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

[jdz101]

At this point I dont believe they can catch the nuggets, new orleans, sacto, or the knicks for wins.
According to my predictions - Final Record: 19-63

Allowing for unexpected wins/upsets of 2-3 games: 22-60

Current Worst Teams
30th Philly
29th Lakers
28th Phoenix
27th Brooklyn
26th Minnesota

Current Scenario: 27th - 11.9% chance at 1st pick - 37.8% chance at top 3 pick
Best Case Scenario: 29th - 19.9% chance at 1st pick - 55.8% chance at top 3 pick
Worst Case Scenario: 26th - 8.8% chance at 1st pick - 29.1% chance at top 3 pick

TP, though I think they'll be closer to 21-24 wins than 19-22.  But what gets missed as we worry about Phoenix and Minnesota is that everyone else has stepped it up enough that a top 5 spot (pre-lotto) is pretty much guaranteed. 

That's a darn good return with a swap and a pick to go, even though we're dreaming of better.

Yup, as I said on the post above, the time between now and March 15 on this roadie is what will determine where we pick. They play some pretty soft teams in that stretch, and then the rest of the way it gets really rough for them.

I agree that it is terrific that pretty much our worst case is 5th in the lottery. Great spot  to be in. If they bomb out on this roadie and only grab 1 or 2 wins though, 2nd or 3rd in the lottery is on the cards.

[Kane3387]

NETS - Current Record: 15-41

Tue, Feb 23   @Portland    Loss

Thu, Feb 25   @Phoenix     Win

Sat, Feb 27   @Utah          Loss

Mon, Feb 29     @Clippers     Loss

Tue, Mar 1   @Lakers       Loss

Fri, Mar 4      @Denver      Loss

Sat, Mar 5        @Minnesota Loss

Tue, Mar 8   @Toronto     Loss

Fri, Mar 11        @Philadelphia Win

Sun, Mar 13   vsMilwaukee  Loss

Tue, Mar 15   vsPhiladelphia Win

Thu, Mar 17   @Chicago  Loss

Sat, Mar 19   @Detroit  Loss

Tue, Mar 22   vsCharlotte  Loss

Thu, Mar 24   Cleveland  Loss

Sat, Mar 26       vs Indiana  Loss

Mon, Mar 28   @Miami  Loss

Tue, Mar 29   @Orlando  Loss

Thu, Mar 31   @Cleveland  Loss

Fri, Apr 1           @NY Knicks  Win

Sun, Apr 3   vsNew Orleans  Loss

Wed, Apr 6   @Washington  Loss

Fri, Apr 8      @Charlotte  Loss

Sun, Apr 10   @Indiana  Loss

Mon, Apr 11   vsWashington  Loss

Wed, Apr 13   vsNew Orleans  Loss

According to my predictions - Final Record: 19-63

Allowing for unexpected wins/upsets of 2-3 games: 22-60

Current Worst Teams
30th Philly
29th Lakers
28th Phoenix
27th Brooklyn
26th Minnesota

At this point I dont believe they can catch the nuggets, new orleans, sacto, or the knicks for wins.

Current Scenario: 27th - 11.9% chance at 1st pick - 37.8% chance at top 3 pick
Best Case Scenario: 29th - 19.9% chance at 1st pick - 55.8% chance at top 3 pick
Worst Case Scenario: 26th - 8.8% chance at 1st pick - 29.1% chance at top 3 pick

I think there is a good chance they have at least 60 losses and the 4th worst record when it's all said and done.

[BudweiserCeltic]

Portland dropping the ball right now, where's the Damian Curry when you need him?

[Kane3387]

Portland dropping the ball right now, where's the Damian Curry when you need him?

I know right

[BudweiserCeltic]

Portland dropping the ball right now, where's the Damian Curry when you need him?

I know right

Mission accomplished!

[Adelaide Celt]

And another ping pong ball in the bag. Hurry up and release Joe Johnson you clods.

[jdz101]

NETS - Current Record: 15-41

Tue, Feb 23   @Portland    Loss

Thu, Feb 25   @Phoenix     Win

Good to strike a line through the first one of my predictions .

Not expecting another loss for the next game though. 

[Kane3387]

NETS - Current Record: 15-41

Tue, Feb 23   @Portland    Loss

Thu, Feb 25   @Phoenix     Win

Good to strike a line through the first one of my predictions .

Not expecting another loss for the next game though. 

Surprised you have the lakers winning their game

[jdz101]

NETS - Current Record: 15-41

Tue, Feb 23   @Portland    Loss

Thu, Feb 25   @Phoenix     Win

Good to strike a line through the first one of my predictions .

Not expecting another loss for the next game though. 

Surprised you have the lakers winning their game

Second game of a back to back and the lakers havent been their usual horribad selves lately. My worries are teams like Washington who look ok one night and look like a dumpster fire the next or a team like Orlando with soft interior D against lopez.

[CelticPride2016]

I'm looking at tankathon.com. Maybe the mods should lock this thread. The story is over. Only Minnesota can catch Brooklyn. That was a great loss for us. If you can't win them all, it's best to lose to the team that might steal ping pong balls from our top rated lottery slot.

Phoenix, Philly and the Lakers should be sanctioned for tanking. If there is any justice in this world, we are winning the lottery.

Worst case scenario and unlikely seems to be we get pick #8, but that's stretching it. In all likelihood we are getting a top five pick. We currently have a 37.8% chance of a top three pick and 11.9% for the top pick. Maybe the only thing left to watch out for is Phoenix versus Brooklyn.

I was just kidding with the above, so please don't report me to the mods.   

[KeepRondo]

Maybe a miracle will happen and the Suns will beat the Nets.

It can happen. It can.

[Evantime34]

I'm looking at tankathon.com. Maybe the mods should lock this thread. The story is over. Only Minnesota can catch Brooklyn. That was a great loss for us. If you can't win them all, it's best to lose to the team that might steal ping pong balls from our top rated lottery slot.

Phoenix, Philly and the Lakers should be sanctioned for tanking. If there is any justice in this world, we are winning the lottery.

Worst case scenario and unlikely seems to be we get pick #8, but that's stretching it. In all likelihood we are getting a top five pick. We currently have a 37.8% chance of a top three pick and 11.9% for the top pick. Maybe the only thing left to watch out for is Phoenix versus Brooklyn.

I was just kidding with the above, so please don't report me to the mods.

I was really hoping for a top 3 pick but I'll still be happy with a top 5 pick. Even if Brooklyn ends up with the 4th worst record, we will still have better lottery odds than the year we tanked to get Smart.

That we are getting a better pick from Brooklyn than we got from the year we tanked (at least in the second half) is pretty amazing. Hopefully we can get some good luck in the lottery this year.

[CelticPride2016]

We're either getting lucky and end up in the top two or three or a bit less lucky with a Marcus Smart position. That's true. #6 at worst. Not a bad consolation prize.

I followed this. I watched a couple, lucky frustrating Brooklyn wins against other teams and our losses to them. Danny should have made an appearance and told the guys we need to beat the Nets. That would have been my move as GM.

In my mind, the Nets deserve to be 11-46 instead of 15-42. I'm a bit disappointed, but not much. Maybe Brooklyn will run the anti-win table. Keep the thread going.

[fairweatherfan]

And all this is happening with "Mr Glass" Brook Lopez playing in every single game.  And Thad Young and Johnson to boot.  Things have broken very well for us considering their 2 and arguably 3 best players aren't missing any time.  Now if only we had swept them and that JJ  hadn't banked in that fluky buzzer beater against Denver...

[PhoSita]

I wish that tankathon listed the current odds for getting a top 5 pick.