Ty Jerome
Appearances
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
there was really no panic. I mean, you're right. We do have to go to them to win the East and they have a funny chance and, you know, they're a great team, rightfully so. They should be the favorites until someone knocks them off. I get all that. But, at the end of the day, for us, it really was another game.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Like, yes, you get so excited for those games because, you know, you're going into Boston. Like, But then it's really just one of 82. So there really was no panic for us. You know, we're sitting there like they've made every single three and we've missed every single three. Like, I think realistically the score should have been like 16-10 at that point.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
So it's just, you look at the game like that and, you know, so seven minutes left in the first quarter, so much game left to be played. And, you know, you see that all the time. And again, you can go up 20 early and usually by halftime, it's a new game. So there's really never really any panic in this group. And I think that starts with obviously our coaching staff and our players.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I think we're getting borderline racist here, bro. I think we're just calling out all the white guys now. D-Way is an elite defender.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
You're going to get someone in trouble on this podcast. You got to chill.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Yeah, no, no lie. We talk about it randomly. Like some will come up randomly. Like we'll see someone, someone will post about it. And that really is, that really is crazy. Like you don't, it's wild. And our, our AAU team, like some other guys, like Eric Pascal was on that team. Some other guys that went division one. So we look back on it now we're on the same NBA team.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Like that, that really is crazy. And then I got my college teammate with me too. So this year has been pretty special for sure.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Yeah, his reject and how explosive he is downhill is just like once he gets you on his hips, it's over. So I think as soon as you... Yeah, I think you obviously got that. You know, playing through Evan this year has been a great answer for us. And then, you know, we got an all-star point guard right next to Donovan, too. So... You really can't go wrong.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
And then we added Dre, who can play out of the high post. That had been a lot of people in the NBA. So we really got a lot of options. But yeah, I'm really not mad at any of that. The ball's in Donovan's hands, Darius's hands, Evan's hands. We're going to get something good 99% of the time.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I would say, I don't know. This is an agenda that we can maybe push on here. Like, how is he not the front runner, most improved player? Can he get that and defensive player of the year? Can he get both?
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Yeah. Because I don't see how he's not most improved. Like last year, he wasn't doing any of this besides playing defense. His three ball wasn't really reliable. This is not a knock on Evan last year. It's just how much he improved. He's pushing the break this year. He's throwing lobs. He's catching lobs. How many people are really doing that in the league? I don't understand how he's not
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Yeah, I knew I was going to Phoenix when my name was called. I knew it was Phoenix.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
If Norman Powell doesn't play 65 games, I don't understand how he's not the frontrunner for most improved. But yeah, to answer your question, he's like a new player offensively. He's bringing the ball up for us now.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Because they traded for the pick before the pick actually occurred.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I think it was a mix of everything. You feel every emotion over the course of that year. You feel the embarrassment. You know you're laughing stock of college basketball for the entire summer. You know that. Then it becomes a mad group. Then it becomes an anxious group because now you know nothing you do in a regular season almost matters. You feel every emotion.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I think if we have any other coach other than Tony Bennett trying to do that, it's become really hard because he kind of set the blueprint of exactly how to act on the court, off the court, and a real easy guy to follow through adversity. So he kind of set the way for us, and all you had to do was buy in. He's a special guy right there.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Yeah, no, we talked about it all summer. It was like, where did we go wrong? Cause that really wasn't the first time that, I mean, that was the most embarrassing time, but UVA was never been successful in the tournament under him. You know what I mean? So I think after a while, it's like, okay, what do we got to do? Like what's going on here?
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Cause you know, it happens once it's like our single elimination, March madness, you know, point the finger towards other team got lucky. Then it happens twice. Then it happens three times. I'd say, okay, why can't he be successful in March?
