Are the Mavs Legit Contenders? Plus, Other Early NBA Debates | The Ryen Russillo Podcast

[@Scotter4536]

Haha, I've never seen Ceruti's name written and only heard Ryan say it. All this time I though he was saying "Sir Rudy". lol This has been my assumption for years.

[@spencerbarras1312]

I used to think the same lol

[@JeewanthaBandara]

It’s Sir Rudy.

[@fexcab]

💀😂💀

[@denigster]

same here - i figured it out last year

[@iomenicola]

LOL, same!

[@endless_waltz18]

Grant Williams is a perfect fit for the Mavs and is contributing to their success. Last year, the Mavs needed 3&d players and a big. Now they got that with Williams and Lively

[@knep24]

I think they are still one 3 and D guy away. They need one guy who is all nba defense caliber on the wing that can knock down open threes. Grant is a good defender and can handle some bigger bodies, but he can't be your best defender. An OG trade would go far.

[@endless_waltz18]

@@knep24 Exactly bro, i was thinking OG would be a great fit too. The cost might be high tho. What can the Mavs offer? Last year I believe the Grizzlies offered 4 1st round picks for OG and the Raptors declined

[@LegendaryGamesPodcast]

Get Caruso to Dallas when Chicago turns into rebuild mode.

[@aron.gortman]

@@LegendaryGamesPodcast I'd luv that to happen

[@Dilemina]

I am surprised with their record. I thought they would need more D focus on perimeter, paint, onball.

[@jacobw8849]

I’d love to see a video from Russillo on the impact of the Wolves trading Russell and getting Conley. To me that has been the single best move Connelly has made since taking over the Wolves.

[@fudye4865]

great point, never gets mentioned

[@joshdarius5995]

How about trading Kessler straight up for the Stuff Tower, that was a great move 😁

[@silewis9396]

​@@joshdarius5995😂😂

[@HockADocka-Adventures]

Someone tell Ceruti Scottie was rookie of the year not mobley.

[@dre7147]

Ant Edwards is one of my favorite players in the NBA he's so fun to watch, great video 🔥

[@spol]

He’s pretty incredible tbh

[@Sotanath86q]

Haliburton's low TO's are underrated. Agreed that there's a decent chance he's in the MVP conversation in a year or two

[@withalittlehelpfrom3]

Ceruti talking about Hali the same way Rusillo talks about Chris Paul

[@shorebreakcards]

Great discussion and insights!!! What Lebron, KD and Steph are doing at their ages is incredible

[@ernesto8290]

Great listen, loved the conversation, more please

[@noyou113]

5:39 For my fellow Timberwolves fans.

[@lawrencedanao7648]

All these commentators that doubt luka and the mavs please stay on that same course. I don’t want to be any switching or joining bandwagon when they prove you wrong. Please stay on that side, we will see if your great knowledge of basketball is right.

[@Travsice]

Glad to see Hali getting some love. Bro is crazy

[@MrOctober44]

Lol. Yeah, he's so underrated. 🙄

[@turneryoung905]

Ryen’s “World Cup” ad-lib was all-time.

[@Facelessman276]

Good discussion except I don’t think either has seen De’aaron Fox actually play.

[@Joelo313]

Great convo

[@melian9999]

Barnes was the roty, and is most likely the most impactful player so far from that draft. You comment on basketball and though mobley was roty. Cmon man

[@CEE-ji5rx]

This Ceruti Fella is WAY too close to his camera. Back it up!!!

[@HLDN1989]

Mavs fan. This lot are back peddling / finding excuses every week! The Mavs haven't played anyone yet / it's all Luka / they are defo still a play-in team (8th seed) / the roster is full of scrubs who only fit with Luka. The facts are the Mavericks are 6-2 (second in the Western Conference) and if you actually watch the team Kyrie and Luka play really well together, and Dereck Lively (rookie center) has been a defensive anchor (much more than just a lob threat).

[@imdbtruth]

Luka doesn't need a certain type of player to be good around him, Luka elevates everyone on his team regardless!

[@thefearmakerlive]

Ceruti, Jalen Johnson is also from the class of 2021.

[@David-iv6je]

I long ago sold my Towns stock. Everybody was bitching about the Gobert trade but my concern was Towns. His head just isn't in it. He doesn't want his team to win. He wants to be a star, win or lose.

[@derekmurrey9655]

Kings fans quietly agree with Ceruti’s Haliburton take

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

As a Kings fan, I'm just happy that our team is finally fun to watch. With the San Jose Sharks being one of the all-time worst teams in NHL history, I'm just happy that I can watch Sacramento Kings games and know I will be entertained whether they win or lose.

