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

[Neurotic Guy]

Nets are a not so pitiful 9-15 since the 0-7 start.  I get the feeling we'll be watching in nightly pain in March-April as they slip past the post-january tankers.  I would not be upset if Danny uses the asset in a trade over the next couple of weeks (depending on the return).

[saltlover]

Nets are a not so pitiful 9-15 since the 0-7 start.  I get the feeling we'll be watching in nightly pain in March-April as they slip past the post-january tankers.  I would not be upset if Danny uses the asset in a trade over the next couple of weeks (depending on the return).

Luckily only 2 of their final 15 opponents are currently below .500.  One is New Orleans, who might still have something to play for.  The other is the Knicks, which doesn't control its draft pick and so has no reason to tank.  If the top of the East remains as bunched as it is, this will not be a concern at all.

Furthermore, 18 of their final 26 games are on the road.  They're 3-12 on the road this year.   They don't have a lot of obvious wins after the all-star break.

[hwangjini_1]

Nets are a not so pitiful 9-15 since the 0-7 start.  I get the feeling we'll be watching in nightly pain in March-April as they slip past the post-january tankers.  I would not be upset if Danny uses the asset in a trade over the next couple of weeks (depending on the return).

Luckily only 2 of their final 15 opponents are currently below .500.  One is New Orleans, who might still have something to play for.  The other is the Knicks, which doesn't control its draft pick and so has no reason to tank.  If the top of the East remains as bunched as it is, this will not be a concern at all.

Furthermore, 18 of their final 26 games are on the road.  They're 3-12 on the road this year.   They don't have a lot of obvious wins after the all-star break.

and once again, SL and facts come to the rescue. many thanks for the info SL. and a very factual tp to you as a reward. 

[Neurotic Guy]

Nets are a not so pitiful 9-15 since the 0-7 start.  I get the feeling we'll be watching in nightly pain in March-April as they slip past the post-january tankers.  I would not be upset if Danny uses the asset in a trade over the next couple of weeks (depending on the return).

Luckily only 2 of their final 15 opponents are currently below .500.  One is New Orleans, who might still have something to play for.  The other is the Knicks, which doesn't control its draft pick and so has no reason to tank.  If the top of the East remains as bunched as it is, this will not be a concern at all.

Furthermore, 18 of their final 26 games are on the road.  They're 3-12 on the road this year.   They don't have a lot of obvious wins after the all-star break.

Thanks for that info.  It helps.  I think like a lot of us, I've been distressed watching the Nets eek out victories the last month. It will be a big letdown if they manage to get a few end of season wins to move from top 3 to 7-10.  As you know they are within 3 wins of 6 teams right now.

[Quetzalcoatl]

I just want to say that the second Celtics v Nets game is on my birthday.  They better not drop it this time!

[Neurotic Guy]

I just want to say that the second Celtics v Nets game is on my birthday.  They better not drop it this time!

Maybe on yout birthday Kelly will be battling with Brook and will repeat  the play that took Kevin Love out of the playoffs.
 
Not on purpose of course.

[trickybilly]

Orlando to spank the living Edited.  Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline. out of the netties.

[mef730]

Welp......stupid Chicago and Heat loose at home to nets...smh

Nets are a not so pitiful 9-15 since the 0-7 start.  I get the feeling we'll be watching in nightly pain in March-April as they slip past the post-january tankers.  I would not be upset if Danny uses the asset in a trade over the next couple of weeks (depending on the return).

Luckily only 2 of their final 15 opponents are currently below .500.  One is New Orleans, who might still have something to play for.  The other is the Knicks, which doesn't control its draft pick and so has no reason to tank.  If the top of the East remains as bunched as it is, this will not be a concern at all.

Furthermore, 18 of their final 26 games are on the road.  They're 3-12 on the road this year.   They don't have a lot of obvious wins after the all-star break.

So I think that these two posts go together nicely. I don't think anyone here would argue that the Nets are a particularly good team. They aren't. Yet they have this annoying habit of winning games that they just shouldn't, such as the two mentioned above. And they have fewer games that they lost that they shouldn't have (LAL stands out.). It's why, despite the fact that they aren't particularly good, I'm still not ready to move them to a 1-3 pick (assuming picks go chalk) from a 4-8 pick. I'm really, really hoping that the Lakers put something together in the back half of the year, particularly as their younger players improve. I understand that they are, um, coachedly-challenged and management wants the tank, but only the front office tanks. The players on the floor don't.

Now, having said all that, despite the fact that I get despondent if I don't have something to be miserable about, I think SL is right. No matter how much I believe that the NBA draft is out to get us, the rational part of me knows that the world doesn't work that way (It doesn't, right?). They will lose more than they will win. A lot more. And although Lopez shows absolutely no signs of slowing down, he can't keep playing like this for the whole year (He can't, right?).  I think PHX passes them. I worry about Denver. I think we're looking at the 4th or 5th worst team and get the 5th or 6th pick. But I'm more excited about the pick that we'll get next year. And then the year after that.

Totally random thought: Draft picks make strange bedfellows. We're on vacation and I was wearing my Celtics shirt yesterday. A couple of guys walked past me and said, "Go Lakers" and then started laughing to themselves. Bet they thought they were gonna get away with a hit and run. Not so fast. I stopped them and explained to them that I, too, would be rooting for the Lakers (not against the Celtics, of course), since every Laker victory got them that much closer to passing Brooklyn. That's what they get for a smart-ass remark: a lecture.

Mike

[celticsclay]

The Nets should have probably won one of the two games before the bulls game. There are teams like the Rockets and Bulls that are maddening. They could literally beat any team or lose to any team cause of various issues. Its gonna be a long season and there will be stretches where it sucks and some ones where it feels great.

