The last appearance is always the one that stays with you. The Brooklyn Nets had a surprisingly good season, but a 22-point demolition at the hands of the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 5 will leave a sour taste in the mouths of Nets fans ... for the time being. The defeat was an ugly end to a good season, but what happens next will have long term ramifications for the franchise.
When Sean Marks and Kenny Atkinson joined the organization, the franchise was the butt of jokes around the league and didn’t have much talent to write home about outside of Brook Lopez.