KD Sprained MCL. Re-evaluated in 2 weeks

[Shark]

This sucks, but I think we should be alright as others have mentioned. While we did struggle after he went down in Miami, the fact that we were able to pull back for the win is huge. Good test for everyone including Vaughn.

[TheNetsFan]

ughh well just glad it won't be that long. I hope it's only 2 weeks, last year I think I remember it wasn't even suppose to be 6 weeks he was out but for some reason it kept prolonging. Like MDB said we should be able to survive without him especially against the lesser teams. We definitely should not have no darn 11 game losing streak like last year, we're better equipped now. I won't be surprise to see Kyrie drop 50 in a game.

Everybody is just going to have to step up and this'll force Simmons to look for his own shot and play better. This should also boost Cam's value as well as I imagine he'll get some minutes. Curry, Joe, Patty, Cam, Simmons and TJ are going to have to pick up the pieces and hold the fort down until. We should bring Kessler Edwards back up too.

Last year Woj tweeted that the organization was optimistic that it would be 4-6 weeks. This year he tweeted "no more than a month." My gut says 2 weeks of complete rest, 1 week ramp up, 1 week of minutes restricted games.

[Eatgreenz]

We most likely go minumum .500 untill kd comes back. Got complete faith in Vaughn to keep us competitive

[GTR11]

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Will be reevaluated in two weeks. Kyrie said KD in good spirit and he's doing fine, we good here.

[Papi_swav]

ughh well just glad it won't be that long. I hope it's only 2 weeks, last year I think I remember it wasn't even suppose to be 6 weeks he was out but for some reason it kept prolonging. Like MDB said we should be able to survive without him especially against the lesser teams. We definitely should not have no darn 11 game losing streak like last year, we're better equipped now. I won't be surprise to see Kyrie drop 50 in a game.

Everybody is just going to have to step up and this'll force Simmons to look for his own shot and play better. This should also boost Cam's value as well as I imagine he'll get some minutes. Curry, Joe, Patty, Cam, Simmons and TJ are going to have to pick up the pieces and hold the fort down until. We should bring Kessler Edwards back up too.

Last year Woj tweeted that the organization was optimistic that it would be 4-6 weeks. This year he tweeted "no more than a month." My gut says 2 weeks of complete rest, 1 week ramp up, 1 week of minutes restricted games.

Ok I can live with that. We should still be able to pull out some wins without him. Definitely shouldn't be like last years 11 game losing streak

[GYK]

This sucks. Happy it’s not doomsday bad but this is time to build a team he doesn’t have to save/carry. How good of a team you are outside of your best player determines everything when it comes to championships.

Hopefully we figure out what to do with Ben. Why is down to 24mpg? Is it still his back rehab? Or worse, we don’t know what to do with him on offense? He is down in drives per game from his career average. Personally I would have Ben screening far more. Can’t find screens per game but I would want him leading the pack. Ben short roll is the game changing offense we need even when things are going well. It answers the what to do with Ben question. Keeps him on the floor for defense(if his back isn’t the reason his mpg is down). It gets the team easier shots for spot ups and lobs, statistically we are tough shot taking team, godly good at it but nevertheless.

Also I think it’s time to move on from some players. Particularly Joe, Patty, Cam and maybe Seth. The dream for everyone is OG. But if a blockbuster move can’t be made my ideal trades are
Patty, Cam, Sharpe , 1st for Kyle Kuzma
Joe and 2nds for Jae Crowder and Torrey Craig
Wait for the buyout market to snag a backup big.
I’m a huge believer in wing ball. I think the
strength of the roster is we have a big perimeter. Adding a long 3rd scorer with two way ability and two more versions of Royce O’Neal would give us everything we need. So far Ben at the five hasn’t been special because of the lineups defense. Now with a lineup of 3&D wings we can have the spacing and get stops.

[Gooner]

This could be a blessing in disguise because it will give KD time to rest. He has played a lot of minutes this season and that's risky. The most important thing is to have him ready for the playoffs.

Now it's time for other guys to step up. I think Harris will move into the starting lineup and that will result with more ball movement, which you need to compensate for missing a guy like KD. Irving and Harris can move really well without the ball using Simmons and Claxton's screens and I'm sure that coaching staff will have the team well prepared to execute without KD. Warren and Yuta have done really well with the second unit and I don't anticipate JV changing that. But Harris looked lost there, and it's important to get him going.

Obviously Kyrie needs to be more agressive now, but not just looking for his shot. He needs to get into the paint and force defense to react, and then trust his teammates. His assist numbers will go up because he will draw even more attention from the opposing team.

