Monday, December 10th, 2012 at 11:43 am  |  121 responses

Contest: Win a Basketball Signed By Deron Williams

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The Brooklyn Nets are on the come up; with a record sitting at 11-6, Nets star point guard Deron Williams & Co. have been giving BK fans a reason to get excited about the NBA. Williams is also on the cover of new Xbox Kinect game NBA Baller Beats, and to celebrate the release of Baller Beats we’re giving away a basketball signed by D-Will himself.

Want to win a signed ball? All you have to do is drop a prediction (be sure to input a valid e-mail address) in the comment section below telling us what you think the Nets’ regular season record will be this year, and why.

We’ll choose what we think is the best guess and send you the ball.

Good luck!

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  • Redd

    50-50.

  • Chris Rodriguez

    47-35. If they go 36-28 the rest of the way, which is pretty reasonable, they’ll reach it. After going through each of their games and giving an automatic win to each elite team (Spurs, Heat, Grizzlies etc.) splitting games with good teams (Knicks, Bucks, Clippers, Boston etc.), and giving automatic wins to the Nets v. bad teams (Hornets, Wizards, Raptors, etc). 47-35 is the record I came up with. Taking into consideration the fact that all teams get injuries at 1 point in the year and the fact that they’re still learning to play together as a team like the Heat in 2010, 47-35 is a pretty solid record. Go Brooklyn!

  • Jeremy A

    They will finish 51-31, looking at their schedule and their apparent ability to gel fairly well, they are one of the top teams in the east. Good size, decent depth, closers, and athleticism.

  • Moises Willis

    48-34 , even thought they have great chemistry, its not has reached its 100% full potential. They have great players, great talent, but that can only take them soo far. They have plenty of weapons, and are a very exiting team to watch. Being their first year in Brooklyn, their not going to win it all. Perfection and success takes time. Brooklyn will go far in the playoffs and will have an amazing run, but this year is not theirs unfortunetly.

  • http://twitter.com/Bnielz1 Bnielz1

    55-27 Which is great for them. Deron has the talent to carry them to 50+ win season. Joe Johnson will score a lot and the east is weak in the bottom half of the conf.

  • Andrei

    I think they will record a 43-39

  • dannyb

    They are not a 50-win team yet, but Joe is going to get his game back on and they will finish strong. I predict 48 wins, 34 losses, and 2 concussions for Gerald Wallace.

  • brian

    55-27 Which is great for them. Deron has the talent to carry them to 50+ win season. Joe Johnson will score a lot and the east is weak in the bottom half of the conf.

  • Zamir

    I think that the brooklyn nets will finish the season with a record of 46-36. The nets are a good team but its there FIRST year together as a team and I think there are a few players on the team that may not be to reliable for 82 games in a season. Brook Lopez will give you decent numbers but he seems to get injured every season and I dont think hes played a full 82 games a season. Kris Hump. (AKA Clown) wont be able to pick up the slack and 100% sure reggie evans (AKA Flop) and Blatche wont be able to produce lopez numbers. 2nd point is that Joe johnson doesnt seem to fit in with the nets hes a player that needs the ball in his hand more then any other player on his team and I think this will hold the team back. Joe Johnson said in ATL he needs other players to produce but when other players are producing in BK he seems to die down as a player and cant make a single bucket. Lastly it comes down to deron williams, I dont think his body can last a 82 game season especially going up against the point gaurds in the NBA right now. I predict that deron williams is gonna go down just before all star break and the team is gonna be left in joe johnsons hands. The player that hated being on a team with no contributers. It looks like joe johnson is gonna be taking the 8th seed nets with a bunch of bench warmers (except Stackhouse- hes having a great year). I hope the nets enjoy the 1st seed knicks running over them in the first round and claiming new york as there home.

  • J DOGG

    Da Nets will have a better season than the “New Jersey Swamp Dragons” but not quite the hype of a free-throw kissing – Rich Jeff flying Division Title. 47-35, they will lose Joe Johnson prior to playoffs and exit in the second round with a loss to the Bulls, laying down in a bed of Rose’s highlights…

  • drose#1fan

    51-31 They are a very talented team, but they will also face many other talented teams in their conference

  • Michael Thottam

    48-34 is my guess. This would assume the Nets will maintain their current winning percentage. I’m not concerned about the recent losing streak (against winning opponents) at home as long as it ends soon– a win over the Knicks would suffice. The Nets need Brooklyn’s support and will get nowhere if the boos continue at Barclays.

    Though this team’s energy is much different than last year’s Nets squad (thanks in large part to Prokhorov’s palace), their only major addition was Joe Johnson, a wannabe Paul Pierce. I’m not convinced that his addition can catapult the 22-44 Nets of last season into the stratosphere of the NBA elite.

