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Tony Reali
Cuervo this is the Dan Levatar show with the Stugats Podcast.
Billy
This episode is presented by DraftKings. DraftKings the Crown is yours.
Mike Ryan
Stugats. How do you feel about Mark Stein reporting that Durant wanted four teams on his list list instead of three, but that the Knicks made it clear they weren't interested in KD so he kept them off their list?
Chris Cody
I'm okay with that. Again, I we started the show saying one of the problems with the NBA is we're all sitting around Talking about a 37 year old guy and what a difference he can make for a team. I'm okay with the Knicks not wanting Kevin Durant. Like I don't know if if Kevin Durant wins them an NBA title. In fact, he probably doesn't. And I'm okay with the Knicks passing and keeping that core together.
Mike Ryan
I think I can make the argument that statistically Kevin Durant was better than Jalen Brunson last could I not could I not also make the argument that Kevin Durant is someone even though Jalen Brunson is the clutchest of clutch, you need someone the size of Kevin Durant to be able to get you all of those shots. You need that Jalen Brunson has taken you as far as he can go.
Izzy
Stu, if you don't have to lose Jalen Brunson or Karl Anthony Towns, why would the Knicks say no to Kevin Durant?
Chris Cody
Well, what am I losing?
Izzy
Does it matter? Well, yeah as long as it's not those two names, does it matter?
Chris Cody
I would find it nearly impossible that Kevin Durant would go to the Knicks without one of those players. It's not going to be Brunson, but Towns.
Izzy
But that's fine. You're saying that. That Kevin Durant wouldn't want to go there. I'm telling you, if I'm the Knicks.
Chris Cody
Right.
Izzy
And I know I don't have to give up Jalen Brunson. I don't have to give up Karl Anthony Towns. I absolutely would want Kevin Durant. This would be one of those situations that Mike got so upset about that you're not willing to get rid of some of your, you know, other players to get the superstar. No, get rid of them. Mikhail Bridges, Josh Hart, be gone.
Chris Cody
But do you think that's a possibility? Because if you're presenting.
Mike Ryan
That's a terrible defensive team.
Chris Cody
But if you're presenting it that way, of course I would want Kevin Durant. I just find it nearly impossible that Towns doesn't leave the Knicks. They get Kevin Durant.
Izzy
I don't know how many people are clamoring for Karl Anthony Towns.
Chris Cody
I like Carl Anthony Towns.
Izzy
Yeah, they do. They don't really have a whole lot of assets. They do. Those two contracts that I just mentioned are expiring. So if Phoenix wants to rebuild, they just have to deal with that for one year. So there are ways that the Knicks could get involved. So to hear a report that the Knicks aren't interested or denying Kevin Durant sounds pretty ridiculous.
Chris Cody
What does that say about Kevin Durant?
Izzy
That the Knicks don't know what he is. That they don't know who he is and they don't know how to utilize him.
Chris Cody
I mean, I don't want Kevin Durant. That team has a good thing going. They were in the Eastern Conference finals. They took a step from last year, Eastern Conference semifinals.
Mike Ryan
You don't think that's their ceiling, that team ceiling right there?
Chris Cody
You don't think Dan Halliburton hit a lucky shot, game one? Otherwise, maybe the Knicks are playing for an NBA title.
Izzy
Right now, your best option is to find a coach that can somehow enhance the offense of Karl Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson and make this team rather unstoppable. But going back to Kevin Durant, if I am Kevin Durant, I don't want to go to a franchise that has some uncertainty in the coaching ranks. Right. Just got rid of somebody who maybe he would play for, for. I don't know who. Right.
Mike Ryan
No, but I Wanted to go there? No, but he was okay going there. They don't want him. I'm. I'm.
Chris Cody
At least he had his chance, Dan.
Mike Ryan
I'm at least a little bit surprised by that. I want to ask the group of you, though, off of yesterday. I don't know what you guys think is the primary job of a coach. Managing people is just generally hard. I know when it comes to, for example, Stugatz in the very few Hollywood directors that I've ever been able to talk to, and it's only been a couple will tell you that the director's job is basically to just be a place where all the people can come and get answers to their problems. A CEO will tell you most. A lot of CEOs will tell you that a CEO's job is just to deliver bad news, that it's not what you think it is. It's just the perpetual delivery of bad news when it comes to big decisions. The reason I pay Rick Carlisle is to have the strength of governance over his proceedings. That when I'm down two in the fourth quarter, he knows he's got to sit the guy who's got six drives in the game and bring in McConnell because a healthy McConnell is better than Halliburton. With six drives in the game, you're two points on the road from taking game five and bringing it home. The decision I need my coach to make is the most difficult one to make. I sit my star who wants to play but is useless because Halliburton that way loses to a lot of teams in the league because that's not good enough. TJ Mc Connell was good in that third quarter. That's the decision I'm paying the coach to make. I understand today people questioning it and I also understand why Carlisle goes with the guy that he has because he thinks he's got some magic and maybe because Halliburton's his star for years to come. You got to just keep riding that because you can't you give away this season with the decision, but you can't make the other decision because the other decision is the brave one. That if you lose the game the same way, people are going to say, why isn't Halliburton in the game even injured?
Izzy
I think that's the perspective a guy like Rick Carlisle has to have. Not only did he win a championship, but he won it with a championship. He won that championship with a superstar who was aging. Right. It felt there was extra pressurized to get it there with Tyrese Halliburton. This, even last year's run just to the conference finals, but certainly this year's run to the finals feels like you're doing this with house money. Feels like they're a little ahead of the curve here. So the last thing you would want to do is, is injure your player for next year. You want to keep this sort of upswing going and make sure that, hey, if we are this type of team that can own the east for years to come, we have to have our superstar. So it makes it a little bit of an easier decision. Only because Rick Carlisle has that perspective.
Chris Cody
That's the long term. But for the now, your job is to give your team the best chance to win. And if McConnell is going to give your team the best chance to win, that's the guy you have to go to. Even if it means Halliburton plays much.
Mike Ryan
It's easy to say today. And. And Izzy's telling you that he thinks a lot of coaches make the move to McCon since 2019. And I don't think a lot do I think a lot of coaches just stay with the injured guy because he wants to play. He's my star. He's my leader. The other guy, McConnell is used to a specific role that isn't playing the last eight minutes of the game and controlling everything. And so I would have made the same decision Carlisle made. I'm not sitting here arguing easily on the other end of, well, they lost. Therefore, the other move is the move that's going to work. I'm just presenting to the audience what a difficult decision that is. I know everyone's going to criticize it today. It's just when you live with these people, they're human beings and your job is to manage them. McConnell's role is McConnell's role. Halliburton's your star for the next 10 years. I understand what Carlisle did, even if it cost him the game. It's just like they were right there on the championship in game four and game five, and they're a decision away from the winning margin. And Carlisle has done a great job in this series, but on that one, that's the. In retrospect, that's clearly the wrong decision by result and process, I would say, because he's hurt and he was obviously hurt and he was hurt in a way we could all see. So his defense isn't going to be any good. And again, stugons, if Halliburton's got six drives in the game, that ceases to be Halliburton.
