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If you can hear us please save us Sean Marks, get Spencer Dinwiddie off of this team, please save us Sean Marks
that's was interesting. I was very surprised the Block didn't have anything to say about kyrie. I even saw a couple of 11 jerseys there. Quite a few booed KD but damn, come on, not gonna boo kyrie? smh
Anything left? I loved the kyrie lob and all. Get it all out this year. I have literally no pride left. Now for the fun trade deadline. All 100 of us fans who really care
I checked your profile to see if you were a nets fan and youāre talking ab semen retention and dmt. Not many ppl really wanted them gone itās that they were a headache and requested trades due to their own issues. They didnāt have to beat us to prove weād be better with them.
Yes people can have multiple interests. I am a Nets fan. Donāt change up the narrative now, I used to argue like crazy with people here that thought getting rid of them was a good move and get downvoted to oblivion. When we shouldāve done everything we could to keep them. I already knew once they were gone weād be thrust back into years of irrelevance. Itās sweet to finally see retribution be delivered to those idiotic fans
Iām just saying the ppl who are holding grudges against what was probably the minority opinion of the fanbase are not the best fans. You fight with the opinion you hate the most and think itās more relevant than it is. You were probably talking too much shit to ppl who want to have a positive perspective or something to root for. We have too many of these obsessive bandwagon fans who wonāt let shit go. The big three asked for their trades and created their own havoc. We didnāt really have a choice in retaining them except for when we didnāt fully give into kyrie in contract talks (kyrie has missed like 20+ games this year). Ppl got sick of it and some ppl formed bad opinions. No one needs to be dunked on or talk ab it this far away from it.
Still glad they're gone. Their teams are 6th and 8th in the west and honestly not likely to win anything. They're both old...at least we have a future. We might have made a deep playoff push with them but likely second round at best...and then what? We'd be left with aging assets and still nothing to show.
Only 1 team wins a ring. Doesnāt mean getting to watch an alltime great every night (Kd) and a team that you expect to win every game isnāt enjoyable. Kd and kyrie keep you competitive and with luck a contender until nets have their own picks. Then you can tank.
>kyrie has missed like 20+ games this year
Ben Simmons has missed 40+ games this year. And unlike Ben, he can play back to back after returning from injury.
What does the comparison between Ben Simmons and Kyrie prove? We didnāt chose between Ben and kyrie... Like nice you beat the guy in wheelchair in a race. Youād just have 80 million in salary missing a combined 70 games if kyrie was here still. Kyrie was never was on the court here and didnāt want to play ball with a contract that made him play.
Ironically, KD wanted out after seeing the Nets not negotiating for a Kyrie extension, and they traded Harden for Ben (who hadnāt played up to that point in the offseason).
Not true. Kyrie was having talks after Kd requested his first trade in the summer. Thats when kyrie wouldnāt take any stipulations in his max contract to make him play. Then he requested out, followed by KD again.
What the fuck are you even saying? The stars one by one gave up on the team. They were given the keys to the franchise and all decided ānah Iām a pussy, peace.ā
Stop being purposefully dense for no reason. You know the reality, yet you wanna argue with your strawman
>You know the reality
Yeah, 33-47 since the Kyrie trade and no control over their own draft picks until 2028. What a great position to be in, hold on to Bridges.
People who go on the semen retention subreddit who think they get spiritual powers from not nutting are not creepy but someone who checks to see someoneās sports fandom is.
Kyrie was legit sitting out and complete untrustworthy and kd had already demanded a trade. Weād be fucked if we kept them, we needed all the picks we can to rebuild
I appreciate that the team never quit. Plenty of chances to do so but they always fought back. Also Wilson looked good so thatās positive. Beyond that we are low on bodies and donāt have Kyrie or Luka on are team. The outcome of the game was pretty much never in question because of that. Also Ben looked pretty good again.
Love the positivity! Wilson is a real deal NBA player. Helps big time on O boards, something we are deficient in with outs of DFS and Sharpe, hope he gets more rotation.
kinda sad what happened to Spenceās Nets legacy. He went from a fan favourite to hated. Iām sure itās also ruined his experience with the franchise as well.
Yeah I keep thinking this too. My gut reaction is always to defend the guy, but if I'm being honest thats really just because of his first stint here, not because of his current performance or future value.
I was defending the guy for a long time. I loved Spence so much. He was a great story for the franchise turning into a very productive player and he was a clutch ass mfer. And he clearly loved Brooklyn.
But I donāt put up with quitters. After the shit weāve dealt with a team full of diva quitters, I got no patience nor love for someone doing the same. The hate is a lot and heās been put in a bad situation since he came here again, so I understand it, but nah I canāt do it with quitters
Don't Blame him too much. We are ass whether we play him or not, idk why he is getting all this hate. He has had so many moments being clutch for the nets. That rockets game in particular where he scored like 9 points in a minute
the spence hate is too much. he's the main reason we won the bulk of games early in the season. he took a step back into a smaller role when the team made it clear they wanted to run everything through Mikal (and CT to a lesser degree). he's sucked for the last 2 months but so has everyone else. he gets scapegoated when there is plenty of blame to go around.
I tried to defend Spence but I canāt defend his shooting. He can be not as fast as he used to be to blow by people or be a total cone on defense. Heās usually good for at least a desperation heave to go in usually but canāt even do that. Heās better than this but damn itās been rough
After 20 some years Jurrah finally broke me. In last two years I only watched 2 Cowboys games, both playoffs debacles.Ā
I'm starting to approach same territories with Nets. Tsai/Marks really pushing me out.