    Beyond Joe Johnson, we all know this is D-Will’s team. His absurd talent is bolstering the offensive stat lines of his otherwise dopey front court. What happens when Deron has to take a seat for the nagging injuries that are quieting the All-Star? MarShon Brooks can play but can’t make Brook Lopez look like the 2012 pre-injury Brook Lopez. Expect the Nets to unravel should Williams hit the pine.

  • EFG

    53-29.. They’re good enough to beat other teams, they got a top5 player in every position.

  • 5

    50-32 and finish second in the division behind the Knicks and fourth in the east, I think there defense will be the factor that keeps them from winning the division and championship

  • Tommy Peterson

    52-30. So far theyve been great without their injury to Brook Lopez. If they can go the rest of the season with no major injuries, 52-30 and second place in the eatern conference should be no problem

  • http://www.facebook.com/najee.fareed Najee Fareed

    The Brooklyn Nets will go 59-23, win the Atlantic Division, become the second seed in the Eastern Conference and make it to the NBA Finals if their frontcourt can stay healthy. They have beat perennial contenders like the Knicks and Celtics with Brook Lopez and almost beat OKC without him or Reggie Evans. Their backcourt is too deep with CJ Watson and Marshon Brooks backing up Deron Williams. Crash is a great all-around plus great coaching from the Little General should put us over the top. Andray Blatche, Reggie Evans, Kris Humphries, Jerry Stackhouse, Keith Bogans,and Josh Childress round out a GREAT supporting cast.

  • http://www.facebook.com/sam.greenberg.5074 Sam Greenberg

    I think that they will finish with 48 and 34 record and a 4th place finish in the conference. This team has a lot of great players and all the pieces, but to make a playoff run they’re going to have to gel and become a team. While Deron Williams is the best player on this team, I think their success will rely on Brook Lopez staying healthy and continuing to produce the way that he has throughout the first 17 games of the season. Deron will pick up his play soon, and by season’s end he’ll be back in the conversation for the best point guard in the league. I don’t believe they can beat Miami, New York, or Indiana in a 7 game series, but making the playoffs should be considered a success after recent years failures. I’m not the biggest Nets fan but my dad has loved D-Will since he was drafted by Utah, his favorite team. Winning this ball would be so great and sure to be a perfect Christmas present.
    Email at sam_greenberg@hotmail.com

  • KingTonico

    48-34. This team will have struggles but as the season grows, the team will grow chemistry wise and learn each others tendencies. They will also find out how to utilize there bench and mix it in with there starters.

  • Cole

    48-34 . Their winning percentage is at about 58% right now, so this would be there record if they keep on the same pace. I think they are gonna be a streaky team this year that will sometimes look like a contender and sometimes like a lottery team. They’ll end up with the 5th seed in the East behind Miami, New York, Boston and Atlanta.

  • Boss hog

    46-36, injuries to broooookkkkklyn lopez will take some wins away

  • http://www.facebook.com/tyler.nolan2 Tyler Nolan

    47-35. I’m copping out and putting them with the same record we slapped on New York and the Sixers. The margin of error here is honestly three wins, as any of those three teams could hit 50 win and any of them could wind up just two games over .500. We have to see how it works out. It wouldn’t shock me to see the Nets run up a huge regular season record, though, and land in the top three in the East should the Central division struggle. But coming in just a hair over .500 isn’t out of the question, just because it’s a lot of new faces trying to get on the same page without elite talent outside of Williams. So we land at 47 wins, and for a franchise as bad as the Nets have been over the past few years, that’s a great start to a new era in Brooklyn.

  • Matt

    46-36. Deron and JJ may be the Nets’ best players but the team will only go as far as Brook lopez will carry them. If he can stay healthy, they may bag a few more wins, but seeing as he has brittle feet, that isn’t very likely. Blatche can pick up the slack for Brook in his absence, and Deron isn’t half bad either (if you hadn’t noticed), so the outlook isn’t all bad for the NBA’s newest team and I therefore expect a decent year with the 5th spot (maybe the 4th if the Hawks plateau) in the East.

  • http://www.facebook.com/natgeo02 Neitel Agosto

    The Brooklyn Nets will finish 5th in the east with a record of 48-34…they will be behind the Heat, Knicks, Chicago and Philadelphia, who (philly) catches fire after the all star break AFTER andrew bynum returns. Derrick rose will be back, and the bulls will not be the bulls you are seeing on TV now…The heat will prove to everyone why they will repeat, against their nemesis, Thunder in the finals, but im getting ahead of myself now, back to the east……..Knicks will continue to build on a tradition of “winning ways” as carmelo keeps proving he is cut out with the same knife as lebron, and wade and the knicks will challenge the heat in the eastern conference finals…Brooklyn will make the playoffs, only to lose against philly in the second round. hurts me to predict since im from Brownsville, NY…but im being real and this is how i see it going down….Its very tought to say.

