It would be kind of funny if Brooklyn ended Golden State's streak tomorrow.
why do you say this?
Because he's hoping it happens. The guy has his own agenda where he openly roots for the 3 worst teams in the league (Nets, Lakers, and Sixers), which is odd in itself, but then compounds that by cheering against the Celtics and the picks they own. Thankfully for the Celtics, he rarely (rarely being an understatement) nails any of his predictions. Exhibit A is below.
After starting 0-7, Nets are 5-7. If the last 12 games are more predictive of the Nets season than the 1st 7 games, LarBrd33 may be correct about their win total.
What, 31 wins? Because that's what a 41.6% winning percentage equates to from here on out for the Nets. I thought good ole' LarBrd was predicting 40+ wins. Many of us were predicting 25-30 which is where the Nets may very well land.
Also, consider the Nets have been extremely fortunate from an injury standpoint thus far. Odds are that trend will not continue for the entire season.
I was responding to the prediction above of 35-40 wins. Just saying 35 wins is not a crazy prediction if the Nets are more the 5-7 team than they are the 07 team. I think after 0-7 start lots here were thinking 20-25.
Well, in true LarBrd style, he keeps making different predictions so that inevitably one of them ends up right.
For the Nets to win 35 games, they'll have to win at almost a 50% clip for the rest of the year (47.6%). It's possible but unlikely and to do so they're going to have to almost run the table on this coming 6 game home stand.
There's actually some pretty good reasons why the Nets will get worse as the year goes on.
First, their starters will likely wear down with the minutes they're playing. 4 of their 5 starters are putting in over 31 minutes a game and Lopez/Johnson are clocking in at 34.5. That's a lot of wear and tear.
Second, they've had almost no injuries. They've been exceptionally healthy to the point that their lost games to injuries is well outside a normal distribution curve. That's not likely to continue. Young is pretty durable. Lopez's injury history is well known. JJ is 34 and seems to be getting slower every game. Jack hasn't started more than 39 games this decade. Odds are they don't all stay healthy.
Third, towards the end of the season (when the first two points are most likely to manifest themselves) the Nets have a gawd-awful schedule. Starting with game #57 and ending with game #80, the Nets play a whopping 18 games on the road versus 6 at home. Yup, 75% of their games going down the stretch are away starting with an extended West Coast swing (Portland, Phoenix, Utah, LAC, LAL, Den and Min). While home court advantage isn't what it once was, it still exists today - especially against poorer teams.
So there's good reason to believe that right now is the most opportune time for the Nets to make hay and they're still 5-14. If projecting their recent 5-7 record equates to 31 wins at the end of the year, I'm still taking the under.
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