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There's a lot to criticize, and rightfully so, about the Nets right now. And much of the criticism is warranted, given their effort and win-loss record.

However, what has been MY personal pet peeve - even more than the invariable 3rd quarter woes - is this: Rebounds & Assists.

I had just went and checked to confirm what my eyes were showing me. This team doesn't finish games with a double-digit rebounder; nor a double-digit assist man. I can't think of any other team where I KNOW that at the end of the game that there will neither be a rebounder that gets 10+ boards or a player finishing w 10+ assists?! And imagining that in one game there would be a double-digit rebounder AND a double-digit assist performance by two players seems to be asking the impossible.

Shaun Livingston has played really well in the earlier games; however, the scouting report on him is out on him and he's looking like...well, a backup PG. The problem is that even with Livingston playing to his potential, this team right now has the WORST PG situation in the NBA.

And in 2013, w the PG competition at it's historical highest level...the Brooklyn Nets are losing the matchup game in and game out EVERY SINGLE GAME by incredible margins.

These two key things are the things I look for from top-tier and championship level teams: Rebounds & Assists. And right now, there's a lot of room for improvement for this team. Silver-lining is that the Atlantic Division is a mess; this is the first month of NBA action; and Williams, Kirilenko & Lopez will be returning to the roster eventually. But I will say that I'm stunned at the futility regarding rebounding and assists - never seen this from an NBA playoff team before.

There were nights in my younger days where I drank like a fish. And ate really **** foods.

In the morning, after one of those nights, I would wake up and run to the bathroom.

What I expelled from my body is exactly what the Nets have been playing like right now.

****, you say? No no hahaha. **** is solid. **** has an identity. **** makes its presence felt.

What I expelled, and what the Nets are right now, can be summed up in two simple words:

ASS WATER.

jerseyjac wrote:What a horrific shooting night...offense seems to have no flow no structure...I just don't understand why we don't play inside out...we're becoming a jump shooting nightmare...

And our defense...scary.

Livingston continues to be a bright spot.

The Nets have a lot work to do over the next 3 games, if we have don't get some quality wins, we could be looking at a really bad November. Maybe a 4 -13 disaster walking into December...right now there is only two teams that I feel at this point we can definitely beat. With that said, keep your fingers crossed we can knock down some jumpers and at least be a .500 team by 12/3 vs Nuggets...

With the Rockets and Grizzlies up next, it looks like what I expected....