Ryen Russillo In Studio, NFL Schedule Release, Zoo Trades, Playoffs And Fyre Fest

May 14, 2026

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The NBA playoffs are exposing a strange truth about the Eastern Conference: the top-seeded Detroit Pistons, a 60-win team, might actually be a flawed try-hard squad whose offense crumbles under pressure. As Ryan Russillo explains in studio, the Pistons’ problem is that they simply don’t have enough creators around Cade Cunningham. When defenses double-team him, the rest of the roster—guys like Ausar Thompson and Jaden Ivey—can’t make them pay. “They have four guys standing around,” Russillo says. This is the central tension of the episode: the gap between regular-season success and playoff viability, and how teams like the Pistons and the San Antonio Spurs are learning that lesson in real time.

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1 Timestamped Outline
2 (01:01) **Ryen Russillo In Studio** - The crew welcomes Ryen Russillo for an NBA playoff discussion, draft talk, and life advice
3 (03:07) **NFL Schedule Release Complaints** - The hosts express their collective annoyance with the drawn-out schedule release process
4 (05:05) **International Games Frustration** - The hosts mock the growing number of international games, particularly the Rams-49ers Australia game
5 (06:58) **Thanksgiving Schedule Praise** - The hosts break down what they consider the best Thanksgiving football slate ever
6 (08:55) **Team Schedule Grievances** - Each host shares complaints about their team's schedule
7 (16:47) **PGA Championship and Garrick Higgo** - The crew discusses the PGA Championship and a golfer who missed his tee time by one second

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Show Notes

Football is back, sort of. As we finally have a full schedule after a week of teases (00:00:00-00:17:46). PGA Championship and Scottie is hot, Rory is not and Blocky loves the camera (00:17:46-00:25:45). Cavs win a great OT game on Wednesday, Avs are going to win the Cup and we have a Zoo trade (00:25:45-00:47:50). Ryen Russillo joins the show to talk playoff hoops, traveling alone, Big Cat gives him a sentimental gift and more (00:47:50-01:53:09). We finish with Fyre fest of the week.

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