By the way, Kim's a young coach. He's a very good coach. He communicates well with his team...What happened to them is they lost so many close games in the beginning that it went the other way for them, and unfortunately, that happens. He's gonna have a long career. He's a very good basketball coach.
"Ultimately it was kind of between here and Boston," Kornet said. "I feel like after a lot of conversations with my wife and just feeling like, honestly, a lot of prayer and realization of where we are in life."
Even without Egor Dëmin, Cam Thomas and Day'Ron Sharpe, Brooklyn's offense looked solid. But their play on the other end of the court was putrid yet again, far too poor for them to overcome. The Nets (12-29) have dropped seven of their last eight, and it's hard to imagine them winning unless they shore up their sieve-like defense. Brooklyn allowed 57.1 percent shooting overall, and 20-for-39 from 3-point range.
AAC action on Saturday will see the the Charlotte 49ers (10-13) host the Wichita State Shockers (5-18) at Dale F. Halton Arena, beginning at 4 p.m. ET. Charlotte won its most recent game against Tulane, 47-44, on Wednesday. Princess Anderson was its top scorer with 17 points. Wichita State dropped its most recent game to Tulsa, 75-65, on Tuesday. Jaila Harding led the way with 24 points, plus six boards and two assists.