The Brooklyn Nets have lost 12-of-13, their worst stretch of the season.
But Kenny Atkinson has been through this before, more than once, just a year ago.
Between January 21 and February 25 of last year, the Nets went 0-16. Between December 28 and January 17, they endured an 11-game losing streak. After starting the season 4-5, they lost seven in a row, a skid which grew into a 5-42 record they brought into last season’s All-Star Break.
This team is better and their head coach is habitually optimistic by nature, for better or for worst.