As the net leaves the road, they welcome reigning champion Boston to the Barclays Center.
And certainly so are the horde of fans covered in green and white.
The crowd promises to be electricity.
And it's surprisingly huge.
And it's not surprising.
During the middle of this tanking season, people around the net personally admitted their surprise at the size of the crowd they continued to carry on – on par with the star-studded Big Three campaigns from years ago.
They are happy to be surprised that they were wrong: you can rebuild in New York.
Now there's a long-term task of converting all of these paying basketball fans into proud Brooklyn fans.
It will become an expanded process, increasing young children to lifelong online fans, staying in the Brooklyn community and perhaps more than anything else, building a winning team.
Despite being only 23 years old, Cam Thomas, one of the long-term nets, has been walking in the right direction since his arrival in 2021.
It's a baby step, but it's still a step.
“I noticed the difference in vibes up until then. They seem to fit our way better,” Thomas told the Post before a 116-110 defeat to the Bulls on Thursday night in Chicago. “It's still a bit the same, but they definitely fit in with us, not as bad as my newcomer years.
“I mean, I got it. You're so exciting because with some of these teams these Hall of Fames coming to town. But they're still coming out in our home arena. Everyone wants us to win. But it's not as bad as it used to be. It was a really bad thing in the past. So it definitely got better.”
Well, the attendees certainly have it.
Even in a down year.
Take a look at the past two home games.
The net drew a record 18,413 against the Golden State, the biggest crowd in Brooklyn on March 6th.
The next home game against the Lakers four days later drew 18,215 despite losing a seven-game skid.
“We've been facing that for a while,” Cam Johnson shrugged. “And after all, we still have fans here. Maybe some people are pulling for other teams, but this is still our home court. This is still where we play. This is still a place where we are comfortable.
“So we're not worried about that. We just go out and compete. On the other hand, we enjoy the atmosphere. One thing we want to do as a basketball player and as a competitor is to play in the best atmosphere possible. Even so, [recent] Warriors Game You had a lot of blue and yellow out there, but there was still a great vibe that we love to compete with. ”
However, despite the internet tanking, the crowds were solid throughout the season.
They average less than 17,400 fractions (yes, only 25th in the league), but 1) capacity over 98%, and 2) are solid compared to better years.
It is close to 17,584 last season, and exceeds 17,354, which was portrayed in 2021-22 with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden.
Of course, the net uses markdown and promotion.
And they rely heavily on walk-ups. It consists mainly of tourists in New York who are sold from the garden.
However, Gate shows that the Nets' Brain Trust was wrong in their previous belief that the team could not rebuild in New York.
That's important because if they can't land a star offseason target, they can extend the tank for another year, so they could burn out.
After all, the crowd may not be all nets, but they are big.
And active.
“It's fun to watch. Whenever Brooklyn's nets are winning, those jerseys cheer us on, so I feel that way. [it’s] Keon Johnson said. “All I can say is that it's just crazy and loud.”
