The Nets played well enough last week to move up in a few power rankings. John Schuhmann of NBA.com, Marc Stein of ESPN and Jeremy Woo of Sports Illustrated all jumped Brooklyn multiple spots as they won two games against the Celtics and Pistons and played good enough to win --but didn't-- against Oklahoma City and Cleveland.
Schuhmann and Woo moved them to No. 25; Stein to No. 26. Schuhmann, founder of NetsDaily in a previous life, also followed up his weekend and is now referring to Lionel Hollins as the "apparently apathetic coach" of the Nets, following his "analyze this" comments.