The Nets can’t expect everything from Michael Porter Jr. and Cam Thomas

And before the first match, the Nets’ season promises to be a lean one in terms of victories. Even more if Michael Porter Jr etc Cam Thomas they are not performing at their best level. Because when both are skilled and prolific, with a dose of enthusiasm and energy on defense, Brooklyn can hope to upset some teams. Otherwise, the matchup against the Hornets will be lost 136-117.

Michael Porter Jr. and Cam Thomas missed: the former scored 12 points on 5/15 shooting, while the latter was slightly better with 15 points on 2/7 shooting… “I didn’t feel as fresh as I should have. A lot of us were slow, sluggish”, ex-Denver laments.

The two Brooklyn stars even finished the game with the worst +/- of their team: -19 each. “That’s basketball: If you don’t score, it’s hard to win. If the best scorers don’t score, it’s going to be a complicated night.”sums up the Nets coach.

« We cannot tell ourselves that if they don’t score, then we will lose. It doesn’t work like that”

But Jordi Fernandez specifies that such poor results cannot serve as an excuse for the rest of the group.

“We still have to give ourselves a chance. I don’t care if Mike and Thomas have a rough night, we always have to fight and maybe shoot more with two, fight more, go for the offensive rebound. We can’t tell ourselves we’re going to lose if they don’t score.”announces the technician. “It doesn’t work like that. You have to give yourself a chance, no matter what happens. The players have to do the job. Shots go or not, but I don’t care. You have to make the right shots, make the right choices and have a positive impact.”

Especially since the Nets suffer from a lack of rebounding size. They also lost a 50-38 battle against Charlotte. And Michael Porter Jr., who is one of the tallest players in the group, grabbed just four rebounds…

“I have to be focused on every possession and get rebounds on defense”said the elder Nuggets wing. “Right now we’re small, we don’t have size, whereas in Denver we had a lot of size. It’s different there, so I have to go for the rebound. I have to protect the circle more.”