Stay ConnectedWelcome 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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Brian and Mike dive into the netspod@gmail.com mailbag to answer the biggest questions facing the Nets for the rest of the season: when will Ben Simmons be back, prediction on the Kyrie Irving situation, Simmons' impact on Bruce Brown's role, Kessler Edwards & Cam Thomas' role going forward and what you'd want to learn from Kyrie in a 1-on-1 five minute conversation. The Athletic’s Alex Schiffer jumps in around the 33:00 mark.
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Absolute domination. The Nets obliterated the 76ers in one of the most highly anticipated regular season games in recent memory. The Glue Guys revel in all the greatness that was the Nets victory - the surgical efficiency of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, Seth Curry's revenge game, the embarrassing performance by James Harden. At (15:00) Nets superfan and ESPN NFL analyst Mina Kimes joins the show to discuss the Nets-76ers game.
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The Glue Guys first dive into the exciting Nets win (a win!) over the Charlotte Hornets: the Bruce Brown-assaince, Seth Curry more-than-a-shooter-ness, Drummond as the primary Nets big and Kyrie going for 50. Then at (20:00) Brian and Mike dump out all the emotions ahead of the Nets-76ers matchup.
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Ben Simmons is reportedly WEEKS away from playing for the Brooklyn Nets. WEEKS! The Glue Guys discuss what that indicates about how the James Harden trade was carried out, the deficiency in the Nets organization, and the impact on the Nets' title chances.
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The Glue Guys take a look at all the new Nets that have joined the team: Andre Drummond, Seth Curry and Goran Dragic. What each is bringing to this team and how they may look around Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and Ben Simmons. Then after the break (28:00) Mike and Brian try to make sense of all the changes NYC is making towards vaccination mandates and the impact to Kyrie Irving's status to play at home.
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The Glue Guys dig into the mailbag - netspod@gmail.com - to discuss fantastic questions like: what is the actual playoff rotation, is Steve Nash fiery enough to guide the Nets to a championship and are the Nets truly all-in for a championship this season or was the Ben Simmons trade more about the future than the present.
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Steve Nash gets his man. Goran Dragic is joining Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons in Brooklyn. The Glue Guys discuss what it means for the team to sign Goran, what he'll provide as a versatile guard, and then Mike gives a warning to Nets fans about Ben Simmons.
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First, Mike looks at how the emotional tone of the Brooklyn Nets has shifted since James Harden was traded to Philly and the main takeaways from B/R Jake Fischer's story on the Harden-Simmons trade. Then at (14:00) Mike is joined by The Athletic's 76ers reporter Rich Hofmann to discuss who Ben Simmons is as a player, how he may fit in Brooklyn, and what special sauce will Seth Curry and Andre Drummond bring to the Nets.
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The Glue Guys let the Harden-Simmons trade marinate over the weekend and now dive in on all the discussion surrounding what the Nets got, how Ben Simmons will fit with the Nets, and a few major updates considering Goran Dragic's buyout market and vaccine rules in major cities.
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Wow. What a time to be alive. The Brooklyn Nets have traded James Harden for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two 1st round picks. Brian and Mike dig into everything surrounding the trade: how the situation got to this point, how influential was Kyrie Irving's vaccine stance, the team's fit with Ben Simmons, what Curry and Drummond can bring to Brooklyn and are the Nets actually better.
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