Deron Williams and Joe Johnson
In the training camp edition of the NBA power rankings, the first power rankings of the year, the Brooklyn Nets come in 12th in the NBA and 5th in the eastern conference. ESPN’s Marc Stein creates these rankings based on his opinions of the teams.
In my opinion, this ranking is a little bit too low for the Nets. I would rank them somewhere in the 8-10 range right now. Although the Nets are ranked much higher than they were last season, I can’t understand why Stein puts the 76ers, Mavericks, and Grizzlies higher than the Nets. Here is what Stein had to say about Brooklyn:
|
Stein mentions the Knicks in this short paragraph, and in the first power rankings, the Nets are rated one spot above the Knicks. He also said that Joe Johnson was “just enough” to get Deron Williams to stay. He doesn’t seem to think that JJ will be a great addition to the team. We will see the Nets in action for the first time on October 13th in a preseason game with Philadelphia.
Jonah Mars is the editor for From Russia With Dunk and he has been following the Nets since early childhood. He attends games at the Prudential Center in Newark whenever he could, and watches every road game on TV. He is currently attending Colorado College in Colorado Springs. He graduated from Heschel High School in New York City in 2011. Before From Russia With Dunk, Jonah wrote for the blog Kim Had Humps where he covered mostly the Nets, but also other New York area teams. He is looking forward to the Nets future and their move to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn next year.
All NY Sports
Boston Celtics
Brooklyn Nets
New York Mets
New York Knicks
New York Jets
New York Giants
New York Yankees
New York Rangers
New York Islanders
Philadelphia 76ers
Toronto Raptors
