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Finals Preview, NBA With Ryen Russillo, SCF With Keith Yandle, Thibs Fired Plus Listener FAQ’s
The Knicks move on from Thibs and it may be Jay Wright time (-). We talk about our favorite bets for NBA Finals Game 1 (-). CJ Stroud isn’t throwing at OTA’s and we gauge the level of concern (-). Hot Seat Chill Throne including major drama in the Chess World and Max caught a hot dog (-). Ryen Russillo joins to talk NBA Finals, Knicks firing Thibs, NBA Finals ratings, SGA and more (-). Keith Yandle joins the show to talk SCF, who has the advantage, being teammates with Jagr and Biz getting gout (-). We finish the show with listener submitted FAQ’s and lottery ball machine (-).
Recap
Big CatJay Wright as the head coach of the Knicks would be fantastic.
Jay Wright as the Nick's head coach would be fantastic... outside Rick Brunson, he has more connections, deeper connections than anyone else out there in the coaching pool.
PFT CommenterI'm anxious that CJ Stroud's arm soreness will become a long-term worry.
I'm not worried about him yet. But I am worried that I might end up worried about him. Pre-worried. I'm worried that I'm gonna be worried about him. Yeah. I think they call that anxiety.
Hot Seat Cool Throne
PFT CommenterMagnus Carlsen is no longer the GOAT of chess because he keeps losing.
I'm gonna say right now, Magnus [Carlsen] not the best. 'cause I have been watching chess religiously for almost 48 hours now. And all I've seen is Magnus lost.
Interview
Ryen RussilloKevin Durant might be traded by the Suns this offseason.
I don't know, I feel like the seeds have been planted... I thought last year he was, there was a lot of stuff right. A lot of stuff around the draft. There was like rumors about Houston... I feel like the seeds have been planted.
Ryen RussilloNikola Jokic is on an unobtainable level compared to the rest of the NBA.
To me [Jokic] is unobtainable. Like you cannot get to his level right now. And there's gonna be a lot of people arguing [SGA] just because it's better... But I don't think a sane person, a real basketball person should look at this and be like, okay, SGA is now the best in the world.
Big CatThe 2025 Thunder will eventually be seen as the worst version of their championship dynasty.
This is gonna be the worst thunder team to win an championship because you're gonna get so much better over the course of the next couple seasons with their draft picks. This is actually a down year for the Thunder.
Ryen RussilloThe Oklahoma City Thunder will win the NBA Finals in five games.
Thunder in five. I played, I think it was plus six 80 Thunder Games one and two, Pacers Game three, thunder game four and five.
Ryen RussilloMark Twain was fundamentally a 'bummed out guy'.
Almost done with Chernow's latest opus thousand pages on Mark Twain... Bummed out guy though, man... That's not your takeaway. Mark Twain not so happy. Bummed out guy.
Keith YandleCoaches should always be involved in the post-series handshake line.
I just think that, you know, maybe [Paul Maurice] is downplaying how much that the coaches mean to a team... I think they deserve to be in there and, you know, whether you're winning a series or losing a series, going through that handshake line, you know, just what it means to shake every guy's hand... I think it's one of the best traditions in hockey and it shouldn't be taken away.
Keith YandleThe Florida Panthers will win the Stanley Cup in six games.
I think it's gonna go six. I think they steal one on the road early and take care of business at home and then win it at home. I think winning at home game six would be huge.