Are the Nets the most disappointing “super team” ever?

loveandbeer · Post #21 » by **loveandbeer** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 4:14 am

How would the Lakers even qualify. Someone bring up the old Westbrook trade thread lol.

Everyone (including Lakers fans) were calling it.

Pachinko_ · Post #22 » by **Pachinko_** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 4:19 am

DusterBuster wrote:
DaPessimist wrote:LeBron + Westbrick + Street Clothes isn't a super team.

As for the Nets, I wouldn't write them off so fast. If they're healthy when the playoffs come around they can beat anyone.

Yeah, I’m shocked how many people are saying this years Lakers. I never considered them a super team.

As see in the other thread, everybody means something different when they say "super team". For some people it's simply "the team I hate at the moment"

Ito · Post #23 » by **Ito** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 4:33 am

The nets super team was never a sure championship.. everybody knew they had a lot of work to do and things to figure out.. they still have time to work out if they can get healthy and when healthy they are the best team in the East..

TheLand13 · Post #24 » by **TheLand13** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 4:33 am

DusterBuster wrote:
EArl wrote:Id say this years Lakers are pretty disappointing. Clippers two years ago also belong in the conversation.

This Lakers team won a title, so yeah… gonna have to disagree there.

Clippers definitely should be, but the Nets have more talent past their Top 2 guys than the Clippers do. The Clippers were dumb to tie their hitch to Khawi tho, his injury history was locked in and he clearly was getting tired of playing regular season basketball… especially after the Raptors title, it was hard to see what was going to keep him motivated after winning a title by coasting through a regular season like he did. The Clippers felt like the ultimate “I’m going here to retire” move lol.

No it didn’t. This Lakers team is entirely different from the one we saw win a title.

With that said, I can’t take anyone who thinks this years Lakers team was a super team seriously.

WemBA Time · Post #25 » by **WemBA Time** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 4:53 am

My kneejerk reaction is to say the 2012-13 Lakers were much more so, but I believe at this point in the season fans tempered their expectations. If the Nets don't win it all this year, regardless of the reason, I think they'd be the most underachieving team I can remember.

bubonicphoniks · Post #26 » by **bubonicphoniks** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:02 am

Dwight Kobe Nash Lakers
KG PP JJ DW Nets
Lob city/Chris Pauls whole career
Remember the Boston superteam only won one.

Lets see what happens, if they dont win a title they well could be #1.

Long suffering nets fan here...

Loaded_Hollows · Post #27 » by **Loaded_Hollows** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:07 am

LeBum’s Heat that lost in their first year

Or LeBum’s lakers this year. It’s one of those.

levon · Post #28 » by **levon** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:20 am

I mean if Harden walks, it's a disaster.

dautjazz · Post #29 » by **dautjazz** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:29 am

2004 Lakers for me

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Raps in 4 · Post #30 » by **Raps in 4** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:31 am

They're still my pick to win the title. They haven't had their full roster all season yet are somehow still 1 game back of first place. Besides, the regular season was not what this team was built for.

marson · Post #31 » by **marson** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:35 am

art_tatum wrote:Hardly when this season isn't over yet and they were injured last season.
No harden they were up 2-1 against the eventual champs. Kyrie injured which forced harden who was clearly hobbled to try and come back. Shooting like 15% from 3. And yet were an inch from the finals and probably championship cause kyrie wouldve been back.

Disappointing superteams would be
1. Dwight Nash Kobe
2. This year's Lakers if they get bounced early.
3. shaq-kobe-malone-payton
4. Heatles. Everyone thought the league was over and they would go 5 straight. to expectations 2/4 is a bit of a downer especially when they were decently healthy.

If the nets don't make the finals they jump up to #3 on that list.

The Heat played as well as they could imo despite not having a true center during that 4 year run. Could have won 3 out of 4 if only LeBron played to his standard in that Mavs series.

I would say the Big 3 heatles were successful and not a disappointing superteam. Hell winning 2 out 4 is hard. Even the prime Goldenstate did not even 3 peat.

Impuniti · Post #32 » by **Impuniti** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:36 am

Way too early to call doom on them.

dautjazz · Post #33 » by **dautjazz** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:37 am

This Nets team had the names, but Irving is always one issue or another. Outside 2016, he's been mostly a cancer for teams.

Harden's bs has finally caught up with him, he's never been an efficient shooter, refs would save him with the whistle, and his matador defense will always be an issue.

Durant who is definitely still a beast is pretty unreliable of late in terms of availability.

In a sense I'm glad it didn't work out, the Harden trade was pretty bs, Houston could have done WAY better.

