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

[Bostoncelticsforlife7]

Nice to see our Brooklyn Celtics came through in the clutch and we were able to pull out this huge win

[mef730]

it's bad enough when every win by the Nets ruins my night, its worse going to sleep tonight knowing I will wake to possibly having my day and night ruined by a very early game, i may just wake up, turn on the tv and immediately be p---ed:(

Hopefully, this will make you feel a bit better: Let's call the current 11-win teams (Dallas, Miami, Minnesota, Phoenix) the "cohort." Over the next ten games, Dallas has four against other "cohort" teams, Minnesota has three, Phoenix has two and Miami has one. In other words, somebody has to win those games and push their win totals up.

Mike

[RAAAAAAAANDY]

it's bad enough when every win by the Nets ruins my night, its worse going to sleep tonight knowing I will wake to possibly having my day and night ruined by a very early game, i may just wake up, turn on the tv and immediately be p---ed:(

Hopefully, this will make you feel a bit better: Let's call the current 11-win teams (Dallas, Miami, Minnesota, Phoenix) the "cohort." Over the next ten games, Dallas has four against other "cohort" teams, Minnesota has three, Phoenix has two and Miami has one. In other words, somebody has to win those games and push their win totals up.

Mike

I don't see how the Nets aren't dead last by the end. They are soooooo bad.

Philly gets Simmons back in a month and they're already on like a 23-24 win pace(and getting better, 3-1 in their last 4). Dallas has Dirk, Barnes, and a few other pieces that aren't going anywhere but should be good enough to stave off a collapse. Nugs are a lot better given their rotation has been worked out a bit. Minny just has more talent than Brooklyn. LAL has banked a lot of wins early even if they are god awful. Phoenix has some talent, it doesn't really fit and they play a ton of young guys but I can't imagine them being worse than the disaster up in BKN.

The only team that could get there barring some insane rash of injuries is Miami because Pat Riley will be shameless in his role as tank commander.

[The One]

I am thrilled about the way the Nets have panned out...but we have to remember this:

Worst record chances:

1st pick - 25%
2nd pick - 21.5%
3rd pick - 17.8%
4th pick - 35.7%


Again, I'm ecstatic about the season's development ...just saying...we should be prepared.

[86MaxwellSmart]

I will be spending the next few months, fretting a Nets 3 game win streak.....aaarrgghh.

[Ilikesports17]

I am thrilled about the way the Nets have panned out...but we have to remember this:

Worst record chances:

1st pick - 25%
2nd pick - 21.5%
3rd pick - 17.8%
4th pick - 35.7%


Again, I'm ecstatic about the season's development ...just saying...we should be prepared.

Anything in the top 5 and Im satisfied.

[The One]

I am thrilled about the way the Nets have panned out...but we have to remember this:

Worst record chances:

1st pick - 25%
2nd pick - 21.5%
3rd pick - 17.8%
4th pick - 35.7%


Again, I'm ecstatic about the season's development ...just saying...we should be prepared.

Anything in the top 5 and Im satisfied.

Me too...a 50 win team plus a top 5 pick...sign me up.

[jpotter33]

Lol did anyone else see the Celtics tweets trolling the 76ers beating the Nets with #TrusttheProcess hashtags? lol

https://twitter.com/celticsblog/status/818168915499028480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/Scott_Souza/status/818186225311948802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

[jambr380]

I am thrilled about the way the Nets have panned out...but we have to remember this:

Worst record chances:

1st pick - 25%
2nd pick - 21.5%
3rd pick - 17.8%
4th pick - 35.7%


Again, I'm ecstatic about the season's development ...just saying...we should be prepared.

Anything in the top 5 and Im satisfied.

Easy to say on the surface and I don't disagree with the overall concept of being satisfied with a top 5 pick; however, if the Nets finish last and we hear Adam Silver call the Cs name with the 4th pick, I think we will all be a little disappointed.

[Boris Badenov]

Ordinarily for a team like this you'd be worried they take another cost-cutting team's bad contract (but decent player) off its hands.

I don't see that with the new cap, which has essentially made all existing contracts good deals. Does that seem right? Are there any vets who will be available at the deadline, that the Nets could get? (They are clearly in talent-acquisition mode, as the DoMo series of events shows.)

[86MaxwellSmart]

Really think Brook Lopez will be dealt by the deadline---The Nets need First Round Picks Desperately...I think they have no choice.

[mef730]

Really think Brook Lopez will be dealt by the deadline---The Nets need First Round Picks Desperately...I think they have no choice.

They'll have a mid-20s pick this year.

Mike

[max215]

I am thrilled about the way the Nets have panned out...but we have to remember this:

Worst record chances:

1st pick - 25%
2nd pick - 21.5%
3rd pick - 17.8%
4th pick - 35.7%


Again, I'm ecstatic about the season's development ...just saying...we should be prepared.

Anything in the top 5 and Im satisfied.

Easy to say on the surface and I don't disagree with the overall concept of being satisfied with a top 5 pick; however, if the Nets finish last and we hear Adam Silver call the Cs name with the 4th pick, I think we will all be a little disappointed.

It seems like this might be the best draft for that to happen during, though. With "no clear-cut #1," falling from #1 to #4 would likely be less catastrophic than in other years.

[oldtype]

I think Fultz is pretty clear-cut as #1 right now.  He's the "Ben Simmons" of this year's draft.  There's a whole bunch of "Brandon Ingram"s after that.

[Neurotic Guy]

Great developments as far as next year's draft goes.  I think the depth of the draft is giving perennial tankers the freedom to try to establish a winning (rather than tanking) culture.  The Sixers are looking good for 2 picks right now.  The Lakers and Sixers are starting to look like teams that think they can win games.  If this trend continues, then all is good -- Lakers won't get another #2 (of course I just assured that they will) and Philly may end up with 2 picks in the 7-12 range -- good for them, but not as good as it could have been.  I'd guess they'll try to trade up in that scenario. 

Nets are creating some cushion.