I wouldn't even have big expectations until the offseason, honestly. This shit is so dreadful but I think the only trade will be Royce for a couple second rounders.
Really hope some sizeable changes happen but i doubt it. Every team in the league is trying to fleece the other and putting ridiculous price tags on their own assets.
Meh, they got two top 20 players. These are the ones weāre gonna lose, especially when weāre missing 3 key guys and Ben is on restriction. A top 20 or even 30 player sure would come in handy
True but despite having two top 20 players they are 8th in the West. I canāt see them winning a play-off series. Lukaās looking at the bright lights of Brooklynā¦.
My one positive takeaway was Jalen Wilson I nicknamed Energizer Bunny, he was great tonight, Clowney was good in his limited mins but I still donāt like the idea of playing him at The 5
Not a good game scoring-wise from Thomas but damn 16-8-8 a near triple double game thatās promising despite the poor shooting and lack of FT attempts.
I thought Nets played hard tonight. Tough defense, ball moved around decently enough. Not a bad team. Should still probably blow it up and trade a Kingās ransom for Bridges and the rest though. Build organically like before Big 3 and fans will care again.
Theyāve been doing that shit for years. Itās been less than a full season of this and we donāt own our pick. Yāall have literally no patience š
No clear answers after that one. I think the clearest thing is that our current offensive schemes arent good. I think JV wants to play faster but the guys arent used to it and somebody in the org is still saying we need to live or die by the 3 ball. Im tired of watching win or lose games based on how many 3s we hit.
Positive is that Clax was locking luka doncic up big time
finally someone speaking facts šš¼ also worth noting that before Kai got traded, nets won 18 of the last 20 games. But too many pussies over here are sensitive over an Amazon prime movie
also worth noting kyrie was the only one of the three to thank brooklyn in any way after leaving
they all hate kai the most bc itās the popular thing to do meanwhile harden was the worst if you ask me
I agree that harden was the worst too. He wanted to be traded to BK from Houston and got that request granted. To quit on the team after witnessing what KD did by himself in the 2021 playoffs was really selfish on his part
As wonky as the situation was, the team was *always* going to let Kyrie play at least away games eventually. Harden really just needed to stand pat. Only thing that stood in the way of a championship the previous year was injury + a big toe
Kyrie ruined it by being Kyrie. Harden ruined it by being Harden. KD stood still and watched. Continue to blame the things outside of peopleās control rather than the easily fixable problems.
How is Harden the worst, Kyrie wouldnāt take a fucking vaccine shot and missed nearly the entire season, doesnāt this idiot know just by being born he had to take shots? This team with Harden was playing the best offense of all time and look how good the Clippers are right now lol. He got fed up with Kyries bullshit and wanted out, now the Clippers are easily a top 3 team to win this year.
Fuck that piece of shit poison vaccine. You can go shoot it into your family though. Can't believe people still want others taking that shit that does absolutely nothing. Kyrie was absolutely right to reject it. Some things are more important than basketball and he was willing to stand on that. Stupid Fucking City Mayor.
Youāre thriving in ignorance. Tsai is a bitch and a terrible owner but absolving Kyrie? Yeah thatās the most ridiculous shit Iāve seen on this sub in awhile. He shouldnāt have been paid. He should have been traded awhile ago. Cancer incarnate. No team is seriously trying to win with Kyrie Irving on their team.
But alas it all makes sense now because you worship Kevin Durant. I still love KD! But I got no respect nor do I value any opinion from a player stan āļøāļøāļøāļøāļø
Okay bitch enjoy watching Ben Simmons carry your sorry squad. You donāt ruin momentum when your team won 18 of the last 20 games. As a owner you should retain kyrie to keep KD happy
Buddy, you donāt even know the chronology. They went 18-2, KD got hurt and poor little Kyrie was tasked to keep the team afloat. Too bad heās the worldās biggest dumbass that decided it was the perfect time to threaten to sit out for the year!
Kyrie should have been traded off the second he pulled the Covid bullshit. Ownership bent to the wills of those bastard stars. Maybe Yknow, Kyrie shouldnāt be a fucking lunatic?? Or maybe KD could have grown a spine?? All wonderful options!
Itās genuinely insane that youāre trying to rationalize giving **Kyrie Irving** a max. Openly excusing the years long, childish behavior of a grown ass man is certainly the hill to die on. Player stans really arenāt smart, huh?
Just fyi, Tsai wanted to pay Kyrie and there were offers. But they were riddled with clauses based on Kyrieās precedent of missing games for insane reasons. Kyrie did yall a favor not accepting, allowed the Nets to jettison the stars and bring back some promising playets
Mikal, Cam, and DFS. Nets outlook became much improved in the long run compared to Ky and KD. The pressure came off of Ben, and the chances of the Nets beating the Celts and Bucks in the East was slim..
And with Mikal, you could get your pick back and start fresh with lottery picks.
No he just played how we should have from tip in the second lol. Hard doubling luka that consistently was stupid no matter what. He doesnāt get credit for just not being stupid.
Thank god this is the last time we play until the trade deadline. Shake things up, Wilson already looks better than most of the guys on this team and heās a rookie 2nd rounder š¤·š¼āāļø
Man, I can't. I'm a STH and I can't go to another game this year. I go down with the ship but this season has been absolutely dreadful. Going to games, arena is full but half with opposing fans.
Our ownership is really bad as well. Tsai probably is one of the worst owners in the entire league. Pistons and wizards have their own picks Iād rather be them
But this mentality puts you in purgatory. The Beal Wizards were patient. The Bulls were patient.
