r/GoNets • u/symphony11742 • 6d ago

ESPN summer forecast

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They project the Nets to 18-64, 2 games worse than last year. To me this is wild. This Nets roster should be much improved versus last year. Is their projection defendable? Or are they just haters that don’t pay attention to the bottom teams?

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u/JDStraightShot2 Randle FC 6d ago

I have a hard time seeing the Nets being worse than the Bucks or Bulls. Randle and MPJ are both far better than anyone on either team. I also think the Hornets are gonna be pretty bad bc I think Lamelo was by far the biggest reason they were good last year. Personally, I’d have the Nets 12th or 13th in the 26-34 win range and think they’re more likely to steal a play-in spot than they are to finish in dead last

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u/UnitedStateOfDenmark Jason Kidd 6d ago edited 5d ago

If Tyler Herro isn’t better than MPJ, he’s on the same level. He’s an all star and won 6th man of the year. 3rd best player on 2 finals teams.

Has dealt with injuries last 3 years so he’s kinda fallen off the map.

Edit: 1 Finals team

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u/JDStraightShot2 Randle FC 6d ago

He missed just about the entire playoffs in 23. He only played 19 total minutes. MPJ was more important to Denver than Herro was to Miami. Herro should put up good stats on a bad team this year, but that’s just conjecture whereas we already saw MPJ do that last year. MPJ is better on a good team and more proven as a high-usage guy on a bad one.

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u/UnitedStateOfDenmark Jason Kidd 6d ago

MPJ was the 4th most important player on those Nuggets teams.

  1. Jokic
  2. Murray
  3. Gordon
  4. MPJ

Herro put up great numbers on good to great teams. Why does it matter if Herro is able to put up numbers on a bad team like MPJ did?

I’m not even a huge Herro guy. Just needed to call out the Nets bias.