The Brooklyn Nets slammed into the dog days of the regular season face-first. What started as a regular season that promised fun and competitive if not contending basketball became a slog as we approached 2024.
The new year did not immediately change Brooklyn’s fortunes; in fact, the Nets played their most discouraging game of the season on Tuesday night, opening the new year with a 112-85 loss that had Head Coach Jacque Vaughn openly challenging the integrity of his team.
“And if you’re really desperate about winning,” he said, “then you dive on the floor, you do it all.