[@mathewdavis6335]

Did Russillo actually call Hardaway steady? Wow, definitely just talking out of his ass there

[@victorconde9007]

So the mavs arnt contenders, but the twolves are?

[@Double_agent003]

Maxi Kleber is the piece they can use for interior D and spreading the floor. Maxi will be in the rotation.

[@bubblesnz1059]

hes awful the last year or so.... hurts me to say it but hes just slow

[@aron.gortman]

@@bubblesnz1059 He barely played as he was injured. You probably missed it being a kiwi and all.

[@bubblesnz1059]

@@aron.gortman lol how condescending. Id put money on me being more familiar, having watched more games, listened to more commentary than you but thats neither here nor there.... come back to me in a month when hes out of the rotation or out 'injured'

[@bubblesnz1059]

@@aron.gortman 4/16 this season, 40% from the field (31.9% from 3, an average +/- of -4.5 eww) when he came back last season . He was a great shooter and defender... key word being was. And hey im on board the maxi train as much as anyone, i mean ive spent 100s or maybe 1000s on his cards at this point. But im not such a homer that I dont know when someones time is up

[@aron.gortman]

@@bubblesnz1059 Hes still a great defensive player and this team is horrible defensively.

[@maXXXthesilent]

what yesterday's loss to the raps showed was the mavs have awful interior d they need to fix this asap if they want to legit contend

[@williamroper5422]

The main thing they did to address it was draft Lively who missed this game.

[@agayactornamedmichaeldougl6289]

​@@williamroper5422yeah, people seem to forget the Mavs most important defensive piece was out that game.

[@DunningKrugerJnr]

Good takes Ryen except for one: it rally was anti-Luka…it always is with those narrative-driven national media clowns…it’s straight up Europhobic

[@vicentepuyalto5151]

Remember Sabonis and Fox played through injury most of that series

[@DunningKrugerJnr]

Yeah, you were wrong Kyle…at least you admitted it 👏

[@carlpeterson8279]

I watch Ryen just for the outro music

[@victorvic4659]

Mavs are not contenders yet,but all this preseason talk bout how they may miss playoffs again. They have Luka and Kai on their squad,cmon.Stop the disrespect

[@MrOctober44]

As far as revisiting the Hsliburton trade. Sabonis and Fox were both All NBA. Fox won the clutch player of the year. Sabonis Is now a three time all star and is only 27. Why wouldn't Fox be a legitimate MVP candidate for years to come?

[@africadondada6555]

Raptors stomp Mavs. Next day on US shows: "Are the Mavs legit contenders?" 😂😂😂

[@aron.gortman]

You can't win a ring with Luka. His body language when he doesn't have the ball or doesn't get a call is the worst I have ever seen. Doesn't even attempt to get back on transition, and the team seems to be better when Kyrie runs the offense.

[@geraldpulido5540]

​@@aron.gortman jokic has the worst body language in the league so I dont think that's too big of a deal

[@libber21]

This is a clip from yesterday's show, before the Mavs played the Raptors. You even hear Ceruti say "Mavs, 6-1"

[@denigster]

@@geraldpulido5540 jokic looks only tired ?? what are you talking about - lukas antics are disgusting and are affecting his teammates - but that does not mean this will be the reason he cant win

[@jack-daniels33]

Looking at the 6-1 Mavs and saying they're maybe a play-in team is disrespectful

[@jdankerdake]

The odds for black or red in roulette are 47.3%, not 50%. There are two green spaces on the wheel.

[@NickAdams-r8h]

As a Kings fan, you guys are dead on, Sabonis is nowhere near what Halliburton is and never will be.

[@commanderboom5030]

Lol this dude with a thumb ring

[@xsa442]

they titled the video mavericks and spoke about it for like 5 minutes

[@Casualfan101]

Mavs are 2 seed and bro is talking about the playin lmao this team is 6-2 without any continuity this is the worst they’ll be all szn mavs will be 4-6 seed with ease

[@rofermarca]

NO they are not! LUKA need a team arround. Shooters and defenders...and have nothing of that

[@imdbtruth]

Mavs don't have shooters around Luka? 😂 They could use a little more defense and rebounding, but their offense will be so good that they'll still be hard for any team to keep up with in 4 out of 7 games.