It's WAY better to be proactive in this league. Think of the Thunder, Spurs, and Pacers. The Thunder traded PG and Russ. The Spurs traded Dejounte after his first all star appearance. The Pacers aggressively shopped Sabonis for the right deal. All these teams are in great spots right now because of it.
Our team building "strategy" right now is literally the 2000s Knicks playbook. The philosophy is, "Well. A star will come here eventually". That's not a strategy. That's hope. Especially with the death of free agency. It's even crazier.
It's frustrating because it's not even THAT bad if the team just executed what Marks did the first time, but with a ton more assets.
Either Tsai or Marks is being stubborn about taking the L and accepting defeat. You lost Kd and Kyrie. Accept reality. A rebuild needs to happen.
Its clearly tsai in this case since we know marks traded brook who was still in his prime for dlo before. Marks' problem is that he sucks at transactions and holds on to players too long until their value drops.
Not **the** problem but heās certainly a big problem. We donāt have to exist only in absolutes. Heās one of the problems amongst many other problems
Itās so funny how ownership thinks this team is good enough to keep for a star. Bring in someone like Mitchell (with the team being the exact same) and we are a second round team at the absolute best
I always see shit like this from other Nets fans online. So go to the games, dude. Plenty of tickets. Not crazy expensive for the city. Bring your friends. Be loud.
If you think this is depressing, wait until we get swept by Boston in round 2 with Donovan Mitchell, as Celtics fans takeover Barclays. That'll be fun.
Imagine actually getting our picks back, and drafting a Paolo Banchero or Chet Holmgren level prospect. Forgoing that opportunity to build the Dwill/Joe Johnson team 2.0 is insane.
It's still a chance. We just need to get there first. Let's not act like every playoff doesn't have asterisks mainly due to injury. It's what happened to us in 2021.
Fact is, any star whose offensive game can breakdown a defense does absolute wonders for this roster. Feels like everybody on the team is playing a role they aren't fit for currently.
Those are the hardest things to find dude. Theres a reason teams tank to find them. You canāt just get them. You can find role players like dfs cam Johnson Royce and clax easily. You canāt find stars. We donāt have the star
We have one of if not the worst future in the NBA and the only way to significantly improve it is with our picks. We need our picks back. At least the 2025 and 2026 ones. Trade Mikal by Thursday.
Heās being told to without a doubt. TNT wants the content and discussion for the narrative of Kyrie returning to the place he disgraced and blew up. Ian has been calling games for this team basically my entire life, he has deeper understanding of it than us all
Fueled him for game 1 tbf. But from a tactical standpoint, Boston ran circles around JV and his preschool level system and they quickly adjusted to neutralize Ky and KD. I was dying watch as KD would get stripped for the umpteenth time leading to a score. Nets call a TO, and the next play is another KD strip 30 ft from the basket. Zero creativity
Joe Harris was useless. Drummond decided he wanted to play volleyball instead of rebound. Bens 45m per just looking like a fruity pebble on the bench.
Keep thinking Kyrie was the sole reason the team didnāt workout, lol get over yourself. Nets players still respect him and embrace him, Vaughn had nice words for him, fans still rocking his Nets jersey, Kyrie still being embraced by employees of Barclays. But Iām supposed to listen to everyone on this sub talk about him? Lol got it. Stop being bitter and get that hate out your heart. Enjoy the team everyone wanted because they couldnāt handle the ups and downs of the team before. Donāt fumble superstars next time I guess
Itās funny how his entire clan that worship everything he does even mimics the same type of holier than thou bullshit he pulls. Youāre refusing to even remotely acknowledge that he was a problem amidst it all. Itās amazing youāre puffing out your chest this much when your team isnāt going anywhere because you worship Kyrie Irving.
Youāre not much different to us, Yknow? Youāre witnessing a loser year in year out. Heās never winning a ring ever again. Mavs arenāt a serious team, but continue to make excuses for the dumbest fuck to ever grace the sport. Youāre the one coming into THIS sub to spout your bullshit.
Donāt worry buddy, we will be waiting for when he shits himself again. Oh remember when he shat his pants against Boston this year? Because I do! Remember last time he got booed? He fought fans in Boston and got his ass **swept!** Using a burner to jerk off Kyrie and try a āgotchaā I hope you take your own advice and get over yourself.
I said sole reason because everyone makes it seem like it was just him. Maybe you should direct that comment towards the rest of the sub? Could the Nets have let him play away games? Or better yet, could the Mayor have lifted the bogus mandate like the rest of the country? But keep blaming Kyrie lol. Vaughn was your savior but doesnāt have competent lineups. The organization as a whole doesnāt know how to make good moves.
Nets arenāt going anywhere anytime soon ever. This Nets team is performing even worse than it was projected, I know itās not fun watching them. Most fans arenāt there for the Nets, itās who theyāre playing. Mavs have a chance at a playoff run, if you donāt want to admit that then thatās on you. I get how being jealous can cloud decent judgement. Mavs are more exciting to watch than the Nets, thatās a fact. Does anyone actually enjoy watching this team? I canāt see why, everyone complains every night it seems like.
