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

[The One]

Pitiful defense...these Nets are BAD.

It's always about the defense.

[Denis998]

Nets now own the worst net rating in the nba. good sign.

[Redz]

A quality loss for the Nets

[green_bballers13]

It appears that the majority of people on this blog think that Brooklyn is a bottom 10 team in the league, and most likely a bottom 5 team.

It is hard for me to envision a scenario where Brooklyn makes the playoffs. I cannot see them improving their roster this year. Does anyone see a path for them to trade Lopez for a better player(s) that pushes them into the playoffs? I don't.

[TheSundanceKid]

It appears that the majority of people on this blog think that Brooklyn is a bottom 10 team in the league, and most likely a bottom 5 team.

It is hard for me to envision a scenario where Brooklyn makes the playoffs. I cannot see them improving their roster this year. Does anyone see a path for them to trade Lopez for a better player(s) that pushes them into the playoffs? I don't.

If (when) they trade Lopez I don't think they will necessarily get worse. Ultimately it depends on who they trade him for but I expect it would be a vet filler and a rookie scale guy that a team isn't keen on extending this summer.

As an example it could be us trading Amir and KO for him. I wouldn't do that trade but is a good example from a salary perspective.

[hwangjini_1]

It appears that the majority of people on this blog think that Brooklyn is a bottom 10 team in the league, and most likely a bottom 5 team.

It is hard for me to envision a scenario where Brooklyn makes the playoffs. I cannot see them improving their roster this year. Does anyone see a path for them to trade Lopez for a better player(s) that pushes them into the playoffs? I don't.

if the trade lopez, it is most likely to be for picks and young players. which means they could suck for another year or two. perfect! 

[slamtheking]

It appears that the majority of people on this blog think that Brooklyn is a bottom 10 team in the league, and most likely a bottom 5 team.

It is hard for me to envision a scenario where Brooklyn makes the playoffs. I cannot see them improving their roster this year. Does anyone see a path for them to trade Lopez for a better player(s) that pushes them into the playoffs? I don't.

if the trade lopez, it is most likely to be for picks and young players. which means they could suck for another year or two. perfect! 

exactly how I see it.

Nets have to be viewing their picks this coming draft and next as sunk costs that can't be recouped.  They need to acquire other assets in the form of either young prospects and/or first round picks.  Lopez is really the only asset they have that can be used in a trade for those types of assets to get their rebuild underway.   no FA worth much will sign there until that franchise starts to climb out of that hole they're in.

Nets will suck badly this year with or without Lopez but definitely more without him.  they'll probably improve a little next year but not by much -- still be in the lottery and giving us their pick. 

[TheSundanceKid]

It appears that the majority of people on this blog think that Brooklyn is a bottom 10 team in the league, and most likely a bottom 5 team.

It is hard for me to envision a scenario where Brooklyn makes the playoffs. I cannot see them improving their roster this year. Does anyone see a path for them to trade Lopez for a better player(s) that pushes them into the playoffs? I don't.

if the trade lopez, it is most likely to be for picks and young players. which means they could suck for another year or two. perfect! 

exactly how I see it.

Nets have to be viewing their picks this coming draft and next as sunk costs that can't be recouped.  They need to acquire other assets in the form of either young prospects and/or first round picks.  Lopez is really the only asset they have that can be used in a trade for those types of assets to get their rebuild underway.   no FA worth much will sign there until that franchise starts to climb out of that hole they're in.

Nets will suck badly this year with or without Lopez but definitely more without him.  they'll probably improve a little next year but not by much -- still be in the lottery and giving us their pick.

I think the rising cap has hurt them as much as it hurt our plans in FA. Without the rising cap there would have been more demand for cap clearing deals that they could have taken advantage of. Deals like Zeller and Thornton coming to us for example. Management in Brooklyn is going to have to be smart over the next few years to grow something out of nothing. I wouldn't be surprised if Lopez was traded for smaller veteran assets on longer contracts just to give them a bit more flexibility in future trades

[Redz]

Linsanity to the rescue?

[The One]

Linsanity to the rescue?

Not defensively.

[mef730]

It's about to get interesting. After the Clippers tonight, who have had a couple of humiliating losses and are looking for someone to beat on, the Nets have four games that are all winnable. I'm not saying that they will win them all, but any of them is certainly up for grabs. Back-to-back wins against the same team are hard, so the Nets probably beat Milwaukee in one of those two.

Home against Milwaukee
Away against Milwaukee
Home against Washington
Home against Denver

I don't know much about injuries. Lin was already supposed to be back, but it's clear that the timetable got extended. So if we haven't heard anything by now, is it safe to assume it's a week or so before he's on the court? Or does he have the type of injury where, one day, he's just ready to go and where he is now means nothing? Only the Shadow, and doctors, know. Assuming that it's a week, though, he'll be back in time for December.

Note: In none of the four games above does either team have a BTB in terms of playing consecutive nights, so rest won't be as much of a factor.

Okay, I don't want to turn into Joe Optimism, but their schedule gets very difficult for the rest of December after Denver. Only three of the remaining 11 games in the month are at home, and those games are against the Lakers, GSW and Charlotte. There are no doubt some winnable games in there, including the one at Philadelphia (alas, only the first of four), but the odds would suggest that we are going to be comfortable heading into 2017.

Okay, burning question of the day: If I totaled all the BKN and PHL fans paying attention to their match-up and compared that number to the number of Celtics fans paying attention to that BKN v PHL game, which number would be higher?

Come to think of it, that's probably a gimme. So let me rephrase the question. In column A, we have the number of BKN and PHL fans paying attention to their match-up. In column B, we have the number of CBers paying attention. Which column is higher?

Mike

[Quetzalcoatl]

Watching Chris Paul in the pick and roll is just amazing.  I feel like I get better personally at basketball every time I watch him.  This game is really great so far.

[Smokeeye123]

Kings/76ers game tonight is another good win-win type of game for us.

Realistically I don't see how the Nets do any better than the 3rd worst record in the league when the smoke clears. After Brook Lopez and Jeremy Lin their team is D-League players and prospects.

[SHAQATTACK]

Kings/76ers game tonight is another good win-win type of game for us.

Realistically I don't see how the Nets do any better than the 3rd worst record in the league when the smoke clears. After Brook Lopez and Jeremy Lin their team is D-League players and prospects.

Never forget the Nets are a mear Lopez hang nail infection or sprain  losing any and all games he is,out .   Without Lopez they d be lucky to,beat the Red Claws

[mr. dee]

Another day, another pending blowout loss against the Clippers. It's all good.