That being said, lets just hand send them two loses ourselves.

[GC003332]

Pure Magic, better late then never, Go Twolves, get up to 12 wins please

[rondofan1255]

Still salty about the C's loss to the Nets last time. Hopefully they blow out Brooklyn in both games this time around.

[csfansince60s]

Thank you, Magic!!!

[oldtype]

Welp......stupid Chicago and Heat loose at home to nets...smh

Nets are a not so pitiful 9-15 since the 0-7 start.  I get the feeling we'll be watching in nightly pain in March-April as they slip past the post-january tankers.  I would not be upset if Danny uses the asset in a trade over the next couple of weeks (depending on the return).

Luckily only 2 of their final 15 opponents are currently below .500.  One is New Orleans, who might still have something to play for.  The other is the Knicks, which doesn't control its draft pick and so has no reason to tank.  If the top of the East remains as bunched as it is, this will not be a concern at all.

Furthermore, 18 of their final 26 games are on the road.  They're 3-12 on the road this year.   They don't have a lot of obvious wins after the all-star break.

So I think that these two posts go together nicely. I don't think anyone here would argue that the Nets are a particularly good team. They aren't. Yet they have this annoying habit of winning games that they just shouldn't, such as the two mentioned above. And they have fewer games that they lost that they shouldn't have (LAL stands out.). It's why, despite the fact that they aren't particularly good, I'm still not ready to move them to a 1-3 pick (assuming picks go chalk) from a 4-8 pick. I'm really, really hoping that the Lakers put something together in the back half of the year, particularly as their younger players improve. I understand that they are, um, coachedly-challenged and management wants the tank, but only the front office tanks. The players on the floor don't.

Now, having said all that, despite the fact that I get despondent if I don't have something to be miserable about, I think SL is right. No matter how much I believe that the NBA draft is out to get us, the rational part of me knows that the world doesn't work that way (It doesn't, right?). They will lose more than they will win. A lot more. And although Lopez shows absolutely no signs of slowing down, he can't keep playing like this for the whole year (He can't, right?).  I think PHX passes them. I worry about Denver. I think we're looking at the 4th or 5th worst team and get the 5th or 6th pick. But I'm more excited about the pick that we'll get next year. And then the year after that.

Totally random thought: Draft picks make strange bedfellows. We're on vacation and I was wearing my Celtics shirt yesterday. A couple of guys walked past me and said, "Go Lakers" and then started laughing to themselves. Bet they thought they were gonna get away with a hit and run. Not so fast. I stopped them and explained to them that I, too, would be rooting for the Lakers (not against the Celtics, of course), since every Laker victory got them that much closer to passing Brooklyn. That's what they get for a smart-ass remark: a lecture.

Mike

I'm not particularly excited about the 2017 or 2018 picks because I think this year's Nets team is an aberration. They're especially bad because they messed up their offseason moves and have very little NBA-quality roster depth.

While I highly doubt they'll sign any stars in the offseason, they should at least be able to consolidate a bit and fill out their bench with NBA-quality players so that they're only about as bad as the Knicks are this year.

This year is without a doubt the best chance for the Nets pick to hit top 3.

[Rondo9]

Welp......stupid Chicago and Heat loose at home to nets...smh

Nets are a not so pitiful 9-15 since the 0-7 start.  I get the feeling we'll be watching in nightly pain in March-April as they slip past the post-january tankers.  I would not be upset if Danny uses the asset in a trade over the next couple of weeks (depending on the return).

Luckily only 2 of their final 15 opponents are currently below .500.  One is New Orleans, who might still have something to play for.  The other is the Knicks, which doesn't control its draft pick and so has no reason to tank.  If the top of the East remains as bunched as it is, this will not be a concern at all.

Furthermore, 18 of their final 26 games are on the road.  They're 3-12 on the road this year.   They don't have a lot of obvious wins after the all-star break.

So I think that these two posts go together nicely. I don't think anyone here would argue that the Nets are a particularly good team. They aren't. Yet they have this annoying habit of winning games that they just shouldn't, such as the two mentioned above. And they have fewer games that they lost that they shouldn't have (LAL stands out.). It's why, despite the fact that they aren't particularly good, I'm still not ready to move them to a 1-3 pick (assuming picks go chalk) from a 4-8 pick. I'm really, really hoping that the Lakers put something together in the back half of the year, particularly as their younger players improve. I understand that they are, um, coachedly-challenged and management wants the tank, but only the front office tanks. The players on the floor don't.

Now, having said all that, despite the fact that I get despondent if I don't have something to be miserable about, I think SL is right. No matter how much I believe that the NBA draft is out to get us, the rational part of me knows that the world doesn't work that way (It doesn't, right?). They will lose more than they will win. A lot more. And although Lopez shows absolutely no signs of slowing down, he can't keep playing like this for the whole year (He can't, right?).  I think PHX passes them. I worry about Denver. I think we're looking at the 4th or 5th worst team and get the 5th or 6th pick. But I'm more excited about the pick that we'll get next year. And then the year after that.

Totally random thought: Draft picks make strange bedfellows. We're on vacation and I was wearing my Celtics shirt yesterday. A couple of guys walked past me and said, "Go Lakers" and then started laughing to themselves. Bet they thought they were gonna get away with a hit and run. Not so fast. I stopped them and explained to them that I, too, would be rooting for the Lakers (not against the Celtics, of course), since every Laker victory got them that much closer to passing Brooklyn. That's what they get for a smart-ass remark: a lecture.

Mike

The Lakers just beat the Celtics, bad teams sometimes find ways to win.

[SparzWizard]

76ers won, Lakers won, and Brooklyn lost.

Is this a bad day because the Lakers are much closer to the 76ers for the #1 pick?