Mikhail Prokhorov talks change

During halftime of last evening's game, Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov addressed the firing of Avery Johnson and to an extent why the change was made.  

“As you know ... we are ready to pay any expense in bringing [championships] to the Nets,” Prokhorov said. “And I think we have very talented players....But they are capable of much more than what we have seen in recent weeks. And for me, this is totally unacceptable. So I respect Avery and really I wish him well. But sometimes chemistry just isn’t right. It happens....I think it’s the lack of concentration...I will stress that we showed really bad second [halves] ... really bad. No spirit, no desire, like, to fight....It’s our goal to be number one in the league,” Prokhorov said. “Just to be number one in New York ... it’s a modest goal.”