HELLO!
At 9:42 on Thursday morning, every Nets fan’s cell phone exploded. Buzz, buzz, buzz followed by triple takes, then variations of “Holy Sh*t,” “What the ...” or your expletive of choice. The Nets, who pundits and fans believed were weighing an offer to Gregg Popovich or Tyronn Lue or Jacque Vaughn, had instead selected Steve Nash, the Hall of Fame point guard with no coaching experience but a ton of connections, as their head coach.
The news was so shocking that it was hard to credit any writer with the big beat.