4-10 without DWill last year with another 2 losses in games where he played less than 10 minutes due to injuries. Based on their net point spread, the Nets should have won 33 vs the 38 they did win, which means they pulled out a greater share of close games. The fall off in PG play from DWill to Jack should be enough to get them down there this year and the early Vegas line of 28.5 wins probably factors in expectations for an injury to Lopez who has missed an average of 40 games a year over the last 4 seasons though only 10 last year.
Yep, D Will was bad for D Will standards, but that was still light years better than Jack.
I'm just worried they'll make some trades to make a playoff push considering we have their pick.
No question about it. The Nets were much better with DWill on the court than when he was not.
Per 100 possessions, the Nets offense was 5.5 points better with DWill on the court compared to when he was off, and net points per 100 possessions was +6.4. Compare that to Jack's -10.8. The difference is astounding.
http://www.82games.com/1415/14BKN1.HTMOther notes:
Apparently Bargnani is sitting out of tonight's preseason game to rest his hamstring, as he logged a lot of time in Eurobasket this summer. He missed the first 13 games last season with a hamstring injury, and apparently has only played in 137 of 312 games over the past 4 years.
Chris McCullough, BKN's first round pick this draft, will be continue to be on the sidelines while he rehabs his torn ACL. The timetable is uncertain.