The Nets SUCK! I don’t know of anyone (in the world) other than myself who regularly watches Nets games this season. So, in case you haven’t noticed (and judging by the attendance you haven’t), the Nets suck! I mean there not just bad, they suck! They started the season with 18 straight loses (an NBA record). The currently hold the worst record in the league at 2-24. However, there are worse things than sucking.
I believe the Nets are in good shape! Yes, this is quite a proclamation regarding a team with the above noted statistics. However, you have to look at the big picture in all sports. The Nets have a lot going for them. They have a young very talented team. They have young proven talents Devin Harris and Brook Lopez, and also other young talented players like Chris Douglas-Roberts, Courtney Lee and rookie Terrance Williams. Aside from talent, they have an extremely low payroll and no overpaid players with long term contracts. If they continue to suck they will add a high draft pick next year, and could possibly draw one of the big names, free agent players in 2010. Yeah, they won’t get Lebron or Wade but there are a ton of other big names out there (Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Dirk, Bosh, etc…) who could be looking for a big pay day, which, the Nets can afford. Also, the move to Brooklyn could make coming to the Nets more enticing.
If we have learned anything from the Knicks post Ewing era, you need to let go when your team sucks. Sucking is not the worst thing. You have to think about your present state of sucking, more long term. Embrace the year that you suck, like that dude from Wayne’s World said proudly , “It sucks while it cuts!” Rebuild, get young talented guys, don’t overpay mediocre players, and be patient. If only the Knicks and New Yorkers could accept sucking, they could have been good by now. If you don’t except sucking for a little while, you wind up mediocre and just an ordinary team. And, as Mena Suvari said in American Beauty “I don’t think there’s anything worse than being ordinary.”
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"...and judging by the attendance, you haven't" - Fucking priceless. Now, I gotta go re-watch Major League.
But yeah, I totally agree. If the Knicks would've sucked for a few years and rebuilt from scratch, they not only would have had a better chance of a foundation for long-term success but they would have been a team you'd enjoy rooting for. It's hard to root for high-priced mediocre talents who are just in New York for the paycheck (like Jack Parkman in Major League II).
"Well, it certainly does suck."
I actually have watched the Nets with a little bit of regularity. Not every game, but from time to time I watch them. They're actually not that bad to watch except for that they lose every game.
The young talent is exciting and Lopez (Knicks should have drafted him, just like Ron Artest), CDR and Courtney Lee are all pretty good.
It's a little surprising they don't win a little more often given their talent at really all positions.
I wonder if this does anything towards disproving Walt Clyde's Vince Carter hypothesis.
Chuck,
We'll find out when Orlando gets "upset" in the playoffs by a team like the Heat or Hawks, and all the media is writing about said series, "The Magic kept going to VC in the 4th quarter, and he kept coming up empty."
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