Russell And Fro

Big News: Congrats to Carl and his wife on the birth of their first child!!!

Indiana Pacers superfan and New Jersey native Alex ‘The Turncoat’ Connizzo guest hosts Russell & Fro. Alex explains how a fateful meeting with Spike Lee led to him following the Pacers (2:43) offers some terrible movie recommendations (11:53) reflects on the evolution of basketball fandom since the 90s (14:32) details Nets/Pacers playoff history (17:57) shares a time when Brett didn’t back Alex up in a fight (22:10) defends the Pacers as perennial irritants (24:16) overviews Kevin Durant’s impact on fan expectations moving forward (32:22) walks through shared Nets & Pacers players (46:05) and ends with his ‘expert’ Eastern Conference playoff predictions! (57:02)

Why won’t NBA nerds let Nets fans enjoy the moment?! Carl and Brett explore why many win projection models including 538, Jacob Goldstein, etc are down on the 2019-2020 Brooklyn Nets (4:52) We project next season’s minutes distribution (13:47) wonder about the Jarrett Allen/DeAndre Jordan co-existence (22:15) take a stab at next year’s forward rotation (36:53) and talk through what Nic Claxton can bring to the table after 3 Summer League games (44:17)

LET’S F*CKING GO!!!!! NETS FANS, WHAT JUST HAPPENED? Carl and Brett sort through the sheer free agency madness to breakdown what the Kyrie, KD and DeAndre Jordan signings mean for long time Nets fans (4:14) the Nets make-up prior to KD’s return (6:16) how Kyrie’s game fits the Nets style of play (19:34) and what DLo’s departure says about the Nets culture (36:49). Lastly, we give a HUGE shout out to Pooch for being on this story before anyone else (44:04) and wrap up by dissecting where the Nets now sit in the changing eastern conference landscape (46:09)

Carl and Brett marvel at the Nets becoming the betting favorite to land Kevin Durant (1:13) do the needful by breaking down the Nets cap clearing draft night (6:15) starting with an under the radar Jaylen Hands/Joseph Tsai connection (7:43) and ending with Nic Claxton’s lank (10:55). All of this free agency speculation leads us to ponder...do we know who the Nets are anymore? (18:58). We ground ourselves by ranking the possible outcomes for free agency from a fans perspective (33:15) and round out the pod with the potential DeAndre Jordan acquisition (56:12)

@ScottLevineNBA from redteamscouting.com christens the pod by pouring out a Schweppes for Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (2:00) chatting Nets free agency rumors (6:45) how those outcomes affect the Nets draft strategy (15:32) and gives us a deep dive on who Brooklyn fans should hope for with the 27th and 31st picks (23:40).

Nets Daily writer Chris Milholen joins to discuss the Allen Crabbe trade (3:34), the possibility of a DLo/Kyrie backcourt (13:12) and what corresponding moves that would require (18:37). He also talks about Kyrie's potential impact on the Nets culture (25:28) and what it's been like watching his colleague Anthony Puccio be at the center of breaking free agency news (30:46). We round it out with what to expect on draft night (35:35) and discuss his upcoming book Basketball Beyond Borders: The Globalization of the NBA (47:31) which comes out later this summer!

Rumors abound! With no concrete Nets news to report, Brett and Carl get caught up in the swirling trade rumor vortex, discussing Spencer Dinwiddie for the 6th pick packages (3:03) who might be available at 6 to make that trade worthwhile (5:27) the seemingly realer than ever possibility of trading for Anthony Davis (17:10) Jarrett Allen’s fit in Brooklyn’s front court (28:37) and a slew of trades and free agents who compliment the Nets young center (38:12)

Are the Nets finally the Pretty Woman in Free Agency? Brett and Carl Richard Gere up for the offseason by stoking the Kyrie Irving rumor mill fires (3:25) We warm things up with a rundown of our recent hires (7:13) dissect a potential Kyrie/DLo fit (18:38) walk through the Kyrie Irving pros (20:23) and cons (29:24) our backcourt as a whole (40:07) Nets/Raptors franchise parallels (49:48) and finally...do we REALLY want to root for this guy?!

The guys discuss the Nets recent front office departures (3:27) and what they mean for the team in the short and long term (11:40). Things then turn to Allen Crabbe, and Carl and Brett do a retrospective on the RFA offer (20:37) and original trade (34:46) and what they tell us about Sean Marks and how he might approach this offseason. Wrapping things up are predictions on Crabbe's fate this offseason (56:55) and a look at what a Crabbe trade might look like this summer (1:02:25).

In the words of a few poorly animated cartoon dinosaurs...we’re back! Carl and Brett reconnect after a brief hiatus over artistic differences to discuss our favorite Arizona Iced Tea flavors (1:43) the most pressing questions entering the Brooklyn Nets offseason (5:28) and all things D’Angelo Russell’s free agency (20:06); diving into his most concerning stats (25:05) a rose colored player comparison (28:26) potential DLO suitors (30:10) ending with a comprehensive tour of NBAcrimelibrary.com (38:45)