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None of Brooklyn Nets’ Focus Should Be on New York Knicks

By Sean Costello

Mar 12, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) looks to pass the ball against Brooklyn Nets guard Isaiah Whitehead (15) in the third quarter at Barclays Center. Nets win 120-112. Mandatory Credit: Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 12, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) looks to pass the ball against Brooklyn Nets guard Isaiah Whitehead (15) in the third quarter at Barclays Center. Nets win 120-112. Mandatory Credit: Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 21, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez (11) celebrates his game winning buzzer beating shot against the Detroit Pistons with teammates during the fourth quarter at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 21, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez (11) celebrates his game winning buzzer beating shot against the Detroit Pistons with teammates during the fourth quarter at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

Stay Focused

The Nets have done a good job in just over a year of digging themselves out of the inevitable hole they were put in, so why focus on a team who has dug their own hole? After all, Brooklyn has shown signs of improvement and getting out of the purgatory. The Knicks have not.

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With that said, there’s no reason for the Nets to focus on the Knicks and the moves they make. The Nets are their own team, and need to act as their own team and not follow in the footsteps or go down a path because another team chose to. It’s similar to cheating on a test; just because you copied the person next to you doesn’t mean you’re going to be correct.

So for the Nets, the focus by the media and fans on the Knicks is absolutely silly. There’s no rivalry. There’s no tension. There’s no reason to follow in the footsteps of a franchise that is stuck between a rock and a hard place.

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And even though it will never be just another game to the fans and media since these two teams share the city that never sleeps, the Nets need to treat it that way. It seems that Sean Marks, Kenny Atkinson and the entire front office has done a good job of doing that so far, let’s hope that continues.