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Rafael Stone

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262 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Ryen Russillo Show
The Pistons’ Big Problem, Warriors Exec Revisits Drafting Steph & Finding Another Star, Plus Rockets GM Rafael Stone

And we did schematically figure out a couple of things and a couple of plays we could go too late.

The Ryen Russillo Show
The Pistons’ Big Problem, Warriors Exec Revisits Drafting Steph & Finding Another Star, Plus Rockets GM Rafael Stone

And I felt like our execution late game got better last 10, 12 games of the season.

The Ryen Russillo Show
The Pistons’ Big Problem, Warriors Exec Revisits Drafting Steph & Finding Another Star, Plus Rockets GM Rafael Stone

And then Kevin, you know, didn't play in the playoffs.

The Ryen Russillo Show
The Pistons’ Big Problem, Warriors Exec Revisits Drafting Steph & Finding Another Star, Plus Rockets GM Rafael Stone

Right.

The Ryen Russillo Show
The Pistons’ Big Problem, Warriors Exec Revisits Drafting Steph & Finding Another Star, Plus Rockets GM Rafael Stone

And so, um, um, so that didn't go so well in terms of executing with Kevin.

The Ryen Russillo Show
The Pistons’ Big Problem, Warriors Exec Revisits Drafting Steph & Finding Another Star, Plus Rockets GM Rafael Stone

Uh, and like, and even the game, you know, he got, he, he sprained his ankle really badly actually at the beginning of the fourth quarter in the one game he did play.

The Ryen Russillo Show
The Pistons’ Big Problem, Warriors Exec Revisits Drafting Steph & Finding Another Star, Plus Rockets GM Rafael Stone

And we're like, Kevin's not moving.

The Ryen Russillo Show
The Pistons’ Big Problem, Warriors Exec Revisits Drafting Steph & Finding Another Star, Plus Rockets GM Rafael Stone

Why is Kevin not moving?

The Ryen Russillo Show
The Pistons’ Big Problem, Warriors Exec Revisits Drafting Steph & Finding Another Star, Plus Rockets GM Rafael Stone

Well, he was trying to play through an ankle he shouldn't have played on.

The Ryen Russillo Show
The Pistons’ Big Problem, Warriors Exec Revisits Drafting Steph & Finding Another Star, Plus Rockets GM Rafael Stone

So, um, you know, it is what it is.

The Ryen Russillo Show
The Pistons’ Big Problem, Warriors Exec Revisits Drafting Steph & Finding Another Star, Plus Rockets GM Rafael Stone

And, um, um,

The Ryen Russillo Show
The Pistons’ Big Problem, Warriors Exec Revisits Drafting Steph & Finding Another Star, Plus Rockets GM Rafael Stone

And so, you know, so we have, I mean, we have things to work on.

The Ryen Russillo Show
The Pistons’ Big Problem, Warriors Exec Revisits Drafting Steph & Finding Another Star, Plus Rockets GM Rafael Stone

Like, to me, it's like, you know, okay, we were bad at it this year, you know, and all of us would say that, right?

The Ryen Russillo Show
The Pistons’ Big Problem, Warriors Exec Revisits Drafting Steph & Finding Another Star, Plus Rockets GM Rafael Stone

Like, we're not.

The Ryen Russillo Show
The Pistons’ Big Problem, Warriors Exec Revisits Drafting Steph & Finding Another Star, Plus Rockets GM Rafael Stone

And the failure is like top to bottom, right?

The Ryen Russillo Show
The Pistons’ Big Problem, Warriors Exec Revisits Drafting Steph & Finding Another Star, Plus Rockets GM Rafael Stone

It's not like, oh, it's this player or whatever.

The Ryen Russillo Show
The Pistons’ Big Problem, Warriors Exec Revisits Drafting Steph & Finding Another Star, Plus Rockets GM Rafael Stone

Like, it's very rarely in the NBA is it any one guy fails.

The Ryen Russillo Show
The Pistons’ Big Problem, Warriors Exec Revisits Drafting Steph & Finding Another Star, Plus Rockets GM Rafael Stone

Right.

The Ryen Russillo Show
The Pistons’ Big Problem, Warriors Exec Revisits Drafting Steph & Finding Another Star, Plus Rockets GM Rafael Stone

And and, you know, it's on me because I didn't get the right roster.

The Ryen Russillo Show
The Pistons’ Big Problem, Warriors Exec Revisits Drafting Steph & Finding Another Star, Plus Rockets GM Rafael Stone

It's on email because he didn't make the right tweaks.