  • James

    49-33 the pieces are there for a great regular season. Brook Lopez proving to be the piece in he middle they needed to keep, while Gerard Wallace provides toughness and rebounding, even when it comes to their bench they have reliable scoring in brooks and others. Defensively they have great on ball defenders and size down low which will help in the long run.

  • bringbackthesonics

    45-37, first round exit

  • https://twitter.com/jasontichenor Mr. Wet

    46-36

    It would be higher but 3 things will happen

    1. They will lose half their line up a few games for flopping violations.
    2.Obama
    3. Lopez will break something.

  • TommyToast_

    49-32

  • rondoooo

    48- 34 – a very talented team, but very inconsistent play from joe johnson and injury prone brook lopez. Between the scoring slumps and missed games they will suffer but still be able to come out with a good record and be a premier team in the east

  • preetman23

    51-31, because they have a great backcourt in Williams, Johnson, and Brooks, then they have a one of the top per 40 min rebounder in the NBA : Humphries, and a good lowpost scorer in brook lopez. Not to to mention Gerald Wallace, a great do it all player. email: sayarpreet@gmail.com

  • http://twitter.com/Seymiautomatic Seymakor Mensah

    49-33. They’ll be top four in the East because, when healthy, their core four are a pretty dangerous combination. I would put them higher but health always has to be factored in. They have proven that they can beat the lesser teams in the league (which they couldn’t for the past two years) but the upper tier teams are still a challenge for them.

  • spit hot fiyah

    very underrated

  • Downtown

    The Brooklyn nets will end up with a 47-35. This record will easily be good enough for a 5 or 6 seed in the playoffs. The way I see it, Deron Williams is easily one of the top point guards in the league but there hasn’t been a cohesiveness in the Nets offense night in and night out. My guess is that they’ll figure it out mid-January and ride the momentum of a potent offense with Deron running the show with him and joe Johnson carrying the scoring load and moving the ball around while having a great core of frontline guys like Gerald Wallace, Kris Humphries, and Brook Lopez hitting the boards and heading up the defense.

  • raffy

    if they’re health problems stay limited, wich means no mayor injuries, i’d say they’ll go 51-31, they are a team that can be very consistent. They are good on paper, but thats overrated because so are the lakers

  • Guest

    54-28. They are a 50+ team, have showed solid winning streaks and have one of the best bench players in the league

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=745851177 Edo Čatak

    54-28. They are a 50+ team, have showed solid winning streaks and have one of the best bench players in the league.

  • Drizzy88

    48-34. They have a solid team, but the chemistry is not perfect. They gona improve next year, but until that, still a lots of work to do. Lopez is not good enough in rebounding, JJ is not an all-star anymore, so basically i think Deron deserves another superstar besides him. Brooks will b the starter in the next 2 years instead of JJ. That contract is just..huge… For that money he is a bust..

  • anthony truong

    39-43 because deron is playing injured, lack of chemistry and defensive focus will cripple the net’s ability to win close games. Simply put they are a developing team with huge potential but need to focus on playing as a team and defense. Once Brook lopez plays 100% both ends he will finally be worthy of being a true star centre

  • Neo Pok Chow

    The Nets now stands at 11-8(as I type this) With the new addition of an all-star in Joe Johnson plus the signing and re-signing of important role players, the Nets are no longer a weak team like previous. In addition to a good/stable coach in Avery Johnson. So I expect them to have a winning record, finishing in the East in 4 place with a record of 51-31.

  • http://www.facebook.com/patrick.yassmin Patrick Yassmin

    49-33 This team is starting to live up to the hype of its expectations.Starting out strong with an 11-6 start the Nets have taken down big name teams like the Celtics, Knicks, Trail Blazers and the red hot Los Angeles Clippers. The Brooklyn nets being a new team in a new city, can put a lot of pressure on the players and could be the reason for the prediction i have made. D-Will is playing tough as always and even though Joe Johnson has had a slow start, he will grow into his new team the role that they need him to play. Having acquired Gerald Wallace, Andray Blatche, Marshon Brooks and Jerry Stackhouse all having experience in the league. The Nets need to seek out youth and bring in young players and start playing them now so they can gain some game time experience and not slow the team down when there time comes. The Nets only real competition in the east at the moment are the “wade less” heat and the new york knicks whom have been coming up big despite there age. The Nets will definitely improve as the season goes on and players like D-Will will start to build a good chemistry on the court with other versatile players like Joe Johnson, Khris Humphries and Brook Lopez.

