Agreed. It's pretty clever to create a blog where you get to post the "notes" that Frank is supposedly sending Kidd now. Here's one of my favorites that came right after the Knick fiasco:jon abbey said:
Devizier said:It's too bad that they're looking better lately, because I didn't want this team to turn around until Jason Kidd got fired.
On the other hand, an extended reign of suck from a Jason Kidd-coached team would be pretty nice given their draft pick obligations.
And so is a Nets' fansite. My guess is that Tanguay got the scoop from Donny Marshall. I wonder if Morey knew this when he shut down the auction for Asik.Sam Amick now reporting it as well.
Yikes. This year really could not have gone worse for them so far.cromulence said:He's still the only one reporting it...interesting. The Nets are the only thing keeping me sane as a Knicks fan (that and the ability to check out). If Brooklyn were having a good year right now....ugh.
knucklecup said:The Hawks can swap first round picks with the Nets this year as well.
The Nets may have made a franchise crippling move...
Edit: though I will say, Blatche is a good player who will step in fine. They need to win the division and get healthy come playoff time. I still believe they can go to the Eastern Conference finals, but given what they gave up, it's going to be hard to justify this trade 2-3 years from now.
Stu Nahan said:Yikes. This year really could not have gone worse for them so far.
bowiac said:Is there anything in particular about this injury that makes it more likely that this is a career altering injury, or just more of a "repeated leg injuries to a big man" thing?
86spike said:As for this season, barring any further injuries, I still see Brooklyn making the playoffs. Hell, 41 wins could easily mean you win the Atlantic.
JohnnyTheBone said:Rad, just want to post a quick "thank you" for all you bring to the board. Your medical expertise is consistently accurate and enlightening, which really adds gravitas to these threads. I appreciate the knowledge, and it's a huge asset to have around here.
moly99 said:Just out of curiosity, what is the argument in favor of keeping the divisional playoff seeding?
jon abbey said:
I think they will dump it after this year, or maybe even mid-season. I know they've been talking about it already. It's the conference lopsidedness that's the real issue, though.
radsoxfan said:
I agree the conference lopsidedness is a bigger problem, but not sure I have heard a good solution to fix it. Just hope it works itself out eventually.
jon abbey said:
Keep the schedules the same, then just take the top 16 teams by record and seed them 1-16. The tougher conference still has the tougher schedule, but at least it's closer to fair.
radsoxfan said:
A reasonable idea, though it completely changes the dynamics of the playoffs. Lakers/Celtics in round 1? Maybe it would just take some getting used to, but feels weird at first thought. Not to mention the possibility for a ridiculous amount of playoff travel as you could have East/West match ups in each round.
I don't think the current set-up is really that big of a deal. It looks worse this season with so few good Eastern conference teams for sure, but so many teams make the playoffs in the NBA it's hard for me to feel bad for the 9th place Western Conference team that is the #13 overall team in the league. They really aren't likely to be much of a title contender.
radsoxfan said:
I don't think the current set-up is really that big of a deal. It looks worse this season with so few good Eastern conference teams for sure, but so many teams make the playoffs in the NBA it's hard for me to feel bad for the 9th place Western Conference team that is the #13 overall team in the league. They really aren't likely to be much of a title contender.
jon abbey said:
By this logic, we might as well just jump to the Conference Finals right now, since barring injuries we're almost certainly looking at IND/MIA and OKC/SAS.
jon abbey said:I could live with either the lopsided schedule/take the top 16 teams regardless of conference or a balanced schedule/take the top 8 teams from each conference, but both just seems too unfair for my tastes.
jon abbey said:
By this logic, we might as well just jump to the Conference Finals right now, since barring injuries we're almost certainly looking at IND/MIA and OKC/SAS.
radsoxfan said:
Why would a balanced schedule/take the top 8 teams from each conference make you feel better? The same 8 teams in the East would end up making it, they would just have even more putrid looking records this year.
JakeRae said:
Portland feels disrespected.
he won't make the end of January.knucklecup said:With whole world watching, Brooklyn played terribly today.
My opinion hasn't changed but viewing Twitter, Joe Public is really getting on them.
Will Kidd make it out alive?
OilCanShotTupac said:he won't make the end of January.
Following the Brooklyn Nets' embarrassing 95-78 Christmas Day loss to theChicago Bulls, an exasperated Jason Kidd called his players out in the locker room, according to multiple league sources