If it was 2000, I’d say they don’t stand a chance because it’s hard for me to imagine a worse defensive pair of defenders than Harden and Kyrie. But given the direction the league has gone in the meantime, it’s not a problem like it would have been 20 years ago. Kyrie, on the other hand, is definitely a time bomb and it’s only a matter of days before he’s unhappy with something. Let's not forget that the man left Cleveland because he didn't want to be the second option behind LeBron ... now he's the third option ...

Yeah, I always had a soft spot for the Nets going back to the Buck Williams days, even thought it was cool they moved to Brooklyn (though even as a resident of the borough of Kings I don't care for any "hip" cachet). After the terrible Celtics trade they put together a scrappy nonstar roster that was competitive under Coach Atkinson. Now with three super friend clowns with ascending degrees of unlikeability they can go jump in the Gowanus.

Oh and I would die happy -- Knicks eliminate Nets in first round. Hey I can dream.

Philc1 wrote:I actually rooted hard for the nets in the early 2000’s when the Knicks dark era of suckage under Dolan/Layden/Isaiah started. I liked Kidd, RJ, KMart a lot. I paid to go to Nets games at the meadowlands

On the other hand I can’t think of a more unlikable group of primadonna divas than Durant, Kyrie and Harden

I really liked Kenyon when he was on the Knicks, but that Nets team I despised, they were really annoying and the Craptors trading Vince to them for nothing just to spite him and the Knicks was a real kick in the balls.

Welpee wrote:

Philc1 wrote:I actually rooted hard for the nets in the early 2000’s when the Knicks dark era of suckage under Dolan/Layden/Isaiah started. I liked Kidd, RJ, KMart a lot. I paid to go to Nets games at the meadowlands

On the other hand I can’t think of a more unlikable group of primadonna divas than Durant, Kyrie and Harden

I kinda know what you mean. I rooted for the Nets too mainly because Kidd's impact on that franchise was incredible. For me, I didn't mind the Brooklyn move until their purchased that billboard near MSG with the Russian and Jay-Z talking about their blueprint for success. That plus bragging about driving up the price for us to get Melo. At that point, they became the enemy and I enjoyed seeing them suck. I hope the KD, Irving, Harden thing totally blows up in their face...but unfortunately I don't think it will.

However, I feel like the Knicks rise to mediocrity gets more buzz than what the Nets are doing, but I may be bias.

I always rooted for the Nets growing up until the Brooklyn move. It was fun as a kid growing up in NJ in the early 2000’s and had an extra $20 you could literally drive 10 mins on the turnpike and watch Kidd in the playoffs on a Sunday afternoon

The kidd lead Nets was the most dislike roster i ever saw (for me)