NBA Is Back, Officiating Stories With Monty McCutchen, and Chris Mannix Reports From the Orlando Bubble

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.8 • 13.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2020

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

Russillo shares his thoughts on “player lists," more specifically the NFL Top 100 (3:15), before he is joined by longtime NBA referee and head of referee and development training Monty McCutchen. McCutchen tells some stories from his long career as a referee, and the two get into the weeds on flops, charges, and blocking fouls, the values Monty tries to instill in NBA refs, and more (15:04). Then Ryen talks with SI’s Chris Mannix, who is currently in the Orlando bubble awaiting the NBA restart. They discuss some buzz around the Bucks, Clippers, Rockets, 76ers, Celtics, Thunder, and more (52:08). Finally, Ryen talks about Joe Kelly’s eight-game suspension for throwing at Alex Bregman, leading to a melee, before answering a listener-submitted “Life Advice” question (1:21:37). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's amazing episode, this is a really good one folks and it should be because it's
0:14.4	the return of the NBA.
0:15.9	Today's episode of the Rhymer Solo Podcast on the Ringer Podcast Network is brought to
0:19.2	you by State Farm.
0:20.2	Just like basketball, the game of life is unpredictable.
0:22.5	Talk to a State Farm agent and get a teammate who can help you navigate the unexpected.
0:27.6	Jake Milton appears to be everything.
0:29.6	It's a little unexpected.
0:30.6	He's in the mid 40s.
0:31.6	I think three in this new version of it, but we're going to talk with Chris Manix a little
0:36.3	bit later who says that Ben Simmons is the best player in Orlando.
0:39.2	I don't think he means that he's actually now the best player in the league, but you
0:41.5	get the point.
0:42.5	And then also Monty McCutchen.
0:44.3	So that's the plan for today.
0:45.3	Anyway, get a teammate who can help you navigate the unexpected.
0:47.8	Talk to a State Farm agent today and you're going Monty McCutchen.
0:50.6	How did I know that name?
0:51.6	I know I know that name.
0:52.6	Well, of course, you know it because he was a 25 year official in the NBA where he'd
0:55.8	get some stories on what it was like to be an official.
0:57.9	And now that he is in head, basically at the head and charge of officials in the development
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