C&R - Horned Up Olympics, Excitement Down NBA

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show (C&R) – "Horned Up Olympics, Excitement Down NBA"

Date: February 13, 2026
Hosts: Covino & Rich (with Danny G, Iowa Sam, Dan Byers)
Podcast Network: iHeartPodcasts & Dan Patrick Podcast Network

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Overview

This lively episode kicks off “Valentine’s Week” with sports and pop culture banter, diving into two main themes: the infamous Olympic Village “condom stories” and the struggle to get excited about the current NBA season. Covino & Rich mix signature humor with honest takes on why Olympic athletes might be “horned up,” why NBA viewership feels tepid, and what could fix it. The episode features listener calls, crew banter, and thoughtful analysis, keeping a conversational, irreverent tone throughout.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Valentine’s Week & Olympic “Love” Stories

• The episode opens with jokes about the “weekend of love,” tying in Valentine’s Day and the "Lovey-dovey" mood.
• Olympic Condom Stories: News breaks that this year’s Winter Olympics had to order an “extra 10,000 condoms” due to high demand among athletes.
  • Covino: “Why is there always like some sort of condom story around the Olympics?” (04:23)
  • Rich: “Sex mad Winter Olympic stars… They had to order an extra 10,000 condoms.” (04:16)
• Speculation about whether all the “Olympic loving” ever results in “super-athlete Olympic babies” – but no famous examples come to mind.
• Personal anecdotes emerge, like Rich’s father almost making the Olympic ping pong team and dominating a listener event (05:45).
• Humor throughout: Olympic athletes “hot, young, in shape, horned up, all in one place.” (11:01)
• Covino: “Anytime you put good looking people or horned up people in one place, working intimately for too long a time, anything could happen and shenanigans take place.” (14:08)

Memorable Quotes

• ”Have we ever learned of like an Olympic baby that’s just a super athlete?” – Rich (05:03)
• “They’re all practicing safe sex. We established why.” – Covino, on why no Olympic super-athlete babies have appeared (08:41)

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2. NBA Viewership & Fan Engagement Problem

• The show shifts from Playful Olympic talk to a frank conversation on the NBA.
• The hosts and listeners voice that the NBA currently feels like "a homework assignment"—something you want to get excited about, but keep putting off.
  • Covino: “The NBA feels like something that you keep pushing off, like a homework assignment.” (17:30)
  • Rich compares following the NBA to fixing neglected gutters—necessary, but uninspiring. (17:52)
• The NBA's “cool factor” and competitiveness:
  • Lack of player passion and fire; teams win with just “gentle high-fives.”
  • Covino: “How could we be excited about something when they don’t even seem excited about it?” (22:51)
  • Legendary players negatively comparing today’s game to their era doesn’t help.
• Listener and Crew Analysis of NBA Problems:
  • Load Management: Frequent absences by stars, lineups full of unfamiliar bench players.
  • Too Many Threes: “Everybody thinks they’re Steph Curry,” leading to a less diverse game (27:57).
  • Lack of Rivalries and Passion: No strong player feuds, rivalries, or clear “must-watch” games.
  • Disconnect with Young Stars: Players turn pro younger, lack college career rapport with fans.
  • Shift in Importance: Overemphasis on championships/rings devalues regular season—NFL is the opposite.
  • Too Many Non-American Stars: A caller argues that the dominance of European stars makes the league less relatable to American fans (41:27).
• Covino: “It’s a young man’s game. They’re marketing more to a younger mindset.” (31:40)
• Dan Byers: “[In the LeBron era]...we didn’t care…the regular season didn’t matter…the Cavs weren’t going to be losing...they were bound to meet the Warriors in the Finals.” (32:03)
• Rich: “If you’re not going to win the Finals, then what’s the point?...it also feels like nothing matters till the playoffs.” (33:52)

Memorable Quotes & Timestamps

• “It’s not the game we grew up with. We want to love it again and we’re sort of confused as to why we’re not jumping on it.” – Covino (39:39)
• “They’re not relatable. It’s hard to know them.” – Rich, on today's NBA stars (42:22)
• “Much like a failed relationship, it’s not just one thing. It’s a collection of things.” – Covino (42:07)

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3. How to Fix the NBA?

• The hosts and callers throw out ideas:
  • Fewer three-pointers, more physicality.
  • Monster trades at the deadline to create buzz (i.e., Giannis staying was “anticlimactic”).
  • Restore rivalries, passion, and team identities.
  • Increase connection between players and fans, possibly via longer college careers.
  • Rich: “If you were Fix It Felix…how we fixin’ the NBA?” (23:59)
• General consensus: There’s no single fix; it’s “a bunch of little things” that add up.

