The Brooklyn Nets are 30 games under .500 and when teams are perennial basement dwellers, the fans can get restless. Trade rumors start to circulate and dominate discussions. Hypothetical situations can turn into unrealistic expectations because the fans just want something positive, something to cheer about. When these dream scenarios don’t manifest into reality (usually by the trade deadline), cynicism takes over and then with a mob-like mentality, the fans call for someone’s job, usually the head coach.
Even though the record doesn’t show it, the Nets are in a much better position than they were just one year ago.