The Nets are three years into a climb out of NBA hell that made Dante’s trek look like a walk in the park. After being buried deep in the cellar in general manager Sean Marks’ first full year, now his players are talking playoffs. And he’s backing them.
“I don’t see any reason why we can’t make a push for the playoffs. Isn’t that the objective here?” Marks recently asked rhetorically. “We’re not sitting here trying to win 20 games. So let’s put our best foot forward and push each other and see where it goes. Anything can happen.