The Ryen Russillo Show

Ryen opens with the top 10 NBA players right now, as voted on by current coaches and executives (plus his own list). Next, Pistons guard Duncan Robinson stops by to talk about Detroit’s No. 1 seed, the strength of the Eastern Conference, Cade’s return, and more. Then, Ryen breaks down the Hornets’ play-in win, LaMelo’s roller coaster, and the Blazers locking up the 7 seed. Finally, Kyle and Ceruti join for some listener-submitted Life Advice, including a hat dilemma and a pro athlete in love with a guy’s wife.

TOP 10 NBA PLAYER RANKINGS

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DUNCAN ROBINSON

(18:03) No. 1 seed Pistons
(20:38) Cade’s return
(25:15) Learning to fit in in the NBA
(27:14) Pistons have a lot of different-style players
(35:05) Joking about where Cade ranks among NBA players
(37:06) The white-guy shooter brotherhood
(40:36) How he deals with getting hunted on defense
(46:16) Chirping refs
(48:20) Potential Hornets matchups

TUESDAY PLAY-IN RECAP

(53:36) Hornets–Heat
(1:06:37) Blazers–Suns

LIFE ADVICE

(1:11:42)

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Ryen opens with how much the last six weeks of the NBA season have sucked—but is that really a problem as we head into the playoffs? He also gets into the disingenuous ratings comparisons across other sports. Then, Frank Isola joins to talk about the final day, including the embarrassing Magic loss, why the Spurs may have made their path harder, awards races, and a look ahead to some of the playoff matchups. Finally, Kyle and Ceruti join for a little Masters talk before some listener-submitted Life Advice, including a rough one-night stand and a guy who shares something he should probably keep to himself.

END OF THE NBA SEASON

(1:33) Last six weeks of the regular season sucked… but
(5:21) Comparing NBA viewership to other sports
(15:10) NBA still needs to get aggressive to fix its problems

FRANK ISOLA

(19:06) His preseason Finals pick (Knicks–Thunder)
(22:01) Embarrassing Magic loss/season
(29:34) Are the Knicks better?
(33:00) Who wins the East?
(36:02) 65-game rule debate
(40:20) MVP
(44:39) Rookie of the Year
(53:06) Can Wemby drive casual fans back?
(1:04:26) Doesn’t believe in the Cavs
(1:06:50) Looking back at the 1999 Knicks–Spurs Finals

LIFE ADVICE

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Ryen is joined by Bruce Feldman for his “intel” NFL mock draft, including his love of Arvell Reese, sleepers, divisive players, and the Nigerian freak athlete Uar Bernard. Next, Tom Haberstroh stops by to talk about his research on just how few national TV games star players appear in, whether we’re being a little too bullish on the Hornets, his Eastern Conference tiers, Scoot’s improvement, and the Embiid news. Finally, the guys close it out with a recap of their King of the Court picks and some listener-submitted Life Advice, including Ryen seeing John Mulaney.

BRUCE FELDMAN

(1:48) Mendoza vs. past QB prospects
(5:43) Teams reaching in this draft?
(10:55) Arvell Reese vs. David Bailey
(13:51) Jeremiyah Love top five?
(17:13) Wide receivers
(21:34) First-round sleeper?
(24:13) Teams that do the best job in the draft
(27:32) Divide on Rueben Bain
(35:40) Nigerian freak athlete Uar Bernard

TOM HABERSTROH

(46:00) Stats on stars not playing national TV games
(1:06:43) Are the Hornets for real?
(1:17:20) The Cavs’ Mobley problem
(1:25:07) Buy the Hawks?
(1:29:40) Revisiting Risacher at No. 1
(1:33:36) Breaking: Embiid diagnosed with appendicitis
(1:35:06) Is Scoot going to be good?
(1:38:24) Deni Avdija foul-baiting

LIFE ADVICE

(1:47:26)

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Russillo shares day-by-day recaps from his recent trip to Portugal.

Ryen opens with Michigan’s national title win over UConn and his five biggest takeaways, including whether that transfer strategy is the future of the sport. Then, he gets into the Giannis vs. the Bucks drama, the trade rumor timeline, whether Milwaukee should give him the extension (just to trade him), and which teams are desperate enough to go all in on him. Next, he discusses Michael Malone surprisingly taking the UNC job before Kyle and Ceruti join for some listener-submitted Life Advice.

MICHIGAN ARE CHAMPS

(1:36)

GIANNIS vs. THE BUCKS

(12:54) Trade rumor timelines
(20:06) Should the Bucks want to give Giannis the extension?
(25:23) Teams desperate enough to trade for Giannis

MICHAEL MALONE TO UNC

(30:42)

LIFE ADVICE

(40:15)

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