The Nets have played far above expectations thus far this year and continue to play very well on the road.
The Nets are a very weak 4-7 at home, but have an above .500 record because they play very aggressively on the road. I think it demoralizes the Nets when they see there is no one in the building.
The other issue the Nets have is the 3rd quarter. The Nets are -70 in the third. That simply means that the team doesn't refocus well at half time.
The positives for the Nets have have been the play of Harris and Carter with a honorable mention for the improving young big men.
Harris and Carter are the highest scoring tandem in the NBA. Harris has caused tremendous defensive issues for every team the Nets have faced. He is too quick to defend and he can hit some of his open jumpers when teams back off. He is not very consistent with his shot, but he can hit it enough to be effective.
Carter has been superb this year. He is not as chuck happy as he has been in the past couple of years and may have been impacted by Richard Jefferson's establishment as a first tier scorer. He likely felt he needed to become a shooter to supplement the slashing of Jefferson. However, Carter is first a driver - who shoots from the outside when teams back off.
Brook Lopez has been a very nice addition to the team as he adds solid interior defense and a big body to the line up. He also has solid offensive skills that are not used enough in the offense. Yi (no one knows his last name, so Yi suffices) Can't (with a capital C) play defense; however, he can shoot the ball and has flashes of excellent offensive capability. The way I think the Nets should use him more effectively is through the pick and roll with Harris. He can pop and hit the elbow jumper with ease. Additionally, he can drive a little so he would make a very good candidate.
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Yaros
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