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looie : 12/8/2017 1:25 am
Terrific win tonight in ugly game vs. OKC. Shot just 30% from three and missed 11 foul shots but still managed to pull it out with great D. Thunder scored 33 in 1st period but averaged just 21 per quarter thereafter including only 16 in the 4th. In Mexico City altitude, Nets simply had more left in the tank than they did. Have won 4 of their last 6 and in 3 of those wins, held opponent under 100. For this Brooklyn team, that’s no small feat. With Atkinson and crew, the little things keep adding up.
Love watching this team. Without their two best players, they have  
Vincenzo : 12/8/2017 2:24 am : link
found ways to hustle and grind out wins.

The trade with Boston really set the team back, but I'm very impressed at how quickly Marks has been able to put some real talent on the roster and turn the Nets into a pretty enjoyable watch.

The front office turned...

Bojan Bogdanovic
Chris Mccullough
Justin Hamilton
Mason Plumlee
Thad Young
Trevor Booker
Brook Lopez

into...

D'Angelo Russell
Jahlil Okafor
Caris LeVert
Allen Crabbe
DeMarre Carroll
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
Jarrett Allen
Nik Stauskas
Timofey Mozgov
If they can get another against the heat  
hitdog42 : 12/8/2017 5:41 am : link
Given the injuries it would be a fabulous start.

The roster turnover and development of young players has been everything we fans signed up for in this tough rebuild.

Looking forward to seeing the new guys out there

And Allen is looking like a real player- future impact guy

And the only good thing about dlo and Lin out is levert has the ball a lot and is showing why he was a lottery talent
10 Wins Now  
looie : 12/8/2017 8:11 am : link
They didn’t reach 10 wins last year until March 1st. Things are definitely looking up.
honestly at this stage they actually have a professional roster  
hitdog42 : 12/8/2017 9:03 am : link
PG- Dlo, Dinwiddie (functional NBA backcourt)
SG- Levert/Crabbe/Harris
SF- Carroll/Crabbe/Stoiskas
PF- RHJ
C- Allen, Okafor

only 1 of those players is advanced/peaked in his career... being Carroll.

that doesnt mean this roster is a playoff or top tier in the future one. But it speaks to them following a process and it working so far.
from a starting point that was a very dark place
More great work by Sean Marks.  
davek3698 : 12/8/2017 9:53 am : link
Potential downside that I read is that under this CBA, the Nets will only be able to offer Okafor $6.2M next year. Hopefully they can get creative around that if he returns to his rookie season production.
Marks and Atkinson have been everything  
gmen9892 : 12/8/2017 10:17 am : link
Everyone has asked for and more. Marks has made chicken salad out of chicken sh$t and has fielded a now solid roster given the situation he was put in.

Atkinson has these guys playing hard and the system works. He is developing players and I, for one, couldnt be happier with the way this team looks given the Russell injury.

The thing is, its been different guys helping to win each night. You have Dinwiddie, Crabbe, RHJ, Carroll, Levert, all carrying the load on any given night. This bodes well for when Russell does come back.
Forgot to include Harris and Allen  
gmen9892 : 12/8/2017 10:17 am : link
Who have both made their marks during this stretch too.
Dinwiddie and RHJ are the headline success stories this year  
Eric on Li : 12/8/2017 11:06 am : link
Not to be morbid but Dinwiddie's breakout completely cancels out the 2 big injuries. Had they not happened he wouldn't have gotten the minutes he's gotten and he may legitimately be the best player on the team. He should 100% remain the starting PG when Russell comes back. He needs to figure out how to fix the foul issues, but his numbers as a starter are extremely impressive (especially TO ratio).

Levert should also remain in this backup PG role he's thrived in the last few games. His individual defense on Westbrook down the stretch last night was impressive.

I actually think RHJ is even more of a surprise than Dinwiddie. He's basically crash 2.0. He's thriving at PF. Can't believe how improved his offense is, even from Summer League.
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