Izzy
Yeah. What makes this unique, though, is the injury, specifically, it's the calf injury that people are very sensitive about because it's obviously leads to Achilles injuries.
Mike Ryan
Tony Reali is now ready. He is poolside. South Florida is still buzzing on the cusp of a championship. Is anyone out there with you, or are you at the pool by yourself? Because I don't see buzzing. I don't hear buzzing. I just see you with sunglasses.
Josh
Oh, no, no, no. And this is pretty good right now. But I got my man right here. Joshy.
Mike Ryan
How are you?
Josh
Josh is an enormous fan.
Unnamed Fan
Biggest you could ever hope for of what time?
Josh
Florida Panthers on the cusp of a championship tonight. What's going through your mind right now?
Unnamed Fan
I think. I think they're against the oil, right?
Josh
The oil operating. Yes.
Billy
You know Puck.
Josh
All right, so since you know Puck, third line of the Panthers. Really? What are you expecting?
Mike Ryan
Whoa, that's a hard.
Unnamed Fan
Is that the one with Chachuca?
Billy
Oh, okay.
Josh
So Barky is where you want to go. Bark off. Yeah. X factor, Right? Okay.
Chris Cody
Yeah.
Josh
Kachuk. Okay. Yeah. So. So you're here in Miami and you're visiting, and you're from Lake Havasu, Arizona. Wonderful. And that's already like a vacation spot. And now you go to Miami for more vacation because that's your life.
Unnamed Fan
Cannot get enough sun.
Josh
What makes you positive?
Mike Ryan
My wife.
Josh
Yes.
Unnamed Fan
Life, job. I get to come to Miami and talk hockey, which is my favorite sport of all time.
Josh
Have you ever been to a hockey break?
Unnamed Fan
I have, yes.
Josh
Have you ever been on ice?
Unnamed Fan
No, I have no balance.
Josh
So this is with the Dan LeBatard radio show, and they want to talk to as many people who breathe and live and sleep. Florida Panthers, because that's what I've been touring all of Miami, and I have found a grand total of about two people.
Unnamed Fan
Perfect. Well, I'm half of one of those two.
Josh
Dan, you want to ask Josh anything?
Mike Ryan
His career with the Saints when Jeremy Shockey caught all those passes, as a.
Josh
Norm, thinks you look like Jeremy Shockey, a Miami Hurricane tight end who then became a Shockey. You know Shockey?
Mike Ryan
Yeah.
Tony Reali
Football.
Unnamed Fan
I know a little bit about football.
Josh
Are you a Cardinals fan?
Unnamed Fan
No, I'm a Seahawks fan.
Chris Cody
All right, Tony, I have a question. Tony, I have a question for him.
Josh
All right, Stu Guts. Stu Gotz is with us. Yes. Yes.
Chris Cody
I want to know, since he's a big football fan, how does he feel about Michael Vick?
Josh
Wants to know, Mike, how do you.
Mike Ryan
Feel about Michael Vick?
Unnamed Fan
Them damn dogs. I mean.
Josh
All right. Yeah. So now we got. Now we're going. Okay.
Tony Reali
Excellent.
Josh
This is the. Okay. All right. This is. This is stupidity is what we would describe this as. But you don't sense that this city is ready to explode with the championship?
Unnamed Fan
This city is already pretty crazy from what I've experienced. So if they win tonight, is it in. In Florida tonight?
Josh
Will you try to seek out the party? The Panthers are out.
Unnamed Fan
Probably not, but I'll get close to it.
Tony Reali
Okay.
Josh
Yeah, yeah. So we're. We're looking for proximity to party right here. That's what we're doing.
Mike Ryan
Okay. It looks like a good party. Yes. Be careful. I remember when he was at a. In Vegas at a pool party one time. They said it was dehydration. It didn't seem like it was dehydration.
Josh
You look like Shocky. He thinks you look like Jeremy.
Mike Ryan
Okay, we're moving on. See you later, Tony. We'll check back in with you. Keep looking for Panther fans.
Josh
This is mission impossible, man.
Mike Ryan
I don't know where I said no. It's a big. It's a big night in South Florida, the championship. We flew you in. We flew you in with a big expense account to go offer tuition to people if the score is nine, nothing. We'll check back in with you. One of the things we haven't talked about today, those two guys, and we've erred in not doing so. Jonathan Zaslow lost a monster bet last night.
Chris Cody
Oh, yeah.
Mike Ryan
And he's got to come in here, I believe, soon with a hair system of some sort and not be able to tell anybody that it's a hair system. He's not going to be able to cover that big surface area of baldness with a backward cap, either.
Stugotz
He's got to keep kayfabe. Now we're researching hair system. Like I said, I take this very seriously. Hell, I want him to take a consultation. So he's scheduled for tomorrow because tomorrow's, you know, the recap of game six. Don't think we're gonna have a system in place in time that we feel good about, but for the remainder of the summer, we're gonna have several options presented for Jonathan Zaslow, and he must not call attention to it. He just puts on his hair system in the morning, comes into work, and he just handles business.
Mike Ryan
It's going to be funny. He can't mention it, talk about it with anybody.
Stugotz
Stuggs, now, what is your appetite for in terms of budget here? Because I really want something that's convincing.
Chris Cody
They're expensive, man.
Stugotz
Yeah, like, if you want the. The Ravi collection? It's gonna cost you a couple hundo. If you want the self collection, we're talking about something.
Mike Ryan
I want una peluca from la casa de los trucos. I want you.
Izzy
It's gotta be, like, one low rent option. That's just obvious.
Stugotz
Yeah. There's a dude that works valet downstairs, and it's one of the worst things I've ever seen. I can just like, pull it off.
Billy
Oh, my God.
Stugotz
Did you see that guy?
Billy
Oh, my God.
Stugotz
You know what I'm talking about.
Billy
I know exactly.
Stugotz
This tape kills with just us too.
Mike Ryan
Yeah, that doesn't help visually.
Stugotz
Maybe one day Reali's gonna be doing his thing for us and you can just catch him, like, on the periphery. I'll be like, that's a guy. You'll know it when you see him.
Billy
It's a double take.
Stugotz
You're like, yeah. Also, like, if you're gonna do that, you can't go jet black. Even Ravi's learned, like, touch a gray.
Chris Cody
Yes, you have to, right?