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4. Listener Calls & Crew Banter

• Various callers chime in with their perspectives and possible solutions.
  • James (Massachusetts): “I think it’s the physicality…You took away the physicality out of the game.” (30:22)
  • Larry (Las Vegas): “Too many European stars." (41:22)
• Danny G and Dan Byers elaborate on the disconnect between older fans and the new generation of NBA players due to rapid transitions from college.

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Timestamps for Notable Segments

• Olympic Condom Story Emerges: 04:13–06:02
• Super-Athlete ‘Olympic Babies’ Discussion: 05:03–06:32
• Lack of NBA Excitement & Load Management: 17:30–23:01
• Lack of NBA Passion/Celebration: 22:46–23:01, 28:49–29:06
• NBA Overemphasis on Rings: 32:03–33:52
• Disconnect with Young NBA Players: 34:31–35:41
• European vs. US NBA Stars Debate: 41:22–42:07

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• “I don’t watch [Dancing with the Stars]. I just always read that…someone ends up breaking up [with] their long-term spouse or partner…” – Rich, drawing parallels between Olympic Village and reality TV (11:39)
• “How could we be excited about something when they don’t even seem excited about it?” – Covino, on NBA player celebrations (22:51)
• “If it was a problem, yo, I’ll solve it…” – Covino, referencing Vanilla Ice when prompting callers to “fix” the NBA (27:23)
• “It feels like nothing matters till the playoffs. It also feels like nothing matters until the last two minutes of the game.” – Covino (33:52)
• “Much like a failed relationship, it’s not just one thing. It’s a collection of things.” – Covino (42:07)

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Summary Table: NBA Issues Raised

| Problem | Speaker(s) | Timestamps | |---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------| | Load Management | Rich, Covino, Danny G | 20:59–22:02 | | Too Many Three-Pointers | Covino | 27:57–28:32 | | Lack of Passion | Covino, Rich, Danny G | 22:46–23:06, 28:49 | | Overemphasis on Rings | Dan Byers, Rich | 32:03–33:52 | | Disconnection w/Rookies | Danny G, Dan Byers | 34:31–35:41 | | Too Many Non-U.S. Stars | Larry (caller), Rich | 41:22–42:07 | | Not Relatable/Quiet Stars | Rich | 42:22–42:46 |

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Conclusion

The episode is a masterclass in blending humor, sports insight, and pop culture, using Olympic “sex stories” to examine human nature and then pivoting into a raw, multi-faceted critique of the NBA’s engagement problem. The hosts invite listener participation and grapple with the nuances of fandom, nostalgia, and shifting audience tastes, all while keeping things quick-witted and unfiltered.

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For in-depth NBA fixes and more wild anecdotes, catch the episode on Fox Sports Radio or YouTube @covinoenrich FSR.

Transcript

[Covino]

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[Covino]

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[Covino]

Hey, hey, hey. Whoa. Welcome to the show show grand program. Covino Enrich time. Oh, yeah. Hell yeah. With Danny G. The super produce, Iowa. Sam. Is he the coolest guy ever? Yes. I always say I'm on the ones and twos.

[Rich]

There he is.

[Covino]

We got spot on the videos. Covino and Rich. Fsr Dan Byers. Got your updates. The consummate professional. We are Covino and Rich. And we do it every Thursday. We start the weekend. It's a weekend of love. Happy Valentine's week, papa. We got President's Day weekend coming up. It begins today with old school and 50 hits.

[Rich]

Rich lovers weekend. Is that why you're wearing your Bobby Valentine fake mustache?

[Covino]

That's right. And we be rocking out. Let's go. If you miss any of today's show you want to catch the podcast search Covino Enrich wherever you get your podcasts. And of course you can watch what you hear right now. You can see my Bobby Valentine mustache. You can hang out with us live and chat it up live at YouTube.com @covinoenrich FSR. @covinoenrich Fsr on YouTube. So I'm Steve, that is Rich. Let's go.

[Rich]

In honor of Valentine's Day weekend, as a Mets fan, should I buy a Dick Lovelady jersey?

[Covino]

You mean you don't already have one?

[Rich]

Do you think anyone's bought that simply because it's the coolest name in baseball right now?

[Covino]

How long was he on the Mets? Not very long.

[Rich]

A little stint. But they resigned them.

