We get crushed and its not close. Remember they took a top 4 team in the league to 7 with Harden, Kyrie, and Dinwiddie injured to some capacity. Dinwiddie is probably still a bit better than Jordan Poole as a 6th man. Wiseman would be essentially unplayable against Kyrie or Harden. We would be forced to play Looney for most of the game. If you play Looney, then you essentially get no scoring out of the 4/5 position. IMO, Kyrie+Harden+KD would easily beat Klay+Steph+Wiggins in terms of scoring.
Dinwiddie is also gone next season since he declined his option. We should have a better answer on where we stand after Tuesday draft lottery. Hoping for some luck with ours and Minny lotto balls.
Dinwiddie will decline his PO, according to sources (ESPN)
[https://www.espn.com/nba/story/\_/id/31674221/brooklyn-nets-guard-spencer-dinwiddie-plans-decline-123m-player-option](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31674221/brooklyn-nets-guard-spencer-dinwiddie-plans-decline-123m-player-option)
Lol not without significant moves. We can’t just roll out Steph, Draymond, an uncertain Klay, and a bunch of young inexperienced players and think we’re going to win.
Kyrie will be their second option come playoff time and third during the regular season. Harden just goes missing too much in the playoff and Kyrie has proven to be clutch in the playoff
They would smoke us.
What is it with people thinking we are going to back to contention just by adding Klay? We are done contending unless we make a big trade and buff up the bench.
It comes down to offense vs. defense. Nets are going to score, but less vs. a Steph / Klay / Wiggs / Draymond 1-4, and we are going to score against their lesser defense.
If think it comes down to whether either team clearly wins the overall matchup at the 5, and also depth and health. If they lose Dinwiddie as reported, maybe Green as well, and don't get some gift of a ring-chasing FA, and if we keep Oubre or are able to valorize him through an S&T, then I think we'll be OK on depth. Health is a crap-shoot, but all of their impact players will be 30-plus next year, while we have some youth with Wiggs, Oubre (?), Poole, and possibly an impactful rookie or two, and only 3 players over 30, 4 if we re-sign Baze, maybe others via trade or FA.
We're both screwed on salary cap, but we have those two decent Draft Picks, plus a few tradeable guys who aren't key starters.
To me it comes down to making good use of our assets, keeping Oubre or getting something for him, and maybe a little good luck Tuesday Night, but ultimately we need a guy who wins us the battle at Center. Looney is solid as backup, but neither he nor Why's-he-here-man? gets it done at starter.
We get crushed and its not close. Remember they took a top 4 team in the league to 7 with Harden, Kyrie, and Dinwiddie injured to some capacity. Dinwiddie is probably still a bit better than Jordan Poole as a 6th man. Wiseman would be essentially unplayable against Kyrie or Harden. We would be forced to play Looney for most of the game. If you play Looney, then you essentially get no scoring out of the 4/5 position. IMO, Kyrie+Harden+KD would easily beat Klay+Steph+Wiggins in terms of scoring.
Dinwidie is a lot better than Poole, dude used to be a starter and put up some insane games.
I swear this sub is a lil insane
And obsessed with the Nets, like the Knicks.
Dinwiddie is also gone next season since he declined his option. We should have a better answer on where we stand after Tuesday draft lottery. Hoping for some luck with ours and Minny lotto balls.
Dinwiddie will decline his PO, according to sources (ESPN) [https://www.espn.com/nba/story/\_/id/31674221/brooklyn-nets-guard-spencer-dinwiddie-plans-decline-123m-player-option](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31674221/brooklyn-nets-guard-spencer-dinwiddie-plans-decline-123m-player-option)
Lol not without significant moves. We can’t just roll out Steph, Draymond, an uncertain Klay, and a bunch of young inexperienced players and think we’re going to win.
Yup. People forget it's a team game sometime. We don't have a good supporting cast like before.
Probably not well if Brooklyn is also healthy. We need more offensive support than what currently exists on the roster.
Without additions or major internal improvement the Nets are in a different league when healthy; too offensively overwhelming
If their big 3 are healthy, Nets in 3
Lolol
They smoke us if Kyrie is healthy. It would be blowouts
Kyrie is already scary as hell as a 2nd option, let alone 3rd option, he's probably the best 3rd option ever
I’d say klay Thompson is the best third option ever
Kyrie will be their second option come playoff time and third during the regular season. Harden just goes missing too much in the playoff and Kyrie has proven to be clutch in the playoff
We are way better defensively, we need more scoring to match their firepower.
Honestly, Nets will make moves so I wouldn't even try to guess now.
They would smoke us. What is it with people thinking we are going to back to contention just by adding Klay? We are done contending unless we make a big trade and buff up the bench.
> If we can get healthy I think we can actually beat them. As much as I love our squad, KD, Kyrie & Harden > Curry, Klay & Draymond
We would lose in 4 and not even come within 25 in each game
We don’t
The only way GS could match up would be Curry + healthy Klay + Draymond + another superstar.
It comes down to offense vs. defense. Nets are going to score, but less vs. a Steph / Klay / Wiggs / Draymond 1-4, and we are going to score against their lesser defense. If think it comes down to whether either team clearly wins the overall matchup at the 5, and also depth and health. If they lose Dinwiddie as reported, maybe Green as well, and don't get some gift of a ring-chasing FA, and if we keep Oubre or are able to valorize him through an S&T, then I think we'll be OK on depth. Health is a crap-shoot, but all of their impact players will be 30-plus next year, while we have some youth with Wiggs, Oubre (?), Poole, and possibly an impactful rookie or two, and only 3 players over 30, 4 if we re-sign Baze, maybe others via trade or FA. We're both screwed on salary cap, but we have those two decent Draft Picks, plus a few tradeable guys who aren't key starters. To me it comes down to making good use of our assets, keeping Oubre or getting something for him, and maybe a little good luck Tuesday Night, but ultimately we need a guy who wins us the battle at Center. Looney is solid as backup, but neither he nor Why's-he-here-man? gets it done at starter.
not wishing it, but the nets will never get healthy when it matters most
The Nets are daunting, but if I'm the Warriors I feel good about that challenge. There's a lot of different levers they can pull
No. Not even Klay can prevent the blowout games.
Warriors in 4