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The Nets' winning percentage under Sean Marks (43.30%), including regular season and playoff games, is not materially better than the Net's winning percentages under Billy King (43.20%) or Willis Reed (43.17%). Billy King's Brooklyn teams had a 49.03% winning percentage versus a 31.11% winning percentage for his New Jersey teams. Yet Sean Marks somehow still earns votes for NBA executive of the year?

I don't see a plan for building a winning team with Marks. His record doesn't justify a 10 year tenure. Maybe the Nets should hire the Liberty's GM? The women's team in Brooklyn seems to understand that fans want to see their teams win games and championships. Imagine a GM that demands winning results instead of one that seemingly settles for compliments as the guy who helps other teams facilitate trades by utilizing the Nets' cap space and helps agents by handing out 10 day and two-way contracts to whoever needs a favor.

I believe the franchise's all-time winning percentage across the NBA and ABA years is 43.76%. The record under Marks (43.30%) is even below the franchise's historically poor standard. (Percentages were calculated from basketball reference dotcom --- hopefully correctly).

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