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
so I think we made some adjustments offensively and I think it's because of that we watched this Ted talk that he showed us and it was about adversity and the whole quote was it can buy you a ticket to a place you couldn't have been without it if you use it the right way let it fuel you and you learn from it and all that I think that's what he did you hit rock bottom and you know at this point okay I have to change if I don't change now if you lose in a sweet 16 you probably just run it back
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
But that embarrassing loss, like, okay, we have to change. We have to adjust. And that's what he did.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I really appreciate that, man.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I thought it was going to be a great transition, honestly. Um, they signed Ricky Rubio. So I was like, all right, I'll back him up and get used to it. And then, uh, I got, I got hurt the day before the first game played preseason day before the first game, I rolled my ankle pretty bad, like high ankle sprain and I'm out until like mid December.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
And as a rookie, you try and get back and play catch up. This wasn't easy. Um, And dealing with all that and Monty Williams is a real old school coach. We didn't exactly see eye to eye and that didn't help me. So that rookie year was a roller coaster for sure.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
No, not really. I was just... It happened so quick, though. You go to OKC, which is a great organization. And as you see now, they put it all together. But we were in the tanking phase. So that's another wake-up call to what the NBA business is like. Obviously, they had their vision. It worked out. And even through the tanking, it was still a great organization.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
But it's still like, we're showing up to lose all these games on purpose. It's just another wake-up call to what the business is like in the NBA.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Yeah. I think you always have that doubt in the back of your mind. I mean, I think as humans, we're always going to have it right. You could probably relate in your own journey. Like everyone can relate or maybe you can't, maybe you were just always elite, but I think everyone can relate in their journey at some point of that doubt creeping in. And, um,
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
You just keep going and keep figuring out and keep waiting until hopefully I get this opportunity here. And someone told me, I never figured this, is like when you seize opportunity, it multiplies. And the more you take advantage of one opportunity, it becomes two. And your leash grows longer and your leash grows longer.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
And I was finally waiting to just kind of get my foot in the door that I always knew what I'd be able to do. And I still feel that same way about how much I can improve.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Couldn't have said it better. I think there's a million guys in the NBA and there's a bunch of guys not in the NBA that if you said, hey, I'm going to give you 20 minutes every single night, here's the ball in your hands, they can go get you 13 points a game. The hard part about the NBA is figuring out how to stay resilient and stay confident until that happens.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I mean, like, can you get thrown in for a game and make your first shot? Like that's the mental hurdle of kind of establishing yourself as a player. And I don't think it ever ends. Right. Because you're always trying to get to a new level and to get to the next level. It's the same thing.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Like you probably look, people probably look now to, all right, if I was playing 30 minutes, I could do X, Y, and Z, but you can't really ask for a role increase until you master where you're at. And that's the mental hurdle of kind of any profession, but especially in sports.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Come on.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Yeah, I think it's a few things, right? And a lot of guys I watch and I study, like I never really, I always try to watch like Jalen Brunson play and Luca play and Cade play because those are guys where when they touch the paint and I try to prop myself on this too, like you said, you don't know exactly what you're going to do yet.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
And I feel like defenders get real antsy when you touch the paint. So as soon as you're in there, they're ready to jump or swipe or reach or foul. And then when you're off the ball and someone's in the paint, you're worried about, all right, do I help? What do I do? And so if you go fast, and I don't have the luxury of going fast, so it's really not by choice for me.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
But if you go fast, you kind of run out of options, right? Because you're speeding to the basket. You might have one pass you can make. or you can go finish when I'm kind of going slower at my own pace. It's like, I really have every option. I can dribble all back out. If I want, I can stop. I can start and stop off to stop off one. You can stop and make a pass.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
And like, I think Luke is the best at it in the world. His whole go slow and take one step, look around, take another step and he might lob it, throw it to the opposite corner, like stuff like that. I think it's just, it's, it starts with your pace.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Yeah, for sure. Is there a funny story?
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
it's a fight. You know, the best story is just when I get foul calls, people hate that. You know what I mean? Like if I get, if I have a game where I shoot like, you know, six plus eight plus free throws, other team is furious at how I'm getting thought. Cause it looks so, it looks so crazy. You know what I mean?
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
This guy's like walking his way to the lane and like shooting off one leg and the reps are calling foul. Like it looks so crazy. But if you watch the NBA, it's like, those are the fouls people call. Like just because I might do a slower or, uh,
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Yeah, it's kind of like you... I've always had the vision of who I want to be in this league. And, you know, deal with some injuries, some trades, all these different things pop up and it kind of derails your vision. And holding that and being able to keep in that belief in yourself until you finally get a consistent opportunity. And to see it come to light has been pretty cool. Obviously...
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I mean, you're right. You're right. Because I'm guilty of that every night. So you're right. Like, if I don't get every single call, I'm complaining. And it's just, it's not even on purpose. It's just like, in the moment, like, you're fired up. It's not even on purpose. And afterwards, I'm like, dude, that was bad of me.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
No, I shouldn't. I really shouldn't. I just got a fine the other day.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Yeah, I think the biggest thing is everyone buying in. Because it is nice that we don't finish the game with Jared Allen, who I think should have been an all-star this year. And he's making whatever, close to 100. I don't know exactly what it is, but it's around there. And he's been extremely consistent for us. And he could easily throw a fit when he hasn't finished a game. Yeah.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
I had a lot of teammates that would do that in the past. And this year, you don't see any of that from anybody. I mean, we go 10 deep, 11 deep. We can go 12, 13 deep on some nights. You know what I mean? So nobody complaining, nobody throwing a fit. That's what allows us to do that because everyone's just like, all right, my number is called. I got to go impact the game.
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
Um, and it starts with everyone's attitude there. And then, and then from there, it's the top guys like Donovan D Darius and Evan, their selflessness and ability to like, let everyone else do their thing, um, is really helpful for us as collectively too, because then it comes down to the game and, you know, you can't,
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
you can't go double because you know they're willing to make the pass and then you know someone else might have 15 already do you want to leave him open you know i mean so it's just the ability of us to remain selfless and it starts with our top guys obviously because we kind of you go how they go so that's really what i think the biggest thing with us is what do you think you match up better against boston or okc
The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Ty Jerome on the Cavs' Breakout Season. Plus, National Champion Will Howard on Ohio State's Title Run, NFL Combine Stories, and His Pro Future.
There's a million things that I individually still want to accomplish, and as a team, we still want to accomplish. Nobody's on a victory lap yet, but it's definitely pretty cool to have that consistent night-to-night role that I've always strived to have.