Mike Ryan
That's a bad loss for Zaz. It was an unfair bet. He had to go over 50 and a half Shai Gilgeous Alexander points, rebounds, and assists when he'd only done that a couple of seasons.
Chris Cody
That accepted arable bet.
Stugotz
He didn't even hit the original number.
Izzy
Terrible.
Stugotz
I mean, excuse me. This is thousands of dollars for these two tickets. You got it. Gotta want to earn, Gotta want to learn or something like that.
Mike Ryan
We will see what the appetite is for a budget to make Zaslow look ridiculous because he lost that bet.
Izzy
Well, he already looks ridiculous.
Stugotz
Planning on him to look good.
Chris Cody
The ridiculous just to help him out.
Stugotz
The ridiculous part is him not being able to admit that he has a system in place. So, like, no, I want Zaz to look great. I'm gonna do him a great service here.
Mike Ryan
I have a number of things that I want to get to here with Billy that I have fail get to. Over the last couple of days, he's developed a new fondness for hotel safes that I did not.
Tony Reali
I want one of my house.
Mike Ryan
Where did this come from?
Tony Reali
Like a hotel?
Mike Ryan
No, I got it.
Tony Reali
The safe in the hotel.
Mike Ryan
Where did. What happened? What was your experience with a hotel safe that makes you want to. And by the way, Kevin Durant Stugat averaged 26 points a game last year on 53% shooting. Jalen Brunson averaged 26 points a game on 48% shooting.
Chris Cody
Left turn. We were talking safes.
Mike Ryan
Yeah, I'm just updating you Durant's had.
Chris Cody
His chance to come to the Knicks. He chose the Brooklyn Nets. I don't want him. I don't care.
Izzy
You said left. Turn right.
Mike Ryan
No, I don't want to talk.
Tony Reali
There's a big race in Mexico, Dan. I want to have windshield wipers.
Mike Ryan
I want to understand why Billy fell in love with the hotel safe, how he's using it, why he wants one in his house. Put it on the pole at Lebatard show. Would you like a hotel safe in your house?
Tony Reali
Well, because I just put my phone in it. I woke up, I checked, and then I put it in the hotel safe, and then it disappeared for, you know, eight hours or wherever, whatever amount of time I was gone. And then I came back and I checked it after the kids were asleep. And I was very happy just putting my stuff in a hotel safe, not having to check my phone anymore.
Chris Cody
So just not having the phone is what made you.
Tony Reali
That really is what it is.
Mike Ryan
So it's not about the safe at all. It has nothing to do with the safe. All you needed to do was get away from your phone. Could have.
Billy
Phone could have stayed in the room, just on the bed.
Tony Reali
No, no, no. You got to put it in the safe. Because the safe adds a level of income inconvenience that you then need to go and you need to put in the code. Yeah, you have to get up and you have to go enter the code and then open it. And then if the door slightly and it's a whole thing, it makes it inconvenient. I want to inconvenience myself to get off my phone.
Billy
But don't all these housekeepers have the ability, like, at the end of a stay to reset these? Like, they. The people you're trying to keep them from have access to the safe?
Tony Reali
I'm pretty sure, yeah. I think you just do like, 0,000 or something like that, and it just opens and you reset the.
Billy
I've done it on a cruise before where I broke. And they come in, they have this, like, little magnet thing. They just it and boom, it opens.
Chris Cody
Oh, they want your stuff. They're taking your stuff.
Tony Reali
Yeah, no doubt about it, 100%.
Mike Ryan
So put these on the poll, please. Is your stuff safe in a hotel safe? So is a hotel safe safe is how I want that to read on on Twitter. Is a hotel safe safe at Levitar?
Izzy
Also, do you feel a little richer if you put stuff in there? Right, Because I like looking around. I did this first time on a cruise. I'm like, what do I need to put in the safe. I like. Well, wait a second. This little gold chain is probably. My AirPods is probably good. And you just start putting stuff in there, and then when you get back and you open it up, it's like, wow, look at all these valuables I have.
Tony Reali
They also, like, can fit everything.
Chris Cody
Right?
Tony Reali
Like, it seems like it's an endless. It looks small, but if you go, I don't know where. Like, it. It has, like, a black hole. You just can put everything in there. You can put a computer in there. You can put in an iPad, a laptop, your phone, your weed.
Mike Ryan
Yeah, I was gonna say drugs. I was going to go harder than weed.
Chris Cody
Really.
Billy
It's never good when you got to spray that thing down after.
Mike Ryan
At Le Batard show. Please. Do you feel wealthier when you put things in a hotel safe? And also, I guess, since we're getting carried away, when you get your AirPods out of the hotel safe, do you feel like it's a treasure chest? Because I really don't understand what Izzy is doing, or Billy, for that matter, because. Well, just. You don't need the safe to be away from your phone.
Tony Reali
Oh, I do.
Mike Ryan
You're saying it's unsafe to be away from your.
Chris Cody
If there were certain steps you had to take every single day to get your phone, would you get your phone every day?
Mike Ryan
It's funny you should mention that, because about three years ago. Okay. Because I have. I've told you before that I sort of want to Frisbee all of my electronics into the ocean, but I sort of can't because there's something about what it is that we do here every day that requires at least a tangential knowledge of stuff that's going on. You've got to sort of keep up with things. And I felt what Billy is feeling where I want to. I get relief from putting my phone somewhere and then dread coming to it eight hours later, because I know what's going to be on there and there's just going to be. I'm going to be behind again. And my wife, three years ago bought a glass case. And I don't know how popular these are, but it's basically addiction proof. It's a glass case that locks and you put your phones in it and you can't get back at the phones until, like, it's an inconvenience every time.
Tony Reali
Sounds like a hotel safe.
Mike Ryan
It's kind of. It's kind of. It's kind of like that. But I've never used it. Right. She bought it Three years ago and I have not used it one time. But there is a glass case in our house that is basically trying to wean people off of the addiction of social media. It was a good purchase by her that I've never used.
Tony Reali
How it was a bad purchase.
Billy
I don't understand how it's used.
Chris Cody
Is there a timer, like, lock?
Billy
Is one of those, like, trap doors where, like, what if I just want.
Chris Cody
To break the glass?
Izzy
What if you actually have an emergency?
Chris Cody
Yeah.
Mike Ryan
I don't know how it works.
Tony Reali
It sounds like it's just a box with a lock.
Mike Ryan
I've never used it. I can't answer follow up questions. I don't have any more information other than what I'm giving you, which is basically that Billy did the same thing I did, didn't do for eight hours that my wife wanted me to do and wanted me to do daily or nightly as a way of just keeping information out of your head when you're trying to do things like sleep.
Tony Reali
It's more the people than the information I want to keep away from me.
