NBA Playoff Chaos, the Positionless Awards Problem, Caitlin Clark vs. LSU, and Inexplicable NBA Stories With Ryen Russillo and Van Lathan

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.5 • 29.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2023

⏱️ 131 minutes

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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to discuss the Bucks' decisive win over the 76ers, the Warriors coming up short vs. a Nuggets team without Nikola Jokic, the Mavericks playing themselves out of the playoffs, and the updated NBA playoff picture (3:13), before discussing the upcoming shift to positionless All-NBA teams and 2022-23 All-NBA arguments (33:19). Finally Bill and Ryen are joined by Van Lathan to discuss LSU beating Iowa in the NCAAW championship game, Caitlin Clark’s impact on women’s basketball, the strangest NBA story lines leading up to the playoffs, and more (1:06:42)! Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Ryen Russillo and Van Lathan Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Coming up Sunday NBA chaos.
0:04.9	Women's basketball.
0:05.9	Yeah, we're talking about that too.
0:07.2	It's next.
0:11.1	We're also brought to you by the Ringer podcast network.
0:13.5	Put up a new prestige TV podcast tonight.
0:15.6	Me and Sean Fantasy and Joanne Robinson
0:17.8	broke down episode two of succession.
0:19.9	Another good one.
0:20.7	So that is up.
0:22.0	Have a new rewatchables episode coming on Monday night.
0:24.6	As always, check out the Ringer wrestling show
0:27.8	for all of the WrestleMania 39 reactions.
0:32.1	It was a two day event.
0:33.2	It was in Los Angeles.
0:34.3	I went last night with my son.
0:37.3	It was our fourth WrestleMania.
0:39.7	I hope he'll keep going with me.
0:41.5	He's going to be 16 next year.
0:45.5	It's probably 50, 50.
0:47.4	I mean, the 30 secret is your kids want to hang out with you
0:50.3	until they hit about 15, 16 range.
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