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

[footey]

So what's the benefit of Lopez still playing?

They want him to break the all time Nets scoring record before he gets traded this off season.

I'm serious.

From Nets' Daily at SB Nation (quoting Coach Kenny Atkinson):

"NO REST

Asked Saturday night about resting players, like they did last season, Kenny Atkinson said, “We’re not going to rest. I’ve been saying how important it is for us to finish the season strong, and I do think seeing more of Jeremy together with the group is helpful also. We’d love to have positive momentum going into this important offseason.”

That means Lopez will get a chance to break the career scoring record held by Buck Williams. With six games remaining, Lopez is 90 points short of Williams record."

[CelticSooner]

That's a nice story. I guess you gotta look for something to be positive about when your GM mortgages your future to another team lol

[csfansince60s]

That's a nice story. I guess you gotta look for something to be positive about when your GM mortgages your future to another team lol

True, but another truly stupid Nyets decision.

If Lopez gets injured, his value as a tradable asset really plummets.

[CelticSooner]

That's a nice story. I guess you gotta look for something to be positive about when your GM mortgages your future to another team lol

True, but another truly stupid Nyets decision.

If Lopez gets injured, his value as a tradable asset really plummets.

I was being facetious. If he got hurt they'd have no one to blame but themselves.

[tazzmaniac]

That's a nice story. I guess you gotta look for something to be positive about when your GM mortgages your future to another team lol

True, but another truly stupid Nyets decision.

If Lopez gets injured, his value as a tradable asset really plummets.

Lopez doesn't have much value.  If he did, he'd have already been traded. 

[CelticSooner]

Nets rolling Philly 

[apc]

And here I tought the Sixers are done tanking 

[Neurotic Guy]

And here I tought the Sixers are done tanking 

It'd be stupid for them to tank tonight.   Putting a nail in the Nets would improve their chances of taking that Lakers pick in this draft.   If the Nets win out (except v. the Celtics) and the Suns/Lakers lose out, the Nets/Celts will be in a 3-way tie for the top slot (I think they'd split the ping-pong balls but would coin flip their way to draft order).  In this scenario, the Sixers are at great risk for losing the pick.   Beating the Nets tonight keeps the possibility open that Lakers/Suns will coin flip for the 2nd/3rd slot heading into the lottery -- leaving the Sixers in decent position to pick up the 4th or 5th pick in this draft. 

But the Nets are rolling tonight.

[mef730]

Nets up by about 140 points at halftime. I think we can write this one off. Makes it that much more important to beat them next week.

Mike

[CelticSooner]

Never expected it to reach this point this late in the season. Didn't want to have to pay attention. Oh well

[tazzmaniac]

And here I tought the Sixers are done tanking 

It'd be stupid for them to tank tonight.   Putting a nail in the Nets would improve their chances of taking that Lakers pick in this draft.   If the Nets win out (except v. the Celtics) and the Suns/Lakers lose out, the Nets/Celts will be in a 3-way tie for the top slot (I think they'd split the ping-pong balls but would coin flip their way to draft order).  In this scenario, the Sixers are at great risk for losing the pick.   Beating the Nets tonight keeps the possibility open that Lakers/Suns will coin flip for the 2nd/3rd slot heading into the lottery -- leaving the Sixers in decent position to pick up the 4th or 5th pick in this draft. 

But the Nets are rolling tonight.

Even if the Lakers finish 3rd worst by themselves, the Sixers only have a 53.1% chance of getting the Lakers pick this year.  Beating the Nets has no effect on a Lakers/Suns coin flip assuming there even is one.  The Sixers are better off losing the rest of their games to ensure they finish 5th worst or possibly 4th worst. 

Edit: Actually the coin flip doesn't really matter.  If the Suns and Lakers finish tied, they would split the ping pong balls for the 2nd and 3rd worst record.  If the Nets, Suns and Lakers all finished tied, they would split the ping pongs balls for 1st, 2nd and 3rd worst records.  As long as the Lakers finish outside the top 3, the Sixers get their pick. 

[The One]

Repeat after me...no need to panic...no need to panic. 

[footey]

Nets are a much better team this past month.

A lot of denial on this board of that fact.

Their performance tonight does not surprise me.

Wouldn't be surprised if that beat us. They're a confident group of late.

[SHAQATTACK]

I knew this was going to happen . Suns and Lakers are trying to loose

Others teams that are trying to loose will wind up worse than Nets

Nets trying win.

NBA is screwed up.

Our hope now is Lakers are stupid enough to take Ball

[slamtheking]

still not worried.  Nets have 2 games against the Bulls who are fighting for a playoff spot and the game against the C's.  Nets will 2 or 3 more games.