[@rofermarca]

@@imdbtruth starting five yesterday... Lively- classic Center, no outside shooting Rookie Williams - good % shooter but never make more than 9 points/game in the NBA, can defend but its show and undersize D Jones Jnr- nevera AVG more than 8 points in his NBA journey, bad % shooter, great team and help defender. Not so good for one on one or pick&Roll defense Irving- ball handler and poor defender, a star without place and fit Bench... Hardaway- at this time we all know Tim Jnr Curry- another famous son Who its not playing much and was awfull in 76s Green- Young with new Contract and hopping he 💥... This team its not good fit for LUKA! Period Look Denver Murray-Poter-Goordon 3 better than all Mavericks roster thogether

[@imdbtruth]

@rofermarca Luka doesn't need a super team, or even a perfect fitting team... The roster shouldn't be as competitive as they will be, but that's Luka elevating the level of his teammates (similar like Jokic does). The explosiveness of Kyrie and Luka will be a force in a playoff series. If Hardaway and/or Williams also get hot then it's over... I think the Nuggets are the best team, but I still think it's *possible* for Dallas to win any series. The games slow down in the Playoffs, and the Mavs are great at playing slow and in the half-court. Like I said Mavs shooting is really good... So far this season they attempt a higher percentage of Three-Pointers than any other team, and they lead the NBA in Three-Pointers made, and in 3PT% as they're shooting 40% as a team from 3PT.

[@rofermarca]

@@imdbtruth if they not surround Luka with fit players, or better team, he could end up beeing another James Harden bust. He is a winner and he lost 3 years without a team to go for all. He now just play to put a show, but for how long? Dallas its paying Big contracts, loose the oportunity to build with the Luka Rookie Contract, and look awfull again this year (they have strated good, but with the same problems) This team its not playoff winner team even with Luka Magic

[@imdbtruth]

@rofermarca I do agree that the Mavs have fumbled the roster around Luka in previous seasons. And realistically they don't have all the pieces they'll need, but they did acquire some players in the off-season that could be foundational, such as Williams, Lively, and possibly Omax. Hardy is also steadily improving. As for this year, their offense is really good, and that offense combined with Luka's magic factor will give them a punchers chance to go really far.

[@joelithic]

Tyrese Haliburton is going to be better than Fox in the long term.

[@michaelmo1977]

Mavs are my team, and if both teams are healthy with their current rosters I wouldn't want to face the Twolves in the playoffs. Mavs are going to need another big to compete with them

[@imdbtruth]

It would be a tough series, but Dallas can definitely compete with them as is. The Mavs top duo of Luka and Kyrie are better than the Edwards and Towns duo.

[@mca217]

I was praying for Detroit to draft Haliburton and instead they took Killian Hayes 😢

[@BatmanTH]

This topic ahould be for the twolves smh

[@2160michael]

No… 😂😂😂

[@turneryoung905]

Watch the video dummy theyre literally the most talked about team after the first segment lol

[@SouthSide41209]

It shouldnt cause they’re definitely contenders

[@nocturne311]

​@@SouthSide41209Way too early to say.

[@twinsunited18]

6-1 and I would take Luka over anyone on that t wolves team 10 out of 10 times

[@chris4824]

Haliburton is sick, but he doesn't look like this on the Kings. It's like Westbrook/Harden again. I don't think they can really regret it THAT much. If you told the Kings the trade would get them any success in the playoffs I'm sure they'd take it again.

[@hazelsmith919]

kings haven’t had any playoffs success. congrats, you traded an early 20s perennial all-nba guy for a first round exit team

[@seamusmooney1308]

Garland been much better than young but garland gets overshadowed by Donovan

[@bobslenker27]

For the last 3 years, half of their shots have been 3s. I they are hitting them, "yes", they are a contender. Like when they upset PHX in '22 to get to the WCF. If not, "no!"

[@unclebill385]

How was that L the Raptors hung on them last night?🇨🇦🖖

[@agayactornamedmichaeldougl6289]

Just shows how important Lively is.

[@imdbtruth]

Can't win them all.

[@cadepierson8892]

Wolves would beat the Mavs by 20 if they played today.

[@williamroper5422]

Wolves fans always getting overly cocky too soon before being slapped back to earth.

[@imdbtruth]

It would be a tough game... Wolves are great defensively, but Dallas is just as great offensively. In a series format I think Dallas would prevail, because I don't think Minnesota could score enough to keep up with the Mavs in 4 out of 7 games.

[@TheRulersBack18]

maybe keep those lebron minutes stats in mind when you're complaining about ppl talking about him doing what he's doing at his age... also when you're talking about steph aging easier or better than lebron, again, keep in mind that lebron has played over 54k regular season minutes and steph has played about 36k regular season and playoff minutes combined. he's got a lot of minutes to play before we even think about having that conversation

[@richi1235]

They have the worst coach in the league, which is not talked about enough. And because Luka they'll never be bad enough to fire him 😅

[@aron.gortman]

I'm sure it's Kidd's fault that Luka cannot do anything unless he has the ball in his hands at all times. I bet you didn't think Kidd was a bad coach when they made the WCF.

