Playing from behind most of the game, Long Island Nets lose to Santa Cruz Warriors, 108-88
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C.J. Massinburg, now in his second year with the Long Island Nets, was asked after the G League team suffered another loss Saturday, what it’s like playing from behind.
“It’s pretty tough playing from behind, you know, we can’t dig ourselves [into] a hole,” Massinburg said, then added a fascinating detail about how the organization tracks player effort!
“We have these little chips that they put in our undershirts and it tracks how much energy were exerting and things like that, and the games where we dig ourselves [into] a hole, our numbers skyrocket,” said Massinburg. “The amount of work we have to put in is way up relative to when we’re even with a team or if we’re up on a team.”
Long Island Nets get ready for G League ‘bubble’ in Orlando
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The Long Island Nets have touched down at the G League’s Orlando “bubble” ready to take on a 15-game season in 25 days, starting nine days from now. Long Island’s roster is a mix of NBA veterans, G League standouts and three rookies. It’s a grueling schedule, but one they think they have the right pieces for.
“Matt Riccardi has done an incredible job of putting this together,” Bret Breilmaier, the head coach of Long Island said during a Zoom call Monday from Disney World. “It is very balanced in my opinion. We have some veteran leadership that has a good deal of NBA experience.