The Brooklyn Nets: Growing Pains or Championship

With the NBA training camp right around the corner and the season looming the Brooklyn Nets are confident and ready to show the world they’re ready to be taken serious. The Nets this offseason made a big splash where they brought in future Hall of Famers from the Boston Celtics Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett.

Brooklyn Nets billionaire owner Mikhail Prokhorov showed everyone watching that money is no issue and that he will do anything to win right now. This put a pain in many New York Knicks fans and players stomachs; I can tell you that!

Last season the Nets were a good team and competitive but something was just missing from the team. Some would even say leadership. Now for the next two seasons that won’t be a question or concern because KG and Pierce bring not just leadership but intensity that has been missing from this club.

With a new young head coach in NBA legend Jason Kidd and a starting five on paper that can make you think championship contenders, the Nets aren’t just looking to win but to be New York’s team. That would be a very hard feat because the New York Knicks aren’t just going to lie down and let that happen on their watches.

I see this season as a success for this now veteran team but they will come short of the title prize because I think with Derrick Rose back the Chicago Bulls will be better and the two-time defending champs Miami Heat will be in their way as well. Being a Knicks fan I’m concerned about this season and I think the Nets are better. Trust me when I say it hurts to say that but with the additions you can’t deny it.

This upcoming season you will see some growing pains with the Brooklyn Nets but their fans will be very happy to see a young star in the making in center Brooke Lopez. He will flourish playing with KG and that will make him better. I don’t see a championship in the cards for the Nets but I’m not going to count them out just yet.