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

[max215]

Noel DNP-CD.

Hurt or on the move?

Out of the rotation for "the foreseeable future." That's directly from Brett Brown.

[Denis998]

Noel DNP-CD.

Hurt or on the move?

DNP-CD. Their coach said that the only way he would get on the court today is if one of their bigs gets in foul trouble.

[SHAQATTACK]

Noel DNP-CD.

Hurt or on the move?

Out of the rotation for "the foreseeable future." That's directly from Brett Brown.

Into CBS lineup .....coming to your TV screen soon

[hwangjini_1]

Noel DNP-CD.

Hurt or on the move?

DNP-CD. Their coach said that the only way he would get on the court today is if one of their bigs gets in foul trouble.

quite the process they have there in philly isnt it? 

[Denis998]

Noel DNP-CD.

Hurt or on the move?

DNP-CD. Their coach said that the only way he would get on the court today is if one of their bigs gets in foul trouble.

quite the process they have there in philly isnt it? 

I kinda feel bad for Noel.

[max215]

Noel DNP-CD.

Hurt or on the move?

DNP-CD. Their coach said that the only way he would get on the court today is if one of their bigs gets in foul trouble.

quite the process they have there in philly isnt it? 

I kinda feel bad for Noel.

Absolutely. He seems to have a bad attitude, but Philly has likely cost him a ton of money.

[hwangjini_1]

not completely appropriate for a nets thread, but dallas won as well tonight. so, the woeful nets are 0.5 games out of dead last in the nba right now. only one lose behind philly and dallas. 

[jpotter33]

not completely appropriate for a nets thread, but dallas won as well tonight. so, the woeful nets are 0.5 games out of dead last in the nba right now. only one lose behind philly and dallas. 

Further, they beat the Kings, which is always good for the Boogie Watch.

[trickybilly]

not completely appropriate for a nets thread, but dallas won as well tonight. so, the woeful nets are 0.5 games out of dead last in the nba right now. only one lose behind philly and dallas. 

Further, they beat the Kings, which is always good for the Boogie Watch.

[mef730]

not completely appropriate for a nets thread, but dallas won as well tonight. so, the woeful nets are 0.5 games out of dead last in the nba right now. only one lose behind philly and dallas. 

I find that post entirely appropriate for this thread, given its relevance to the draft pick. I have awarded you one Tommy Point for your efforts.

Mike

[The One]

Marc Stein has them dead last on his power rankings.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18304976/nba-power-rankings-marc-stein-week-9-rankings

[mef730]

Marc Stein has them dead last on his power rankings.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18304976/nba-power-rankings-marc-stein-week-9-rankings

TP, beat me to it.

And now, I am going to write a letter to myself:

Dear Mike,

The Nets are almost at the bottom of the pile. The rest of their games this month are at Toronto, at Cleveland, at Chicago, at Washington, with home games against Golden State and Charlotte (not necessarily in that order). According to Chris Forberg, the Nets are favored to win exactly once in the next 44 games (no idea what the last 12 look like, but I would assume that Lopez will be on the bench for many of them). It looks fantastic.

But understand this: games don't always go as expected. The Nets will not go 1-43. In fact, they probably won't go 0-6 through the end of December. Math just isn't that easy. So when the Bulls blow a close game in a week or NO benches Anthony Davis when the Pels are in town, it's okay. You don't have to get on CB and rant about Rajon Rondo and his 14 turnovers against Jeremy Lin, or scream at the Pelicans because they can't hit free throws. Remember, math works the same for all the other teams, too. Dallas, Philly and even Phoenix will also win games that they aren't supposed to. So enjoy the next few week and revel in the knowledge that Brooklyn still sucks.

Yours truly,
Mike

[The One]

Marc Stein has them dead last on his power rankings.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18304976/nba-power-rankings-marc-stein-week-9-rankings

TP, beat me to it.

And now, I am going to write a letter to myself:

Dear Mike,

The Nets are almost at the bottom of the pile. The rest of their games this month are at Toronto, at Cleveland, at Chicago, at Washington, with home games against Golden State and Charlotte (not necessarily in that order). According to Chris Forberg, the Nets are favored to win exactly once in the next 44 games (no idea what the last 12 look like, but I would assume that Lopez will be on the bench for many of them). It looks fantastic.

But understand this: games don't always go as expected. The Nets will not go 1-43. In fact, they probably won't go 0-6 through the end of December. Math just isn't that easy. So when the Bulls blow a close game in a week or NO benches Anthony Davis when the Pels are in town, it's okay. You don't have to get on CB and rant about Rajon Rondo and his 14 turnovers against Jeremy Lin, or scream at the Pelicans because they can't hit free throws. Remember, math works the same for all the other teams, too. Dallas, Philly and even Phoenix will also win games that they aren't supposed to. So enjoy the next few week and revel in the knowledge that Brooklyn still sucks.

Yours truly,
Mike

Love that letter!  TP!!!

[RAAAAAAAANDY]

Had a good feeling about Philly. Even last season they split the series 2-2 against Brooklyn.

76ers and Miami are the only 2 teams I'm concerned about in the East.

If Philly can unload a big and de-conflict the two bigs by the time Simmons gets back there isn't a chance they finish behind Brooklyn.

[max215]

Had a good feeling about Philly. Even last season they split the series 2-2 against Brooklyn.

76ers and Miami are the only 2 teams I'm concerned about in the East.

If Philly can unload a big and de-conflict the two bigs by the time Simmons gets back there isn't a chance they finish behind Brooklyn.

Yep. Simmons-Embiid should be enough to keep them firmly ahead of Brooklyn. Furthermore, if Lopez gets moved, Brooklyn will comfortably be the worst team in the league.