Coming off their dreadful 12-70 season, the New Jersey Nets, for the most part, played well opening week.
As is the case for every team, there are some areas for improvement, but there are also strengths that were not there a year ago.
Here's a quick look at what the Nets did this week:
vs. Detroit, W, 101-98
vs. Sacramento, W, 106-100
vs. Miami, L, 101-78
The team is 2-1, tied with Boston for first in the Atlantic Division.
Let's start with the bad before moving to the good, so that we can end on a positive note.
The Nets are turning it over a lot, an average of 17.3 times a game. Now, that number is slightly skewed due to the 26 they had against Sacramento, but it is something to watch going forward.
Against Miami on Sunday, the Nets had a chance to get themselves back in the game with a good run, but a number of bad passes in the third quarter effectively ended the game. New Jersey had 15 turnovers in that game; nearly half of them came in the third.
Terrence Williams was especially turnover prone this week, averaging four a game despite playing an average of 24 minutes.
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New Jersey Nets: Breaking Down Their Week 1 Performance
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