The Illuminated Donkey

Is It Safe to Jump Back on the Bandwagon? The Nets' current 12-game winning streak might just be the most normal thing to happen in what is perhaps the weirdest season in NBA history. To recap: a Conference Champion team celebrates its follow-up season by announcing plans to move the team out of state, observing the manslaughter trial [with assorted sordid details] of one fan-favorite ex-player and the early passing of another, firing a highly successful coach [following a win against the Celtics, which was also the last game for Boston's coach!] and replacing him with a guy who couldn't even make his high school team and whose only head-coaching experience was for a Catholic Youth Organization team, then watching said coach win his first 11 games...well, if you can make any sense out of it, you're a better fan than me.

But definitely not a better fan than those fine, fine folks at JoeNetsfan.com, the No Stranger to Frustration boys themselves! Head over right now to look back on all the craziness of the past few months, check out individual player first-half grades and second-half predictions , and learn why Keith Van Horn is like Brussel sprouts.