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The troubling Nets trend holding them back for yet another year
The Brooklyn Nets’ long-running offensive struggles have continued despite the team adding more experienced and highly rated players, leaving them with a 1-6 record after seven games. Their inability to organise possessions and find good shots has undermined close stretches, including a fourth quarter in which they scored just 11 points against the Knicks.
Brooklyn ranks near the bottom of the league in scoring, shooting, turnovers and assist-to-turnover ratio, and has averaged 94 points over its past three games. Julius Randle is turning the ball over 4.1 times a game and shooting 41.5 per cent, while rookie Mikel Brown Jr. is below 30 per cent from the field; coach Jordi Fernández and Randle said the whole team needs to improve its discipline and execution.
In short
- Brooklyn’s offence remains among the NBA’s weakest.
- The Nets are 1-6 after seven games.
- Fernández says poor organisation is costing them.
Explained simply
The Brooklyn Nets are a professional basketball team in the NBA, the top men’s basketball league in the United States. A team’s offence depends on players moving the ball, creating space and choosing when to shoot, while its coach sets the approach and makes adjustments during games.
The Nets have brought in experienced players, including forward Julius Randle, alongside younger players such as rookie Mikel Brown Jr. Their ability to work together matters because missed shots, turnovers and poor decisions can make it harder to score and put pressure on the defence.
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