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The Bill Simmons Podcast

Part 2: Luka Shines and Phoenix Collapses (and Then Some) With Ryen Russillo

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.529.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2022

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

In Part 2 of a two-part podcast, The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to discuss the Suns’ historic Game 7 collapse to the Mavericks in the Western Conference semifinals, whether or not Phoenix missed their title window, how the loss may affect the Suns' roster for 2023, and more (0:50), before talking about Luka Doncic's dominance on offense and defensive effort, a "Western Conference Finals Draft," the NBA's dream Finals matchup, James Harden’s decline during the 76ers' Round 2 exit, and more (31:50). Host: Bill Simmons Guest: Ryen Russillo Producers: Kyle Crichton and Steve Ceruti Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Coming up part two of the Sun and I with Racillo. This has a chance to be the most

0:04.8

depressing podcast we've done in a couple years. What do you think, Racillo?

0:08.6

Let's just get this fucking over with.

0:10.8

We're also brought to by the Ringer podcast network where you can find part one

0:15.6

of the podcast with me and Racillo from earlier. Today we talked about the Celtics box and a

0:19.8

couple other things and then we were super excited to part two. MavSunds game seven.

0:24.1

And that is excited anymore. Although we'll be a fascinating pod. It's all next first our friends from ProJin.

0:30.8

All right, we're taping this. It is 718 Pacific time Sunday night.

0:55.2

You're selling, you just you take the floor.

1:02.6

Well, that wasn't fun for me. It wasn't a great start. Then they ran that first

1:11.7

play for him. He got free up fake right elbow in and out. And I was like, okay.

1:17.2

And then they missed every shot. And it was weird because there was a moment there where I was like,

1:22.0

it's only 17 point lead. Like that felt good. I was like, it's only like 17.

1:28.8

Okay. Maybe. No. There's no maybe. And that's one of the worst losses I've ever seen for a team

1:36.4

with expectations. I mean, that's not hyperbole. Like that. I can't believe they lost. And they

1:41.7

were down 40. What was the biggest lead? 41. I thought they were down more than 40. They had 10

1:47.3

points in the second half. They had 10 points in the second half. Oh, book. No, no, the sun scored

1:57.6

10 points in the second half. They had 17 in the first half. And that seemed really low. And then

2:04.7

they topped out 10 book and Paul were, I think, over 10 in the first half. Look, they're on a list

2:11.2

now that you don't want to be on. There's a couple of lists you don't want to be on. You don't

2:14.4

want to be on the superstar who never won the title list. Barkley talks about that all the time.

2:19.7

I remember he came on my podcast once, like 2000 lemurs, like a lot of lists. I don't want to be

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