The Brooklyn Nets don't have a dog in the fight.
They snapped a playoff streak of four consecutive seasons this year.
That doesn't mean that Nets fans don't have a rooting interest.
It looks like Brooklyn fans will have to root for the lesser of two evils.
If things continue down this path in the Conference Finals, the nightmare matchup of Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks against the Boston Celtics will be a reality.
You couldn't cherry pick two teams that Nets fans would want to see in the finals less. Perhaps Kevin Durant with the Phoenix Suns or James Harden with the Los Angeles Clippers would be the only exceptions.
So the question becomes if a Boston- Dallas final is in the offing, who should Nets fans root for.
Irving recruited superstar talent to Brooklyn, only to burn down the house a few seasons later. The Celtics used the unprotected picks the Nets sent them in the Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry trade to draft Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum.
The Celtics will always be a rival of the Nets. The two teams met in the 2021 playoffs with the Nets big three of Irving, Durant and Harden disposing of the Celtics in five games.
Boston flipped the script in the 2022 playoffs, sweeping the Nets and thereby precipitating Durant's trade request.
While Irving is among the most unlikable players to ever put on a Nets uniform, the presence of former New Jersey Net great Jason Kidd on the coaching staff and the historic rivalry with Boston, makes the Mavericks the lesser of two evils for Nets fans.
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ReplyDeleteIrving was never hated by this Nets fan. Only by sheep like you.
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