[Covino]

So anyway, yeah, might as well buy one. It's the week of love and we love you, Fox Sports Radio Nation. You know, hold that thought because maybe we'll talk about that more on over promised our bonus pod, which premieres today, a brand new episode, our first since Super Bowl. That's right here on the YouTube page live right after this show. Okay, so at four on the west, seven on the east, over promised with Covino and Rich. And if you missed our interviews from super bowl, they're also there on the YouTube page, Covino Enrich FSR. So we're going to throw it back on a Thursday like we always do at 50. We're going to talk about your parents little James Van Der Beek tribute. We'll explain. Rest in peace, Van Der Beek. And we got to talk NBA right now.

[Rich]

Oh, we are. But I, I just saw breaking news.

[Covino]

Oh, oh, well, does it have to do with Nancy Guthrie?

[Rich]

No, there's no Nancy Guthrie. But the NBA could wait because I'll be honest, I've been waiting on the NBA to be exciting for a while, so that could wait for a second. I just saw a headline that must be addressed because you just said it is a weekend of love.

[Covino]

Weekend of love.

[Rich]

Sex mad Winter Olympic stars. They had to order an extra 10,000 condoms.

[Covino]

Why is there always like some sort of condom story around the Olympics? I don't know. Olympic Village, they get all horned up. I get all that. But there seems to be a new story every. Every Olympics.

[Rich]

They had to promise extra supplies because they're running out.

[Covino]

Man, how horned up are Olympic athletes?

[Rich]

Listen, their testosterone and estrogen and whatever we got in our bodies are pumping, dude. Young athletes in their prime.

[Covino]

Geez Louise. Hey, at least they're safe, right?

[Rich]

Hey, have fun. But I did want to bring up for all this Olympic sex. Remember the Adam Sandler. Are these people having sex or working out? It's a great game, you know, with.

[Covino]

Barry Lincoln.

[Rich]

With all these Olympians who are just specimens, ripped dudes, totally in shape, women just being like, you, you, you, me and you. Have we ever learned of like an Olympic baby that's just like a super athlete. If all these countries of all stars from countries around the world. Stars. If all these stars. Stars are having Olympic sex, shouldn't we somewhere along the lines learned of this little Olympian, this little star athlete. It's like, my mom was a Norwegian bobsledder and my dad was from Chile and he was, you know.

[Covino]

Your parents were close because wasn't your dad a ping pong star? Almost recruited.

[Rich]

It's true.

[Covino]

To the Olympic team.

[Rich]

My dad, huge ping pong.

[Covino]

Your mom brought down the, you know, the stock a little bit.

[Rich]

Sorry. It's true, she's a great woman, but.

[Covino]

She was no ping pong star like Rich's dad.

[Rich]

But isn't it shocking that there is not a story of like.

[Covino]

And by the way, Rich's dad was scouted for Olympic ping pong.

[Rich]

Not even joking. He's that good.

[Covino]

He's. He's fantastic.

[Rich]

Fun fact about my dad, I was Sam, I do not BS you.

[Covino]

He'll school you.

[Rich]

Years ago, we were in New York City and there was a ping pong bar called Spin. It might still be there for all I know. We decided to have a listener event or like. All right, Micah March, man this bracket. First 64 guys that sign up, we're gonna have a bracket, a ping pong tournament. And my dad's like, oh, I'll play. Would you believe my dad not only breezed through it, he whooped everyone and won the whole thing.

[Covino]

Schooled hundreds of our listeners in a tournament. Yeah, it was embarrassing. Like, Forrest Gump is like Forrest Gump.

[Rich]

And one of those sports that you can play well into your, like, age.

[Covino]

Like, the mobility is. If you don't have to have mobility.

[Rich]

You can play it in a chair if you.

[Covino]

Well, not really, but Asian scouts used to watch Rich's dad play for sure.

[Danny G]

Wow.

[Rich]

It's true story.

[Covino]

So I'm not even exaggerating, but I'm sure there's plenty of stories of this Rich. Because any great athlete, not all the time, but there's a lot of moments where, oh, and their parents were either an ex pro and the mom was an Olympian. Like, there's always some story.

[Rich]

Who is the great Simone Biles? Who? My daughter loves watching videos of Simone Biles. Who's heard fiance or husband in the NFL. Come on, someone fill in the blanks.

[Danny G]

For me because I'm a defender for the Chicago Bears.

[Rich]

Who is the damn buyer, John?

[Dan Byers]

Is it Jonathan Jones? Is that.

[Rich]

Sorry, I put everyone on the spot. I didn't mean to.

[Covino]

Jonathan Owens.

[Rich]

Yeah, but you tell me if they don't have a child, that child isn't blessed with just like Olympic. Like, we're talking athletic genetics. Like, look at the Watt family.

