Welcome to The Glue Guys, a Brooklyn Nets podcast from The Athletic brought to you by Mike Smeltz and Brian Egan focusing on all things Brooklyn Nets and the NBA. The show began when KG and Paul Pierce were still Nets... and somehow The Glue Guys have survived along with the Nets fan base
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The Glue Guys dive into a few key details: exactly how good the Nets are right now, what is the Nets ceiling when everyone is healthy, and where Nets fans should expectations be placed in regards to Ben Simmons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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Fun episode today! Brian and Mike dove into how the Nets are somehow positioned to get to Las Vegas for the knockout round of the in season tournament, assessing what type of team the Nets have now, and finally Killer Komparisons: NBA Teams and Soup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Brian and Mike drill deep down into what exactly the Nets have in Cam Thomas: how good is he right now, where the growth may come, how the Nets are using him differently and what it means for the team's future that they have Camuel James Thomas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Brian and Mike break open the mailbag to discuss whether Cam Thomas will be a reliable presence all year long, the perfect Nets rotation, how good is JVG and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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Mike rides solo for a final analysis of the Nets Big 3 Era now that James Harden has been traded again - this time for FLOTSAM. And how the failure of the Big 3 Nets should impact the current Nets going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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Brian and Mike burst at the seams to deliver one of their favorite episodes: Nets season superlatives. Who will be the Justin Hamilton, the Randy Foye, the Jeremy Lin, the Reggie Evans of this upcoming Brooklyn Nets season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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Mike and Brian dissect the two most important developments from the Nets first preseason game: Cam Thomas the starter and Ben Simmons the rejuvenated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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Predicting Ben Simmons and the hottest Nets questions
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Mailbag episode: understanding when or if to trade Mikal Bridges, what a successful Nets season looks like, what a successful Ben Simmons season looks like, and CAM THOMAS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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The Glue Guys return with thoughts on a potential Damian Lillard trade and whether we believe in Ben Simmons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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Before the Madness: Nets pre-free agency mailbag
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Glue Guys dive into the free agency mailbag to answer what the Nets should do about Damian Lillard, who the Nets should target if not Lillard, how is Sean Marks doing, and the other Portland-Brooklyn trade that could happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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Hitting every pre-draft Nets rumor: Lillard, Lively, trades and more
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The Glue Guys dig into all the pre-draft buzz: does Damian Lillard want out of Portland, does Brooklyn want Lillard, and what prospects the Nets are attached to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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Glue Guys dive back from break to react to Damian Lillard naming the Brooklyn Nets as one of his possible landing spots if he gets traded this offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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Trade Mikal Bridges?!? Time to Tank!?!? Manufacturing Tension
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Brian and Mike play a game of manufactured tension. Each podcaster takes an opposite side on a hot take style question about the Nets this offseason including should the Nets trade Mikal Bridges now, should the Nets trade Nic Claxton, should the Nets fire Jacque Vaughn to go after one of the available championship-winning coaches, is now the time t…
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The Glue Guys fire up the offseason rocket boosters and dive right into the Damian Lillard rumors: whether it makes sense for either side, what the Nets would have to give up and overall how motivated the Nets should be to go after a star this offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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What the hell happened in Game 3? That was a wild journey that ended in disappointment, but the Glue Guys are back to analyze exactly how everything played out in Game 3 along which ejection (Claxton or Harden) was more impactful, whether Joel Embiid should have been ejected and why the Nets lost the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me…
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The Glue Guys dig deep into games 1 and 2 of the Nets-Sixers series to pull out the ways the Nets need to change to produce wins as the series heads to Brooklyn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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Mega Nets Sixers preview with Alex Schiffer
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The Athletic's Alex Schiffer joins Mike to discuss the 76ers-Nets series on several fronts: advantages and disadvantages for each team, x-factors, matchup plans, ranking the Nets and Sixers starters and ultimately making a final prediction for the series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Battling Embiid, Small Ball and Cam Thomas X-Factor: Round One Preview Mailbag
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The Glue Guys dive deep into the mailbag (netspod@gmail.com) to answer the biggest questions facing the Brooklyn Nets heading into their matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers: what would define a 'success' this series for the Nets, who else on the Nets will guard Joel Embiid, the weakest spot on the 76ers, and which role players will shine in this…
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Ben Simmons is done for the rest of the season. The Glue Guys dig into the biggest questions surrounding Simmons including how to rationalize his first full season with the Nets, whether we believe there's a minor/major turnaround ahead, the trade likelihood and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Spencer Dinwiddie Interview: Back in Brooklyn
