Austin Rivers on the Duke Scare, Plus the SGA vs. Luka Debate & Giannis at Odds with the Bucks
The Ryen Russillo Show
Barstool Sports
4.8 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 March 2026
⏱️ 97 minutes
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Summary
Ryen is joined by Austin Rivers at halftime of Duke’s near loss to Siena. They talk about this Duke team and his memories of being upset by CJ McCollum and Lehigh before getting into whether the Rockets are asking too much of Durant, the Luka vs. SGA debate, and Giannis being at odds with the Bucks about playing the rest of the season. Then, Kyle and Ceruti join for a little tournament talk before some listener-submitted Life Advice. AUSTIN RIVERS (1:31) Duke down at the half to Siena and his tournament memory (6:55) Are the Rockets asking too much of KD? (15:03) SGA vs. Luka (20:23) Austin’s top five players right now (26:48) Still hope for Denver? (31:50) Tatum looks like himself (33:52) Giannis at odds with the Bucks on playing this year (43:50) Why people hate Duke LIFE ADVICE (47:53) _ _ _ _ _ Experian: Download the app and get started for free. _ _ _ _ _ Learn more at https://microsoft.com/m365copilot _ _ _ _ _ Turn your busted bracket into your shot at Reese’s and more! Post your busted bracket, tag @reeses on Instagram, X, or TikTok, and use hashtag #ForAReesesSweeps for a chance to score free Reese’s and a shot to enjoy those Reese’s at the men’s OR women’s Final Four AND Championship Games.  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open only to legal residents of the 48 US and DC, 18 years or older. Void in AK, HI & where prohibited by law. Starts 3/19/26 and ends 3/27/26. Includes daily entry periods. See Official Rules at https://everybracketbustsforareeses.com/pages/official rules for how to enter, prize details, odds, and restrictions. Sponsor: The Hershey Company. _ _ _ _ _
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Rosillo listeners, you can find every episode on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. |
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| 0:23.9 | We have Austin Rivers. |
| 0:29.3 | We start in real time talking to him about Duke's issues against Sienna down at the half. |
| 0:31.4 | As you know now, they came back, won that game. |
| 0:33.0 | But we finished it before. |
| 0:54.5 | So we talked to NBA with Austin Rivers, including kind of like that Luca SGA conversation we've been having. Also some insight on Janus that I think he's really good on. Then me, Steve, Kyle, we talk about the bracket as Duke wins that final. Then some other stuff, some bracket thoughts that we have. We share our final fours. And then a longer life advice for you for the weekend. Basketball is a game of runs and it moves fast. |
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| 2:36.1 | I didn't mean. |
| 2:36.8 | Yeah, sorry, man. |
| 2:40.5 | Yeah, it does. |
| 2:41.7 | Yeah, I like seeing brown jerseys right now running around. |
| 2:45.0 | It's awful. |
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