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Feb 2022
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Do Inflated Stats Lead to NBA Playoff Fa...

The Ringer
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Russillo shares his theory of how players with historically high usage rates correlate to their team's performance in the NBA playoffs (0:28). Then Ryen talks with actor-producer Mark Wahlberg about his new film, 'Uncharted,' his start in the music industry, some of his past works, including 'Fear' and 'Boogie Nights,' the casting process for 'Entourage,' and more (9:39). Finally Ryen answers some listener-submitted Life Advice questions (30:45).


Host: Ryen Russillo

Guest: Mark Wahlberg

Producers: Kyle Crichton and Steve Ceruti

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