2016-17 Brooklyn Nets Season Schedule (Season opener @ BOS)

Paradise · Post #1 » by **Paradise** » Thu Aug 11, 2016 9:59 pm

Full schedule will be posted on NBA.com but so far:

- Nets open up at Boston on October 26th.
- Nets will open Barclays vs Indiana (Thad's return) on Ovt 28th.
- D-Wade and the Bulls (weird huh?) will visit on Holloween.
- Lin vs Rose at MSG on Nov 9th via ESPN.
- Joe Johnson returns on January 2nd.
- Golden State visits on December 22nd.

Other notable games:

- Blazers visit on Nov 20th at 3:30pm.

- Ben Simmons first game at Barclays on Jan 8th at 12PM.

- Tyler Johnson & The Heat visit on Jan 25th.

Christmas Day schedule:

Celtics at Knicks - 12PM
Warriors at Cavs - 2PM
Bulls at Spurs - 5PM
T-Wolves at Thunder - 8PM
Lakers at Clippers - 10:30PM

- Deron Williams returns on March 19th at 12PM.

el13adnino · Post #2 » by **el13adnino** » Thu Aug 11, 2016 10:09 pm

hope u guys surprise the league

Roy Tarpley · Post #3 » by **Roy Tarpley** » Thu Aug 11, 2016 10:26 pm

Longtime Nets fans -- is the home season opener usually a sellout? What's the environment like for home games in the era of the crappy Nets? Do you anticipate that the excitement will be elevated this season? I'm thinking about attending the home opener against Indy.

rayfantastic · Post #4 » by **rayfantastic** » Thu Aug 11, 2016 10:27 pm

Two games in two different arenas on Oct 28 is going to be tough.

Paradise wrote:Full schedule will be posted on NBA.com but so far:

- Nets open up at Boston on October 28th
- Nets will open Barclays vs Indiana (Thad's return) on Ovt 28th.
- D-Wade and the Bulls (weird huh?) will visit on Holloween.
- Lin vs Rose at MSG on Nov 9th via ESPN.
- Joe Johnson returns on January 2nd.
- Golden State visits on December 22nd.

Other notable games:

- Blazers visit on Nov 20th at 3:30pm.

- Ben Simmons first game at Barclays on Jan 8th at 12PM.

- Tyler Johnson & The Heat visit on Jan 25th.

Christmas Day schedule:

Celtics at Knicks - 12PM
Warriors at Cavs - 2PM
Bulls at Spurs - 5PM
T-Wolves at Thunder - 8PM
Lakers at Clippers - 10:30PM

- Deron Williams returns on March 19th at 12PM.

MrDollarBills · Post #5 » by **MrDollarBills** » Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:13 pm

Roy Tarpley wrote:Longtime Nets fans -- is the home season opener usually a sellout? What's the environment like for home games in the era of the crappy Nets? Do you anticipate that the excitement will be elevated this season? I'm thinking about attending the home opener against Indy.

don't expect a sell out unless Lin's presence really picks up attendance.

MrDollarBills · Post #6 » by **MrDollarBills** » Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:14 pm

el13adnino wrote:hope u guys surprise the league

thanks

Looking at the schedule, we could possibly start the season easily 1-10 or 0-11.

reality now starts to set in. this team may not win more than 13 games

MrDollarBills · Post #7 » by **MrDollarBills** » Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:18 pm

Paradise wrote:Full schedule will be posted on NBA.com but so far:

- Nets open up at Boston on October 26th.
- Nets will open Barclays vs Indiana (Thad's return) on Ovt 28th.
- D-Wade and the Bulls (weird huh?) will visit on Holloween.
- Lin vs Rose at MSG on Nov 9th via ESPN.
- Joe Johnson returns on January 2nd.
- Golden State visits on December 22nd.

Other notable games:

- Blazers visit on Nov 20th at 3:30pm.

- Ben Simmons first game at Barclays on Jan 8th at 12PM.

- Tyler Johnson & The Heat visit on Jan 25th.

Christmas Day schedule:

Celtics at Knicks - 12PM
Warriors at Cavs - 2PM
Bulls at Spurs - 5PM
T-Wolves at Thunder - 8PM
Lakers at Clippers - 10:30PM

- Deron Williams returns on March 19th at 12PM.

Outside of Lakers vs. Clippers Christmas day looks pretty good. That Wolves vs. Thunder match up will be fun to watch

take a good look. we won't be on christmas day for a decade or better at this rate :noway:

Paradise · Post #8 » by **Paradise** » Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:21 pm

Roy Tarpley wrote:Longtime Nets fans -- is the home season opener usually a sellout? What's the environment like for home games in the era of the crappy Nets? Do you anticipate that the excitement will be elevated this season? I'm thinking about attending the home opener against Indy.

Yeah, Nets have always sold out season openers. The openers are usually the livest crowds out of the home games but I don't know what to expect this time around.

Roy Tarpley · Post #9 » by **Roy Tarpley** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:04 am

MrDollarBills wrote:
el13adnino wrote:hope u guys surprise the league

thanks

Looking at the schedule, we could possibly start the season easily 1-10 or 0-11.

reality now starts to set in. this team may not win more than 13 games

Yeah, in the first 10 games, only the Suns and Twolves look like winnable matchups. 2-8 would be decent, 3-7 would be good, 4-6 would be great. 1-9 will be a long year.

