New Jersey Nets: A Surprise Playoff Team in the East Without Carmelo Anthony

October 7th, 2010 by Jonathan Tjarks Leave a reply »
The good news about the 2010-11 season for the New Jersey Nets: It couldn’t get worse.

Off the court, they made headlines with the introduction of enigmatic new owner Mikhail Prokhorov, the role of part-time owner Jay-Z in the recruitment of free agents, and their repeated efforts to trade for Carmelo Anthony. But much more quietly, a dramatic restructuring of their roster gives them a lot of room for optimism heading into this season.

Only three players with significant roles remain from their 12-win debacle last season: Brook Lopez, Devin Harris, and Terrance Williams.

Offensively, they are poised for a dramatic improvement, which, to be fair, should be pretty easy considering they were the lowest-ranked offense in the league last season.

Spacing the floor with three-point shooters has become an increasingly popular tactic in the NBA. No team illustrates this more than the Orlando Magic, whose preferred offensive strategy is to surround Dwight Howard with four three-point shooters. 

This offseason, the Nets bought into this philosophy in a big way. Every single player they brought in has a history of knocking ...

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