Sometimes I think, “I should write Five Out, there’s not a ton to talk about, but you know, it’s mid week.” Then NBA events overtake me, and I’m glad I waited.
Run to the corner! Run to the corner, it’s Five Out!
Where to even start? How about with the team that owes a bunch of picks and swaps to the Rockets, the juggernaut of bad news that is the Brooklyn Nets?
Nets Negate Nash
Did Steve Nash do a bad job with the Brooklyn Nets? It’s hard to say. When he actually had the Nets as they were conceived (and traded for) together, or even mostly together, it was a team of unstoppable offensive firepower (especially when he had Mike D’Antoni at his side).