[MrDollarBills]

I think that this is some adversity that the team needs to go through. A championship team is always going to face some uphill climbs during the season. KD is fine and he needs to be rested as is. Now it's time for guys to step up. Cam has spent the last few weeks on the bench with a blank look on his face. Now a spot has opened up in the rotation, is he going to seize it or play inefficient basketball and end up getting benched for Patty?

Also, this is where Kyrie earns his money. He doesn't need to do anything different. Just be a leader. Go ball out, be the encouraging teammate that we've seen him be since his suspension. He's done everything asked for him and more.

[NetsWorld]

Knowing the Nets this will be a minimum of 4 weeks... 2 weeks then revaluated, with 1 more week precautionary and then 1 week ramp up...

Might even make sense to track on an additional week which would place his return right after the all star break...

Steve Trash is not at the helm; won't be happening. This is the the Nets final chance to win a ship with Kyrie/KD as their star duo. After this, it's goodbye. Kyrie spurned Cleveland even after winning a title and spurned Boston, he will most likely do the same to us. KD may get traded. Nothing short of a championship will help this team keep either player.

I don't see Kyrie leaving.

He is from NJ and I highly doubt he wants to stop being with his family.

And where would he go? LA to play with LeBron at 40 years old.

I think he probably stays.

This is my hope as well; Kyrie staying means Brooklyn basketball stays elite and competitive. But Kyrie has spurned two great situations in the past in Cleveland and Boston. Two teams that were very competitive with him on it, it's not past to do the same again.

[GTR11]

Steve Trash is not at the helm; won't be happening. This is the the Nets final chance to win a ship with Kyrie/KD as their star duo. After this, it's goodbye. Kyrie spurned Cleveland even after winning a title and spurned Boston, he will most likely do the same to us. KD may get traded. Nothing short of a championship will help this team keep either player.

I don't see Kyrie leaving.

He is from NJ and I highly doubt he wants to stop being with his family.

And where would he go? LA to play with LeBron at 40 years old.

I think he probably stays.

This is my hope as well; Kyrie staying means Brooklyn basketball stays elite and competitive. But Kyrie has spurned two great situations in the past in Cleveland and Boston. Two teams that were very competitive with him on it, it's not past to do the same again.

Kyrie was FA just this past offseason. Only Lakers will through entire max at him, and even that is very questionable.

[TheNetsFan]

I don't see Kyrie leaving.

He is from NJ and I highly doubt he wants to stop being with his family.

And where would he go? LA to play with LeBron at 40 years old.

I think he probably stays.

This is my hope as well; Kyrie staying means Brooklyn basketball stays elite and competitive. But Kyrie has spurned two great situations in the past in Cleveland and Boston. Two teams that were very competitive with him on it, it's not past to do the same again.

Kyrie was FA just this past offseason. Only Lakers will through entire max at him, and even that is very questionable.

Lakers won't have max space, but can make a nice offer.

Houston is the team that I would watch. They have tons of space, a need and extra incentive (better the picks we owe them).

[GTR11]

This is my hope as well; Kyrie staying means Brooklyn basketball stays elite and competitive. But Kyrie has spurned two great situations in the past in Cleveland and Boston. Two teams that were very competitive with him on it, it's not past to do the same again.

Kyrie was FA just this past offseason. Only Lakers will through entire max at him, and even that is very questionable.

Lakers won't have max space, but can make a nice offer.

Houston is the team that I would watch. They have tons of space, a need and extra incentive (better the picks we owe them).

Than we ain't got none to worry about.

Well Lakers will have 1 max slot, it's just entire team will have to be vet min guys. They have no picks or rookies to speaks of.

[GTR11]

This could be a blessing in disguise because it will give KD time to rest. He has played a lot of minutes this season and that's risky. The most important thing is to have him ready for the playoffs.

Now it's time for other guys to step up. I think Harris will move into the starting lineup and that will result with more ball movement, which you need to compensate for missing a guy like KD. Irving and Harris can move really well without the ball using Simmons and Claxton's screens and I'm sure that coaching staff will have the team well prepared to execute without KD. Warren and Yuta have done really well with the second unit and I don't anticipate JV changing that. But Harris looked lost there, and it's important to get him going.

Obviously Kyrie needs to be more agressive now, but not just looking for his shot. He needs to get into the paint and force defense to react, and then trust his teammates. His assist numbers will go up because he will draw even more attention from the opposing team.

We will be losing size with Joe as a starter. Also not ideal scorer/ playmaker, I'd keep Joe on the bench and move TJ in a 1st unit.

We going to rely on TJ and Ben to provide some extra for us.