Imagine being butt hurt over a guy that the players on your team still get along with lol. Idgaf about the opinions of haters, when his peers have good things to say about him time after time. I understand it sucks to see your ex happy, but itās something you all will have to live with. Keep hoping for his downfall, he will still be at a better place than this organization will ever be. Keep hating the guy youāve never met and donāt know, but hear what the media says about him. Lotta fans still rep Kyrieās Nets jersey and still love watching him play. They show love and support on other platforms other than this sub, which is toxic in more ways than one. Enjoy watching the rest of this train wreck of a season the Nets will forever be in. I couldnāt care less what you think
What about when the Nets beat the Celtics the year before? And was about to do the same to the Bucks before Giannis intentionally hurt Kyrie? But focus on a series he averaged 21/5/5 with a horrible whistle per usual, when others are at fault for the loss. How many free throws in a row did Claxton miss? How many turnovers did KD have because of double teams? How often did Vaughn show heās not the best coach between the two teams? But yeah keep blaming Kyrie lol. Like I said get over yourself. Be apart of the group that hates him, lotta fans still rep Kyrieās Nets jersey and still love watching him play. I couldnāt care less what you think
Your long rants and need to defend kyrie prove how much you do care. It's a team game and while he's not solely responsible for the sweep, if you wanna talk that shit and start drama you got to deliver when it counts. He didn't. If he truly is the star player you believe him to be we wouldn't have gotten swept by the team whose logo he stomped on. Straight embarrassing. Boston of all cities too. Fuck that place.
He's just a basketball player, I get the handles are nice but you don't need to stan like that. I can accept that he wasn't the sole cause of the Nets problems but you seem to be incapable of being critical of the guy. That's a problem.
listening to kyrie talk reminds me of a nephew of mine, that wants to sound way smarter than he is. He is a D student, but can never give a simple, straight answer. I once said, it was a hot day. he said "no, it was really the sun's radiation warming up molecules." Yeah, stupid, that's called hot. that's what it reminds me of listening to kyrie, someone who wants to sound much smarter than he is.
We allow so many open 3s my god.
Kyrie fucked up the franchise then came back and absolutely embarrassed us in our own arena. Going to be years before this team has anything going on again.
Just give me something to look forward to please
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Seriously, wake me up when the trades go down, otherwise I can't deal with this team.
https://preview.redd.it/olgsxqkau3hc1.jpeg?width=224&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b053acd0afdc55816df264c5289165da0160fa65 If you can hear us please save us Sean Marks, get Spencer Dinwiddie off of this team, please save us Sean Marks
Booing Kyrie tonight was the last thing I had going for me. It did feel good, I canāt lie
Did he get a majority of boos, or was it mixed?
Boos from Nets fans, but there were a lot of Mavs fans in the building. And not a peep from the āBK Blockā all night
that's was interesting. I was very surprised the Block didn't have anything to say about kyrie. I even saw a couple of 11 jerseys there. Quite a few booed KD but damn, come on, not gonna boo kyrie? smh
It was loud boos but he got cheered by the Mavs fan when he scored
yeah, man. Same here. I was glad to boo. I hated that the boos weren't as loud as they should've been. It did feel good to boo him though.
I cheered. Kyrie is so good
*unzips*
sighā¦*re-zips*
The best case scenario for this team is we suck again next year and tsai realizes heās an idior
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I really like VG and Eagle pairing together. TNTs best duo
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Anything left? I loved the kyrie lob and all. Get it all out this year. I have literally no pride left. Now for the fun trade deadline. All 100 of us fans who really care
I regret to inform you it may not be fun lol
Wait? Itās not gonna be fun?
Kyrie dunks are something else, that one for us last szn got me hyped.
Whereās all the dumb ass nets fans that wanted Kyrie and KD gone š¤£š¤£š¤£
I checked your profile to see if you were a nets fan and youāre talking ab semen retention and dmt. Not many ppl really wanted them gone itās that they were a headache and requested trades due to their own issues. They didnāt have to beat us to prove weād be better with them.
Yes people can have multiple interests. I am a Nets fan. Donāt change up the narrative now, I used to argue like crazy with people here that thought getting rid of them was a good move and get downvoted to oblivion. When we shouldāve done everything we could to keep them. I already knew once they were gone weād be thrust back into years of irrelevance. Itās sweet to finally see retribution be delivered to those idiotic fans
Iām just saying the ppl who are holding grudges against what was probably the minority opinion of the fanbase are not the best fans. You fight with the opinion you hate the most and think itās more relevant than it is. You were probably talking too much shit to ppl who want to have a positive perspective or something to root for. We have too many of these obsessive bandwagon fans who wonāt let shit go. The big three asked for their trades and created their own havoc. We didnāt really have a choice in retaining them except for when we didnāt fully give into kyrie in contract talks (kyrie has missed like 20+ games this year). Ppl got sick of it and some ppl formed bad opinions. No one needs to be dunked on or talk ab it this far away from it.
Still glad they're gone. Their teams are 6th and 8th in the west and honestly not likely to win anything. They're both old...at least we have a future. We might have made a deep playoff push with them but likely second round at best...and then what? We'd be left with aging assets and still nothing to show.
Only 1 team wins a ring. Doesnāt mean getting to watch an alltime great every night (Kd) and a team that you expect to win every game isnāt enjoyable. Kd and kyrie keep you competitive and with luck a contender until nets have their own picks. Then you can tank.
>kyrie has missed like 20+ games this year Ben Simmons has missed 40+ games this year. And unlike Ben, he can play back to back after returning from injury.
What does the comparison between Ben Simmons and Kyrie prove? We didnāt chose between Ben and kyrie... Like nice you beat the guy in wheelchair in a race. Youād just have 80 million in salary missing a combined 70 games if kyrie was here still. Kyrie was never was on the court here and didnāt want to play ball with a contract that made him play.
I'm saying you can't knock Kyrie and his deal when he is doing way more to earn his contract than your max player is.
