
SGA vs. Wemby, Back-to-Back MVPs, Knicks–Cavs & the Flawed Pistons w/ Brendan Haywood, Plus Hornets Coach Charles Lee
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Episode Description
Ryen opens with the Cavs’ Game 7 win, the Pistons’ flaws, and how confident he is in the Knicks reaching the Finals before talking about SGA’s back-to-back MVP awards and ranking the top 16 players in the Thunder–Spurs series, including SGA vs. Wemby for the top spot. Then, NBA champion Brendan Haywood stops by to break down both conference finals matchups, plus how to defend Wemby, share Kobe and LeBron stories, and explain why the 2011 Mavs were so motivated to beat the Heat. Finally, Kyle and Ceruti join for some listener-submitted Life Advice, including arguing with the elderly and pursuing an ex’s friend. NBA OPEN (1:47) Cavs beat Pistons in 7 & ECF pick (10:00) SGA wins MVP again (11:14) Ranking players in Thunder–Spurs BRENDAN HAYWOOD (21:36) Cavs bigs vs. Pistons bigs (27:30) Knicks–Cavs (32:50) Wemby or SGA right now? (34:55) Defending Wemby (41:31) LeBron and Kobe stories (51:21) Heat mocking Dirk’s illness in 2011 Finals NBA ALLIANCE (55:30) CHARLES LEE (1:02:00) How the Hornets took a huge leap (1:06:56) Drafting Kon Knueppel (1:12:20) Coaching LaMelo (1:18:23) Favorite player he’s coached (1:21:50) Learning from Orlando play-in blowout LIFE ADVICE (1:24:36) _ _ _ _ _ Learn more at https://m365copilot.com/work _ _ _ _ _ Get 20% off your first purchase at https://FastGrowingTrees.com/RYEN when using the code RYEN at checkout _ _ _ _ _
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