Well they did it folks. The 2010 New Jersey Nets are not your worst team of all-time. Don’t get me wrong, they stink pretty bad, and I can’t be too confident that if the 2010 Nets played against the 1972 Sixers that they would win in a head to head match. But after last night’s win against the Spurs one thing is now certain, they will not go down in history as having the worst record ever posted by an NBA ball club. For now that distinguished honor remains with Fred Carter and the ’72 Philadelphia Sixers.
The Nets won their 10th game of the season tonight, and never mind that the victims — the mighty San Antonio Spurs — were missing two of their best players.
The ancillary benefit: The 1972-73 Sixers – owners of that 9-73 record – still stand alone in NBA infamy.
“It got that monkey off our back,” reserve guard Keyon Dooling said. “I mean, it’s just a relief to not have your name in the history books. When you think of Fred Carter and guys like that, that’s still on his resume. No matter how good of an analyst he is, no matter how good a player he was, that’s still a stain on his resume that you don’t want to have.”
Yes, even though 10-64 looks a lot better than 9-73.
“Everyone’s happy for 10 wins, but don’t get us wrong – we’re still mad about the overall season,” said Terrence Williams (13 points, seven boards, three assists). “But we’re not in the record book.
“It’s exciting to get to 10 wins,” Harris agreed. “But then again, it is 10 wins.” {Via}
