The Long Island Nets season ends on Friday with a game in Westchester vs. the Knicks’ affiliate. The game is meaningless for Long Island. They will make the playoffs. Their record is 16-33.
But in at least one aspect, the season will be seen as a success: It was solid debut for Ronald Nored, the 26-year-old head coach who went from helping Butler get to two straight NCAA Finals to being the youngest head coach in the D-League.
Nets Magazine on YES features a profile of Nored this month and in it, he, his mentor Brad Stevens, and Long Island player Carrick Felix talk about what makes for a successful coach, “whether you’re 26 or 76,” as Nored himself says.