At 3-3 to begin the regular season, we've already learned a few things about the Brooklyn Nets. But rather than react, it's always more fun to overreact.  We brought you our 5 overreactions following the Nets home opener. Let's see how much has changed after the subsequent five contests.

An interesting element of the Nets' start to the season is they opened against a slew of playoff teams. The Milwaukee Bucks, Miami Heat, Washington Wizards and Philadelphia 76ers were all in the Eastern Conference's top eight last season. Steve Nash's group went 2-2 in those contests. They've been tested and performed decently, but no better than that so far.

Let's countdown the top 3 overreactions through six games.

3) Kevin Durant and James Harden are the truth…but Harden's going to need some

Kevin Durant has been nothing short of phenomenal, averaging 28.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game. He's come into his own as a playmaker and team leader, exuding an icy poise in almost any situation.

Okay, almost any situation.

KD might well be the best player in the NBA right now. James Harden hasn't been as consistent. Maybe we should have expected this, but The Beard has struggled.

The new rule changes have certainly limited some of his opportunities getting to the free throw line. But the bigger story is probably just that he's not as explosive as we're accustomed to seeing, having spent so much time away from the game over the offseason while recovering from that grade-two hamstring strain suffered last year.

Harden broke out in Brooklyn's win over the Pacers. He must have seen some of the memes saying he can't draw fouls anymore, because he wound up going 16-of-19 from the free throw line in a comeback victory.

A few games ago, Nash was asked about Harden's lengthy summer rehab. What he shared was eye-opening.

“Some people say it takes you as much time as you were off to get back to where you were before you got [the injury],” Nash said. “So that’s a challenge that he’s facing. Right now we just wanna support him…He’ll get there.”

If that truism holds, it could mean Harden might not feel 100 percent for another couple of months. He could need some time to develop trust that his hammy won't pull when he explodes to the rim.

If we're looking for an an overreaction here, it's that The Beard won't be in consistent All-NBA form until sometime after Valentine's Day.

2) LaMarcus Aldridge has made up for Kyrie Irving's absence

Come on, are we gonna do this overreaction thing right or not? The night LaMarcus Aldridge cracked the 20,000 career points mark and helped Brooklyn defeat the Pacers, the whole team was happy for him. The veteran big man seems to be very much embraced by this locker room.

Aldridge has now saved the team's butts in two close calls. He broke out for 23 points in Philadelphia, helping spark a 16-1 fourth-quarter run. At home against the Pacers, he had 17 of his 21 points in the second half. He has the highest total plus-minus on the entire team with a +25, as the Nets have played some of their best ball of the young season with him on the floor.

Recently, Durant spoke about his teammate's instincts as a closer.

“Yeah he has scorer instincts, man,” said Durant. “Something you condition your mind for as a kid. You know just know how to score the basketball no matter how. In any situation he’s one of those guys that can get his in the midst of a lot of chaos.”

Okay, okay. Of course, we know how much the Nets miss Irving, but Aldridge has done more than he's been asked.

1) Kyrie Irving's absence hasn't (yet) dramatically altered the team's chances of winning a title

Irving is out indefinitely, Harden looks months away from being peak-Beard, the team is .500 through three games and things are totally fine? Well yeah, kinda. It's almost the opposite of an overreaction, like not reacting enough. But the take is arguably hot enough that we're going with it.

Irving's continued absence is a very, very big deal, that we all know. Without him, the Nets might win the championship. But there exists a better chance that any one of the other 29 teams wins instead. Add Irving to the fray and the scales would tip back in Brooklyns' favor.

We reached out to Kyle Newman from OddsChecker to see what the betting public thought. What's interesting is that the Nets remain favorites to win the finals. With the latest on Irving (his being ineligible to play at home and the team deciding they don't want him on the road then either), however, their odds have dropped a bit from +260 (27.8%) earlier in the summer down to +325 (23.5%) now.

That's not a big drop.

Now, those odds are up for a bit of interpretation. Do futures markets indicate bettors think Kyrie will listen to Team Governor Joe Tsai and get vaccinated? Do they believe a trade will go down? Do they think Irving's absence does not matter that much because KD and Harden are just that good?

When we consider the full range of outcomes, things look pretty good for Brooklyn.

There are the combined chances that Irving eventually decides he has made his message clear and gets the vaccine; the city rules change or he finds some exemption or loophole allowing him to suit up; the team swings a blockbuster trade; or he misses the entire season and they win the title anyway.

That last possibility may not be overwhelmingly likely, but it's certainly plausible. All of the other scenarios see the Nets improve dramatically. While this situation is far from ideal, the Nets still have plenty of reason for optimism.