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Re: The Official 2016-2017 Brooklyn Nets Season Watch Thread (5-15, #3 on 12/5)
« Reply #675 on: December 07, 2016, 09:33:48 PM »

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Best/worst part is Nuggets have blown plenty of plays but Brooklyn just insists on playing like they're gonna lose. It's like they got up 30 and then conceded   :D

Re: The Official 2016-2017 Brooklyn Nets Season Watch Thread (5-15, #3 on 12/5)
« Reply #676 on: December 07, 2016, 09:53:32 PM »

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What a mistake by Atkinson.  Why is Trevor Booker on the floor at the end of a game when you need to make free throws? 

Denver down 3 with the ball with 13 seconds to play.  Even if Brooklyn wins this game, they're on pace for only 23 wins with a difficult schedule coming up.

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« Reply #677 on: December 07, 2016, 09:56:13 PM »

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Moral victory tonight. More proof Brooklyn truly are mediocre.

Re: The Official 2016-2017 Brooklyn Nets Season Watch Thread (5-15, #3 on 12/5)
« Reply #678 on: December 07, 2016, 10:05:13 PM »

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Is Mudiay even good? Was so much hype on him in the draft.

Re: The Official 2016-2017 Brooklyn Nets Season Watch Thread (5-15, #3 on 12/5)
« Reply #679 on: December 07, 2016, 10:31:22 PM »

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Is Mudiay even good? Was so much hype on him in the draft.

He played like Kobe against us.

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« Reply #680 on: December 08, 2016, 02:07:32 PM »

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Look at the Nets schedule for the rest of the month. While there will no doubt be some surprise wins along the way, the next couple of weeks won't be easy for them.

Truthfully, the Nets are doing exactly what we need them to do for us. They're sucking. The teams who aren't living up to expectations are their "competitors" for that bottom slot.

Mike

Re: The Official 2016-2017 Brooklyn Nets Season Watch Thread (5-15, #3 on 12/5)
« Reply #681 on: December 08, 2016, 02:12:51 PM »

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Is Mudiay even good? Was so much hype on him in the draft.

Yes, he's good. He's also young. It is crazy to expect players to hit their primes before 26-27.

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« Reply #682 on: December 09, 2016, 03:30:33 PM »

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Quietly the 76ers won last night. They pulled within one win of the nets. With Noel due back soon and presumably an appearance from Simmons at some point I predict they pass the Nets.

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« Reply #683 on: December 09, 2016, 04:31:51 PM »

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I love the name Spencer Dinwiddie. Even more than I like the name "Yogi."

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« Reply #684 on: December 10, 2016, 10:17:48 PM »

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Spurs are leading the Nets 103-70 at the end of the third quarter.  Looks like the Nets forgot to play defense.

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« Reply #685 on: December 10, 2016, 10:43:10 PM »

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Spurs are leading the Nets 103-70 at the end of the third quarter.  Looks like the Nets forgot to play defense.
and god bless them for it.  ;D
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« Reply #686 on: December 11, 2016, 01:45:36 AM »

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Spurs are leading the Nets 103-70 at the end of the third quarter.  Looks like the Nets forgot to play defense.
and god bless them for it.  ;D

lol.
Greg Popovich, sent by the lord himself.

Wizards unfortunately lost at home, Mavs lost too.

Good news is that right now the Nets, from a an eye test POV, look like the 2nd or 3rd worst team in the NBA, with a solid chance to be the worst if Ben Simmons gives the 76ers a few more wins and Embid's minutes restrictions are lifted.

At this point in the season we are looking something like a 65% chance of a top 3 pick with that % improving as the season goes along.

Only two teams that are as bad as the Nets are the 76ers and potentially the Wolves- but they should still etch out a few more wins than the Nets.
"We are lucky we have a very patient GM that isn't willing to settle for being good and coming close. He wants to win a championship and we have the potential to get there still with our roster and assets."

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Read that last line again. One more time.

Re: The Official 2016-2017 Brooklyn Nets Season Watch Thread (6-15, #4 on 12/7)
« Reply #687 on: December 11, 2016, 02:52:23 AM »

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Spurs are leading the Nets 103-70 at the end of the third quarter.  Looks like the Nets forgot to play defense.
and god bless them for it.  ;D

lol.
Greg Popovich, sent by the lord himself.

Wizards unfortunately lost at home, Mavs lost too.