Unnamed Fan
Like, I just.
Tony Reali
I just don't want to talk to people when I'm like on vacation. So I go, I put it in safe. Also glass. Not good, because then you can see like if you have a notification or whatever. And then it's really like more of a torture device.
Chris Cody
It's a time lockbox. That's what she got you? Yes.
Tony Reali
Really? Yeah.
Chris Cody
Yeah.
Tony Reali
Hold on a second.
Mike Ryan
Give me some more information on what it is. Yes. Billy, you have proven over time to be antisocial. You have rooted for home confinement.
Tony Reali
No, I'm not antisocial. I'm pro social. People I want to speak to.
Mike Ryan
Okay, but you don't want to speak to anybody, which would then make you antisocial.
Tony Reali
There's people I want to speak to.
Mike Ryan
Well, you said you wanted home confinement. You longed for home confinement as a way of living.
Tony Reali
I like my home. What do you want me to do?
Mike Ryan
And not interacting with people who are in your home like you, or not letting people into your home to interact with them. You like to be in your home with your family and don't want anyone else in there.
Tony Reali
Oh, if that makes me a bad guy, I don't know what to tell you.
Mike Ryan
Doesn't make you a bad guy. Just makes you an antisocial guy.
Tony Reali
Antisocial with the people that I want to be social with.
Mike Ryan
Billy, you've told me that you don't interact with your neighbors.
Tony Reali
I do. Nen and Pepe. 90 and 87 little head nod. I talk to them as you know, I try to get in all my conversations now because you never know when she might be the last. Unfortunately I have other neighbors but I like Nene Pepe. The other ones wet my dog with their hose so we don't need to get into it. It's a whole thing. And I think the other one, if we're going to be honest and probably not for air, I think the other one is throwing tree trimmings into my backyard. But that's not something that can be proven yet. And when I tried to set up a camera I didn't have my drill cause I lent it to my dad. So that neighbor got off easy that day because we were about to have a camera situation set up and ready to go to catch them red handed. Now what I do with the footage when I catch them throwing the tree clippings into my yard I haven't figured out yet. But I'm positive that it is happening. I do not have those trees. There's no way they're falling into my yard in that area. I think that they saw a vulnerable spot in my yard and they realized that they could throw tree trimmings there. And I've let it go on for yay long, but no longer. And I've had to tell my wife, you're not to talk to that neighbor because I know that that will be the end of the tree trimmings going into my yard, but it will also be the end to whatever relationship I have with that neighbor which is not good to begin with.
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Stugotz
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Billy
Folks, the time has come for some new golf clubs. And that means one thing. Heading over to my local PXG store for a fitting. They make the best golf clubs, period. Roy, hockey season's almost over. You're going to be out of the barn and you're going to be out on the golf course with me. You need new clubs.
Chris Cody
Absolutely.
Billy
You have your PXG fitting coming up soon. I did mine. I am telling you, it is the most efficient process. I went to the Fort Lauderdale location. They have them all over. It is efficient. You're in and out in an hour. You're swinging clubs, clubs. They're assessing you. Next thing you know, weeks later, boom. New clubs, irons, woods, putters. I'm telling you, it's the whole nine yards. Is that a golf phrase? Whole nine yards?
Stugotz
That's like what you're chipping.
Billy
It's the whole 10 foot putt. PXG does it better than anybody else. It's knocked four to five strokes off my game within the first month and it's just a game changer. PXG fitters are highly trained, incredibly experienced, and have a deep understanding of how to optimize your clubs to get the most out of your swing. Schedule your fitting today. And for a limited time, you can save up to 20 on your entire order. Guys, that's 20 off your entire order. Head over to pxg.com dan that's pxg.com dan to save up to 20 on your entire order. Pxg.com dan restrictions apply.
Tony Reali
C site for details Don Libertard I may take it one step further.
Mike Ryan
Wait a minute.
Chris Cody
You're getting sexier by the moment.
Mike Ryan
Slow down.
Stugotz
We have any been gotten St Jason Sanders.
Tony Reali
You're unnoticed.
Mike Ryan
Oh my God.
Stugotz
What? In spite of him.
Tony Reali
Oh, wow.
Stugotz
I love you, Duke.
Tony Reali
This is the D Levitar show with the St Gods.
Chris Cody
So you place your phone in the box and you could set the timer to 30 minutes or 30 days. Imagine setting the timer to 30 days. And it's not just for your phone. It's anything that you could possibly be addicted to. I would never put my Gummies in there. I would never put the weed in there. I can't have access to them for 30 days. That's ridiculous. It improves focus of productivity, reduces procrastination and better time management. Dan, you should try it.
Tony Reali
You know what I was looking for?
Chris Cody
Waste of money.
Tony Reali
Yeah, I mean, you know what I was looking for recently? You know how. I don't know if, if your wife has gone through this phase yet, Dan, but like my wife has told me and a lot of people turn like, oh, you shouldn't sleep with your phone next to you. It's, you know, all of the radiation and the things that are coming out of that phone, you should get away from that and do this and that. Whatever I was looking for like anti radiation bags that I can just put my phone in so that I could have it there. The problem with the anti radiation bag and by the way, if you're listening to this and you create it, this is like I'm mailing a video of this to myself and I'm not opening the envelope. And that's just proof that I invented this. And you can't steal the idea from me. That's how copyrights work. So if this anti radiation bag happens, the thing that I found is the bags that they sell, it blocks the signal so it makes your phone useless. So it's kind of like. Well, I don't, I don't want it to be useless. I need my phone in case of an emergency. I just don't want the radiation coming off of my phone. So I need to kind of. I'm getting back in the lab to figure out how I can block the radiation but keep the signal coming so that I don't get the radiation right next to my head. But I get the signal because I was thinking, do you guys remember when some passes first came out, when some passes first came out that they were like the size of a brick. They used to come in like these little metallic like ziploc bags that would block out if you weren't going through a toll or I guess if you're intending to go through a toll and not paying, or you just had car full of sun passes. The little metallic baggie would prevent the laser from getting through and charging the sun pass system. So I was hoping one of those would exist for radiation.
Mike Ryan
I've got a couple of different questions. Put this on. I've got answers at Lebatard show. I don't think you have answers at Le Batar show. Please put on the poll. Juju. Do you sleep with your phone by your head. Yes or no.
Izzy
Charging is an important question, too.
Tony Reali
That could start fires. Now, if your. If your cable is slightly frayed, which happens with every cable, they make those cables to break.
Chris Cody
If we're going to be honest, he has the answers.
Mike Ryan
I also wanted to ask the question, the Sun Pass, is that national? Because I assumed Sun Passes were called Sun Passes because it was a Florida thing. Sun are they called? They Sun Passes may have their equivalent in other states, but are they called Sun Passes in every state? Do people know what Sun Passes are? Is that just Florida?
