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Apr 15, 2022
#2725
Ryen RussilloRyen Russillo

Jayson Tatum is now capable of going punch-for-punch with Kevin Durant

Tatum has added that part to his game and can still go off for 40 in a playoff game. So you're right to expect the Tatum maybe hangs punch-for-punch with Durant. I think he's still a sliver below Durant, but that's not saying much to say you're just behind who I think is still the best offensive option in the NBA.

Tatum led the Celtics to a 4-0 sweep of the Nets, outperforming Durant significantly in that specific series.

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Loss
Apr 15, 2022
#2719
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ben Simmons is ready to return for the Nets and just needs to pass the ball and play defense

I think I nailed this one. Cause Ben Simmons is coming back per Shams. They've just kept him on ice... Ben Simmons is ready to come back and yeah, he doesn't really have to do anything. All he has to do is be out on the court on defense and then just pass the ball on offense. That's it.

Ben Simmons did not play in the 2022 playoffs despite reports of a potential Game 4 return.
Void
Apr 15, 2022
#2720
HankHank

Ben Simmons returning to the Nets lineup is actually better for the Celtics

This could be old takes exposed, but I think [Ben Simmons returning] is better for the Celtics... if they're not on the same page and like the third or fourth quarter, like you can't... it'll be really [weird].

Simmons never played, so we can't know if he would have hurt the Nets, but the Celtics easily won the series regardless.
Loss
Apr 15, 2022
#20867
Big CatBig Cat

The Milwaukee Bucks will make it back to the NBA Finals

I do think the Bucks are gonna make it to the finals... I think it's going to be Suns-Bucks again.

The Bucks lost to the Celtics in seven games in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

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Void
May 15, 2026
#30502
Ryen RussilloRyen Russillo

James Harden is still a prime candidate for a massive playoff collapse

Last night with Mitchell not playing well, all the points off of turnovers, which again, he was, he was guilty of. But look, I just have a super hard time with the way he's officiated. It gets so bad with him that I'm like, well I expect there's gonna be some kind of 30 point game. Yeah. I mean he's got the ball in his hands the entire time. But at the end when he needed the free throws, it's like he missed two of the last four. 'cause it—that tells me there's just something about him.

Harden's playoff legacy is a matter of intense debate, and a single game rarely changes the long-term narrative.
Void
May 15, 2026
#30511
Ryen RussilloRyen Russillo

The Knicks should be dangerously confident given how the Eastern Conference is looking

They should be. Because if you go back to the regular season games and you know, you try to figure out, okay, what really matters... Detroit's physicality and their defense messes up New York in a way that feels very real. So if you're a Knicks fan and then watching last night going like, I hope Cleveland wins this based on what you saw in the regular season.

Ryen Russillo's statement that the Knicks 'should be dangerously confident' is a value judgment or recommendation about their emotional state and the justification for it, rather than a verifiable prediction of an outcome. His subsequent analysis of potential playoff matchups against Detroit and Cleveland serves as reasoning for his subjective take, not as a separate, resolvable prediction.
Open
May 15, 2026
#30512
Ryen RussilloRyen Russillo

Cade Cunningham could end up becoming the best point guard in the NBA

When we're done with this, let's not, not Cade if they don't get through this. 'Cause I think we're all realizing like, Cade could end up becoming the best point guard in the NBA.

This is a long-term career projection that will take years to evaluate.