With Durant ailing the Nets are not a lock.

[DoctorP]

Sixers with Embiid and Simmons and Bucks with Giannis and co can easily match up with these guys when the 3 ball stops dropping at insane levels and defense is at a premium.

Nets are NOT a LOCK.

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The Nets are not a lock even if he is healthy.

The Nets experiment is like the Rockets experiment with Harden and Westbrook, except even more volatile.

[999Guy]

The Nets are not a lock even if he is healthy.

The Nets experiment is like the Rockets experiment with Harden and Westbrook, except even more volatile.

Volatile in a good way.


I see MIL beating them in a old west shootout.

That series would be an extreme version of SAS v. PHX in the mid 00‘s.

[Kiddlovesnets]

I fear that Durant already played the last game of the season for us. The signing of Blake Griffin makes more sense in the case of a season ending injury of KD, and the fact that the team has been non-transparent about the status update of his injury is extremely worrisome. Perhaps they are just trying to not let the team down morally while maintaining as a favorite landing spot for FA/buy-out players. But either way it won’t surprise me if he’s not playing anymore until next year.

[k0kakw0rld]

I fear that Durant already played the last game of the season for us. The signing of Blake Griffin makes more sense in the case of a season ending injury of KD, and the fact that the team has been non-transparent about the status update of his injury is extremely worrisome. Perhaps they are just trying to not let the team down morally while maintaining as a favorite landing spot for FA/buy-out players. But either way it won’t surprise me if he’s not playing anymore until next year.

No KD, No championship I am sorry.

[Smoke117]

Duuuuur Duuuur, OP already making excuses when the Nets lose. You ****ing **** ******.

[Axe]

They will still have a better record than durant's former team

[HBK_Kliq_2]

I fear that Durant already played the last game of the season for us. The signing of Blake Griffin makes more sense in the case of a season ending injury of KD, and the fact that the team has been non-transparent about the status update of his injury is extremely worrisome. Perhaps they are just trying to not let the team down morally while maintaining as a favorite landing spot for FA/buy-out players. But either way it won’t surprise me if he’s not playing anymore until next year.

Out for season with a 2 week hamstring injury? That would be odd. He has already missed like half of Nets games.

[LoneyROY7]

This thread smells like p*ssy.

[Smoke117]

lol Durant isn't "ailing". He's perfectly fine. The nets are just being gingerly with him as it's the regular season and they know they don't need him now. If this was playoff basketball he'd be playing.

[tpols]

Harden and Kyrie is still a sick combo. It's basically like Magic and Diet Kobe. There's only one ball after all. Prime Harden has never played with anyone remotely as good as Kyrie except Chris Paul, who he almost beat the peak Dynasty dubs with. Except he fits much better because he is true scorer over passer, and can ice games turn up the notch where as Paul preferred to pass. (but could get an obvious bucket... he just doesn't have Kyrie's scoring ceiling which is GOAT for point guard position)

[Kiddlovesnets]

Out for season with a 2 week hamstring injury? That would be odd. He has already missed like half of Nets games.

This is why this feels so weird, a hamstring injury shouldn’t have kept him out for so long. There not even a timeline for him resuming practice and return, everything is so fishy and I feel that they are hiding something.

[dankok8]

They could be hiding something. His timeline was 2 games then back before the All-Star break, then after now he's having scans next week. Yea I'd be a bit worried... Not super worried but worried. He might have had or could have a hamstring tear.

[tpols]

Hamstring injuries are notorious for being lingering and nagging. Why waste his meter on pointless regular season games when Harden could get you 50 wins with 4 scrubs and you throw Kyrie into the mix another 5-10 wins and a high seed. Just rest KD for the playoffs.

[CTbasketball92]

The Nets are not a lock even if he is healthy.

The Nets experiment is like the Rockets experiment with Harden and Westbrook, except even more volatile.

This just seems like it's been proven utterly wrong so far lol. Harden and Kyrie have been a ridiculous duo so far. Their defense was becoming solid before Claxton started playing, and now that Claxton is playing and showing that he's a very good defender, and with their ability to still add at least one or two other defensive players, this team with just Harden and Kyrie should be finals bound. Harden and Kyrie are a very good fitting duo. They are both elite shooters, both can get wherever they want whenever they want and you can't double either because they will spot the open man for a shot, or, nearly as likely, kick it out to one of the two other shooters or cutters or lob threats on the team. Kyrie's got no problem playing off ball. He's arguably having his best season. He can play on and off ball, unlike Westbrook, and he's probably one of the best all-around shooters ever. His turnover rate is very low and he's one of the clutchest players in the league. Literally couldn't be more different.