Brooklyn Nets: 66-1

Since they watched Jason Kidd skip town for Milwaukee and Paul Pierce combine the upstart Washington Wizards, the Brooklyn Nets lost crucial characters this summer. Those losses will change Brooklyn’s makeup not, although significantly for the worse. Lionel Hollins replaces Kidd, and his seven seasons of head coaching experience must mesh nicely with the Nets’ roster. At the exact same time, Beckley Mason, in a piece for ESPN.com, raised some intriguing questions regarding the reputation Hollins assembled together with the Memphis Grizzlies.
“Is what Tony Allen does really something that you can tutor?” he asked. “Is the way Marc Gasol moves 7’0″ and 260 lbs to stymie a point protector something everyone can learn?”
We are going to find out.
We find out whether newcomer import Bojan Bogdanovic can replicate Pierce’s generation on the wing. And we find out if Mason Plumlee’s time with Team USA in the FIBA Basketball World Cup will lead to some sophomore campaign Brook Lopez must overcome still another setback with his surgically repaired foot, and Kevin Garnett must prove he’s got enough juice made to contribute more than a handful of minutes per game. However, with Deron Williams in the backcourt and Jarrett Jack and Joe Johnson substituting Shaun Livingston Brooklyn stays a savvy squad with a fair amount of talent–even though most of it’s nearing its expiration date.
The playoffs are a target for the Nets, and a top-four seed isn’t from the question, in the event the 30-year-old Williams can remain healthy along with Lopez.

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