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Ryen RussilloRyen Russillo

The 12-team Playoff expansion will only move the goalposts for ranking arguments without solving them

I just can't wait for the 12, 13, 14 team arguments. Maybe Tulane. And there's gonna be a 14 Colorado, like a team ranked 14th. You're gonna be like, you stink. You haven't beaten anyone. And you won a chance for the national championship. I don't know that the projection of the 12 teams is like... it's not that fucking hard.

The 12-team playoff did indeed create new arguments about teams ranked 12-14 and whether they deserved inclusion. Alabama, SMU, and other bubble teams created significant controversy about the selection process, just as Russillo predicted.

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Angel Reese will be a 20 and 10 player every day and is the WNBA Rookie of the Year

Angel Reese. Yeah. Angel. I love Angel Reese. I think she has like Rodman level rebounding. I fucking love her. If I had to [vote Rookie of the Year], yeah. She'll be a 20 and 10 every day.

Caitlin Clark ultimately won the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year award in a nearly unanimous vote.
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Florida State will beat Georgia Tech in Ireland to prove they should have been included in last year's College Football Playoff

Florida State's an 11 half point favorite. Maybe this is them showing out that they should have been included in last year's playoffs. Gotta think that angle.

Georgia Tech defeated #10 Florida State 24-21 in the season opener in Dublin on August 24, 2024.
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The Matthew Judon trade was the best outcome for both the Patriots and Judon

Matthew Judon, that happened the day after we recorded. He did get traded. I mean, he's a little bit older. He wasn't probably gonna resign. I think, but they realize it's probably best for both parties to trade them. So it was good. You know, everybody's happy.

Judon was traded to the Falcons on August 14, 2024. Whether it's 'best' is subjective, but it facilitated the Patriots' rebuild.

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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.
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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.

The Knicks' success in the playoffs will determine if this confidence was warranted.
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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.