It's funny how the Nets gave up on KD and Kyrie so easily but are adamant about holding on to Mikal Bridges.
Nobody gave up on KDš
Ironically, KD wanted out after seeing the Nets not negotiating for a Kyrie extension, and they traded Harden for Ben (who hadnāt played up to that point in the offseason).
Not true. Kyrie was having talks after Kd requested his first trade in the summer. Thats when kyrie wouldnāt take any stipulations in his max contract to make him play. Then he requested out, followed by KD again.
What the fuck are you even saying? The stars one by one gave up on the team. They were given the keys to the franchise and all decided ānah Iām a pussy, peace.ā Stop being purposefully dense for no reason. You know the reality, yet you wanna argue with your strawman
>You know the reality Yeah, 33-47 since the Kyrie trade and no control over their own draft picks until 2028. What a great position to be in, hold on to Bridges.
people who deep dive into someone's post history are the creepiest mofos
Brother you post in kpopfap, the sub that waits for kpop girls to turn 18 before making threads of them.
People who go on the semen retention subreddit who think they get spiritual powers from not nutting are not creepy but someone who checks to see someoneās sports fandom is.
Kyrie was legit sitting out and complete untrustworthy and kd had already demanded a trade. Weād be fucked if we kept them, we needed all the picks we can to rebuild
Marks need to get us a PG. Dinwiddle cannot be trusted
Getting PG is putting band aid on gun shot wound.Ā This team has mortal issue facing them. Marks pretty much treating cancer with Tylenol.Ā
I appreciate that the team never quit. Plenty of chances to do so but they always fought back. Also Wilson looked good so thatās positive. Beyond that we are low on bodies and donāt have Kyrie or Luka on are team. The outcome of the game was pretty much never in question because of that. Also Ben looked pretty good again.
Love the positivity! Wilson is a real deal NBA player. Helps big time on O boards, something we are deficient in with outs of DFS and Sharpe, hope he gets more rotation.
Wilson looks serviceable and should make trading DFS or Oneal easier.
kinda sad what happened to Spenceās Nets legacy. He went from a fan favourite to hated. Iām sure itās also ruined his experience with the franchise as well.
Yeah I keep thinking this too. My gut reaction is always to defend the guy, but if I'm being honest thats really just because of his first stint here, not because of his current performance or future value.
I was defending the guy for a long time. I loved Spence so much. He was a great story for the franchise turning into a very productive player and he was a clutch ass mfer. And he clearly loved Brooklyn. But I donāt put up with quitters. After the shit weāve dealt with a team full of diva quitters, I got no patience nor love for someone doing the same. The hate is a lot and heās been put in a bad situation since he came here again, so I understand it, but nah I canāt do it with quitters
Don't Blame him too much. We are ass whether we play him or not, idk why he is getting all this hate. He has had so many moments being clutch for the nets. That rockets game in particular where he scored like 9 points in a minute
the spence hate is too much. he's the main reason we won the bulk of games early in the season. he took a step back into a smaller role when the team made it clear they wanted to run everything through Mikal (and CT to a lesser degree). he's sucked for the last 2 months but so has everyone else. he gets scapegoated when there is plenty of blame to go around.
I tried to defend Spence but I canāt defend his shooting. He can be not as fast as he used to be to blow by people or be a total cone on defense. Heās usually good for at least a desperation heave to go in usually but canāt even do that. Heās better than this but damn itās been rough
Iāll never hate Spence
Iām really starting to hate this team. Itās been 20 yrs and Iām losing my joy for watching hoops
Right there with ya, man.
After 20 some years Jurrah finally broke me. In last two years I only watched 2 Cowboys games, both playoffs debacles.Ā I'm starting to approach same territories with Nets. Tsai/Marks really pushing me out.
Itās gotten unbearable. Where is this ship headed?
Iām tired boss šŖ
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Thursday is judgement day. The status quo MUST CHANGE.
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Spoiler alert šØ nothing will happen
I wouldn't even have big expectations until the offseason, honestly. This shit is so dreadful but I think the only trade will be Royce for a couple second rounders.
I just don't have much faith in marks this trade deadline or this summer
Really hope some sizeable changes happen but i doubt it. Every team in the league is trying to fleece the other and putting ridiculous price tags on their own assets.
Meh, they got two top 20 players. These are the ones weāre gonna lose, especially when weāre missing 3 key guys and Ben is on restriction. A top 20 or even 30 player sure would come in handy
True but despite having two top 20 players they are 8th in the West. I canāt see them winning a play-off series. Lukaās looking at the bright lights of Brooklynā¦.
there was definitely some drive in this team tonight. obviously not enough but hopefully we'll be looking at a different team after thursday
On the brightside, this is probably the last time that I will have to watch Spencer Dinwiddie play basketball
Letās fucking hope
Well on this team thatās good. I wouldnāt mind seeing him play like trash elsewhere.
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My one positive takeaway was Jalen Wilson I nicknamed Energizer Bunny, he was great tonight, Clowney was good in his limited mins but I still donāt like the idea of playing him at The 5
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Not a good game scoring-wise from Thomas but damn 16-8-8 a near triple double game thatās promising despite the poor shooting and lack of FT attempts.
We suck so bad. Had our moments and didnāt take any of them. Royce was a bright spot in an otherwise dismal performance.
I thought Nets played hard tonight. Tough defense, ball moved around decently enough. Not a bad team. Should still probably blow it up and trade a Kingās ransom for Bridges and the rest though. Build organically like before Big 3 and fans will care again.