Izzy
They're just toll passes. They're just different names in different areas, but they're toll passes.
Stugotz
Yeah, there's Easy Pass, and sometimes the Sun Pass works in other states. They have a partnership with it.
Mike Ryan
But is it called a Sun Pass because it's. Because the sun passes in Florida and then sun's everywhere. I understand the sun's everywhere.
Tony Reali
I got answers for you.
Chris Cody
In South Carolina, it's called the Palmetto Pass.
Tony Reali
There you go.
Mike Ryan
Give me all the different names if.
Tony Reali
You don' there's some of those, by the way. I just had to buy a new Sun Pass because my car got totaled. And I had, like, the. I had the sticker on it, right? So I had to take the sticker off of the Sun Pass. But once you take off the sticker, you can't move the Sun Pass from place to place. So I decided, just in case my another car gets total, I'm gonna buy the little transponder. Slightly. Slightly pricier, but more convenient. If your car gets totaled or if you have a rental or whatever, you just take it off, put it here, put it there. And those transponders that are not the stickers, they work in various states. There's a little map that shows you all the states they work in.
Chris Cody
I checked Idaho. They don't have toll roads.
Tony Reali
Really? Wow. Wow.
Stugotz
SunPass Mini works in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Texas. The Sun Pass Pro, which is portable, works in E Z Pass states. There's a partnership between them. Delaware, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and West.
Tony Reali
Virginia and Idaho, where you don't need one at all.
Mike Ryan
Are we sure that Stugatz's information is right, that Idaho doesn't have tolls?
Chris Cody
It's right. Yeah. In Kansas, they call it the K tag.
Tony Reali
I like that. The K tag.
Chris Cody
Yeah.
Izzy
You got to be. You got to be. It's a little tricky with the move, the one you can move around because it's got the suction cups on the glass. So if you're. If your glass isn't totally clean, sometimes it'll fall off. It's tricky.
Stugotz
K tag, toll tag, easy tag, express toll. TX tag for Texas Pike Pass also.
Chris Cody
I like that a Pike pass.
Tony Reali
Idaho does not have toll roads according to dm.
Mike Ryan
Can you please find out the reason for that? Put it on the poll at Lebatar show Idaho. Did you know that Idaho did not have tolls.
Stugotz
Scott's nailed it.
Mike Ryan
It's Idaho. Thank you. That's all the information we need on that. I was confused by recent information. I got where Mike Ryan is texting me that Stan is in town. And all of a sudden I start reaching out to Stan Van Gundy saying, hey, do you want to go to lunch? And then I realized that Mike was just staying. The Stanley Cop cup is in town and Chris Cody was informing.
Chris Cody
Stan must have been confused.
Mike Ryan
Yes, he was confused. I was confused.
Stugotz
That wouldn't be my top, top topic on the board.
Mike Ryan
Stan is in town. I thought was Stan Van Gundy is here. And it is not. It's that the Stanley cup trophy has arrived in South Florida and we were wondering how it flew because the Stanley cup needs to have its own seat in first class, does it not? If you're not going to put it. If you're not going to put it next to the P pilot as the co pilot, then it has to fly first class. But it would appear like out of the.
Billy
Out of the box. Like the cup in the chair buckled in.
Stugotz
Can't have it as a co pilot. Need those. Need those two pilots talking after the rehearsal.
Mike Ryan
Can't risk it. I disagree. I will say that. No. And this is sensitive at the moment given what's happened in India, but I would say if the Stanley cup is on your plane, I'm feeling pretty safe that. That that plane is only if it's on 11A.
Izzy
You got to put the cup on 11A.
Stugotz
Also two white old pilots. That's what I like.
Chris Cody
Right?
Tony Reali
Pilots hate that show. Right? Like that's every plane now. Like everyone's like kind of looking like to seem like they're friendly with each other. What do you think's going on there?
Stugotz
Feels so safe when it's two white guys. Whoa.
Billy
All I'm saying is that I know this for Lauderdale Airport like the back of my hand and that looked like the normal baggage pickup. And I. It's just like I would expect that to fly private to be. We like the way you see celebrities coming off private jets. That's what I would imagine the cup to be doing.
Chris Cody
I'm reading now it is checked in like regular baggage.
Tony Reali
That's crazy. Just go take anything from baggage claim if you wanted to.
Izzy
Thank you, Billy. Talk about the worst security in the world. Everywhere else in the airport, you got to go through all these bells and whistles, but you get the baggage claim. No, take any bag you want.
Tony Reali
What happens if that guy has to go to the bathroom and Phil, whatever his name is, has to go to the bathroom all of a sudden? And then someone says, you know what? That looks like my case where I carry my own Stan Lee cup replica. And then, whoopsie daisy, they take the actual Stanley cup and only the replica remains or so. Or Phil opens it up and boom, there's a bassoon in there.
Mike Ryan
Put it on the poll, please. At Lebatard show. If the Stanley cup were in a trunk at baggage claim, would you be tempted to steal it?
Chris Cody
Whoops.
Mike Ryan
If no one was.
Tony Reali
You can't label it properly. Right? I've seen enough heist movies that I know when you are moving precious cargo, the real one that's valuable is in like something like a satchel. Right. And the replica that they want you.
Chris Cody
Like the old bait and switch, the.
Tony Reali
Decoy is the one that travels in, like the can case. The Stanley cup, honestly, is probably being moved around in a jansport. If we're going to be honest.
Mike Ryan
I am convinced that post I have answers post 50 years old. That Stugot is only interested in the.
Tony Reali
History didn't happen 50 years ago where.
Mike Ryan
He can get his phrase, the old bait and switch out there. Ol apostrophe that and the switcheroo are all he's going for. Izzy mentioned 11 a staz as a seat. Do you have any idea what he's referencing? There is. It's a fairly amazing story. When they mention seat 11A, do you know what they're talking about?
Chris Cody
No idea.
Mike Ryan
Okay. The. This is the second time this has now happened with a seat that is 11A. The plane that went down in India had only one survivor. And I don't know how that person survived. It doesn't make any sense to me how that person survived when everyone else dies. Like, I don't understand the math of it. I don't understand the physics of it. I don't understand how there can only be one survivor. But twice this has now happened with plane crashes where the person in 11A and I think it was either it was the previous time that this happened. That story involved Someone changing seats before the flight to get into seat 11A to survive a flight. I saw the person interviewed. The person was interviewed in English and face was busted up, but looked otherwise fine. Like didn't crazy.
Stugotz
He got up, he walked away from the airplane crash.
Izzy
The things that I've read about that previous to this plane crash in where you want to sit based on any sort of models on crashes is not too far up near the cockpit or first class area. You want to be in the area in front of the wing, but not too far up near the cockpit of the plane. First couple rows 11A was first couple.