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GSP · Post #34 » by **GSP** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:38 am

Easily theyre not even gonna make it past the 2nd round

bubonicphoniks · Post #35 » by **bubonicphoniks** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:38 am

marson wrote:
art_tatum wrote:Hardly when this season isn't over yet and they were injured last season.
No harden they were up 2-1 against the eventual champs. Kyrie injured which forced harden who was clearly hobbled to try and come back. Shooting like 15% from 3. And yet were an inch from the finals and probably championship cause kyrie wouldve been back.

Disappointing superteams would be
1. Dwight Nash Kobe
2. This year's Lakers if they get bounced early.
3. shaq-kobe-malone-payton
4. Heatles. Everyone thought the league was over and they would go 5 straight. to expectations 2/4 is a bit of a downer especially when they were decently healthy.

If the nets don't make the finals they jump up to #3 on that list.

The Heat played as well as they could imo despite not having a true center during that 4 year run. Could have won 3 out of 4 if only LeBron played to his standard in that Mavs series.

I would say the Big 3 heatles were successful and not a disappointing superteam. Hell winning 2 out 4 is hard. Even the prime Goldenstate did not even 3 peat.

Birdman wasn't a true C?

Also wasnt not starting a traditional big supposedly part of their advantage?

bubonicphoniks · Post #36 » by **bubonicphoniks** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:40 am

dautjazz wrote:This Nets team had the names, but Irving is always one issue or another. Outside 2016, he's been mostly a cancer for teams.

Harden's bs has finally caught up with him, he's never been an efficient shooter, refs would save him with the whistle, and his matador defense will always be an issue.

Durant who is definitely still a beast is pretty unreliable of late in terms of availability.

In a sense I'm glad it didn't work out, the Harden trade was pretty bs, Houston could have done WAY better.

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Lol. Has this chapter already been written? Its year 2. What u smoking?

Ugly0598 · Post #37 » by **Ugly0598** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:42 am

If they don’t get a ring, they’re probably 2nd behind the Shaq-Kobe-Malone-Payton Lakers.

Also I’m not sure why people are so disappointed in the Davis-LeBron-Westbrook Lakers. Westbrook has been in decline since OKC days & LeBron is old.

marson · Post #38 » by **marson** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:43 am

bubonicphoniks wrote:
marson wrote:
art_tatum wrote:Hardly when this season isn't over yet and they were injured last season.
No harden they were up 2-1 against the eventual champs. Kyrie injured which forced harden who was clearly hobbled to try and come back. Shooting like 15% from 3. And yet were an inch from the finals and probably championship cause kyrie wouldve been back.

Disappointing superteams would be
1. Dwight Nash Kobe
2. This year's Lakers if they get bounced early.
3. shaq-kobe-malone-payton
4. Heatles. Everyone thought the league was over and they would go 5 straight. to expectations 2/4 is a bit of a downer especially when they were decently healthy.

If the nets don't make the finals they jump up to #3 on that list.

The Heat played as well as they could imo despite not having a true center during that 4 year run. Could have won 3 out of 4 if only LeBron played to his standard in that Mavs series.

I would say the Big 3 heatles were successful and not a disappointing superteam. Hell winning 2 out 4 is hard. Even the prime Goldenstate did not even 3 peat.
Birdman wasn't a true C?

Also wasnt not starting a traditional big supposedly part of their advantage?

Birdman was not on his prime during his tenure with the Heat. He played backup and limited minutes only. We got Eddy Curry that didn't even play meaningful minutes and a washed up Eric Dampier and a limited player Joel Anthony.

styLesdavis · Post #39 » by **styLesdavis** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:43 am

Easily the 2004 Los Angeles Lakers - Shaq, Kobe Bryant, Karl Malone, Gary Payton.

bubonicphoniks · Post #40 » by **bubonicphoniks** » Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:48 am

marson wrote:
bubonicphoniks wrote:
marson wrote:
The Heat played as well as they could imo despite not having a true center during that 4 year run. Could have won 3 out of 4 if only LeBron played to his standard in that Mavs series.

I would say the Big 3 heatles were successful and not a disappointing superteam. Hell winning 2 out 4 is hard. Even the prime Goldenstate did not even 3 peat.
Birdman wasn't a true C?

Also wasnt not starting a traditional big supposedly part of their advantage?

Birdman was not on his prime during his tenure with the Heat. He played backup and limited minutes only. We got Eddy Curry that didn't even play meaningful minutes and a washed up Eric Dampier and a limited player Joel Anthony.

Doesnt change the fact that they didnt win those chips DESPITE not having a true center. It was by design and intentional.