When Kevin Durant sprained his MCL last season, the Nets folded without him. This time, Brooklyn can do better. No, make that must do better.
This time, Brooklyn can do better. No, make that must do better., but the Nets have to figure a way to survive his absence.
Brooklyn is 85-44 with Durant in the lineup since his June 2019 arrival, a solid 54-win pace. But they’re just 69-68 without him, essentially a mediocre .500 team. And they were far worse than that last season.After falling from second in the Eastern Conference to eighth during Durant’s MCL absence — including an 11-game skid — the Nets proved incapable of weathering their star’s absence.
Irving has already been as good as any guard in the East, but they need a more assertive Simmons. The All-Star who used to drive 10 times a game in Philadelphia has been averaging about three for Brooklyn. The Nets need him to attack and create open looks for spot-shooters like Harris and Yuta Watanabe.
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