It’s hard to root for a rebuilding team ... especially in New York City. At best, they will have won 70 games over three years when the season ends Wednesday night
It’s hard that —while there have been good times in recent memory— those seasons have ended in disappointment or perceived underachievement, and with a new regime, progress simply takes time, requires loyalty, patience. Lots of patience.
And so, on the last home game of the season, the team gives it up for their fans.
So, prior to the Nets’ 114-105 win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday’s Fan Appreciation Night, DeMarre Carroll, the team’s leader by many accounts, opened with a monologue dedicated to the Brooklyn faithful.