The Brooklyn Nets head into the All-Star break with a 21-33 record and are 2.5 games behind the Atlanta Hawks for the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference. However, knowing that the Nets were 13-10 at one point early this season, what has happened since then has been nothing other than disappointment for the organization and the fans.
After Wednesday’s 136-86 loss at the Boston Celtics, the Nets were rightfully criticized for what looked like the team packing things in before the All-Star break officially began for them. While playing professional basketball is one of the hardest things to do that few people know about, it was still clear to anyone watching the game that Brooklyn did not play as hard as they should have.
Plenty of the Nets players have expressed a desire to make the playoffs and have even vocalized a belief that Brooklyn can make it to the postseason. However, with the team having just an 8-23 record since that 13-10 start, there are plenty of questions over how good this team can be moving forward.
Wednesday’s blowout loss at Boston, along with the postgame comments, indicate a team that is struggling to sustain any kind of winning because of issues throughout the team. Nets center Nic Claxton gave his take on what has been a disappointing season so far:
“We just got to flush it out, have short-term memory. It’s definitely been disappointing. The season has been pretty disappointing if we’re just being honest, but we just got to have short-term memory and get acclimated with the new guys coming back after the break.”
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