Billy
Rows past first class is what.
Mike Ryan
So put it on the poll at Lebatard show. Are you now more inclined to want to seat. To sit in seat 11A on an.
Chris Cody
Airplane on every flight.
Izzy
If I'm an airline, I'm raising the prices just for 11AMake that a second first class.
Mike Ryan
Make it higher than first class.
Izzy
I feel like you just get a throne.
Chris Cody
You have to bid on, serve, serve.
Mike Ryan
Prime rib at just 11a.
Billy
I think if you pay for 12a and then if hits the fan, you just kind of like push your okay.
Izzy
And you have to take a physical to make sure you're in decent shape. Right. Because you don't want to be weakling. And then all of a sudden you just die. The plane shook a little bit.
Billy
Scoot over 11A. I'm squeezing in.
Mike Ryan
Chris, are you alleging that the cup does indeed fly the equivalent of coach because they just throw it in there with. With all your grandma's clothing?
Billy
I'm telling you that I've picked up my bag from that exact conveyor belt.
Tony Reali
Yeah.
Billy
And that. That looks like the standard pick up your luggage at Fort Lauderdale. And I just can't believe Ethan was out here being like, there's a. It's a photo op. It flew private. And then they brought it over to this thing. I'm like, they would.
Mike Ryan
Why would you guys need to stop listening to Ethan putting him on microphones or repe repeating anything he says on the.
Izzy
What's wrong with Ethan? He's got good hockey information.
Chris Cody
I mean, Dan's trying to be helpful, though.
Tony Reali
So am I to believe that next year because if. If the Panthers win. Well, actually, hold on a second, Dan. Your wish of the Panthers losing on purpose might present a great opportunity. We could just between. We could steal the Stanley cup, like if we know that it just flies regular. All we need to do is check the flight flights that are headed into Edmonton if the Panthers lose tonight and then just Hang out in baggage claim, figure out where Phil's traveling from. It's from Fort Lauderdale, more likely than not. Right. Just because of proximity to the stadium. And then just look at all of the flights that are leaving from the Fort Lauderdale area that are headed towards Edmonton. And you could time it out and just wait in baggage claim in Edmonton.
Mike Ryan
And steal the stamps.
Izzy
You want to bring a bat, a box of your own so you can deny. Yeah, I thought.
Tony Reali
Yeah, the old switcheroo, as you got said. Yeah. You go into the. I don't, I, I don't. I wouldn' say that I don't want you to do this, but you, you go in with your replica case, fill it with, you know, a bunch of bricks or whatever this is. This is. We're gonna need a crew. There's probably at least a two man job because you need someone that's distracting Phil to delay his. His arrival towards baggage claims where you make the old switcheroo.
Chris Cody
Now, I'll tell you that Phil, the keeper of the cup, does work with the airlines to ensure that it gets to his hands and his hands only.
Tony Reali
That is sitting on like a luggage corral that I'm seeing right there. That photo has it just sitting there out in the open for the taking. Upside down. Down even.
Billy
Billy, I just question whether the satisfaction would be the same if we stole it instead of won it.
Tony Reali
What do you mean?
Billy
Like if we just steal the cup and we're on the run.
Tony Reali
Oh, no, there's a black market for the Stanley Cup. Without a doubt. Without a doubt. There's a black market for the Stanley Cup. You could move the cup for it. Yeah, look at. But also, by the way, I would like to say I don't know what airline that was, if you see the luggage tag or whatever, but that clearly has multiple fragile stickers on it. And it's upside down. Down. Like they are not taking care of that bag the way that it was instructed to be taken care of.
Mike Ryan
Billy.
Tony Reali
Yeah.
Mike Ryan
I don't think you know how black markets work.
Tony Reali
What do you mean?
Mike Ryan
You can't sell stuff that is one of a kind.
Tony Reali
Yes, you can.
Mike Ryan
That is stolen.
Tony Reali
There's always. Yeah, I don't think you understand how black markets work.
Chris Cody
That's exactly how all the stolen stuff.
Tony Reali
There's always a buyer. Yeah, that's how you move art pieces that are stolen. There's always a buyer on the black market.
Izzy
Dan's only been to white.
Tony Reali
Dan. You love, you love documentaries. I, I will tell you, you. There's a documentary series that's out on Netflix now that it's about stealing the world's biggest diamond out of this. I think it's called like the Millennium Dome or something in London. It's three episodes. It's a quick watch.
Billy
They know how to get you in.
Tony Reali
And they were trying to steal the largest diamond in the world and there was a buyer waiting. I'm not going to tell you how it ends, but there was a buyer waiting. That's how the black market works. There's always a buyer. I don't know how you find the buyer. I don't know how you access to black market. But if you have something that's one of one, there's someone on the black market that's willing to pay top $ish for it.
Chris Cody
He really has the answers, man.
Mike Ryan
I mean, can one of you please look up for me? When I was in Norway for the Olympics, while I was there in Oslo, someone stole the Scream painting. The famous Scream painting. And it's not something you can resell, you know. You guys know what I'm talking about when I say the dark. We look up for me, please. What happened after that was stolen and how difficult it is to sell something like that that everyone knows is stolen.
Izzy
You've seen the movies. It's some rich collector somewhere he's got the piece of art in his bedroom that only like maybe five people in the world will ever have access to. And it's just a showpiece. You just can't tell anybody.
Tony Reali
You need the buyers lined up before you pull off the heist because if you do it without the heist, then they know that there's a desperation for you to move it and then the price goes down. You need the buyers in Vance. More than one buyer obviously is the prime situation because then you have them outbidding each other.
Izzy
So when you tell your friends, hey, Stan is in town, they know what that means.
Stugotz
There have been 10 to 50 high profile. That's quite the range. But the Guardian did a piece on this 10 to 50 high profile cases of famous original pieces of work replaced by a fake because the original was stolen. In fact, it is estimated in this article that hundreds to the low thousand thousands aren't the actual original piece because the original piece was stolen and then replaced by a fake.
Tony Reali
Isn't that what happened in the Mr. Bean movie? Right Where Whistler's mother was stolen and they ended up replacing it just was like a poster from the gift shop. Spoiler alert. If you haven't watched the Mr. Bean movie but they Just use a replica from the gift shop. No one knew the difference.
Stugotz
In fact, the Uzbek State Art Museum employees sold originals and replaced them with fakes for over 15 years.
Tony Reali
Thank you.
Billy
I keep seeing the Michael Cera movie being shoved down my throat. What is the.
Mike Ryan
Like it?
Billy
There's a new movie coming out, the Phoenician Something. You guys know a movie?