Good news is that right now the Nets, from a an eye test POV, look like the 2nd or 3rd worst team in the NBA, with a solid chance to be the worst if Ben Simmons gives the 76ers a few more wins and Embid's minutes restrictions are lifted.

At this point in the season we are looking something like a 65% chance of a top 3 pick with that % improving as the season goes along.

Only two teams that are as bad as the Nets are the 76ers and potentially the Wolves- but they should still etch out a few more wins than the Nets.

Yeah, you have to think a healthy Simmons helps them out some more, along with Rozier after we send him for Noel.  ;)

But seriously, the Wolves kill me. I thought they'd be fighting for the back-end of the playoffs this year, not one of the worst teams in the league. Their youth kills them in the second half. They can't close games for crap!

Re: The Official 2016-2017 Brooklyn Nets Season Watch Thread (6-15, #4 on 12/7)
« Reply #688 on: December 11, 2016, 07:52:06 AM »

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Spurs are leading the Nets 103-70 at the end of the third quarter.  Looks like the Nets forgot to play defense.
and god bless them for it.  ;D

lol.
Greg Popovich, sent by the lord himself.

Wizards unfortunately lost at home, Mavs lost too.

Good news is that right now the Nets, from a an eye test POV, look like the 2nd or 3rd worst team in the NBA, with a solid chance to be the worst if Ben Simmons gives the 76ers a few more wins and Embid's minutes restrictions are lifted.

At this point in the season we are looking something like a 65% chance of a top 3 pick with that % improving as the season goes along.

Only two teams that are as bad as the Nets are the 76ers and potentially the Wolves- but they should still etch out a few more wins than the Nets.

Yeah, you have to think a healthy Simmons helps them out some more, along with Rozier after we send him for Noel.  ;)

But seriously, the Wolves kill me. I thought they'd be fighting for the back-end of the playoffs this year, not one of the worst teams in the league. Their youth kills them in the second half. They can't close games for crap!


I know right. They are simply awful in the 2nd half. I'm hoping that their youth and stamina with more experience than last year will get them an extra 5 wins over the 2nd half of the season than they're projecting right now.

Thibs offense is pretty trash too, he's trying to build a defensive ethic there and he's thrown the offense in the bin until the defense is set up.

But yeah, to me they're still 5 wins better than the Nets overall.
All this could change with an injury though so...

Things are looking very, very good for us come draft night.
"We are lucky we have a very patient GM that isn't willing to settle for being good and coming close. He wants to win a championship and we have the potential to get there still with our roster and assets."

quoting 'Greg B' on RealGM after 2017 trade deadline.
Read that last line again. One more time.

Re: The Official 2016-2017 Brooklyn Nets Season Watch Thread (6-15, #4 on 12/7)
« Reply #689 on: December 11, 2016, 08:27:57 AM »

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Spurs are leading the Nets 103-70 at the end of the third quarter.  Looks like the Nets forgot to play defense.
and god bless them for it.  ;D

lol.
Greg Popovich, sent by the lord himself.

Wizards unfortunately lost at home, Mavs lost too.

Good news is that right now the Nets, from a an eye test POV, look like the 2nd or 3rd worst team in the NBA, with a solid chance to be the worst if Ben Simmons gives the 76ers a few more wins and Embid's minutes restrictions are lifted.

At this point in the season we are looking something like a 65% chance of a top 3 pick with that % improving as the season goes along.

Only two teams that are as bad as the Nets are the 76ers and potentially the Wolves- but they should still etch out a few more wins than the Nets.

Yeah, you have to think a healthy Simmons helps them out some more, along with Rozier after we send him for Noel.  ;)

But seriously, the Wolves kill me. I thought they'd be fighting for the back-end of the playoffs this year, not one of the worst teams in the league. Their youth kills them in the second half. They can't close games for crap!


I know right. They are simply awful in the 2nd half. I'm hoping that their youth and stamina with more experience than last year will get them an extra 5 wins over the 2nd half of the season than they're projecting right now.

Thibs offense is pretty trash too, he's trying to build a defensive ethic there and he's thrown the offense in the bin until the defense is set up.

But yeah, to me they're still 5 wins better than the Nets overall.
All this could change with an injury though so...

Things are looking very, very good for us come draft night.
The TWolves defense is bottom 5 again.  Towns, LaVine and Wiggins are all at the very bottom in DRPM.  Hard to build a defensive ethic when your top 3 players suck defensively.