They didn't really make any major additions this summer. Unless Anthony Bennett ends up a superstar, they should be really bad again this year. The only thing to be worried about is them somehow sneaking in like 32 wins and playing out of the bottom 5.
hmm, but isn't this the same roster (less Thad) that you proclaimed to be a playoff contender last year?
I never said that.
I thought Eddie had your quote under all of his posts.
wrong. Eddie had a quote of me being right about Brooklyn. You are misremembering it.
eddies quote had lb embarrassing himself.
Wrong. It was a quote taken out of context from when I was probably first asked this question and I very lightly said something to the extent of, if Joe Johnson played the entire season, and their starting PG played 82 games, and if Rondae Hollis-Jefferson played the full season, and their depth didn't take a massive hit, they could maybe threaten to win enough games to play themselves out of the bottom 10. That's all. And of course, they spun it into some attack on the Celtics and some celebration of the Brooklyn Nets. That never happened.
Of course, Johnson didn't make it through the whole season. Their starting PG was limited to 32 games. RHJ was limited to 17 games as a starter.... so their depth was basically non-existent and just as I predicted numerous times, they ended up in the bottom 5 like I fully expected. I was 100% right.
What never happened were all of those caveats. Plain and simple you were touting the Nets as a quite possible playoff team while the rest of us said they'd stink. You were wrong.
I never touted the Nets as a playoff team. That never happened. In conversations I've had for the past year, I always said Brooklyn would finish in the bottom 5. Call Sean Hannity and he'll confirm.
The Donald does not appreciate your making light of his plight.
I joke, but really... everything you quoted, with proper context, 100% vindicates me and puts this entire little ax-grindy jealousy-fueled witch hunt to bed.
Since you put forth the effort, I'll actually go through them one by one for you.
#1 quote: July 4th... two weeks before Deron was waived. Who gives a crap if I said "I expect them to be back in the playoffs next year", two weeks before they got rid of arguably their best player in +/-. This was, of course, coming right on the heels of Brooklyn having made the playoffs two years in a row. Irrelevant quote that means nothing as it was completely negated as soon as they changed their roster.
#2 quote: September 16th: "Brooklyn finished the season 13-5. My bad... that's a 59 win pace." ... Not even sure what the point in quoting me there is. That was a 100% accurate statement. They had finished the prior season 13-5. That was a 59 win pace. That was literally me sharing a fact. You're welcome, I guess?
#3 quote: Me summarizing their roster and pointing out the lack of impact guys like Plumlee had made for them in the playoffs. Once again, me sharing facts. You're welcome.
#4 quote: October 5th: "I still think they
can hover around .500 this season." ... I stand by that. There was a scenario where that could have happened. It didn't. Much ado about nothing. Boston CAN miss the playoffs this year. Doesn't mean they will. Philly CAN make the playoffs this year. Super unlikely, but there's a chain of events that could make that a reality.
#5 quote: October 10th. This is the one that Eddie20 printed out and stapled on his bedroom wall to kiss every night before bedtime: "Just not buying the idea that Brooklyn is a bottom team now, though.
If they stay healthy, they will be ok" They didn't stay healthy. They weren't ok. I was proven right.
#6 quote: October 31: "Chicago and the Spurs might be the best Eastern and Western conference teams in the league. Glad to see Brooklyn start the season 0-2"... Did you really think that was worthy of quoting? For one, Chicago might have been the best Eastern Conference team had they remained healthy. They were coming off a 50 win season, afterall. Butler was limited to 67 games. Rose was limited to 62 games. Noah, who had previously been their defensive centerpiece, basically missed the entire season. They ended up winning 42. Who knows how Chicago would have been had things worked out, but they MIGHT have been one of the best in the East. If they got 50 more games out of Noah, 20 more out of a healthy Rose and a full season out of Butler, things MIGHT have worked out differently.
The problem is, people take these statements at face value and don't consider that they aren't intended to be Nostradamian Sooth-Sayings. Merely making observations and commentary on how teams might pan out if various contingencies like health and chemistry reach their optimal levels. Like right now, I believe Boston should win 55+ this season based on what I see. That's a fair comment to make. If they flounder and win less than 40, most people would shrug it off as a bad break. Unfortunately, there's some sad sacks who will go out of their way to audit my comments, claim that I guaranteed 55+ wins out of Boston, and bring it up incessantly every time I make a post here, because they often disagree with my wholly accurate observations.