Last year's team lost in heartbreaking fashion in the Round of 64.

Now, having lost in embarrassing fashion at home, Renney hopes his players are listening.

Then they lost the last game of the season, the postseason, in stunning fashion.

But the Nets went on to lose another game in frustrating fashion, 96-90.

Over the last two and a half weeks, it was the third time the Nets had lost in such painful fashion.

They lost another game in sorry fashion, 36-35, at Tennessee, wilting when it counted most.

It was how they lost, in spectacular, historic and controversial fashion.

And for what seems like the millionth time, they lost a game in disheartening fashion.

The team from the Bronx lost in ugly fashion when they absolutely needed to be pretty.

As is often the case, they played well enough to lose in entertaining fashion.