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    Default Nets go low-key, make basketball their sole focus this season

    Prior to the first two seasons in Brooklyn, the Nets spent their summers creating large expectations and hype, whether formed by a player touting the championship potential, an owner scoffing at the luxury tax or a borough president relentlessly needling the Knicks. It was all part of an effort to introduce the Nets into New York's conscience.

    This summer, amidst the fallout with Jason Kidd and an effort to reduce a record-breaking payroll, the Nets have purposefully played it low-key, according to GM Billy King. These are the humbled Brooklyn Nets.

    -- NY Daily News

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    Default Re: Nets go low-key, make basketball their sole focus this season

    It's about time. Never saw this core (Lopez, Johnson, Williams) play without high expectations. Should be a nice smooth transition.

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    Default Re: Nets go low-key, make basketball their sole focus this season

    i guess i'm in the minority, but i didn't see the nets as champion-caliber at any point along the line. i get that hype needed to be manufactured, but what i still don't understand is why so many national media-types bought in to it the way they did.

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    Default Re: Nets go low-key, make basketball their sole focus this season

    We still have high expecations. Everyone just underrating us. We gonna come out the box FAST and then everyone will be jumping on our train, just watch.

    We upgraded at coach, at SF, added youth, athleticnism.

    What's with the Nets fans here? GET ON BOARD.

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    Default Re: Nets go low-key, make basketball their sole focus this season

    i guess if it helps, i could hire some kid to holler "go nets!" and wave a towel or something on my behalf.

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    Default Re: Nets go low-key, make basketball their sole focus this season

    Quote Originally Posted by brooklynsfinest
    We still have high expecations. Everyone just underrating us. We gonna come out the box FAST and then everyone will be jumping on our train, just watch.

    We upgraded at coach, at SF, added youth, athleticnism.

    What's with the Nets fans here? GET ON BOARD.
    High expectations? Espn and other sites have the nets at #8 with ATL getting back Horford and CHA picking up Stephenson to go along with Jefferson and Walker. And obviously Cleveland picking up LeBron and Love

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    Default Re: Nets go low-key, make basketball their sole focus this season

    I think Net fans have reasonable expectations. I just don;t want to hear anymore "Nets are glad to be under the radar" stories, they are under the radar because title aspirations are gone. That's not a plus.

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    Default Re: Nets go low-key, make basketball their sole focus this season

    well... it's a plus when it's a plus, which is what NF93 was saying i think

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    Default Re: Nets go low-key, make basketball their sole focus this season

    Quote Originally Posted by gigantes
    well... it's a plus when it's a plus, which is what NF93 was saying i think
    Exactly.

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