[Covino]

You think it's. Of course, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Right. Chip off the old blockhead.

[Rich]

Is Amaran St. Brown's dad.

[Covino]

But it's a guarantee a la Michel Jordan. Right. It's not always a guarantee, but you have a greater chance. You come from great genetics. There's going to be great opportunity for them.

[Rich]

I'm just saying Amaran St. Brown's dad was like a, you know, Mr. Olympia. The curries, the, you know, we can name the Manning sports families all the time. I'm just shocked with all these stories of all this Olympic loving going on where they have to order tens of thousands of condoms. Like they've trained four years for an event yet just proving no matter how much you want to focus on something.

[Covino]

They'Re really what they're doing.

[Rich]

People can't keep it in their pants.

[Covino]

They're blocking all this potential for the future. That's what's happening here.

[Rich]

I'm just saying, you train four years. Like I've been doing downhill skiing for the last four years to get set for this. Mean they see some hot ass pass and that's that. That distracts you.

[Covino]

Yeah. God bless these Olympians.

[Rich]

So all I'm saying is that I'm surprised we don't see more Olympic babies that are like a combination because they're.

[Covino]

All practicing safe sex. We established why.

[Rich]

I guess so.

[Covino]

And it's a known fact, Rich. When people actually push themselves in fitness.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

That you do get a little bit wound up. Really? Yeah. When you push yourself.

[Rich]

Is that a sneak? This?

[Covino]

Yeah. You go to the gym and you really push hard. It's like your butt. You're in like endorphins, like hormones. You have to break a sweat, right? Yeah, we have to break a sweat. You have to like really push.

[Rich]

Really gonna go with me right now, the guy that needs a new surgery.

[Covino]

I love how it's your go to like backup when it still doesn't change the fact that you don't push yourself.

[Rich]

How is my go to backup when you're mocking my workout, saying I don't work out hard enough. But in the last year, you've had your schedule for three surgeries.

[Covino]

Man, way to make.

[Rich]

But what does that. What does that tell you? Should I work out harder? Should I follow your lead?

[Covino]

Yeah, I mean, you know, your 49ers are all crumbling. They all have need to have surgeries. Yeah. Maybe they should get on Rich's Pee Wee Herman work. Yeah, maybe if they like minimal effort, maybe they. They'd be able to play.

[Rich]

See what happened there? He was allowed to make fun of me, but when I went back at him, you guys all got signed like, oh, he's going.

[Covino]

You brought it there. So I had to. I had to continue.

[Dan Byers]

Yeah, I was sensing tension. But in related story, the the US Was able to slip another one past the goalie. They're up 5:1 on Latvia. So there it is.

[Covino]

I guess the new shipment hasn't arrived yet. Thank you, Dan. All right, and by the way, that that story deserves some context. Spot, our video guy here, Fox Sports, our longtime pal and producer of our Patreon, he found fitness later and in life and got in shape real quick. Well, it seemed real quick, but it wasn't. It was a journey. I get it. But he pushed himself so hard, so fast that his body couldn't keep up. Or you could say he's getting older, he needs a few surgeries now. So, you know, that's the question in itself. Is that him just pushing too hard or not? And then the criticism is that Rich doesn't push himself at all. So, of course he's not getting worked up and he's not all horned up like these Olympians.

[Danny G]

I thought you were going to say pushed him to swingers clubs.

[Rich]

So you said.

[Covino]

Yeah, that too.

[Rich]

I mean, the guy's horned up.

[Covino]

That's why he's so horned up.

[Rich]

What about all that time, Spot, spent living next to a power plant, you know, Is that why he's getting the surgery?

[Covino]

That could be it.

[Rich]

Perhaps. This time.

[Covino]

I live next to the LA river, which is just a cement sort of chute that carries water.

[Rich]

You know what, radioactive water.

[Danny G]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Who knows?

[Covino]

You know what, though, Rich, like you said, it's a week of love. It's Valentine's Week. There's a lot of loving going on. No one's really talking about it when it comes to the Olympics. And it all makes sense. Yeah. Hot, young, in shape, horned up in shape, Olympians all in one place. And it seems to come up, you know, in some weird article every year. And once again, without fail, I have one.

[Rich]

One last question, then we'll get into real stuff. I apologize. We'll talk.

[Danny G]

Nobody's given love to the NBA.

[Rich]

We'll talk NBA. I have an AI thought. We'll talk some Tom Brady. There's a lot to get to. We're going to talk about your team a little bit today. Danny G. The Raiders, Clint Kubiak, already making an impact. So we'll talk a little of everything today. Baseball before you know it.

