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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!
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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.
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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 program that Kyrie is going through to return to play.
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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.
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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.
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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 officially hire Ime Udoka for the head coaching position.
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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 episode before Sean Marks spoke. Marks says they have not made a final decision on hiring a new head coach, which includes Ime Udoka. Both Shams and Woj report that Udoka is likely to become the next head coach of the Brooklyn Nets.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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