Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images D’Angelo Russell is coming back to L.A. but the big news is what the Nets can do to get back on track, if that is what they want. You ever have a bad day at work? I mean really, really, REALLY bad? The kind of days where literally nothing goes right and you’re just counting down the hours until it’s time to go home and forget that day … [Read more...] about Brooklyn Nets vs. Los Angeles Lakers preview: Trying to get back on track
Nets set to honor Vince Carter at The Empire State Building leading up to his retirement ceremony
Photo by Howard Earl Simmons/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images This one is special. Vince Carter is about to reach heights that are even new for him. The Brooklyn Nets announced Thursday that they’re going to honor the legacy of VC with a full weekend of events leading up to his No. 15 jersey retirement on Saturday, January 25 against the Miami Heat. According to … [Read more...] about Nets set to honor Vince Carter at The Empire State Building leading up to his retirement ceremony
SHORT-TERM: This is all new, for all of the Brooklyn Nets
Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images It’s not just the 59-point loss, but all of it. This franchise —from the front office to the rookie head coach to the young players — is in unfamiliar territory. The Brooklyn Nets just lost a game by 59 points. There are a bunch of way you can arrange the numbers to illustrate just how epic of a defeat it was, which, as these … [Read more...] about SHORT-TERM: This is all new, for all of the Brooklyn Nets
LONG TERM: Nets are exactly where they need to be at the midway point
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Jordi Fernandez showed us just how good he is. So did Cooper Flagg and a bunch of college prospects. It’s been humbling, but the Brooklyn Nets are exactly where they need to be at this stage of the rebuild. Even if it means utter embarrassment and perhaps a lack of shame. The Nets suffered their worst loss in franchise history on … [Read more...] about LONG TERM: Nets are exactly where they need to be at the midway point
Brooklyn Nets suffer worst defeat in franchise history, lose to Los Angeles Clippers 126-67
Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images It was so bad it was kind of entertaining. A 59-point loss, a fate the Nets have never experienced in franchise history. As I type this very sentence, the Brooklyn Nets are trailing the Los Angeles Clippers 118-57. That is a 61-point deficit. I probably should have started writing this recap before the middle of the fourth … [Read more...] about Brooklyn Nets suffer worst defeat in franchise history, lose to Los Angeles Clippers 126-67