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Rafael Stone

👤 Speaker
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

But, you know, he just got all of them this year.

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

And that's great.

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

And it's a tough league, man.

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

Like, you know.

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

I'm sure there's somebody who's, who, who, who has not failed, who just came in and didn't fail, but I don't know who that person was off the top of my head, you know?

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

It happens all the time.

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

But to me, like, you know, and I, my, my players very much know this about me.

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

Like you have 50 and your team loses, you failed, right?

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

Like, you know, like there is no, there are small, you know, yeah, there are small wins within losses.

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 you can't, you can't, it can't be productive.

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

It can be productive.

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

But if you're not winning basketball, we're here to win basketball games.

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

We're not, I am not here to help somebody make all-star teams or all NBA teams or set records or anything else.

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

I am all about trying to win games and ultimately win a championship.

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

And so, yeah, so that, yeah, that's kind of how I look at it.

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

For sure.

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

Like the back end of the roster.

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

I think that's really important.

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

I mean, I always want really good players.

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

I do think you're all like 95% of the time, you're better off having redundant strengths than you are a guy who fits, but isn't as good a basketball player.