What I’m seeing in the Nets’ ugly start: Randle-Porter awkwardness, bench woes, enticing backcourt

The Brooklyn Nets are 2–8 after their first 10 games, and the article describes their start as a mix of poor results and a few possible bright spots. Its main concern is that the team tends to lose focus when faced with adversity, which the article frames as a problem of temperament as well as limited talent.

The Nets were due to play New Orleans on Wednesday. Mo Wagner acknowledged that the team struggles to recover mentally when things go wrong; the article also points to questions about Julius Randle and Michael Porter Jr.’s fit, bench problems and an intriguing backcourt. It notes the team is inexperienced and newly assembled, but argues those factors do not excuse its response to setbacks.