On Wednesday night, the Brooklyn Nets will face the Atlanta Hawks on the road, hoping to snag a win to return to what must feel like home by now. They’ve been 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5, and 6-6. A win will push them to 7-7, sustaining their truly average start to the season. Before a Sunday matinee loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn was 15th in offensive rating and 15th in defensive rating.
As such, the recent takeaways from their film have been mixed. Truly. There’s some good and some bad, and some progress made by individual players, but the shine of a feisty start to the season is wearing off a bit.