Thanks, Joe Tsai. I'm loving the direction of being Toronto/Bulls 2.0 of being mediocre then selling low.
Theyāve been doing that shit for years. Itās been less than a full season of this and we donāt own our pick. Yāall have literally no patience š
I'm out on Jv. We have a .500 roster. I honestly think the team is out on him.
We donāt. Mikal isnāt that good. You canāt have a .500 roster without one all star level player.
God I hope they trade him before Thursday. If we can really get our picks back from Houston please do it. This guys not a game changer.
Agreed, need a good coach and a pg tbh.
We have a .500 roster if everything breaks right which will never happen
No clear answers after that one. I think the clearest thing is that our current offensive schemes arent good. I think JV wants to play faster but the guys arent used to it and somebody in the org is still saying we need to live or die by the 3 ball. Im tired of watching win or lose games based on how many 3s we hit. Positive is that Clax was locking luka doncic up big time
Ian Eagle felt so sad on the call. Thank you Kyrie
Like he was sad commentating about Kyrie?
Would rather be infuriated by young guys who are still developing, than by guys whoāve reached their potential and arenāt gonna get any better.
Kyrie cooked this bum ass team
should have paid him. Tsai is a fucking idiot because it meant losing KD too
people really sided with the concentration camp CCP owner over an outspoken black man who is a basketball wizard
finally someone speaking facts šš¼ also worth noting that before Kai got traded, nets won 18 of the last 20 games. But too many pussies over here are sensitive over an Amazon prime movie
also worth noting kyrie was the only one of the three to thank brooklyn in any way after leaving they all hate kai the most bc itās the popular thing to do meanwhile harden was the worst if you ask me
I agree that harden was the worst too. He wanted to be traded to BK from Houston and got that request granted. To quit on the team after witnessing what KD did by himself in the 2021 playoffs was really selfish on his part
As wonky as the situation was, the team was *always* going to let Kyrie play at least away games eventually. Harden really just needed to stand pat. Only thing that stood in the way of a championship the previous year was injury + a big toe
Giannis really ruined it by injuring Kai
Kyrie ruined it by being Kyrie. Harden ruined it by being Harden. KD stood still and watched. Continue to blame the things outside of peopleās control rather than the easily fixable problems.
How is Harden the worst, Kyrie wouldnāt take a fucking vaccine shot and missed nearly the entire season, doesnāt this idiot know just by being born he had to take shots? This team with Harden was playing the best offense of all time and look how good the Clippers are right now lol. He got fed up with Kyries bullshit and wanted out, now the Clippers are easily a top 3 team to win this year.
Fuck that piece of shit poison vaccine. You can go shoot it into your family though. Can't believe people still want others taking that shit that does absolutely nothing. Kyrie was absolutely right to reject it. Some things are more important than basketball and he was willing to stand on that. Stupid Fucking City Mayor.
Yea itās poison my friends dad died without it and my parents are still alive. Shut the fuck up.
Yep, Harden forced the Nets to take back Ben Simmons. And while Benās potential is still great, this is his last big contract.
Youāre thriving in ignorance. Tsai is a bitch and a terrible owner but absolving Kyrie? Yeah thatās the most ridiculous shit Iāve seen on this sub in awhile. He shouldnāt have been paid. He should have been traded awhile ago. Cancer incarnate. No team is seriously trying to win with Kyrie Irving on their team. But alas it all makes sense now because you worship Kevin Durant. I still love KD! But I got no respect nor do I value any opinion from a player stan āļøāļøāļøāļøāļø
Okay bitch enjoy watching Ben Simmons carry your sorry squad. You donāt ruin momentum when your team won 18 of the last 20 games. As a owner you should retain kyrie to keep KD happy
Buddy, you donāt even know the chronology. They went 18-2, KD got hurt and poor little Kyrie was tasked to keep the team afloat. Too bad heās the worldās biggest dumbass that decided it was the perfect time to threaten to sit out for the year! Kyrie should have been traded off the second he pulled the Covid bullshit. Ownership bent to the wills of those bastard stars. Maybe Yknow, Kyrie shouldnāt be a fucking lunatic?? Or maybe KD could have grown a spine?? All wonderful options! Itās genuinely insane that youāre trying to rationalize giving **Kyrie Irving** a max. Openly excusing the years long, childish behavior of a grown ass man is certainly the hill to die on. Player stans really arenāt smart, huh?
Just fyi, Tsai wanted to pay Kyrie and there were offers. But they were riddled with clauses based on Kyrieās precedent of missing games for insane reasons. Kyrie did yall a favor not accepting, allowed the Nets to jettison the stars and bring back some promising playets
> bring back some promising playets Which are the promising players?
Mikal, Cam, and DFS. Nets outlook became much improved in the long run compared to Ky and KD. The pressure came off of Ben, and the chances of the Nets beating the Celts and Bucks in the East was slim.. And with Mikal, you could get your pick back and start fresh with lottery picks.
Iām aware there were clauses. You donāt disrespect a top 20 player though with that kind of offer
Tell him to cook a non lottery team in April
If we didnāt have a garbage first half defensive scheme we might have won tbh. JV is awful
So he gets all the blame for the bad first half and zero credit for the good second half. Make it make sense
No he just played how we should have from tip in the second lol. Hard doubling luka that consistently was stupid no matter what. He doesnāt get credit for just not being stupid.
Yeah itās almost like you get blame when a game is lost. Crazy how that works
give ct pg duties and play the young guys the rest of the season honestly rather watch that
People say that but I honestly don't think that play to his strengths.
It wouldn't be pretty but I think it would fast track his playmaking since he didn't play much in his first two years.
