Quick quiz: What’s the connection among the following basketball quintets?
A) C.J. Watson, Keith Bogans, MarShon Brooks, Kris Humphries, Andray Blatche
B) Alan Anderson, Marcus Thornton, Mirza Teletovic, Mason Plumlee, Blatche
C) Jarrett Jack, Bojan Bogdanovic, Anderson, Cory Jefferson, Plumlee
D) Shane Larkin, Bogdanovic, Wayne Ellington, Thomas Robinson, Andrea Bargnani
Only those familiar with the Nets would recognize those names as the fellows who for the most part made up Brooklyn’s bench brigade over the past four seasons.
Why do I bring this up now, with the Nets sinking in the Atlantic Division to the point where the tanking Sixers are no longer a lock to finish in the basement?