‘Back to the Lab’: Slumping Nets search for identity following loss to Knicks at MSG
Will the real Brooklyn Nets please stand up!?
In the midst of an early season identity crisis following their eighth loss in 10 games, our borough’s first major pro sports franchise since 1957 is struggling to find a way to get back in the win column these days. The Nets are equally miffed regarding exactly how they fell into their precarious position after a brilliant 11-4 start that had many picking them as a solid contender for the Atlantic Division title.
“It’s very tough and frustrating, considering the fact I know we’re not the team that has lost eight of the last 10,” said Nets shooting guard Joe Johnson after Wednesday night’s 100-86 defeat to the East River rival Knicks at Madison Square Garden. “The way we started, the way the ball was moving, the way we were playing defensively, you couldn’t tell me, man, that at this point we’d be right at about .500. I had no clue of that.”