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Originally Posted by darklord700
Scary thought, would the Nets have any realistic chance of beating the Raps, the Heat and the Pacers to go to the finals? They did peak at the right time and have a deep roster. However, I'm not convinced rookie coache Jason Kidd is any good.
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I say no. They are a bad road team (even when they were one of the hottest teams in the league overall, they were under .500 on the road). They're one of the worst teams in the league in 4th quarters. The fact that they don't have home court advantage and don't play well on the road means longer playoff series in general. They won't be knocking anyone out in 4 or 5 games, and as a result they aren't going to be resting much between series. I also don't believe that their 'long-ball' lineup will hold up in the playoffs; the mismatches it creates were challenges for teams to adapt to for single games, but over the course of a series I think it'll get broken down.
I think there's a chance they get by the Raptors (although I don't expect them to), but almost no chance of a deep playoff run.