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

[hwangjini_1]

even if the lakers win no more games this season, the nets would need to go 5 and 2 the rest of the way. tough order for a team that bad.

[Ilikesports17]

even if the lakers win no more games this season, the nets would need to go 5 and 2 the rest of the way. tough order for a team that bad.

havent done that since a 5 game win streak at the end of the '14-'15 season.

[SCeltic34]

even if the lakers win no more games this season, the nets would need to go 5 and 2 the rest of the way. tough order for a team that bad.

Yup.  It's not going to happen, especially since they'll rest Brook down the stretch.

Even though I've been really cautious about saying this prematurely, I'll stupidly say it now - Guaranteed top 4 pick.

[aingeforthree]

even if the lakers win no more games this season, the nets would need to go 5 and 2 the rest of the way. tough order for a team that bad.

Yup.  It's not going to happen, especially since they'll rest Brook down the stretch.

Even though I've been really cautious about saying this prematurely, I'll stupidly say it now - Guaranteed top 4 pick.

Dang. Ainge is keeping that pick for sure. Got to. You get Fultz, Ball, Jackson, or Tatum.

Sweet.

[CelticsElite]

Can't wait for the lottery. It's gonna be nerve wrecking but exciting knowing that as of right now we're nearly guaranteed a top 4 pick. Any of those 4 are good. Even if we get the 5th somehow, fox is a great player.

[GreenShooter]

What is the official "magic number" now, 2? That's at least for a tie, right? Lakers have Sacramento and Minnesota at home next week so we may (though now seems unlikely) have to wait until next Friday to officially lock up the "top seed". Brooklyn has Orlando at home but have 4 lose-able games in a row after that (ATL, @Phi, @ORL, CHI). 25% here we come!

[mef730]

What is the official "magic number" now, 2? That's at least for a tie, right? Lakers have Sacramento and Minnesota at home next week so we may (though now seems unlikely) have to wait until next Friday to officially lock up the "top seed". Brooklyn has Orlando at home but have 4 lose-able games in a row after that (ATL, @Phi, @ORL, CHI). 25% here we come!

2 is a tie, 3 is the win.

Mike

[BringToughnessBack]

What is the official "magic number" now, 2? That's at least for a tie, right? Lakers have Sacramento and Minnesota at home next week so we may (though now seems unlikely) have to wait until next Friday to officially lock up the "top seed". Brooklyn has Orlando at home but have 4 lose-able games in a row after that (ATL, @Phi, @ORL, CHI). 25% here we come!

Scratch 76ers from list of losable games for Nets, they just shut down Covington and Okafor...separate note, the Lakers added one more to the pile of not playing the rest of the year(Zubac).

http://www.nba.com/article/2017/03/31/sixers-shutting-down-jahlil-okafor-and-robert-covington

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2017/03/31/lakers-shut-down-rookie-zubac-for-season-with-ankle-sprain/99881030/

[Ogaju]

Magic number is 2 if we take care of business and beat the Nets.

[nickagneta]

What is the official "magic number" now, 2? That's at least for a tie, right? Lakers have Sacramento and Minnesota at home next week so we may (though now seems unlikely) have to wait until next Friday to officially lock up the "top seed". Brooklyn has Orlando at home but have 4 lose-able games in a row after that (ATL, @Phi, @ORL, CHI). 25% here we come!

Scratch 76ers from list of losable games for Nets, they just shut down Covington and Okafor...separate note, the Lakers added one more to the pile of not playing the rest of the year(Zubac).

http://www.nba.com/article/2017/03/31/sixers-shutting-down-jahlil-okafor-and-robert-covington

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2017/03/31/lakers-shut-down-rookie-zubac-for-season-with-ankle-sprain/99881030/

At this pount does it matter? Does anyone here really believe that the Nets are going to win 6 of 7 games while the Lakers lose 7 straight and fall into the 2nd worst record slot? Anyone? Really, anyone at all?

[Roy H.]

Magic number is 2 if we take care of business and beat the Nets.

If we play like we did tonight, that's not a given.

[CelticSooner]

Anyone see those last two plays by the Magic. One was hilarious while the other was freakishly athletic. Gordon 

[CelticSooner]

No help from the Tragic tonight. Nets now 17-59.

[csfansince60s]

No help from the Tragic tonight. Nets now 17-59.

Amazing.

Magic and Gordon gave us all we could handle last night and then roll over vs the Nyets!!!

WTH?!?

[jakeopp]

This is going to be very close by the end of the season. Lakers are tanking to the finish line and i'll be shocked if they win again. The Nets have another easy win against the Magic on 4/6, they play the Sixers who just shut down Okafor & Covington, the Hawks kind of suck lately so I have no expectations there, the Celtics always play them close, Bulls are finally playing better so hopefully they're playing meaningful games on 4/8 and 4/12 at least.