  • JP

    I believe that the Nets can finish the regular season with a 44-38 record. The Nets aren’t a 50 win team (yet). This is their first season together and as of now, Joe Johnson and Gerald Wallace haven’t played their best. Deron Williams will lead the way for the Nets and this season is just a stepping-stone for the franchise as they slowly improve. Definitely, they will make the playoffs in the relatively weak Eastern Conference. Of course, in order to ensure a 40+ win season, they have to make the most of games versus the cellar-dwellers. (Washington, Detroit, etc.)

  • http://www.facebook.com/BadBluue Czakó Balázs

    53-29 They don’t have a real franchise player. If Rose get back to the Bulls soon, the Nets will be kicked out from the Playoffs in the second round. badbluue@hotmail.com

  • Danny N.

    60-22. The Nets schedule pretty much tells you where they will go this season. The rest of Decembers oponents that have a better chance than others at beating the Nets are the Knicks twice and the Spurs. January is the hardest month because they play the Thunder, Hawks twice, knicks, Grizzlies, Rockets, and Miami. Febuary has decent teams but the harder ones are just thje Spurs, Rockets, and Grizz. March is just Clippers and Hawks. April is easy. D`will,will, do as much as he can to win these games. No Chi-town because no D-Rose. No boston because the nets can beat them. No bucks because… they’re the bucks. No pacers because they’ve lost to the Bucks, Raptors, Charlotte, and T-Wolves + They beat the Wizards by only 4! They won in OT to the HORNETS! Won by only 2 to the Lakers and my 5 vs the Kings. No Denver on the list of teams that can beat them because they beat the Pacers by 3 and same with Toronto + They’ve lost to Magic, Jazz, and Suns however I will say they’re a good team. The Nets losses are all from good teams like Miami twice, Warriors twice, Bucks twice, Thunder, and Lakers. No upsets. I believe in all my heart that they will make the playoffs and my favorite player D-will be the MVP in the Finals

  • Andrew Blessing

    This team has talent. With Deron Williams running the point and Joe Johnson scoring buckets, the team will be pretty decent. Avery Johnson is doing everything he can to make this team a playoff contender for the 2012-2013 season. They have dominant big men Brook Lopez and Kris Humphries at the C and PF. And last but not least, Gerald Wallace. He is really explosive and can knock down his jumpers when the team needs a bucket. In order for success, you need a strong bench. With shot-blocking big man Reggie Evans and TOTAL scorer Marshon Brooks, this team has strong backups that can step up when needed. Don’t forget about the veteran Jerry Stackhouse and Andray Blatche, who can contribute greatly to the Brooklyn Nets. This team is pushing themselves as hard as they can to become an NBA playoff contender and eventually, win the glorious NBA Champs Trophy. Overall, I think Brooklyn will finish with a 48-34 record, landing them with #2 in the Atlantic, and 5th in the conference. I think in the playoffs they will make it to the Eastern Conference Finals, but fall short and hope for the trophy next year. Good luck Brooklyn and may the odds be in your favor
    Andrew Blessing, 7th Grade

  • showwa Ting

    53-29

  • http://www.facebook.com/nathaniel.dedman Nathaniel Dedman

    They have improved from last year but are they really good enough to get over 50 wins? I remember a few of my mates predicting a nets V lakers finals (yeah they arent that bright!)

    But i would think anything under 45 wins would be a failure.. as they stand at 11-8 i think the prediction of 48 wins could be around about right.. they have all the pieces they just need to bond and play good team ball
    nathanieldedman@gmail.com

  • frank rivera

    46-36 The team will lose games they shouldn’t but still have a nice record!

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  • http://www.facebook.com/evic.oro Evic Oro

    The Nets are going to go 52-30 this year with a good mix of young and veteran players that will do well all season. With D-Will leading the way and the additions of Joe Johnson and Andre Blatche there will be more of a scoring depth and help the Nets to a winning record this year and a trip to the playoffs!!!
    eoropilla at gmail dot com

  • http://www.facebook.com/alamo50 Jurgen Aspers

    Depends on how many games Beyonce shows up.

  • http://twitter.com/SaraParis8 Sara Paris

    52-30. they will do good but they wont make it far in the playoffs when they have to play the bulls. And im predicting that Gerald Wallace will get injured alot this season. They are young and have lots of talent but their talent is a litttle raw.

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