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Ryen RussilloRyen Russillo

Marcus Smart should be the NBA Defensive Player of the Year

I think Marcus Smart cared even more so because he was having such a good season and wanted to make a push to show that he could be defensive player of the year, which is hard for guards... I'd rather have [his knowledge] than some super athlete that's just freelancing.

Marcus Smart won the 2021-22 NBA Defensive Player of the Year award on April 18, 2022.

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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
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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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Ryen RussilloRyen Russillo

Lincoln Riley still has no signature win at USC

If you go through the Lincoln Riley résumé, this is a really long time since starting in '22 to not have that signature win. Give us one. Beat Oregon once and be like, 'Hey, look.'

This is an assertion about USC’s results under Lincoln Riley that can be checked against the record as of the episode date.
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Ryen RussilloRyen Russillo

The SEC will regain its national-championship dominance

It was still hard for me to believe that they're just not gonna win national championships now because of NIL. That's the kind of parity. I think the SEC is gonna turn this thing back around where they're gonna start rolling through people again.

The SEC’s future national-title results remain unresolved.
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BYU is ranked far too highly to be trusted

I was arguing Texas Tech being overlooked because at least they have some P4 wins in there. They looked like shit against Colorado. BYU is eighth in both polls. I'm not putting them in there.

Whether BYU deserves its ranking and can contend is evaluable over the 2026 season, which is not complete.