Prokorov · Post #10 » by **Prokorov** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:06 am

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

get to see the opener live and dont need to travel!

Prokorov · Post #11 » by **Prokorov** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:12 am

Roy Tarpley wrote:Longtime Nets fans -- is the home season opener usually a sellout? What's the environment like for home games in the era of the crappy Nets? Do you anticipate that the excitement will be elevated this season? I'm thinking about attending the home opener against Indy.

all the brooklyn home openers sold out. although last year ti was pretty spotty crowd. i assume secondary markey bought a bunch they couldnt resell them all

MrDollarBills · Post #12 » by **MrDollarBills** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 2:16 am

Roy Tarpley wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:
el13adnino wrote:hope u guys surprise the league

thanks

Looking at the schedule, we could possibly start the season easily 1-10 or 0-11.

reality now starts to set in. this team may not win more than 13 games

Yeah, in the first 10 games, only the Suns and Twolves look like winnable matchups. 2-8 would be decent, 3-7 would be good, 4-6 would be great. 1-9 will be a long year.

Saying that we can beat Phoenix is generous.

The Wolves? That squad has lots of talent. we will get rolled

sidestep · Post #13 » by **sidestep** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 4:26 am

First ten games:

Celtics Oct 26 Away
Pacers Oct 28 Home
Bucks Oct 29 Home
Bulls Oct 31 Home
Pistons Nov 02 Home
Hornets Nov 04 Home
Wolves Nov 08 Home
Knicks Nov 09 Away
Suns Nov 12 Away
Clippers Nov 14 Away

http://www.nba.com/nets/schedule/

In terms of opponents, it's not bad at all, as there no top-seeded teams besides the Clippers.

But the schedule is pretty brutal. Starts out with three games in four nights! ending with a back-to-back against the Bucks.

And the Knicks game at MSG is a back-to-back; on the plus side, the game before is at Barclays so the the game at MSG won't involve plane travel. But the Knicks will have had three nights of rest -- plenty of time for recovery and gameplanning.

On the positive side, there is a continuous two-week stretch in which they stay in NY (between Oct 27 to Nov 11), resulting in less fatigue and less time wasted on travel, and more time for rest and practice sessions.

swijayas · Post #14 » by **swijayas** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 7:37 am

Celtics Oct 26 Away => Lost
Pacers Oct 28 Home => Win
Bucks Oct 29 Home => Win
Bulls Oct 31 Home => Lost
Pistons Nov 02 Home => Lost
Hornets Nov 04 Home => Win
Wolves Nov 08 Home => Win
Knicks Nov 09 Away => Lost
Suns Nov 12 Away => Win
Clippers Nov 14 Away => Lost

Am I being too optimist here?
Very reasonable opponents to start with ...

sidestep · Post #15 » by **sidestep** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 7:54 am

swijayas wrote:Celtics Oct 26 Away => Lost
Pacers Oct 28 Home => Win
Bucks Oct 29 Home => Win
Bulls Oct 31 Home => Lost
Pistons Nov 02 Home => Lost
Hornets Nov 04 Home => Win
Wolves Nov 08 Home => Win
Knicks Nov 09 Away => Lost
Suns Nov 12 Away => Win
Clippers Nov 14 Away => Lost

Am I being too optimist here?
Very reasonable opponents to start with ...

Yes youre being too optimistic. But opponents won't take the Nets seriously and thus won't anticipate having to compete, so Nets might sneak off with some wins that way.

Ror1997 · Post #16 » by **Ror1997** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 8:25 am

If we could beat Boston in the first game, I will consider the season a success.

marke87 · Post #17 » by **marke87** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 10:57 am

Hi Guys,

I've noticed the "Internet Presale 1" starts in 3 hours.

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Do I need a special code to be able to get these tickets? or do I need to wait for the general public sales?

I'm visting NY for the 1st time from the United Kingdom and would love to be able to get to a game.

Looking at the Piston @ Nets tickets on Wed, Nov 02 2016 7:30 PM.

Cheers for any advice.

Mark

Roy Tarpley · Post #18 » by **Roy Tarpley** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:34 pm

I think the average preseason prediction for total wins is about 25-30 wins, which is a 30-37% percentage. So 3 wins in the first 10 games would be good. 2 would be acceptable since it's early on. 4 would be great. 1 would be awful.

Celtics Oct 26 Away (L - definitely won't win an away game at Boston)
Pacers Oct 28 Home (L)
Bucks Oct 29 Away (W)
Bulls Oct 31 Home (L)
Pistons Nov 02 Home (L)
Hornets Nov 04 Home (L)
Wolves Nov 08 Home (W - winnable game against a 29 win team from last year)
Knicks Nov 09 Away (W)
Suns Nov 12 Away (W - winnable game against a 23 win team from last year)
Clippers Nov 14 Away (L - definitely won't win an away game at Clips)

lleepar · Post #19 » by **lleepar** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 2:14 pm

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Paradise · Post #20 » by **Paradise** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 2:31 pm

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We do not have the toughest schedule. I guess, ESPN must need to generate some form of August excitement for Boston since the Red Sox aren't cutting it.

The Knicks for example have the first 10 games against Cleveland, Memphis, Detroit, Houston, Chicago, Utah, Brooklyn, Boston, Toronto, Dallas. Their next 5? Detroit, Washington, Atlanta, Portland and Charlotte.

Nice try, ESPN.