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Brooklyn Nets starting point guard Spencer Dinwiddie joins the show to discuss how the transition back to Brooklyn has gone, the subtle ways he's trying to help build cohesion on the court, the development of Mikal Bridges and whether he thinks Silicon Valley Bank should be allowed to fail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho…
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First the Glue Guys parse out why Mikal Bridges' rise into the number one scoring option is so unique compared to other underutilized traded pros like James Harden and SGA. Then they assess what Cam Johnson's next contract will look like and if the Nets should pay up. Finally, early thoughts on potential 1st round playoff matchups and what path has…
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Reacting to Kevin Durant reacting to Kyrie Irving
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The Glue Guys first dissect Kevin Durant’s latest revealing comments on how he reacted to Kyrie Irving’s trade request. Then is it time for the Nets to tank + how exactly would that happen. Finally, Killer Komparisons: Movie Characters to current Brooklyn Nets. Mike and Brian both compare Joe Harris to characters from Christopher Nolan’s Batman mov…
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Mike and Brian return to discuss Mikal Bridges' ceiling, whether the Nets will go starhunting this offseason, how Nic Claxton will evolve without KD and Kyrie and Manufactured Tension: Should Sean Marks Be Fired. Take advantage of MANSCAPED®’s best valued bundle and save 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code NBA23 at Manscaped.com Learn more abou…
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First, Mike from the Glue Guys dives into his first impressions on the new Nets (Bridges, DFS, Cam Johnson) and the return of Spencer Dinwiddie. Then at 12:00 Mike welcomes on The Athletic NBA Show's Dave DuFour to discuss his assessment of how the Nets did at the trade deadline, the emotional gymnastics for Nets fans on the KD trade, and Dave clue…
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Death of the Clean Sweep: Nets trade Kevin Durant
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A big one today. The Brooklyn Nets trade of Kevin Durant kills the last vestige of the Clean Sweep Era. Brian and Mike dive into how the trade happened, why that is worrisome, the positives and negatives of the deal, where the Nets go from here and final thoughts on the last days of Durant as a Net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone…
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EMERGENCY POD: Kyrie Irving traded to the Dallas Mavericks
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The Glue Guys go DEEP on the Kyrie Irving trade: evaluating the deal the Nets got to the other ones reportedly on the market, how Spencer Dinwiddie and Dorian Finney-Smith impacts the team, and what is the next move that the Nets may make. Go to masterclass.com/basketball to get unlimited access to EVERY class, and 15% off an annual membership beca…
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EMERGENCY POD: Kyrie Irving requests trade
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Well Kyrie Irving did it again. Just as things seemed to be going normal in Brooklyn, he did it. He requested a trade because reportedly he was upset with the Brooklyn Nets contract offer to him. Kyrie once again turned the Nets franchise completely upside down. The Glue Guys run through all the biggest questions including the motivation for this i…
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Trade Deadline Preview: Time to think about trading Ben Simmons
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The Glue Guys go DEEP on the Nets trade possibilities, mainly that it is time to trade Ben Simmons, how it could be done, why it should be done and who the Nets could realistically get. Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code NBA23 at Manscaped.com and shoot your arrow with MANSCAPED™ this Valentine’s Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi…
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The Glue Guys celebrate a loss? Yes! The Glue Guys celebrate the birth of Nic ‘The Embiid Stopper’ Claxton, what to make of Ben Simmons’ game, the disdain for any Seth Curry trade rumors... but yet diving into Seth Curry trade rumors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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Brooklyn Nets shock the Golden State Warriors
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Glue Guys return to discuss how the Kevin Durant-less Nets have strung together two straight wins, compare the ceilings of Ben Simmons and Nic Claxton and how Kyrie Irving has put the team on his back during this stretch. Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way – by going to rocketmoney.com/athletic Learn more about yo…
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Quick episode today! The Glue Guys reacting to the Nets loss to the Celtics: how much is Ben Simmons to blame for the loss, the lineup decisions of Jacque Vaughn and expectations for the Nets now with KD for a month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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Kevin Durant's Injury: fears, timetable, and plan B's with Dr. Neeraj Patel
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The Glue Guys dive into Kevin Durant’s injured MCL: why this year is different than last year, how the schedule plays out and what our expectations should be of the team without Durant. Then (14:00) Dr. Neeraj Patel comes on to discuss how long KD’s recovery may take and any long term concerns. Disclaimer: Dr. Patel is not Kevin Durant's personal d…
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Why the Nets are the best team in the NBA
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The Glue Guys attempt to build the argument that the Nets should be considered the best team in the NBA, and why some are hesitant to declare such. Also in the show: why Ben Simmons is more a feature than a flaw in the Nets system, who should start Joe v. Royce v. Seth, and a game of Would You Rather: KD vs. each NBA superstar. Cancel unwanted subs…
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Who deserves credit for the Nets success w/Alex Schiffer
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The Athletic's Brooklyn Nets reporter Alex Schiffer joins the show to discuss what changes Jacque Vaughn and who in the organization deserves credit for the team's incredible in-season turnaround. Then (21:00) the Glue Guys run through whether the Nets will make a notable trade this season, what roster improvements are possible and an info dump on …
