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

[mr. dee]

Brooklyn getting destroyed by Indi, hopefully Miami can hang on to their lead against the Grizzlies

Every time Brooklyn gets destroyed, part of me that was previously dead inside gets reanimated.

It's tempting to think the sky is falling when we get beaten by a strong, seasoned Spurs team with four maybe five future HOFers, by 6 points, but people really need to realize our time is not now. Our time is in three or four years when our team will be ridiculously strong. These games serve as a nice reminder

How will we be ridiculously strong in 3 or 4 years?  I'm not seeing it.  Smart, Thomas and Bradley are due to be paid in two years so we'll most likely lose one of them.  Horford will be 33/34.

Im betting that Wyc will be paying the luxury tax just to retain that core if they manage to finish season with 50+ wins in the next two years.

He could and it wouldnt be the dumbest idea. As long Brooklyn '17 or '18 yields a potential superstar

or obviously if Brown looks like he could be one.

I would also take that one, if not all of those guys are willing to take a hometown discount, just to  keep on contending for a championship. But that depends on how well they will do this season and the following year, especially during the playoffs.

[tazzmaniac]

Brooklyn getting destroyed by Indi, hopefully Miami can hang on to their lead against the Grizzlies

Every time Brooklyn gets destroyed, part of me that was previously dead inside gets reanimated.

It's tempting to think the sky is falling when we get beaten by a strong, seasoned Spurs team with four maybe five future HOFers, by 6 points, but people really need to realize our time is not now. Our time is in three or four years when our team will be ridiculously strong. These games serve as a nice reminder

How will we be ridiculously strong in 3 or 4 years?  I'm not seeing it.  Smart, Thomas and Bradley are due to be paid in two years so we'll most likely lose one of them.  Horford will be 33/34.

yeah, we are kinda building 2 potential championship cores at once.

The first one has a 2 year timeline to acquire the next star. Say you get a Cousins or a Griffin or some mystery star prior to Smart/AB/Thomas expiring. Then you use Bird rights to keep everyone you need and chase a title with:
Star
Horford
probably 2 of Bradley Smart Thomas
Crowder
whoever of Brown/Rozier/'17/'18 we get to keep while getting star

the other one is if that mystical star never comes to us and we get to '18 FA. In this situation Id advocate keeping 1 of Smart/Bradley/Thomas (I like Smart largely because Thomas's size scares me, Bradley's reliance on his athleticism defensively and more importantly on his jumper scares my and most importantly because I think Marcus's lack of scoring/shooting will make him cheap) then you still keep an oldish Horford and an end of his prime Crowder and build around your 16-18 Nets picks with those guys making up a terrific supporting cast.
Its possible to have
Smart
Crowder
Horford
Rozier
hopefully one of those Euros or Demetrius works out
Brown
'17
'18
perhaps we could still fit a max on top?

In a perfect world, you get your star in FA this year (Griffin?) keep 17 and 18 and Brown and one winfow of contention moves seemlessly into the other.

We aren't getting Griffin.  Hayward might be possible but he won't make us a contender.  If the Kings don't stop screwing around, we won't have a chance at Cousins either. 

[LarBrd33]

Brooklyn getting destroyed by Indi, hopefully Miami can hang on to their lead against the Grizzlies

Every time Brooklyn gets destroyed, part of me that was previously dead inside gets reanimated.

It's tempting to think the sky is falling when we get beaten by a strong, seasoned Spurs team with four maybe five future HOFers, by 6 points, but people really need to realize our time is not now. Our time is in three or four years when our team will be ridiculously strong. These games serve as a nice reminder

How will we be ridiculously strong in 3 or 4 years?  I'm not seeing it.  Smart, Thomas and Bradley are due to be paid in two years so we'll most likely lose one of them.  Horford will be 33/34.

yeah, we are kinda building 2 potential championship cores at once.

