Nets Are Scorching

After 66 games the Nets only have 7 wins.  They need 3 wins to get to 10, and thus avoiding the infamy of having the worst record in the history of the NBA.  While most experts and fans agree that the Nets aren’t the worst team in the NBA (talent-wise at least), unless they win more than 9 games, nobody is going to care about that.  So can the Nets do it?  Al Iannazzone chimes in with his opinion in his latest blog post for the YES Network:

The Nets can, and probably, should avoid that record. Yes, they have had stretches like 18 consecutive losses. But twice they won three in 14 games and once three in 15 games. So it’s possible.

Also, the schedule lightens up a little with seven games currently against teams under .500, including at Philadelphia, Washington and Indiana and home for Sacramento, Detroit and Chicago.

Really, this is all the Nets have to play for at this point: pride and avoiding the record. But it’s going to take a commitment to doing what needs to be done on both ends of the floor.

I agree with Mr. Iannazzone here.  I think the Nets should be able to get three wins, let’s break it down.

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