Celtics Couldn’t Close, Ethan Strauss on Why People Hate the Thunder, Fan Culture & KD’s Legacy, Plus Trent Dilfer’s Back!

Ryen opens with the Knicks going up 3–2 and potentially figuring out the Hawks, along with the Celtics’ shooting variance striking again as they fail to close out the Sixers at home. Then, Ethan Strauss stops by to talk about why people hate the Thunder, whether their perceived advantages are real, modern officiating, Kevin Durant’s legacy, and the NBA’s proposed “fix” for tanking. Next, Trent Dilfer is back to break down several drafted quarterbacks, why some fail to live up to their talent, and where he thinks he fell short at UAB. Finally, Kyle and Ceruti join for some listener-submitted Life Advice, including a guy who thinks his life is over after college. NBA PLAYOFFS (1:35) Knicks go up 3–2 (9:43) Celtics can’t close out the Sixers ETHAN STRAUSS (19:08) Why people hate OKC (21:57) Is modern NBA officiating broken? (32:54) Fan culture in 2026 (43:48) Kevin Durant’s legacy (49:30) The new draft lottery fix TRENT DILFER (1:01:40) Loves Ty Simpson to the Rams (1:07:13) College QBs aren’t asked to do much (1:12:46) Was Mendoza worth the first pick? (1:19:08) Why big-name QBs fell (1:26:41) What was it like getting fired at UAB midseason? (1:28:57) Difficulties of the transfer portal (1:38:06) Why he loves coaching high school football LIFE ADVICE (1:42:09) _ _ _ _ _ Learn more at https://m365copilot.com/work _ _ _ _ _