Nets Jordi Fernandez Continues Coaching Trend of Rigid Team Critique

The Brooklyn Nets dropped a game late to the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, and Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez was anything but pleased with his teams performance.

The loss dropped the Nets to 10-14 on the season, a season that will likely include several trades and roster departures as the trade deadline approaches.

Fernandezs postgame remarks drew some attention and added to a season trend of coaches laying into their teams.

Nets Jordi Fernandez Continues Coaching Trend of Rigid Team Critique Brooklyn Nets Head Coach Jordi Fernandez Becomes Another NBA Coach to Slam His Team This season, weve seen Chauncey Billups , JJ Redick , and Rick Carlisle , among others, almost decimate their teams following losses.

Billups may have taken the honors in this category so far after he laid into the Trail Blazers in a scathing postgame session earlier in the year.

Suffice it to say, there are some frustrated NBA bench bosses, and it appears to be a trend this season.

Several coaches have been willing to go to the podium and unleash on their players.

Fernandez is the latest coach to publicly chastise his team.

His postgame remarks following his teams close loss to the Bucks demonstrated this.

Listen to what he had to say .

Our defense was atrocious.

If our guys that wear a Brooklyn Nets jersey dont play harder defense, they dont have a place on our roster.

They know it, they take pride on defense, and were going to watch film.

Thats how you lose games in the NBA.

We didnt guard anybody in the last three minutes, last six minutes...last three of the third, last six of the fourth.

We gotta be better.

Fernandezs statement that players dont have a place on Brooklyns roster is especially scathing.

Its certainly a comment worthy of waking up some players.

Despite the Nets season trajectory, Fernandez is making it clear he still expects competitiveness and a desire to play basketball from his guys.

Is Calling Out Players Publicly Right or Wrong? It happens in sports every dayin the NFL, NHL, and NBA.

When teams or players underperform, a public slap on the wrist is sometimes needed to ignite a spark.

However, is there ever a time when its too hard of a slap? What should and shouldnt be said at the podium, and maybe left to be said in the locker room? Usually, although not always, coaches are less likely to make their feelings public about a specific players performance.

Instead, having private conversations behind closed doors is more common.

When it comes to criticism for the entire team, a public statement from a coach seems less of a line crossed moment.

In Fernandezs case, hes merely trying to fire up his squad, and they deserve it.

Whether the words used or the manner in which Fernandez went about his business this time around was right or wrong, it was an opportunity for the young, first-year head coach to establish expectations.

Hes no JJ Redick in showing emotion; however, Fernandez has shown this season that he is fearless in holding his players accountable.

Only this time, he took another step further in the critique department.

Will his words get through to his players? Time will tell.

It feels like weveseen a handful of coaches use the podium to unleash on their teams this season.

Possibly more than in the last couple of seasons, in fact.

Now that Fernandez has made his mark, who will be the next coach to cross this barrier? This article first appeared on Last Word On Sports and was syndicated with permission..

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