On top of the seven players they lost ahead of the NBA’s restart, the Brooklyn Nets were without Joe Harris in their first Disney bubble scrimmage. Jamal Crawford, Tyler Johnson and Justin Anderson were all unavailable as well, making life a little tougher for the Nets — helping lead to their 99-68 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.
But the Nets have some time to figure things out. They have two scrimmages left before seeding games begin (Saturday vs. the San Antonio Spurs and Monday vs. the Utah Jazz) — and Garrett Temple told reporters Brooklyn absolutely needs the extra work.
Clearly, there was some rust after the long hiatus.
Garrett Temple ☔#NetsOnYES LIVE ➡️ https://t.co/0bqnbjXROJ pic.twitter.com/kaOLgQ7hjq
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) July 22, 2020
Temple also explained how the vibe of the game was much different than what he’s used to, per Anthony Puccio of Nets Daily:
It felt like a 2K video game… it was very different. I’m glad we have three games to get used to it.
Furthermore, Temple added that Wednesday’s matchup exposed a major flaw in the Nets’ game, per Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News:
Garrett Temple says the Nets’ lack of communication is more apparent now with no fans present in the arena.
— Kristian Winfield (@Krisplashed) July 23, 2020
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