Mike Ryan
Isn't that a Wes Anderson movie?
Billy
Yes, Michael. Michael Sierra is just knocking off Mr. Bean in that.
Mike Ryan
Okay.
Billy
Have you seen that preview? It's just Michael Sierra playing Mr. Bean.
Izzy
It's Michael, Sarah, that they're pushing down your throat.
Mike Ryan
Javier Bardem is in. Oh, no, I'm sorry. It's Benicio Del Toro in that movie. I saw. Since you mentioned Billy documentaries and my love of documentaries, I've been on a scam documentary spree. Just people who are scamming stuff. And see if you can look up the title of this for me. Because he went by Jace. But the name of the movie is who the bleep is. And I've forgotten the person's name because it was Jace something. And then it became a different title. But that person was such a con artist. And I wonder what you do here. This is Spoiler Alert Tuesday. Is that what this is?
Tony Reali
That's tomorrow, but we'll do it early. It's fine.
Mike Ryan
Oh, today's Shirt Tuesday. Oh, no, today's not Shirt Tuesday. Okay. It's spoiler Alert Tuesday.
Chris Cody
Sure.
Izzy
Am I supposed to take off my shirt?
Mike Ryan
Well, Jace is the name that. It's not. It's not in the title as Jace, but he went in the movie by Jace. And the title of the movie is, like, Jack something, because his name is not actually Jace. But the thing that he did as a con man that was funny and should have been obvious to the women is when he gave the woman that he was dating as a gift three women's watches on the same day watches. None of them in boxes, none of them in gift wrapping. They were simply stolen. He didn't give her one, he gave her three. And after three years of unrelenting fraud, she confronted him, having found out that he was fraud. And he just looks at her and said, and like, just a sociopath. And she couldn't do anything. Like, her life was ruined and he's just standing in the kitchen checkmated her. Everything's fake. And I don't care because I'm shameless. Like, yep, those three watches I gave you were clearly stolen because I didn't even put them in boxes. And I just Gave you three watches at once.
Tony Reali
It's a thought that counts.
Stugotz
And it was the who the bleep is Jack Jace Prompt. That I think you gave me. Not coming up.
Mike Ryan
Yeah, again, Jace is not in the title.
Stugotz
Yes, I know, but you said Jack is in. Potentially in the title. You didn't give me the title. You gave me a guy. Jace. So who the bleep? I did Jack Jace. Nothing so far.
Mike Ryan
All right, I'll find it. You guys can entertain.
Stugotz
I like your chances.
Mike Ryan
Yeah, go ahead.
Stugotz
Just need a little bit more information. Who's in it?
Chris Cody
Right?
Mike Ryan
It is. It's a documentary. It's not a movie. It's a documentary. That is a three episode or it's a two episode documentary about docu series. Okay.
Chris Cody
It's important.
Mike Ryan
Is it?
Chris Cody
Yes.
Stugotz
Yeah. When we're trying to give you an answer for it. It's on the type of your mind.
Mike Ryan
All right, so what's it. So it's who the bleep is Jason Porter. It's a romcon. Romcon is what it's called.
Stugotz
Not Jack, Jason.
Mike Ryan
R, O, M, C O, N. Who the bleep is Jason Porter.
Stugotz
Yeah. Who the. Yeah. Rom Khan Colon. Who the bleep is Jason Porter. Got it. Okay.
Chris Cody
And so coming up now.
Mike Ryan
Yeah, thank you. I'm glad you guys were able to find that on the Internet with all the clues that I gave you. And then I had to look it up and find it on my own phone instead.
Stugotz
Well, so, I mean, come on.
Mike Ryan
Yeah. No. I didn't give you enough information.
Stugotz
Who the bleep is Jack Jace.
Mike Ryan
I didn't give you enough information. Information. I know. I had to give you more. I found it in seconds, but I had to give you more. I know.
Tony Reali
Love that rom com.
Mike Ryan
That is a good title.
Tony Reali
I like it.
Mike Ryan
What do you do if someone's been a fraud in your life for three years? They're standing in your kitchen, you confront them and they're like. And yeah.
Stugotz
You host a radio show with them for 20 years. Hey, that's what you do.
Mike Ryan
It's such a gangster.
Stugotz
Can you subscribe to God Bless football?
Mike Ryan
Thank you.
Chris Cody
And Stupodity?
Mike Ryan
Yeah.
Stugotz
What's that web handle?
Mike Ryan
Stutube StewTube.
Stugotz
YouTube.comugat790.
Chris Cody
You're good.
Mike Ryan
You guys. He said that out loud. That wasn't in your ear.
Chris Cody
I've never felt older.
Mike Ryan
You can't tell the difference.
Stugotz
You haven't. As if not knowing your own YouTube handled it and did it for you.
Chris Cody
It's Taylor's show.
Mike Ryan
How about Jack J's the fraud genre in documentaries is great and it's challenging the murder documentary. Put it on the poll. EBITARDshow is the fraud documentary genre genre challenging the murder documentary genre? Because the shamelessness of this stuff is what grabs you. I would love to see the look on my wife's face if I tried to give her three watches that didn't have gift wrapping on them.
Stugotz
Look, as a small business, we don't get to clock out ever. We're always on nights, weekends, holidays. So when it came time to hire someone one we couldn't waste time. We needed help. Real help. Not Stugot's nose, a guy help. We used LinkedIn jobs. And we'll be honest, we didn't expect it to be that easy. We posted the job for free. LinkedIn basically held our hand and wrote the description for us. Next thing you know. Candidates. Qualified ones. Not resumes written in crayon. Real people who want to work. Imagine that LinkedIn gives you all the tools.
Josh
Tools.
Stugotz
Deep insights, easy filtering. One place to manage everything. We even threw the little hashtag hiring frame on our profile picture. Doubled the number of applicants. Now we're part of that 72% of small businesses that say LinkedIn helps them find high quality candidates. Post your job for free@LinkedIn.com dls that's LinkedIn.com dls to post your job for free. Terms and conditions apply. Howdy folks, it's Mike Ryan. Now if you've been listening to the show a lot lately, you've heard so much playoff talk. Playoff hoops down here in South Florida, where especially enamored with playoff hockey, it's not just limited to the playoffs. Motorsports, tennis, golf. It's truly one of the best times in the sporting calendar. And with the weather outside warming up, it's just perfect to hop in a pool, maybe grill up some food, but most certainly crack open some Miller Lights. I just described a pretty perfect day, didn't I? And it culminates with Miller time. There is something about a perfect grilling day. The sun's out, friend show up and that first sip of Miller Lite just hits different. I've been stocking up the cooler with it for years. This year Miller Lite turns 50. That is five decades of cookouts, laughs and ice cold moments that never miss. And if you've listened to the show for its 20 year existence, you know this to be true. Miller Lite great taste. 96 calories. Go to millerlight.com dan to find delivery options near you or you can pick up some Miller Lite pretty much anywhere they sell beer. Cheers to 50 years of Miller time. Celebrate responsibly. Miller Brewing Co. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 96 calories and 3.2 carbs per 12 ounces.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz – Episode Summary: "Hour 1: The Gang Steals the Stanley Cup"
Release Date: June 17, 2025
**1. Kevin Durant and the New York Knicks Trade Saga
Timestamp: 01:18 – 04:10
The episode kicks off with a heated discussion about the recent report by Mark Stein indicating that Kevin Durant desired to include four teams on his trade list instead of three. However, the New York Knicks have explicitly shown disinterest in Durant, leading him to exclude them from his considerations.
