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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Mike and Brian first discuss the exhilarating Nets win against the Clippers and then wrap up the team's West Coast trip by running through the 10 best things to love about the Kevin Durant, James Harden, Kyrie Irving Brooklyn Nets: from Harden as a true point guard to the evolution of Joe Harris.
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The Glue Guys dive into how heartbroken would they be if Andre Drummond did not end up on the Nets, what Andre Roberson is going to bring to the team, and BRUCE BROWN AS CENTER. Then (39:00) The Athletic's Lakers reporter Jovan Buha joins the show to discuss the latest with Anthony Davis and the matchup with the Nets and Lakers.
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The Glue Guys begin with thoughts on the Nets signing of Noah Vonle and concerns about DeAndre Jordan's role going forward. Then (15:00) Scary Hours Power Rankings! Ranking the past two weeks for Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden. Then (42:00) a special interview with Rudy Valdez - director of the Netflix docuseries We Are: The Brooklyn Saints - out now on Netflix.
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Jeff Green from the Brooklyn Nets joined the show for a wide ranging discussion:
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The Athletic's Seth Partnow and Alex Schiffer join the show to discuss their recent story on what the numbers say about Kevin Durant's comeback so far this season. What are the positive data points. And if a potential drop-off is coming for KD. Plus - how drastically has James Harden changed his game since joining Brooklyn and whether the Nets will be strong enough defensively to compete for a championship.
To check out Seth and Alex's story, hit the link right here.
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The Glue Guys first dive into which team the Brooklyn Nets are most like: the one that lost back-to-back against the Cleveland Cavaliers or the one that beat the Miami Heat in back-to-back games. Then they discuss the Kevin Love-JaVale McGee to the Nets rumors and Mike's secret pick for filling the backup big role for the Nets. Finally - the debut of the Scary Hours Power Rankings: ranking the Nets Big 3.
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The Glue Guys dig into the glorious, delicious debut of James Harden and discuss how Harden is already conforming his game around Kevin Durant, the impact of Harden on the locker room, what the Nets will do at center without Jarrett Allen and finally at the end - Killer Komparisons: Nets as NWO members.
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James Harden - somehow after weeks of speculation - is now a Brooklyn Net. The Glue Guys dive into all aspects of the deal: how James Harden fits with KD and Kyrie Irving, how influential was Kyrie's hiatus in Sean Marks' decision making to make the Harden trade, whether LeVert or Allen is the bigger loss, how do the Nets make up for that loss, and much much much more.
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The Glue Guys first dive into what is the main thing that is 'off' about the Nets early in the season. Brian advocates for why we all shouldn't freak out this early on. Mike proceeds to freak out and offers up two potential big trades involving teams at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. Then TGG discuss Kyrie Irving's absence from the team.
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The Brooklyn Nets without Kevin Durant dominated the Utah Jazz in a game led by Kyrie Irving and Jarrett Allen. Allen attributes his performance to a change in his pregame pasta sauce. The Glue Guys discuss the Jazz game that will forever be known as the Alfredo Sauce game, how Bruce Brown looked in his emergence from the bench and whether Steve Nash will keep Jarrett Allen in the starting lineup.
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