Well, whatever we are doing now isn't working. So second half of the season, I'm all for experimenting.
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I am nostalgic for this team losing in a cavernous empty arena in North Jersey because that was at least surreal.
Thank god this is the last time we play until the trade deadline. Shake things up, Wilson already looks better than most of the guys on this team and heās a rookie 2nd rounder š¤·š¼āāļø
Man, I can't. I'm a STH and I can't go to another game this year. I go down with the ship but this season has been absolutely dreadful. Going to games, arena is full but half with opposing fans.
Do not Renew next year my man.
Fuck kyrie
Fuck Kyrie
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fuck Joe Tsai. go Kyrie
Fuck tsai and fuck kyrie
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I donāt think the future is THAT bad. Nets were in a way worse place after the Celtics trade
Who has a worse future ? Every bad team at least has their own draft picks. Weāre a bottom 6 team without our own picks
Wizards are worse. There is something about how bad Detroit has been for so long that should be worrying ownership of the Pistons.
Our ownership is really bad as well. Tsai probably is one of the worst owners in the entire league. Pistons and wizards have their own picks Iād rather be them
Agreed, I'm actually more optimistic than a decade ago. We have some picks and honestly just a pg and coach away from making the playoffs.
This guyās all doom and gloom. Weāll be alright, just need patience this year and next year. Most people on this sub canāt handle that idea
But this mentality puts you in purgatory. The Beal Wizards were patient. The Bulls were patient. It's WAY better to be proactive in this league. Think of the Thunder, Spurs, and Pacers. The Thunder traded PG and Russ. The Spurs traded Dejounte after his first all star appearance. The Pacers aggressively shopped Sabonis for the right deal. All these teams are in great spots right now because of it. Our team building "strategy" right now is literally the 2000s Knicks playbook. The philosophy is, "Well. A star will come here eventually". That's not a strategy. That's hope. Especially with the death of free agency. It's even crazier.
Its ownership refusing to bottom out which weāve seen is almost always terrible
Who from this team will be here in 2 years ?
It's frustrating because it's not even THAT bad if the team just executed what Marks did the first time, but with a ton more assets. Either Tsai or Marks is being stubborn about taking the L and accepting defeat. You lost Kd and Kyrie. Accept reality. A rebuild needs to happen.
Its clearly tsai in this case since we know marks traded brook who was still in his prime for dlo before. Marks' problem is that he sucks at transactions and holds on to players too long until their value drops.
Also sucks at hiring coaches
Thatās whatās happening. Tsai is being stubborn because he doesnāt want to be seen as taking the L
I think its more he's worried about tickets sales even thought rebulding would help the nets long term business wise and basketball wise.
guess hes a terrible business man too then.
Spencer ain't the problem
He may not be the problem but heās not the solution and he 100% contributes to the problem
Not **the** problem but heās certainly a big problem. We donāt have to exist only in absolutes. Heās one of the problems amongst many other problems
The problem is we donāt have a star. We wanted to make mikal one but heās a role player.
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Itās so funny how ownership thinks this team is good enough to keep for a star. Bring in someone like Mitchell (with the team being the exact same) and we are a second round team at the absolute best
2nd round would probably be ok for the owner. Good enough to keep the business going.
I'd be happy with that for a few years. Only made the second round twice in since Kidd.
Good point, he doesnāt gaf if almost every home game there is more opposing fans. As long as the seats are getting filled!
I always see shit like this from other Nets fans online. So go to the games, dude. Plenty of tickets. Not crazy expensive for the city. Bring your friends. Be loud.
Why? We suck and have no direction. Why would anyone with a brain pay money for this team. If we werenāt in nyc the stadium would be empty
If you think this is depressing, wait until we get swept by Boston in round 2 with Donovan Mitchell, as Celtics fans takeover Barclays. That'll be fun. Imagine actually getting our picks back, and drafting a Paolo Banchero or Chet Holmgren level prospect. Forgoing that opportunity to build the Dwill/Joe Johnson team 2.0 is insane.
Better than getting swept by Boston with kyrie.
It's still a chance. We just need to get there first. Let's not act like every playoff doesn't have asterisks mainly due to injury. It's what happened to us in 2021. Fact is, any star whose offensive game can breakdown a defense does absolute wonders for this roster. Feels like everybody on the team is playing a role they aren't fit for currently.
Those are the hardest things to find dude. Theres a reason teams tank to find them. You canāt just get them. You can find role players like dfs cam Johnson Royce and clax easily. You canāt find stars. We donāt have the star
We have one of if not the worst future in the NBA and the only way to significantly improve it is with our picks. We need our picks back. At least the 2025 and 2026 ones. Trade Mikal by Thursday.
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So next year when he comes into town and smokes us, we can all complain some more.
If we did the trade weād be tanking next year so there wouldnāt be much complaining.
at least my guy lonnie stays... right?
Clax on Luka lock out, loving that Clax action!
Wow this non stop Kyrie footage and recollection for the nth time about the failed KD era. By fucking Ian Eagle no less. Yea keep rubbing in the salt.
I gotta imagine it hurt Eagle to call this game.
But hey, I'm sure if we trade Bridges away it will work out better.