[MrDollarBills]

This could be a blessing in disguise because it will give KD time to rest. He has played a lot of minutes this season and that's risky. The most important thing is to have him ready for the playoffs.

Now it's time for other guys to step up. I think Harris will move into the starting lineup and that will result with more ball movement, which you need to compensate for missing a guy like KD. Irving and Harris can move really well without the ball using Simmons and Claxton's screens and I'm sure that coaching staff will have the team well prepared to execute without KD. Warren and Yuta have done really well with the second unit and I don't anticipate JV changing that. But Harris looked lost there, and it's important to get him going.

Obviously Kyrie needs to be more agressive now, but not just looking for his shot. He needs to get into the paint and force defense to react, and then trust his teammates. His assist numbers will go up because he will draw even more attention from the opposing team.

We will be losing size with Joe as a starter. Also not ideal scorer/ playmaker, I'd keep Joe on the bench and move TJ in a 1st unit.

We going to rely on TJ and Ben to provide some extra for us.

We don't have a choice, we have to start TJ.

[GTR11]

This could be a blessing in disguise because it will give KD time to rest. He has played a lot of minutes this season and that's risky. The most important thing is to have him ready for the playoffs.

Now it's time for other guys to step up. I think Harris will move into the starting lineup and that will result with more ball movement, which you need to compensate for missing a guy like KD. Irving and Harris can move really well without the ball using Simmons and Claxton's screens and I'm sure that coaching staff will have the team well prepared to execute without KD. Warren and Yuta have done really well with the second unit and I don't anticipate JV changing that. But Harris looked lost there, and it's important to get him going.

Obviously Kyrie needs to be more agressive now, but not just looking for his shot. He needs to get into the paint and force defense to react, and then trust his teammates. His assist numbers will go up because he will draw even more attention from the opposing team.

We will be losing size with Joe as a starter. Also not ideal scorer/ playmaker, I'd keep Joe on the bench and move TJ in a 1st unit.

We going to rely on TJ and Ben to provide some extra for us.

We don't have a choice, we have to start TJ.

I might be jumping ahead of the train but, we going to need TJ to compensate for coaching deficiencies.

What we going our way is that Saltics have trash tool.

Timing, it's all about timing before party.

[ArksNetsSince99]

1 month is not as bad as six weeks.

But it still sucks.

I truly believe we could have got the 1 seed. Now its going to be a struggle to stay in the top 4.

Lets see how this team responds.

I think staying in the top 4 should be the objective

Fully healthy we can still beat Boston even without HCA , but we don’t want to be in any kind of play ins from 7/8 th etc

[Gooner]

This could be a blessing in disguise because it will give KD time to rest. He has played a lot of minutes this season and that's risky. The most important thing is to have him ready for the playoffs.

Now it's time for other guys to step up. I think Harris will move into the starting lineup and that will result with more ball movement, which you need to compensate for missing a guy like KD. Irving and Harris can move really well without the ball using Simmons and Claxton's screens and I'm sure that coaching staff will have the team well prepared to execute without KD. Warren and Yuta have done really well with the second unit and I don't anticipate JV changing that. But Harris looked lost there, and it's important to get him going.

Obviously Kyrie needs to be more agressive now, but not just looking for his shot. He needs to get into the paint and force defense to react, and then trust his teammates. His assist numbers will go up because he will draw even more attention from the opposing team.

We will be losing size with Joe as a starter. Also not ideal scorer/ playmaker, I'd keep Joe on the bench and move TJ in a 1st unit.

We going to rely on TJ and Ben to provide some extra for us.

We'll see what JV does. But one thing is for sure, TJ will be on the court when Kyrie is resting to provide scoring, so I expect him to start from the bench again. In terms of size, with KD you inevitably lose length, but you have Claxton and Simmons as big guys, Royce and Joe are both 6'6'' 220 pound small forwards, so you still have enough size. Harris is a good post defender.

[3pt_chucker]

I def think Joe starts. No need to over extend TJ just because of an injury. The goal is to have him healthy and 100% by the playoffs.

Joe is getting paid a lot of money and also has played his best as a starter. He has to show his worth to the team in this stretch.

[MrDollarBills]

I def think Joe starts. No need to over extend TJ just because of an injury. The goal is to have him healthy and 100% by the playoffs.

Joe is getting paid a lot of money and also has played his best as a starter. He has to show his worth to the team in this stretch.

I just think that we take a hit defensively by starting Joe. A huge part of why we are so good is because of Durant, Claxton, Simmons and Royce on the defensive end. I think Yuta should start so we can maintain the size and length up front

[Hello Brooklyn]

Problem with starting Joe is our rebounding is already so ****. KD is still a good rebounder.