As they watched Jason Kidd bypass town for Milwaukee and Paul Pierce combine the upstart Washington Wizards the Brooklyn Nets lost key characters from their seat and starting lineup that summer. Those losses will change the makeup not, although considerably of Brooklyn . Kidd is replaced by lionel Hollins, and his seven seasons of head coaching experience must mesh with the Nets’ roster. At exactly the exact same time, Beckley Mason, in a piece for ESPN.com, raised some intriguing questions regarding 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 pounds to stymie a point protector something everyone can learn?”
We are going to learn.
We find out whether newcomer import Bojan Bogdanovic can replicate Pierce’s production . And we see if the time with Team USA in the FIBA Basketball World Cup of Mason Plumlee will result in some large sophomore campaign Brook Lopez must conquer another setback with his surgically repaired foot, and Kevin Garnett has to prove he’s got enough juice left to contribute more than a handful of minutes per match. However, with Joe Johnson and Deron Williams in Jarrett Jack and the backcourt substituting Shaun Livingston off the bench, Brooklyn stays a squad that is savvy with a fair amount of talent though most of it is currently nearing its expiration date.
The playoffs are a target for the Nets, and a top-four seed isn’t from the question in the event the Williams can stay healthy alongside Lopez.

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