The Official 2016-2017 Brooklyn Nets Season Watch Thread (20-62, #1)

[SHAQATTACK]

Nets keep on testing their luck and Lopez is gonna get hurt again.

[CelticSooner]

I enjoy score watching Nets games lol they aren't catching the Lakers so it's all good.

[jambr380]

You've got to be kidding me - freakin' Brook Lopez...

[Smokeeye123]

Nooooooooooooooooooo.

I'm hitting the panic button if they beat Phoenix Thursday.

[CelticSooner]

Who hit the game winner?

[Smokeeye123]

Who hit the game winner?

Lopez.

Stepping back to reality I think it's still very likely they still havethe worst record at the end of the season...The Lakers blew it up but to say they wont win at least one more game is pushing it no matter how hard they tank.

[Phantom255x]

12 games to go.

Need the Nets to go below .500 this stretch, which would mean 19 wins (still worst in the league regardless what Lakers do).

Maybe the Lakers can end up winning a game and shock all of us?

Every game is important from here on out lol.

[footey]

Lakers trailing 67-40. Don't count on their help.

[rollie mass]

can the lakers challenge the nets for worst record-the nets are playing well while lakers are losing by huge margins
is it possible with number of games left

[saltlover]

1) No.
2) There are already several threads about this in the last week.

[rollie mass]

thanks that very good news -sorry for a repeat

[Roy H.]

Yes, there are enough games left for the Lakers to catch the Nets.

[blackbird]

I don't think the Lakers will win another game this year, and the Nets only have to go.500 for the rest of the season to tie their record.  Looking at the teams they play, it's definitely possible.

[footey]

It could get hairy. Lakers getting blown out while Nets fight tooth and nail. C'est la vie.

[jbpats]

Brought up the same topic last week and actually pointed out that Detroit was a game that the Nets could win and got chastised for it.
The Nets are fighting hard and playing a lot of teams that are throwing in the towel.. I still believe they finish with the worst record but it's definitely going to be a lot closer than any of us anticipated a month or so ago. It does help that glass Lin got injured again.

That being said I don't think it's the end of the world if the Lakers get the #1 pick (or at least the best odds for it), it hurts us if we wanted to trade the pick but I don't see anyway the Lakers don't take Ball who i'd think is #3 on Ainge's board right now. Also, I'd much rather see the Lakers have the pick then the 76ers. The 76ers are a much bigger threat to the Celtics of getting good quickly than the Lakers are, having yet another top 10 pick in Philly this season is not ideal.