As foe after foe beat the Nets last season and magnanimously praised them for their grit, coach Kenny Atkinson had to grin and bear it. Now, he’s tired of it.
Of course Atkinson was gracious, but he wants to be victorious. With training camp starting next Tuesday and a new season tipping off next month, Atkinson wants his Nets to get over the hump of just pushing opponents, and start beating them. In Year 3 of the rebuild, they don’t get prizes for pluck.