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

[Big333223]

I knew this was going to happen . Suns and Lakers are trying to loose

Others teams that are trying to loose will wind up worse than Nets

Nets trying win.

NBA is screwed up.

Our hope now is Lakers are stupid enough to take Ball

This is still unlikely. After this win tonight, the Nets would still have to go 3-1 to catch LA/Phoenix and they've got a game against the C's (fighting for #1) and two games against the Bulls (fighting for the playoffs).

All of this assuming LA and Phoenix lose out.

[csfansince60s]

I knew this was going to happen . Suns and Lakers are trying to loose

Others teams that are trying to loose will wind up worse than Nets

Nets trying win.

NBA is screwed up.

Our hope now is Lakers are stupid enough to take Ball

Even IF the Fakers finish with a worse record (see how big that "if " is?), they only have a 1 in 4 chance of getting the first pick. (Just like we actually will...bank it).

[hpantazo]

How many top picks did the NBA give the Cavs to get them back into the marketing spotlight? Kyrie Irving, Anthony Bennett, and Andrew Wiggins?

They gave the Lakers D'angelo Russell and Brandon Ingram, they will give them Fultz this summer. From a league marketing/profit standpoint, the Celtics are doing great, they don't need to help us.

[PhoSita]

I console myself with the thought that Josh Jackson and Jayson Tatum are both exciting prospects, and if the Celts get one of them there wouldn't be the same controversy over what it means for the roster as there would be if the Celts draft Fultz or Ball.

If they end up at #5, though, I'll be pretty bummed.

[CelticsElite]

Nets are going to end as worst team.. Period.

[jambr380]

141 points? How is that even possible with that roster (even against a depleted Philly team)? Nobody even scored more than 16 points either - that is crazy!

Not a great night for the Cs with the Nets win, Washington win, and Toronto loss (assuming we get the 1 seed, big assumption...)

[Denis998]

141 points? How is that even possible with that roster (even against a depleted Philly team)? Nobody even scored more than 16 points either - that is crazy!

Not a great night for the Cs with the Nets win, Washington win, and Toronto loss (assuming we get the 1 seed, big assumption...)

They scored 143 on NOLA lol. Brooklyn sometimes gets super hot shooting 3s and doesnt seem to stop making them for that game

[libermaniac]

I console myself with the thought that Josh Jackson and Jayson Tatum are both exciting prospects, and if the Celts get one of them there wouldn't be the same controversy over what it means for the roster as there would be if the Celts draft Fultz or Ball.

If they end up at #5, though, I'll be pretty bummed.

It's possible Fox goes before Tatum, so even 5 might not be the end of the world.

[Big333223]

The Nets had 8 guys score at least 12 points last night. That's kind of crazy.

[footey]

Nets are going to end as worst team.. Period.

Oh okay.

[Cman]

I knew this was going to happen . Suns and Lakers are trying to loose

Others teams that are trying to loose will wind up worse than Nets

Nets trying win.

NBA is screwed up.

Our hope now is Lakers are stupid enough to take Ball

This is still unlikely. After this win tonight, the Nets would still have to go 3-1 to catch LA/Phoenix and they've got a game against the C's (fighting for #1) and two games against the Bulls (fighting for the playoffs).

All of this assuming LA and Phoenix lose out.

Put differently, at this point, we need the Nets to lose 2 of the remaining 4 games against the Bulls (2), Orlando and Celtics. Bulls and Celtics are fighting for playoff seeding, so those will be hard games for Brooklyn to win.

[jambr380]

On a side note, it shouldn't be surprising at all that the Nets beat the barely D-League Sixers - they are missing almost all of their best players. The sky isn't falling. Frankly, we should feel lucky that the Sixers won in their last meeting.

I agree with others on the Cs and two Bulls matchups. If the Nets win all of those, then you just have to tip your caps.

[fairweatherfan]

Nets are a much better team this past month.

A lot of denial on this board of that fact.

Their performance tonight does not surprise me.

Wouldn't be surprised if that beat us. They're a confident group of late.

I don't think there's been much denial that they've played a lot better in March/April, but just of the likelihood of them getting out of the basement in spite of their improvement.

Despite how many wins they've racked up recently they STILL can only lose 1 game and even be able to tie LA and/or Phoenix. Actually passing either requires a win out/lose out scenario. A tie's a good bit more likely than it was a month ago, but the odds are still sharply against it.

[SuddenFame]

Nets are going to end as worst team.. Period.

I sure hope you're right.
They could very well take both against the Bulls.  Do the Bulls even have anyone to contain Lopez?

Celtics may not be as motivated to beat them if they're locked into the two seed.

It's not having the #1 pick that's the most important thing, just not falling out of the top 4 is paramount.

[SuddenFame]

The Celtics got very lucky with Jeremy Lin's hamstring this year, that much is certain.
It certainly looks like they are a 35-40% win team with him; Definitely an upgrade over the hot garbage they had last year at the point.