Bob Ryan and Jeff Goodman

Bob Ryan Predicts Olympic Basketball Knockouts

Bob Ryan is joined by Jackson Tolliver of CLNS Media to preview the knockout rounds of the Olympics, including how Team USA will perform through the rest of the tournament. Who is their biggest threat? Who will be the MVP? What will Tatum’s role be?

Their conversation shifts to the Celtics, discussing which teams in the NBA pose the biggest threat to a repeat championship. Bob reflects on Celtics teams that have repeated in the past, and compares them to this squad.

0:00 – Olympic Knockouts Overview
2:30 – Concerns About Jamal Murray
4:40 – France’s Size Advantage
6:22 – Importance of Davis
9:21 – LeBron’s Tournament Play
11:32 – Derrick White’s Impact
15:06 – Celtics Threats
16:49 – Rivalry Factor
19:10 – Concerns About Health
21:24 – Championship Confidence Level
23:59 – Scheierman’s Potential Fit
29:36 – Larry Bird’s Work Ethic
31:07 – Tatum’s All-Time Rank
34:03 – White Over Brown

 

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Jackson Tolliver

Jackson Tolliver is a producer, writer, and editor for CLNS Media. He graduated from Emerson College in 2024 where he studied journalism, focused on sports media. He previously worked for The Boston Globe as a sports correspondent and WHDH 7News as a broadcast writer.

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