There was good. Like the Nets pulling off a trade to land Devin Harris, a young, rising star, along with two first-round draft picks in exchange for a disgruntled Jason Kidd. Given the circumstances, where the entire world knew Kidd wanted out and had to be dealt, the Nets made a good trade.

There was bad. Like the Nets seeing their string of six straight playoff appearances, a feat that currently only the Spurs, Pistons and Mavs also can claim, come to a crashing end. That was bad.

There was ugly. Like 31 games where the Nets lost by double digits. Or 46 games where they surrendered 100 or more points. For a team that always prided itself on defense, that was ugly. Very ugly.

Plus, there were enough injuries and enough off-court issues and drama for a prime time soap ...More