Official 2015-16 Brooklyn Nets Season Watch Thread (21-59, 3rd slot as of 4/12)

[positivitize]

If you go to the Nets' Reddit page right now, this is their sidebar image:

TP. I chuckled for 5 solid minutes.

[trickybilly]

How is DA going to make room for all those pics...
Even trading them will not be that easy.

You have a point there. Sometimes to many young assets lead to mistakes and confusion. We've drafted 3 this year, (Rozier, Mickey, and RJ) we have how many in 2016, 3 or 4 more.

We need solid two-way bigs, players with length, that can defend, AND score. Not defensively challenged players that can only score, or just the reverse.

Well said . I love ko  and Avery like children. But you sell the farm for someone like Jimmy butler, Paul George, kawhi,  lillard, towns, etc. .

[rondofan1255]

Let's go Lakers!!!!

 

[TheTruthFot18]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/brooklyn-nets-blockbuster-trade-kevin-214256574.html

Just LOL

[fairweatherfan]

If anyone's interested in firing up the old Wayback Machine, I found this link in my bookmarks:

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=66010.0

It's the original Brooklyn trade thread.  Pretty funny to see that the general consensus was that all Brooklyn's picks would be in the mid- to late-20s.

EDIT:  Lol -

Marc Stein: Idea of Celts taking G. Wallace's deal to swap Pierce/KG for three non-lottery picks hard to fathom. Give Billy King EOY if he pulls it off Twitter @ESPNSteinLine

Ladies and gentlemen, your Executive of the Year!

[ImShakHeIsShaq]

Let's go Lakers!!!!

 

Not only for our benefit but for them to win more and relinquish that pick!!! Haha

[PhoSita]

If anyone's interested in firing up the old Wayback Machine, I found this link in my bookmarks:

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=66010.0

It's the original Brooklyn trade thread.  Pretty funny to see that the general consensus was that all Brooklyn's picks would be in the mid- to late-20s.

I mean, D-Will was coming off a 19 and 7 season and was only 28 years old.  Brook Lopez was still, well, Brook Lopez.  Pretty good when healthy.  I thought that'd be enough to keep them afloat for at least the next few years.  I also thought Pierce would stick around, not jump ship at the first opportunity.

The lesson, I suppose, is never underestimate Billy King.

[fairweatherfan]

If anyone's interested in firing up the old Wayback Machine, I found this link in my bookmarks:

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=66010.0

It's the original Brooklyn trade thread.  Pretty funny to see that the general consensus was that all Brooklyn's picks would be in the mid- to late-20s.

I mean, D-Will was coming off a 19 and 7 season and was only 28 years old.  Brook Lopez was still, well, Brook Lopez.  Pretty good when healthy.  I thought that'd be enough to keep them afloat for at least the next few years.  I also thought Pierce would stick around, not jump ship at the first opportunity.

The lesson, I suppose, is never underestimate Billy King.

I'm not judging, I hated it at the time too - didn't think Wallace's contract was worth the picks.  It grew on me a little in the subsequent weeks, but man, it's done nothing but improve with age.

See the Stein Tweet I edited in above - people were calling King the EOY at the time 

[JumpingJudkins]

If anyone's interested in firing up the old Wayback Machine, I found this link in my bookmarks:

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=66010.0

It's the original Brooklyn trade thread.  Pretty funny to see that the general consensus was that all Brooklyn's picks would be in the mid- to late-20s.

EDIT:  Lol -

Marc Stein: Idea of Celts taking G. Wallace's deal to swap Pierce/KG for three non-lottery picks hard to fathom. Give Billy King EOY if he pulls it off Twitter @ESPNSteinLine

Ladies and gentlemen, your Executive of the Year!

That is an awesome quote from Stein. Even he would have to think that's funny now. Maybe.

[SHAQATTACK]

Let's go Lakers!!!!

 

Not only for our benefit but for them to win more and relinquish that pick!!! Haha

I'm a temporary .....Laker fan

Long as they are helping the Celtics draft position.

[SHAQATTACK]

Somebody needs to go over to the Lakers forums ...l

And tell them there is a temporary truce for tonight's game against Brooklyn .

Actually .....Lakers would be better served to bench Kobe ,   they have player better the past three years with him out than in the lineup.  LOL

[The One]

If anyone's interested in firing up the old Wayback Machine, I found this link in my bookmarks:

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=66010.0

It's the original Brooklyn trade thread.  Pretty funny to see that the general consensus was that all Brooklyn's picks would be in the mid- to late-20s.

I mean, D-Will was coming off a 19 and 7 season and was only 28 years old.  Brook Lopez was still, well, Brook Lopez.  Pretty good when healthy.  I thought that'd be enough to keep them afloat for at least the next few years.  I also thought Pierce would stick around, not jump ship at the first opportunity.

The lesson, I suppose, is never underestimate Billy King.

I think the lesson is...when it comes to personnel transactions...none of us truly know anything.

[PhoSita]

Well, I did say this in that thread:

nobody ever said, "Man, I really wish I hadn't made that trade with Billy King!"

So, you know, I guess my opinion hasn't changed much on it.

[saltlover]

If anyone's interested in firing up the old Wayback Machine, I found this link in my bookmarks:

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=66010.0

It's the original Brooklyn trade thread.  Pretty funny to see that the general consensus was that all Brooklyn's picks would be in the mid- to late-20s.

EDIT:  Lol -

Marc Stein: Idea of Celts taking G. Wallace's deal to swap Pierce/KG for three non-lottery picks hard to fathom. Give Billy King EOY if he pulls it off Twitter @ESPNSteinLine

Ladies and gentlemen, your Executive of the Year!

To be fair, a lot of comments in that thread were assuming we'd get earlier picks, like 2013 and 2015, and not so far into the future.  The Nets picks were 22nd and 29th in those two drafts.  I remember being much happier when I found out how far into the future the picks were, and looked at the Nets cap situation.

[PhoSita]

If anyone's interested in firing up the old Wayback Machine, I found this link in my bookmarks:

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=66010.0

It's the original Brooklyn trade thread.  Pretty funny to see that the general consensus was that all Brooklyn's picks would be in the mid- to late-20s.

EDIT:  Lol -

Marc Stein: Idea of Celts taking G. Wallace's deal to swap Pierce/KG for three non-lottery picks hard to fathom. Give Billy King EOY if he pulls it off Twitter @ESPNSteinLine

Ladies and gentlemen, your Executive of the Year!

To be fair, a lot of comments in that thread were assuming we'd get earlier picks, like 2013 and 2015, and not so far into the future.  The Nets picks were 22nd and 29th in those two drafts.  I remember being much happier when I found out how far into the future the picks were, and looked at the Nets cap situation.

Yeah, that was the turning point in the analysis of the trade.  Oh, you mean we're getting all those picks well after their window for being good?  Awesome.