats.
In Brooklyn, the context has nothing to do with his time in Orlando. Originally programmed to play the title, the Nets are made up of experienced players, some of whom have strong personalities.
“ I believe he has the experience to know how to deal with each of these players individually. And I would say from my experience that you want to have that connection with the superstars and hope those players don’t abuse that connection. He won’t be that type of loud-mouthed coach. I just hope the players are mature enough to respect it and do the right thing. wishes Arron Afflalo, well aware of the difficulties.
The experience has worked relatively well so far since the Nets have won three of their five games under his command, and above all they seem much more united and attentive than when Steve Nash was there.
