Hardwood Knocks, Episode 513: 2021-22 Brooklyn Nets Lookahead
Dan is joined by Kristian Winfield (@Krisplashed) from the New York Daily News and Uninterrupted’s Certified Buckets show for a deeeeep dive into the Brooklyn Nets ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. Their discussion covers the Kyrie Irving situation, how his absence would impact the team, the workload of James Harden and Kevin Durant, the center rotation, a dearth of wings, the team’s defense, the backup point guard carousel, lineup predictions and much, much, MUCH more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️
🔘 0:15 - Intro
🔘 3:17 - The Kyrie Irving situation
🔘 6:16 - Will the Nets move forward without Kyrie?
🔘 10:11 - Who takes Kyrie’s spot in the starting lineup/rotation? Can Brooklyn win a title without Kyrie?
🔘 18:10 - The 4-5 rotation
🔘 20:54 - Nicolas Claxton’s role
🔘 24:05 - Bruce Brown’s role
🔘 25:19 - Brooklyn’s lack of wings
🔘 29:10 - Can Cameron Thomas crack the rotation?
🔘 31:33 - How will Brooklyn stagger its stars/primary ball-handlers?
🔘 34:22 - Patty Mills’ importance/Brooklyn’s secondary secondary playmakers
🔘 37:37 - Jevon Carter can help!
🔘 39:37 - Will Brooklyn load manage Kevin Durant and James Harden?
🔘 41:46 - Defensive-ranking prediction
🔘 43:10 - Trade candidates
🔘 45:34 - Best crunch-time lineup
🔘 47:07 - Quirky lineups we want to see/KD-at-the-5
🔘 50:19 - Win-total prediction
🔘 52: 50 - Day’Ron Sharpe
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