[@seydaneen8970]

darvin ham would like a word with this

[@aron.gortman]

@@seydaneen8970 Yeah man lebron's coach is always the problem. There were people who even blamed Spo, who is probably the best coach in the league since Carlisle. Spo is good for an extra 3-5 wins a season on his own just as a coach.

[@seydaneen8970]

@@aron.gortman nah if you’re trailing every single first quarter you’ve got a coaching problem along with the other issues

[@denigster]

@@seydaneen8970 or you got a bad roster with old stars^^

[@jay_mac89]

Thank fck for .75 speed or I wouldn't understand anything said in this haha. Could be that I'm from aus and my English is just like, made up, but man you guys can talk fast

[@shorewall]

Lol, I always listen to stuff on 2x speed, but I also just try to get the gist of what they are talking about.

[@jay_mac89]

You speed up Russillo?? That's crazy haha props to ya though, get more pods in that way I guess

[@TheRulersBack18]

to be fair, americans probably couldn't understand your english either if you were talking excitedly lol. i know i have trouble with particular british accents all the time

[@Gunner4life34]

Can someone please tell me why Haliburton is held in such high regard? For a guard with average shooting and athleticism, him being in an MVP conversation just aint happening. MVPs are either dominant bigs or 2 way elite small forwards. For a guard to win it, he either has to be a freak athlete like Rus and DRose were, or an otherwordly shooter and handler like steph. Haliburton just aint it guys. Extremely overhyped

[@thegreatthrasher]

Idk all the hype I think hes has a hugh floor but not ceiling almost like better Brogdan. And to me I was thinking CP3. Like not atlethic and shooting is ok to good. But to b In all those conversations for MVP he has to have his team high in the playoff standing with not so great player. When he was in new Orleans.

[@TheRulersBack18]

1. isn't haliburton a career 40+% 3pt shooter? that's not average shooting 2. harden won mvp playing point guard and had average athleticism

[@AJ-zy9jf]

These the same guys saying they don't see the Mavs putting it together and it won't work out. lmfao how the tables have turned. Yes you were wrong because you don't know as much as you think you do.

[@lawrencedanao7648]

Out of the top 50 top scorers trae has the worst shooting percentage. On top of being bottom 3 in 3 point percentage. This guys was supposed to be the next Stephen curry lmao

[@mathewking4959]

20 ads on this video in the first 12 minutes

[@Bossanovawitcha]

only second half and playoffs matter with this crazy top heavy league

[@pawnography5788]

It takes balls to admit when you’re wrong

[@fourtime7]

Contenders for what? Not championship material in my eyes.

[@Milohenry13]

Mavs will be top three in the West! Watch. Kyrie likes Dallas and Cuban. Luka likes Kyrie. They're actually trying on defense, and that's bad news for the league. You guys are just parroting what other people are saying. Watch the games!

[@BigtunaG]

They pretend like they have no issue. with kyrie but its a lie. They hate he left Boston period. To say he hasn't had a normal season since 2017 is just stupid. 1. Kyrie 2nd season in Boston was normal they had chemistry issues because young players wanted bigger roles. Kyrie 2nd season in BK he took 2 games off during protest they act like he killed someone.,The bubble season players literally boycott a g playoff game for the same exact shit. That season Kyrie was 90/50/40 was up 2-0 in 2nd. rounds bucks until Giannis hit kyrie with a dirty move. Lets not forget they walked over Boston that year without Harden. Kyrie Had 1 actual odd year was during the Pandemic when the players voted on No mandat, the team suspended kyrie for away games then he got begged to come back at the end of the season. To expect anyone too have that ability join a team end season and be ready is crazy Jordan tried that it didn't work. The team should never had suspended him and he probably would have been ready by the time mandate ended. Kyrie last season with the nets they only went on. 18-2 run before Kd was hurt and90/50/40 again with the mavs. They Hate Kyrie because Celtics fans are bitter they know Kyrie should have won with them. The reason they didn't win is something Celtic fans dont want to admit. 1- Danny Ainge was cheap and didn't pull the trigger on AD deal. 2-Kyrie 1st year the young player bought in to follow Kyrie 3. When the team went to ecf they overvalued the success. That was Lebron worst team and Lebron also went 7 games vs Indiana. Cavs were also the only team in play-offs that did not beat Gsw 1 game= over hyped win because media said lebron was better then ever when a prime lebron would never go 7 games vs oladipo or rookie Tatum. 3- Celtics had too many players playing 1,2,3 making players dislike the situation not wanting to accept a role. JB, Smart, Terry, Morris,Hayword were all competing for time the Celtics should have traded 3 of these guys instead you had players bitter because they overvalued the ecf. they wanted minutes and contract and they could not do that if kyrie, Hayward, Tatum are guaranteed playing. They all felt like they were better then Gordon. SO when Jb would get on the floor they needed him to be a defender and make passes but Jb doesn't pass and would try to score. Till this Day Celtics have a Pg problem. So yes they have made it to finals and Ecf but they all know had they bought in with Kyrie they would have won. But they want to blame kyrie for leaving. They should blame coaching + management for not being able to fix the issues. Had they made the correct choices Kd + Kyrie could have came. They took a route to blame Kyrie but they dont exactly know what to blame him for so they just say he cant win even though he already won. That team was dysfunctional because of poor management.

