In both Brian Lewis’ Nets preview and the staff’s NBA preview, the New York Post offers Brooklyn fans some hope for improvement this season after the worst two-year stretch in team history.
The previews are unanimous in putting the Nets ahead of their crosstown rivals, with Marc Berman, the Knicks beat writer, and Mike Vaccaro, the columnist, even predicting the Nets will make the playoffs!
As Lewis writes in one of his “Three bold predictions,” the Nets “will outpace expectations … and the Knicks.”
After they added depth and shooting, then watched their crosstown rivals deal away Carmelo Anthony, don’t be surprised if they edge out the Knicks in the standings — especially with teams such Atlanta, Chicago, Indiana, the Knicks and Orlando not incentivized to win.