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

[celticsclay]

What do you know, Nets down 1 late in the first half at Indy.  Never any stress free games. LOL

Pacers are pretty mediocre this year, that being said they (the pacers) are up 7 at the half. If you worry every time they are in a close game you will drive yourself crazy! They are decent at hanging around usually fade hard in the second half and 4th quarter. Part of this is probably their style of play. Harder to launch tons of 3's at a decent percentage when the legs are dead.

[tankcity!]

Paul George and Teague taking care of business.

[Quetzalcoatl]

This game will forever prevent me from declaring the Nets have lost midgame on CBlog: http://www.netsdaily.com/2016/2/8/10943836/joe-johnson-hits-game-winner-nets-win-105-104

But this game is going very well, let's just say that.

[libermaniac]

What do you know, Nets down 1 late in the first half at Indy.  Never any stress free games. LOL

Pacers are pretty mediocre this year, that being said they (the pacers) are up 7 at the half. If you worry every time they are in a close game you will drive yourself crazy! They are decent at hanging around usually fade hard in the second half and 4th quarter. Part of this is probably their style of play. Harder to launch tons of 3's at a decent percentage when the legs are dead.

My head agrees with you. My heart just can't help but follow each game closely and stress just a bit if an expected loss for the Nets isn't in the bag. I'm a glutton for punishment.

[Adelaide Celt]

Glad the Nets got their routine loss today. A little concerned about the Cavs game tomorrow with LeBron and Love having illness problems and Kyrie missing the last few games with a hamstring injury.

[mef730]

Glad the Nets got their routine loss today. A little concerned about the Cavs game tomorrow with LeBron and Love having illness problems and Kyrie missing the last few games with a hamstring injury.

Looks like everyone playing for the Cavs, RHJ and Lin questionable for BKN. So far, so good.

There are 14 remaining games in January, but it looks like an uphill battle for the Nets.

Two games against CLE, two against Toronto, Houston, San Antonio. That's probably six losses.

Home and Home against NO and Miami. New Orleans is finally healthy. Maybe these four are 1-3.

Home against Philly, home against Atlanta, at Charlotte, at Minnesota are the remainders. I'm assuming 2-2.

Finally, there is room for the one "swing" game, i.e., an unexpected win. For what it's worth, the Minnesota game is the second night of a back-to-back (as are @Charlotte and @Toronto). My official prediction, which I reserve the right to change at any time, is 3-11 or 4-10. Let's split the difference and call it 3.5-10.5, a .250 winning percentage for the remainder of the month, essentially in-line with their current .235.

Mike

[footey]

Glad the Nets got their routine loss today. A little concerned about the Cavs game tomorrow with LeBron and Love having illness problems and Kyrie missing the last few games with a hamstring injury.

Looks like everyone playing for the Cavs, RHJ and Lin questionable for BKN. So far, so good.

There are 14 remaining games in January, but it looks like an uphill battle for the Nets.

Two games against CLE, two against Toronto, Houston, San Antonio. That's probably six losses.

Home and Home against NO and Miami. New Orleans is finally healthy. Maybe these four are 1-3.

Home against Philly, home against Atlanta, at Charlotte, at Minnesota are the remainders. I'm assuming 2-2.

Finally, there is room for the one "swing" game, i.e., an unexpected win. For what it's worth, the Minnesota game is the second night of a back-to-back (as are @Charlotte and @Toronto). My official prediction, which I reserve the right to change at any time, is 3-11 or 4-10. Let's split the difference and call it 3.5-10.5, a .250 winning percentage for the remainder of the month, essentially in-line with their current .235.

Mike

TP for the projected losses, Mike!!

[CelticGuardian]

you guys think Miami could challenge Nets for that #1 slot? Idk how they would manage that besides faking injuries to Dragic and Whiteside, their wings are abysmal outside of Tyler Johnson, who's just solid. I think Sixers are trying to win games and see a need to put veterans around what's going to be 8 lotto pick players(if you count Stauskas) by 2018.

[celticsclay]

you guys think Miami could challenge Nets for that #1 slot? Idk how they would manage that besides faking injuries to Dragic and Whiteside, their wings are abysmal outside of Tyler Johnson, who's just solid. I think Sixers are trying to win games and see a need to put veterans around what's going to be 8 lotto pick players(if you count Stauskas) by 2018.

Anything is possible, especially with Winslow out who is a starting calibar player and good defensively. However, it is not insignificant that the Heat already have a 3 win lead on them. 3 wins isn't huge when you are talking about teams fighting for playoff seeds and they are winning 45-50 games. However we are more than two months into the season and the Nets have 8, meaning it could be before the end of January before they get more than 11 wins and Miami will have plenty of chances to pick up wins during that period. The Heat play Brooklyn twice the end of this month so that will be significant.

[mef730]

you guys think Miami could challenge Nets for that #1 slot? Idk how they would manage that besides faking injuries to Dragic and Whiteside, their wings are abysmal outside of Tyler Johnson, who's just solid. I think Sixers are trying to win games and see a need to put veterans around what's going to be 8 lotto pick players(if you count Stauskas) by 2018.

Anything is possible, especially with Winslow out who is a starting calibar player and good defensively. However, it is not insignificant that the Heat already have a 3 win lead on them. 3 wins isn't huge when you are talking about teams fighting for playoff seeds and they are winning 45-50 games. However we are more than two months into the season and the Nets have 8, meaning it could be before the end of January before they get more than 11 wins and Miami will have plenty of chances to pick up wins during that period. The Heat play Brooklyn twice the end of this month so that will be significant.

Definitely but, as you point out, it would take some machinations that aren't necessary with some of the other teams that could "challenge," e.g., Phoenix. Phoenix just sucks. Philly kind of sucks. Miami has some talent, but that talent would need to go down for an extended time.

I think Dallas is over the hump. I think Minnesota is over the hump. I even think that the Lakers (five games ahead of BKN) are going to find it tough to catch them. To me, it's a 3-way race and, with no injuries, BKN's two best players are still Brook and Lin. When BrookLin are Brooklyn's two best players, they start off with a natural advantage for last place.

Mike

Mike

[libermaniac]

Brooklyn losing by 14 to Cleveland and the Sixers are up 11 at halftime! 

Oh wait, they're beating the C's. Doh. So confusing. 

[SCeltic34]

Brooklyn's D-League team, the Long Island Nets, have acquired RJ Hunter.  The Nets basically got a 1st rounder from Boston for free if you want to think about it that way.  Though really what they're getting is a D-League caliber player who can't play in the NBA because of his athletic shortcomings and inability to shoot and defend.

http://longisland.dleague.nba.com/news/long-island-nets-acquire-r-j-hunter/

[SHAQATTACK]

Celtics losing to Philly

Go Celtic Nets

[Ogaju]

embrace the tank.

[liam]

embrace the tank.

That's a BIG game Sunday for the tank!