Author's note: this was written prior to the Nets game against the Milwaukee Bucks Monday night
There isn't much to cheer for in Brooklyn after the first (near) week of basketball, but there is one thing that is certain -- Brook Lopez is thriving in his new role. The question is whether this is making the team more efficient.
There was talk leading up to the season that the Nets may run an "inverted" offense that features Lopez setting up shop on the elbow and having Thaddeus Young play down low and around the rim, and it is clear that Hollins is carrying through with that plan.