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

[KGs Knee]

Brooklyn might be better than last year, but are still a very bad team with a razors thin margin for error.

I expect another top 5 pick from the Nets this year.

[SHAQATTACK]

I'm starting to really hate the Nets again.  Like before KG and Pierce were traded there.

I'd love to see AL and team. .....run Dope Pez out of the gym

[celticsclay]

They are undefeated in games where Jeremy Lin and Brook Lopez both play and Lopez gets at least 25 minutes. 

Not looking forward to Lin returning from injury.

2-0

but yea

Ravaged by injury yet again!

Lol. Do you think they will do a 30 for 30 on the Jarrett Jack injury?

What if I told you, they were secretly a playoff team despite never once crawling out of the bottom 6.

Hahah, I'm dying. Lbbrd really does remind me of Skip Bayless.

In fairness, it wasn't that Jack was that great, it was that his backup was that awful.  The Nets had horrible depth issues last year which they've somewhat addressed this year.  In watching the games, it also felt like Jack & Lopez were the only 2 people on their team with any level of skill and trying hard to win.

I really don't know what to say if we are going to act like there is a huge difference between Larkin and Jack. Jack was not good at defense, shot a lot of shots at a low percentage, and really pounded the ball on offense. His last couple of teams have all gotten better when he was not playing major minutes. I think they may have actually been better off with Larkin. Both of them are out of the league Larkin is playing in Spain.

[mef730]

FiveThirtyEight's current prediction...tied with Philly for worst record in the league at 25 - 57

 


http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2017-nba-predictions/

President Clinton will be thrilled!

Mike

[The One]

FiveThirtyEight's current prediction...tied with Philly for worst record in the league at 25 - 57

 


http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2017-nba-predictions/

President Clinton will be thrilled!

Mike

Good one!

LOL!

[GC003332]

Good night for the Nets pick , Pelicans,Nuggets and Lakers all winning , never to early to get some separation in case of injuries later on in the season.

[mr. dee]

Mavs still got the worse record in the league. They may already raise the white flag. Either way, both approach could be good for us.

There is a 6-way tie between the Nets, Wolves, Sixers, Wizards and Heat. We need to beat them tomorrow if we want them to get ahead in the tanking standings.

[chambers]

Mavs still got the worse record in the league. They may already raise the white flag. Either way, both approach could be good for us.

There is a 6-way tie between the Nets, Wolves, Sixers, Wizards and Heat. We need to beat them tomorrow if we want them to get ahead in the tanking standings.

I don't think the Mavs will wave the white flag, considering the money they've spent on Mathews, Barnes, Dirk and Bogut.

They will fight and try to make the playoffs. It's just amazing how poorly a team with that much talent that is ALSO coached by Rick Carlisle can do so badly.

edit: I just looked and they've had Deron and Dirk both out with both set to return soon. Barea has gone down for at least 6 weeks but they should still be strong enough to stay out of the bottom 5 or 6 teams.

[fairweatherfan]

Well, it's official - Brooklyn won't win 73. Warriors can breathe easy for another year.

[trickybilly]

Mavs still got the worse record in the league. They may already raise the white flag. Either way, both approach could be good for us.

There is a 6-way tie between the Nets, Wolves, Sixers, Wizards and Heat. We need to beat them tomorrow if we want them to get ahead in the tanking standings.

Bogut, Mesjri, and Powell all might become available soon..

[LarBrd33]

Well, it's official - Brooklyn won't win 73. Warriors can breathe easy for another year.

tp.  I'm getting excited.  I keep reading some really incredible things about this draft class and it's amazing to know that we legitimately have a chance at getting one of them without tanking.  I don't want to jinx anything, but it's starting to look like we have a real shot at getting someone special - if we don't trade the pick in a package for a star first.  Ainge is my hero.

[trickybilly]

Kid looks crazy good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hjkkrwoias

[SCeltic34]

As many of us had predicted before the season started, Brooklyn is currently among the worst defensive teams in the league.

Brooklyn stats through 14 games:

Opposing team PPG: 113.1 (29th, 2nd worst in the league)
Defensive rating: 107.9 (26th)
Opposing team FG%: .467 (28th)
Opposing 3-point FG%: .367 (25th)
Opposing eFG%: 52.4% (27th)

There's every reason to believe that their defensive struggles will continue.  Hard to win games when you're this bad on D.  Furthermore, they're 3rd worst in point differential (which is very strongly correlated with a team's record) at -7.7.

Looking promising for our pick.

[SCeltic34]

In terms of their player status:

Lin - timetable still uncertain
LeVert - started practicing with the team
RHJ - left last night's game with a sore right ankle, x-rays negative
Whitehead - left game with a sore right wrist, x-rays negative

[Vox_Populi]

No Hollis-Jefferson tonight for Brooklyn. Indiana kind of suck, but Brooklyn will be without two of their best four players. Not really worried about tonight.

It's way to early to assume anything and it probably won't happen, but if Philly end up finishing above them I wouldn't be too shocked anymore.