The first one has a 2 year timeline to acquire the next star. Say you get a Cousins or a Griffin or some mystery star prior to Smart/AB/Thomas expiring. Then you use Bird rights to keep everyone you need and chase a title with:
Star
Horford
probably 2 of Bradley Smart Thomas
Crowder
whoever of Brown/Rozier/'17/'18 we get to keep while getting star

the other one is if that mystical star never comes to us and we get to '18 FA. In this situation Id advocate keeping 1 of Smart/Bradley/Thomas (I like Smart largely because Thomas's size scares me, Bradley's reliance on his athleticism defensively and more importantly on his jumper scares my and most importantly because I think Marcus's lack of scoring/shooting will make him cheap) then you still keep an oldish Horford and an end of his prime Crowder and build around your 16-18 Nets picks with those guys making up a terrific supporting cast.
Its possible to have
Smart
Crowder
Horford
Rozier
hopefully one of those Euros or Demetrius works out
Brown
'17
'18
perhaps we could still fit a max on top?

In a perfect world, you get your star in FA this year (Griffin?) keep 17 and 18 and Brown and one winfow of contention moves seemlessly into the other.

i get what you're saying, but I still don't really know who this team could add other than LeBron James to really make it competitive with a team like the Warriors over the next 5-10 years.   The good news is, we should be a 55 win team right now and we could be a sneaky 60+ win team with a major free agent addition.   That will hold us over, keep team very interesting and watchable with hopefully some decent playoff runs over the next several years... but with Golden State checkmating the entire league for the near-to-mid future, our eyes should be on trying to land the elusive superstar prospects to help us contend against teams like the Wolves and Philly in the next generation (2020s).  I'm in favor of keeping the picks for that reason.  While we'll be very good, I doubt we contend for a title in the short-term.  Hopefully Jaylen and Smart continue to develop... our window might be 7-9 years from now when those guys are in their late 20s and the 2017 and 18 draft picks are reaching their prime.

[The One]

The Nets are so bad defensively.

The second worst defensive rating in the last 9 games.

And when Lin comes back that's not getting better.

[Adelaide Celt]

Not expecting much from the Kings today in Brooklyn. We all know how crap they're capable of being. Might be one we just have to concede. Still confident of bottom 3 for Nets.

[Vox_Populi]

No Hollis-Jefferson again. So there's that, at least. I never know what to expect from the Kings though.

I don't want to jinx things, but the Kings really have no business losing to Brooklyn.

[Monkhouse]

Either way Kings losing is a win win to us. If Kings win, Brooklyn loses. If Kings lose to the Nets, Cousins gets disgruntled, and even more considering how bad the Nets are currently right now.

[LarBrd33]

Either way Kings losing is a win win to us. If Kings win, Brooklyn loses. If Kings lose to the Nets, Cousins gets disgruntled, and even more considering how bad the Nets are currently right now.

I see it as a lose/lose, but I agree with your premise.

[LarBrd33]

No Hollis-Jefferson again. So there's that, at least. I never know what to expect from the Kings though.

I don't want to jinx things, but the Kings really have no business losing to Brooklyn.

Man... Lin and Hollis-Jefferson both out?  At thanksgiving this year, I gave thanks to the basketball gods for riddling the Nets with injuries again. 

#Blessed

[Ogaju]

lol Barnes of the Kings just threw a lob pass for Alley Hoop and it went in the basket for three points.

[Ogaju]

Cousins just picked up a technical. If we trade for Cousins we should ask for a concession based on the number of Ts he brings with him.

[KG Living Legend]

 97-81 Nets Suck. 9 minutes to go in the game.

[Neurotic Guy]

 97-81 Nets lead. 9 minutes to go in the game.

Nets lead?  It's now 99-91 Sac -- Kings need to hang on.

[KG Living Legend]

 My B. 105 to 93. Boogie Cousins with the lead.


 33 pts 11 boards 4 Steals 2 dimes for Boogie on 22 shot's

[hwangjini_1]

update: nets are losing by 14 (107-93) with 5:31 in the 4th.

another delicious loss seems to be on the horizon. 

i cant remember another trade in the history of the celtics in my lifetime has has delivered as much entertainment as the one ainge made with the nets. and we get to do this all over again NEXT year too!!