"The winless New Jersey Nets fired coach Lawrence Frank on Sunday, several hours before they matched the worst start in NBA history with their 17th straight loss. Assistant Tom Barrise temporarily replaced his friend, but the Nets remained 0-for-the-season with a 106-87 loss to the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. Though Frank's departure has been widely expected while New Jersey lost every game in the season's first 4½ weeks, several of Frank's players claimed they were stunned when their energetic coach showed up at their morning team meeting in Los Angeles not wearing his Nets gear.
"It's tough, because he was the hardest worker on the team," center Brook Lopez said. "He's so passionate about what he does. It was a rough situation, and he did a great job of not using our injuries as an excuse. He came in every night and had us prepared."
The Nets won't choose a permanent replacement for Frank until after they return from their four-game road trip Monday. Their next game is Wednesday at home against Dallas, when the Nets must win to avoid NBA ignominy (CBSSports)."
Not really a lot of say here. You can't go 0-16 and expect to keep your job. I think the Nets and Knicks should become one franchise. What is funny is that if you actually take the best players from both team that would probably still be below .500. Anyways, the entire state of New jersey sucks, so it only makes sense the Nets do too.
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