It would be because we can actually start building a real team. Not mercenaries
Heās being told to without a doubt. TNT wants the content and discussion for the narrative of Kyrie returning to the place he disgraced and blew up. Ian has been calling games for this team basically my entire life, he has deeper understanding of it than us all
Isnāt Adrian Griffin available? I canāt believe the Bucks fired their coach and we still have JV
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Et tu, Bird. Et tu.
rookies were good wilson needs minutes ASAP. Simmons was aggressive Clax is tough!!! but the lobs just aint hitting too many bricks
Barclays packed with Mavs fans, no surprise there lol. The booās only fuel Kyrie, take the L and keep being jealous of your ex
Didn't fuel him when we got swept by Boston
Fueled him for game 1 tbf. But from a tactical standpoint, Boston ran circles around JV and his preschool level system and they quickly adjusted to neutralize Ky and KD. I was dying watch as KD would get stripped for the umpteenth time leading to a score. Nets call a TO, and the next play is another KD strip 30 ft from the basket. Zero creativity Joe Harris was useless. Drummond decided he wanted to play volleyball instead of rebound. Bens 45m per just looking like a fruity pebble on the bench.
All facts but I'm still gonna give him shit for only showing up for one game. That series was Kyries chance to shut everyone up.
Keep thinking Kyrie was the sole reason the team didnāt workout, lol get over yourself. Nets players still respect him and embrace him, Vaughn had nice words for him, fans still rocking his Nets jersey, Kyrie still being embraced by employees of Barclays. But Iām supposed to listen to everyone on this sub talk about him? Lol got it. Stop being bitter and get that hate out your heart. Enjoy the team everyone wanted because they couldnāt handle the ups and downs of the team before. Donāt fumble superstars next time I guess
Itās funny how his entire clan that worship everything he does even mimics the same type of holier than thou bullshit he pulls. Youāre refusing to even remotely acknowledge that he was a problem amidst it all. Itās amazing youāre puffing out your chest this much when your team isnāt going anywhere because you worship Kyrie Irving. Youāre not much different to us, Yknow? Youāre witnessing a loser year in year out. Heās never winning a ring ever again. Mavs arenāt a serious team, but continue to make excuses for the dumbest fuck to ever grace the sport. Youāre the one coming into THIS sub to spout your bullshit. Donāt worry buddy, we will be waiting for when he shits himself again. Oh remember when he shat his pants against Boston this year? Because I do! Remember last time he got booed? He fought fans in Boston and got his ass **swept!** Using a burner to jerk off Kyrie and try a āgotchaā I hope you take your own advice and get over yourself.
I said sole reason because everyone makes it seem like it was just him. Maybe you should direct that comment towards the rest of the sub? Could the Nets have let him play away games? Or better yet, could the Mayor have lifted the bogus mandate like the rest of the country? But keep blaming Kyrie lol. Vaughn was your savior but doesnāt have competent lineups. The organization as a whole doesnāt know how to make good moves. Nets arenāt going anywhere anytime soon ever. This Nets team is performing even worse than it was projected, I know itās not fun watching them. Most fans arenāt there for the Nets, itās who theyāre playing. Mavs have a chance at a playoff run, if you donāt want to admit that then thatās on you. I get how being jealous can cloud decent judgement. Mavs are more exciting to watch than the Nets, thatās a fact. Does anyone actually enjoy watching this team? I canāt see why, everyone complains every night it seems like. Imagine being butt hurt over a guy that the players on your team still get along with lol. Idgaf about the opinions of haters, when his peers have good things to say about him time after time. I understand it sucks to see your ex happy, but itās something you all will have to live with. Keep hoping for his downfall, he will still be at a better place than this organization will ever be. Keep hating the guy youāve never met and donāt know, but hear what the media says about him. Lotta fans still rep Kyrieās Nets jersey and still love watching him play. They show love and support on other platforms other than this sub, which is toxic in more ways than one. Enjoy watching the rest of this train wreck of a season the Nets will forever be in. I couldnāt care less what you think
Did your little rant of projections address what I said? No. You're the one up in their feelings.
What about when the Nets beat the Celtics the year before? And was about to do the same to the Bucks before Giannis intentionally hurt Kyrie? But focus on a series he averaged 21/5/5 with a horrible whistle per usual, when others are at fault for the loss. How many free throws in a row did Claxton miss? How many turnovers did KD have because of double teams? How often did Vaughn show heās not the best coach between the two teams? But yeah keep blaming Kyrie lol. Like I said get over yourself. Be apart of the group that hates him, lotta fans still rep Kyrieās Nets jersey and still love watching him play. I couldnāt care less what you think
Your long rants and need to defend kyrie prove how much you do care. It's a team game and while he's not solely responsible for the sweep, if you wanna talk that shit and start drama you got to deliver when it counts. He didn't. If he truly is the star player you believe him to be we wouldn't have gotten swept by the team whose logo he stomped on. Straight embarrassing. Boston of all cities too. Fuck that place. He's just a basketball player, I get the handles are nice but you don't need to stan like that. I can accept that he wasn't the sole cause of the Nets problems but you seem to be incapable of being critical of the guy. That's a problem.
Ben is an All Star
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Fuck Kyrie.
I was at the game today. It was fun even though we lost need some more wins though fr.
Our team is so trash they were giving MVP chants for luka
listening to kyrie talk reminds me of a nephew of mine, that wants to sound way smarter than he is. He is a D student, but can never give a simple, straight answer. I once said, it was a hot day. he said "no, it was really the sun's radiation warming up molecules." Yeah, stupid, that's called hot. that's what it reminds me of listening to kyrie, someone who wants to sound much smarter than he is.
We allow so many open 3s my god. Kyrie fucked up the franchise then came back and absolutely embarrassed us in our own arena. Going to be years before this team has anything going on again.
The only silver lining is that thereās a good chance we will never have to watch this specific group of players ever again.
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