[@KoKoNuTz232]

Bro they are 2nd in the standings and you have them in the play in? Meanwhile he raved about wemby and the spurs aren't even in the play in. What happened to Mr. Skeptical? You are a hypocrite.

[@CM-ze1hf]

Ryan just admit u were wrong.. admit that you disrespect an all time great that has had a top 5 start to his career

[@andrewebeling6641]

Idk who the dude on the right is but you can tell he knows absolutely nothing about the Wolves

[@aiirizzy2862]

can yall fire rusillo from his own podcast?

[@franattie5867]

awful take at the end about Steph aging better than LeBron…

[@TheRulersBack18]

it's hilarious bc they literally read the lebron/steph/kd minute stats and then still said that dumb shit lol

[@imdbtruth]

They're both aging really well.

[@TheRulersBack18]

@@imdbtruth ok, i want to start off by saying you're correct. they're both aging well, as is durant, whose recovery from an achilles tear is freaking amazing. that being said. steph has played less than 31k reg season minutes. that's about the number of minutes cp3 had played by the end of the 17-18 season. cp3 had 3 more all-nba seasons after that. my disagreement with the take is that steph and lebron are apples and oranges. steph simply hasn't played enough to be in those conversations yet. in terms of games played, he's not in uncharted territory the way lebron is, so comparing the two is ludicrous. lebron hadn't even left miami yet when he was at steph's current minute total!

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

Hard disagree with the Kyrie as a player comment. If you aren't a dog on defense I don't like you as a player and even if you aren't good I'll still give you credit for A+ effort because that'll make things happen sometimes.

[@mattdavid716]

so you only like 3-4 players in the league?

[@Beau838]

@@mattdavid716that’s what I’m saying too lol. I had to re-ready gs comment like 3 times to make sure I read it right what he’s saying Based off what he’s saying, there’s no way he should be liking guys like Steph or Jokic

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

@@mattdavid716 basically

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

@@Beau838 Jokic gives consistent effort especially in the playoffs

[@Beau838]

@@holstorrsceadus1990 you didn’t say consistent effort on defense in your initial comment lol. You said that they have to be a dog on defense. Consistent effort on defense doesn’t equate to being a dog on defense. Stand by your initial comment and don’t backtrack on it now that you got 2 guys pointing out the idiocy of it

[@dredilla-iceman]

Luka is top 3 or 4 but plays no defense? Huh?!!

[@jdankerdake]

Curry’s been a top 5 player in the league for close to a decade as a one-sided player.

[@imdbtruth]

Luka's team was the 8th ranked defense in 2021-22, so it's definitely possible to have a good defense with Luka out there. And offensively Luka is maybe the best in the league, if not Jokic.

[@ethermac9015]

Is Ceruti Chinese or Italian?

[@QuePasoFelipito]

Depends…who do you think invented pasta?

[@natedogg890]

@@QuePasoFelipito An Italian ofc, in the same way an Italian discovered North America

[@ethermac9015]

@@QuePasoFelipito lmfao

[@salgarcia8021]

Top 3 or 4???Joker ginnis embid curry Tatum. Luka is 6th. Wolves should trade Kat for murry n another role player with atl

[@aribe6791]

Lebrons aging will cause him to be tha GOAT 🐐♑

[@josiah1583]

No

[@TC-uj6jc]

This clown only watched one t wolves game this year.

[@CollaredConsulting]

One too many

[@fexcab]

Eyebrows

[@davidburke2453]

When will Russillo come out? It is obvious that he is gay.

[@nickrael5693]

the mavs just lost last night so the episode is pointless their 6-2 now

[@CollaredConsulting]

Your point is “pointless” and reads poorly

[@nickrael5693]

@@CollaredConsulting salty mavs fan loser