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WOW. The Nets! 9 in a row! The Glue Guys discuss why the Nets win against the Cavaliers was unique - and potentially a big moment going forward. Then (20:00) mailbag questions include do the Nets need to make a trade, Jacque Vaughn coach of the year, Kevin Durant MVP chances, and ranking this past Nets offseason compared to others in Sean Marks' pa…
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The Nets dominated the Warriors + what's next
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Jam packed Glue Guys episode. First, TGG dig into the Nets-Warriors game and why no Nets fan should apologize for the victory. Then News Around the League: understanding all the big names that might enter the trade market. And finally - Killer Komparisons: classic Christmas movies with NBA teams and players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit …
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Hottest Questions about the NBA's Hottest Team
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The Glue Guys dig into the six hottest/burning-ist/steamiest questions surrounding the Brooklyn Nets: 1) Is Kyrie Irving 100% remaining on the roster for the rest of the year 2) Is Nic Claxton totally and completely the Nets answer at center 3) Where are you emotionally with Ben Simmons 4) Which role player do you trust the most: Royce, Yuta, Joe, …
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Nets hot and making the Kevin Durant's MVP case
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The Glue Guys begin with a true appreciation of what Kevin Durant is doing this season: unreal from inside the arc, leading the team through the morass of the controversies and how KD is doing something no Achilles-tear-sufferer has ever done before. Then (16:00) mailbag questions including Cam Thomas trade thoughts, how good is Jacque Vaughn, and …
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The Glue Guys attempt to figure out what type of team the Brooklyn Nets are at this point. How much does the four game win streak matter? How much does the loss to the Boston Celtics mean? TJ Warren opinions. And more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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How Kyrie Irving is fitting back into the Brooklyn Nets
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The Glue Guys begin by looking at the 5 games Kyrie Irving has played in since he returned to the team: what has changed about his role, his little on-court disagreement with Jacque Vaughn and what to expect from Kyrie going forward. Then at (21:00) TGG discuss the state of Joe Harris and how the rotation will play out when Yuta Watanabe and TJ War…
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The Glue Guys look at the change in Ben Simmons' game, what it means for the Nets and what starting lineup makes the most sense. Plus, what to make of Kyrie Irving's return and YUTA WATANABE TALK! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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Sam Amick Interview: Ben Simmons frustration and Kyrie Irving's possible return date
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The Athletic's Sam Amick joins the show to discuss his and Shams Charania's report on the Nets growing frustrations with Ben Simmons. Amick reveals what the source of that frustration is, Simmons' response to the report and at the end of the interview Amick makes a prediction on when Kyrie Irving will return to the Nets. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts…
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The Nets are better under Jacque Vaughn. The Glue Guys dig into exactly what the team is doing differently, the interesting lineups developing within the team. Then TGG grapple with how Kyrie Irving would impact the Nets' offensive and defensive systems when/if he returns, the difficulties of integrating Kyrie, and a few thoughts about the six step…
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Understanding the Nets under Jacque Vaughn
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The Glue Guys dig into the mailbag to discuss the fantastic (and sad) Nets-Mavs matchup, the proper rotation going forward, should Ben Simmons come off the bench in the near term, what to make of Jacque Vaughn's coaching changes and an attempt to contextualize Kyrie Irving at this moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic…
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Kyrie Irving's Suspension: Emergency Pod with Alex Schiffer
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The Athletic's Alex Schiffer joins the show (from driving down I-95) to talk about all the wild angles surrounding the Kyrie Irving's suspensions including is this the end of the KD era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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First, Mike picks up the latest thread in the Kyrie Irving drama and how close the Nets are to getting rid of Kyrie completely. Then at (15:30) The Athletic's Boston Celtics reporter Jay King joins the show to explain what happened in Boston with Ime Udoka and what type of coach he would be for the Nets. As of this recording, the Nets had yet to of…
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The Glue Guys dive into the emergency pod rocket ship and fire off takes regarding the Brooklyn Nets decision to part ways with Steve Nash, all the background on the Nets consideration of Ime Udoka as the next head coach, and what it means for the franchise that the Nets are making this move so early in the season. Quick note - we recorded this epi…
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The Glue Guys discuss the latest controversy around Kyrie Irving by going through the antisemitic content that Kyrie boosted on Twitter and Instagram. Then at (29:00) for anyone that wants Nets, we talk about this team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Athletic
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What to believe and what to disregard from the Brooklyn Nets season opener
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The Glue Guys dive into everything that happened in the Nets season opening loss to the New Orleans Pelicans: Zion Williamson's impact, lack of rebounding, the takeaway from Ben Simmons fouling out, the revealing quote from Kevin Durant postgame and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Sarah Kustok Interview: Ben Simmons and other Brooklyn Nets preseason observations
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YES Network's Sarah Kustok joins the show to discuss what exactly we can takeaway from preseason basketball, what she's seen from Ben Simmons so far, the role players that intrigue her the most and how the team is gelling together ahead of the season opener. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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