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Brooklyn Nets: 5 Reasons Why The Season Can’t Be Salvaged

By Tom Firme

Nov 2, 2015; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets point guard Jarrett Jack (2) reacts against the Milwaukee Bucks during the fourth quarter at Barclays Center. The Bucks defeated the Nets 103-96. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 2, 2015; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets point guard Jarrett Jack (2) reacts against the Milwaukee Bucks during the fourth quarter at Barclays Center. The Bucks defeated the Nets 103-96. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Teams That Start Jarrett Jack At Point Guard Lose

The biggest drag on the Nets besides Johnson’s inability to make shots is having an unhelpful starting point guard in Jarrett Jack. Brooklyn should have recognized during the offseason that installing Jack in this role would be pointless.

Jack is a lead guard who sucks up garbage statistics with bad teams when used as the primary point guard. In 2006-07, Jack’s second season, the Portland Trail Blazers went 32-50 as Jack averaged 16.8 points with only four assists per game. His 0.087 win shares per 48 minutes ranked fifth on the team. The next year, head coach Nate McMillan moved him to shooting guard.

In 2011-12, Jack scored a team-leading 15.6 points per game for the rebuilding New Orleans Hornets, which placed 28th in offensive rating amid a rash of injuries.

As CBSSports.com’s Matt Moore tweeted, Jack’s mentality is misplaced in the point guard spot.

As seen with the Golden State Warriors in 2012-13, Jack is a combo guard who scored best as an instant scorer. That year, he dropped 12.9 points in 29.7 minutes per game.

All fears of Jack hurting a Nets squad in transition are being realized. He’s third on the team in scoring average (14.2 points per game) and field-goal attempts per game (12.1). Meanwhile, the 32-year-old is experiencing one of his worst shooting campaigns, as he hits 41.2 percent from the field.

Nets Daily’s Devin Kharpertian noted Jack’s poor shot selection via Twitter after an errant attempt with 2:26 left in their 90-88 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday.

Having Brook Lopez healthy and scoring 20.3 points per game on a sparkling 54.4 percent true shooting clip keeps Jack from damaging the Nets’ offense too much.

Jack has been anything but efficient. He’s posting 7.1 assists per game while holding an impish 2.4 assist-to-turnover rate.

An ineffectual point guard who craves his own buckets can hardly help young players. The Nets are doing what they can to see what third-year point man Shane Larkin can bring, playing him 17.9 minutes per game, but it won’t go far unless they rethink Jack’s place in the rotation.

Next: How About The Close Losses?

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