Records in sports come and go. Almost everyday there is a record set in the sports world. Well the record the Nets set tonight in the NBA may stick around for a while.
The Nets went to 0-18 after their 16-point loss to the Mavericks, and the schedule doesn't seem to be letting up anytime soon. To keep this thing from getting way out of control, they better sneak out with a win against the Knicks on Sunday or who knows where this infamous start to season will end up.
Previously the worst record to start a season was 0-17 and was held by the 1988 Miami Heat and the 1999 LA Clippers. Well the players from those teams can finally get some sleep at night.
How fortunate does former Net Vince Carter have to feel after being dealt to Orland in the offseason? Christmas definitely came early for him.
It's hard to believe that any team could be this bad in professional sports. Surely these guys could get one win out of 18 opportunities. Apparently not.
After looking over the roster it is pretty clear why their such a bad team, but even bad teams win once in a while. Outside of Devin Harris this team's best player is probably Rafer Alston if that tells you anything.
They've already fired head coach Lawrence Frank who had been with the team for a while. You can't blame them for that. There's no excuse for a team starting 0-18.
You might be able to make a case for a team starting 0-6. Maybe the schedule was really tough or there were some key injuries, but there's no excuse for this.
Even though it's tough, I'm going to look at the glass half full. The NBA season is still very young and there's 64 games remaining to try to finish off with some of your pride still intact.
Godspeed New Jersey Nets. Godspeed.
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