Since they watched Jason Kidd skip town for Milwaukee and Paul Pierce join the Washington Wizards the Brooklyn Nets lost key figures from their seat and starting lineup that summer. Those losses will alter the makeup significantly, but not of Brooklyn . Lionel Hollins replaces Kidd, and his seven seasons of head coaching experience must mesh well with the Nets’ veteran roster. At exactly the exact same time, Beckley Mason, at a piece for ESPN.com, raised some intriguing questions about the standing Hollins built together with the Memphis Grizzlies.
“Is what Tony Allen does really something that you can coach?” he asked. “Is the way Marc Gasol moves 7’0″ and 260 lbs to stymie a point protector something anyone can learn?”
We’re about to learn.
We will also discover whether Pierce’s generation can be replicated by rookie import Bojan Bogdanovic . And we see if some sophomore effort will be led to by Mason Plumlee’s time with Team USA in the FIBA Basketball World Cup Brook Lopez must conquer yet another setback with his surgically repaired foot, and Kevin Garnett has to prove he’s got enough juice left to contribute more than a couple of minutes per game. But with Joe Johnson and Deron Williams in the backcourt and Jarrett Jack substituting Shaun Livingston Brooklyn remains a squad using a reasonable amount of talent if most of it is currently nearing its expiry date.
The playoffs are a realistic goal for the Nets, and a top-four seed is not from the question, if the Williams can remain healthy alongside Lopez.
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