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The Ryen Russillo Podcast

How NBA Star Status Impacts Playoff Pressure, Bucks GM Jon Horst, Plus a Sweet 16 of “The Worst Guys”

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.813.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2023

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Ryen opens with how different NBA stars’ status in the league impacts how much pressure is on them to win a title this year (0:31). Next, he chats with Bucks GM Jon Horst about what it’s like building a team around Giannis, the MVP race, a look back at the Jrue Holiday trade, and more (19:27). Then, the guys go through a Sweet 16 bracket of the worst type of guys (47:21) before closing it out with some listener-submitted life advice questions (1:08:36). Host: Ryen Russillo Guest: Jon Horst Producers: Kyle Crichton and Steve Ceruti Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Today's pie we will talk about status and what it costs you a conversation about game

0:16.6

and other NBA players with the most playoff pressure on them.

0:20.3

John Horst, not as much pressure with that ring and Janice, the GM of the Milwaukee

0:24.8

Box, we'll talk some bucks and other stuff, life advice and a sweet 16 of the worst guys.

0:31.2

As we get up for the playoffs, like a lot of years, kind of think about what's on the

0:34.8

line for all of the superstars in this league.

0:37.8

And there's a lot.

0:39.2

I think we're about to go to war here because I have no idea what's going to happen and

0:43.5

there's going to be some good players that lose early and they're going to wonder what

0:45.8

that means for them moving forward.

0:47.1

But I was listening to Dane Lillard with GJ Reddick and Tommy Altow, the other day on

0:50.1

the podcast and he kept me thinking kind of like how we talk about Dane.

0:54.6

Because in general, when we talk about NBA stars, I think NFL quarterbacks fall into

0:57.7

this too.

0:58.7

We can be dicks.

0:59.7

I can even be it.

1:00.7

Sometimes I'd like to think that I'm pretty fair if I decide that I'm going to be critical

1:06.0

of somebody, and critical to the point where I'm like, I just don't know if you're one

1:09.2

of those guys or if you're actually a number one in the kind of player a team can build

1:13.4

around and win with.

1:14.7

I won't say that unless I feel really good about it.

1:17.4

And that's usually one or two seasons, rarely one.

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