Woe is us. The Nets are 0-2 and facing nagging injuries. Woe is them. The Bucks are 0-4 and facing nagging injuries.
It’s preseason.
Sam Mitchell used to tell tale about how in 2005, rookie Joey Graham thought he had played pretty well against Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson in a preseason contest, then two weeks later, in a regular season contest, he was amazed at how good VC and RJ had gotten in such a short period of time, the two combining for 55 points while Graham was limited to 14.
It’s preseason.
Of course, there are worrying trends for Brooklyn, like how they’ll take time off playing defense for long stretches, having given up 118.