Everyone wants to dump on the Nets these days, and I’m super tempted too after driving three hours to DC on Friday to watch them lose to a 5-win Wizards squad, 110-104.
I’m glad fans can find positives, but I can’t. This team has repeated this garbage for the last 40+ years. The only season they ever looked like a competent franchise was 2001 and 2020, that’s it. All they have done is disappoint fans like me who only care about winning.
I just think fans and media alike set very unfair expectations for superstars thinking they are a robot that is programmed to guarantee a title. If it were that easy, Karl Malone a hall of famer would have had 6 rings instead of 0.
I just don’t understand why this organization can’t be satisfied with having years like the 76ers where they don’t win a title but are in it every year near the top of the standings. Management and fans alike make that seem like it’s such a terrible thing.
I just think when you consider how little this organization has been sitting near the top of the standings in their history, no reason should have overpowered that reason to compete for a top 3 seed. Sure there were questions of superstars not playing, but it’s not like the Nets who are mostly healthy are winning at a so much better pace than when the Nets had injuries in the years with their superstars. Bottom line is they were both losing. I just think management let things bother them that no one decided for them to bother them.
I get your frustration, & the team's management, particularly prior regimes, were clueless when it came to building sustainable winners. Just remember that when Marks first arrived, this was a disaster--no picks, little talent. He rebuilt it very quickly & then made bets that I--and most real NBA GMs would have made--with the Big 3. Though it nearly worked in 2021, they couldn't finish the task for a variety of reasons. It hasn't even been 1 year since the team had to be torn down again. No franchise could replace those level of stars in that span. It's unfortunately going to take more pain, perhaps another season, before they have a shot at relevancy again.
I’m glad fans can find positives, but I can’t. This team has repeated this garbage for the last 40+ years. The only season they ever looked like a competent franchise was 2001 and 2020, that’s it. All they have done is disappoint fans like me who only care about winning.
I just think fans and media alike set very unfair expectations for superstars thinking they are a robot that is programmed to guarantee a title. If it were that easy, Karl Malone a hall of famer would have had 6 rings instead of 0.
I just don’t understand why this organization can’t be satisfied with having years like the 76ers where they don’t win a title but are in it every year near the top of the standings. Management and fans alike make that seem like it’s such a terrible thing.
I just think when you consider how little this organization has been sitting near the top of the standings in their history, no reason should have overpowered that reason to compete for a top 3 seed. Sure there were questions of superstars not playing, but it’s not like the Nets who are mostly healthy are winning at a so much better pace than when the Nets had injuries in the years with their superstars. Bottom line is they were both losing. I just think management let things bother them that no one decided for them to bother them.
I get your frustration, & the team's management, particularly prior regimes, were clueless when it came to building sustainable winners. Just remember that when Marks first arrived, this was a disaster--no picks, little talent. He rebuilt it very quickly & then made bets that I--and most real NBA GMs would have made--with the Big 3. Though it nearly worked in 2021, they couldn't finish the task for a variety of reasons. It hasn't even been 1 year since the team had to be torn down again. No franchise could replace those level of stars in that span. It's unfortunately going to take more pain, perhaps another season, before they have a shot at relevancy again.