Mike Ryan initiates the conversation by questioning the implications of Durant excluding the Knicks:
"How do you feel about Mark Stein reporting that Durant wanted four teams on his list instead of three, but that the Knicks made it clear they weren't interested in KD so he kept them off their list?" (01:18)
Chris Cody responds by expressing his indifference towards Durant joining the Knicks:
"I'm okay with the Knicks not wanting Kevin Durant. Like I don't know if if Kevin Durant wins them an NBA title. In fact, he probably doesn't. And I'm okay with the Knicks passing and keeping that core together." (01:31)
Izzy challenges the Knicks' decision, emphasizing the value Durant could bring:
"Stu, if you don't have to lose Jalen Brunson or Karl Anthony Towns, why would the Knicks say no to Kevin Durant?" (02:10)
The panel delves into the complexities of team dynamics, the strategic decisions behind retaining core players versus acquiring superstars, and the potential impact on the Knicks' championship prospects.
2. The Role of Coaching in Team Success
Timestamp: 04:02 – 08:12
Transitioning from player trades, the discussion shifts to the critical role of coaches in managing team performance and making pivotal in-game decisions. Mike Ryan elaborates on the nuanced responsibilities of coaches, highlighting Rick Carlisle's decision-making during crucial moments:
"When I'm down two in the fourth quarter, he knows he's got to sit the guy who's got six drives in the game and bring in McConnell because a healthy McConnell is better than Halliburton." (05:00)
Izzy adds perspective on Carlisle’s approach, noting the long-term vision and the importance of maintaining team health:
"He won a championship with a superstar who was aging. It feels like they're a little ahead of the curve here... you want to keep this sort of upswing going." (06:40)
Chris Cody counters by emphasizing the need for immediate results:
"For the now, your job is to give your team the best chance to win. And if McConnell is going to give your team the best chance to win, that's the guy you have to go to." (06:40)
The segment underscores the balance coaches must strike between fostering long-term success and securing present victories.
3. Fan Interaction: Florida Panthers on the Brink
Timestamp: 08:12 – 11:23
Engaging with listeners, the hosts attempt to connect with a Florida Panthers fan amidst the team's pursuit of the championship. Mike Ryan brings in Tony Reali to interact with a fan, Josh, who shares his excitement and insights about the Panthers’ playoff run.
Josh expresses optimism:
"Florida Panthers on the cusp of a championship tonight. What's going through your mind right now?" (08:50)
The conversation reveals the passionate fanbase in South Florida and the community's fervor surrounding the Panthers’ potential triumph.
4. Jonathan Zaslow's Bet: The Hair System Challenge
Timestamp: 11:35 – 14:10
A humorous segment unfolds as Jonathan Zaslow faces the consequences of a lost bet, resulting in the need for a hair system. Stugotz and Mike Ryan discuss the logistics and comedic aspects of Zaslow's predicament.
Stugotz outlines the plan:
"He's scheduled for tomorrow... for the recap of game six. We're gonna have several options presented for Jonathan Zaslow, and he must not call attention to it." (12:35)
The group jokes about the challenges of concealing the hair system and the lengths they’ll go to ensure Zaslow handles the situation discreetly.
5. Tackling Phone Addiction: The Hotel Safe Method
Timestamp: 14:10 – 19:50
The conversation takes a turn towards personal habits, specifically phone addiction. Mike Ryan and Tony Reali delve into the concept of using hotel safes to mitigate the urge to constantly check phones.
Tony Reali shares his experience:
"I woke up, I checked, and then I put it in the hotel safe, and then it disappeared... I just want to inconvenience myself to get off my phone." (15:25)
Izzy and Chris Cody debate the effectiveness and practicality of such methods, pondering whether the inconvenience is a worthwhile trade-off for increased focus and reduced procrastination.
6. The Stanley Cup Caper: A Theoretical Heist
Timestamp: 29:56 – 38:57
In a lighthearted and imaginative segment, the hosts concoct a fictional scenario about the Stanley Cup arriving in South Florida and the humorous conspiracy surrounding its transportation. They speculate on how the prestigious trophy might have bypassed standard security measures, leading to playful ideas about a potential heist.
Mike Ryan humorously questions:
"If the Stanley cup were in a trunk at baggage claim, would you be tempted to steal it?" (31:52)
Chris Cody and Tony Reali add to the banter with theories about replica cups and the challenges of black market dealings:
"There's always a buyer on the black market. There's always a buyer on the black market." (37:25)
The segment serves as comedic relief, showcasing the hosts' chemistry and ability to engage in entertaining, offbeat discussions.
7. Final Banter and Closing Remarks
Timestamp: 39:36 – 44:35
The episode wraps up with the hosts continuing their playful discussions, touching upon various topics such as documentary genres, unconventional gadgets, and the intricacies of maintaining listener engagement. The camaraderie among Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, and the other panelists highlights the show's signature blend of sports analysis, pop culture commentary, and humor.
Notable Quotes:
Chris Cody (01:31): "I'm okay with the Knicks not wanting Kevin Durant... And I'm okay with the Knicks passing and keeping that core together."
Mike Ryan (05:00): "When I'm down two in the fourth quarter, he knows he's got to sit the guy who's got six drives in the game and bring in McConnell because a healthy McConnell is better than Halliburton."
Tony Reali (15:25): "I want to inconvenience myself to get off my phone."
Stugotz (12:35): "We're gonna have several options presented for Jonathan Zaslow, and he must not call attention to it."
Conclusion:
In "Hour 1: The Gang Steals the Stanley Cup," The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz delivers a dynamic mix of sports discourse, personal anecdotes, and comedic interludes. From dissecting high-stakes NBA trade talks to engaging with passionate fans and exploring humorous what-if scenarios, the episode encapsulates the vibrant energy and unique perspectives that listeners have come to love. Whether you're a die-hard sports enthusiast or a casual listener, this episode offers insightful discussions intertwined with the hosts' trademark wit and camaraderie.