[Covino]

But I do have a thought.

[Rich]

You know, I'm Dancing with the Stars. There's always a controversy where someone ends up breaking up their long term spouse or partner. Because you dance closely with someone like that, sparks fly. And something always happens. Like every season on Dancer with the Stars. I don't watch a show. I just always read that.

[Covino]

Now dancing the cha cha.

[Rich]

Now dancing the Pasa Doble Covino. There's always someone that.

[Covino]

Ooh, this song gets me all worked up. Sam.

[Rich]

There's always someone that cheats on someone because you're dancing. You're all up on someone.

[Covino]

My theory is everyone's all horned up.

[Rich]

Well, here's my thought. Do you think everyone, everyone that does couples figure skating has to just get with each other in the beginning to get it out of the way?

[Covino]

No.

[Rich]

No.

[Covino]

I don't know. I. Maybe Rich. I don't know. I don't know. You got to keep it professional sometimes. And sometimes the evil, what do we call it? The evil peen gets in the way and makes you do things you don't want to do.

[Rich]

Dance with the stars is a couple months and they can't resist each other because much like Olympians, they can't keep it in their pantalones. You're telling me that you see these people all up on each other doing couples figure skating?

[Covino]

You don't think that's why you know, not to get in people's head. Fox Sports Radio. I'm sure your old lady, as they say, is a great woman and vice versa. Ladies, the old lady. I know your man is probably the best in the world, but when anyone refers to their co worker as their office wife. Work husband.

[Rich]

Work husband.

[Covino]

That's not good. I don't like that ever. Because that leads to shenanigans. I'm not a fan of it. Oh, your work husband, huh? Mental note, something's going on.

[Rich]

Keep an eye on Gary.

[Covino]

Yeah, Gary from accounting. Yeah, work husband. I don't like it. So I'm, you know, anytime someone works too closely together, there's potential There, there's. You think there's tension.

[Rich]

Do you think a wife ever wants to hear her guy refer to someone as his work wife?

[Covino]

Hell no.

[Rich]

Especially if she's hot. Imagine.

[Covino]

Yeah, you want, you want to, you want to see her work husband and realize that he's non threatening. Like the most non threatening guy.

[Rich]

Only time you would be okay. Only time you would be okay if your wife was like, yeah, I got a work husband. And you see him and he looks like, looks like the revolting blob from Billy Madison.

[Covino]

P.S. he's horny.

[Rich]

Yeah, that's true.

[Covino]

I think that what we're getting at is anytime you put good looking people or horned up people in one place, working intimately for too long of a time, anything could happen and shenanigans take place.

[Rich]

And the only reason we bring it up is because it's Valentine's day week. And I just saw as we were having this conversation.

[Covino]

What was the shipment amount again?

[Rich]

I was gonna say as we were having this conversation, starting the show, I got a quick alert on my phone. It said, what do you.

[Covino]

Condom alerts on your phone?

[Rich]

As Rocky Balboa said, condominiums.

[Covino]

Rich has smokers.

[Rich]

I don't use them. Sex mad Winter Olympians are given 10,000 extra condoms as organizers promise extra supplies are on the way. As if they like, help is on the way.

[Covino]

You know what that reminds me of? Rich, where was that show? Rich is a big fan of like really trashy tv. Like, trash tv.

[Rich]

This sounds like this Olympics thing. Sounds like a reality TV show.

[Covino]

There's a show, I forget if it was like Love island or something where these kids, they're all, you know, all horned up and they're all excited. They're all young and handsome, good looking, and they're on this island for like a day. And they're all acting like they're freaking out because they're not getting it.

[Rich]

Oh, no, no. Yeah. It's the one where that little one.

[Danny G]

Where they have to.

[Rich]

Danny, it's the one with that.

[Covino]

It's been six hours.

[Danny G]

They can't hook up with anybody.

[Rich]

It's the one where the. I just made a weird symbol with my hands. I don't know what I'm doing. It's that cone that pops up and it has a voice. It's like, yes, hi. You can't win the money if you touch each other. And all these like 20 something island. Yeah, whatever.

[Covino]

But they're there for like not even a day. But they're all losing their mind because they got to get out. You know, I, like married people are like torture, bro.

[Rich]

These young people making it seem like a week without anything is torture. Meanwhile, married people everywhere, like a week without it. So, like, a regular week. That's called peace and quiet.

[Covino]

Yeah. Good for them.

[Rich]

Well, anyway, enough smart this.

[Covino]

The Olympians are there. Like, when's the new shipment coming in? I can't take it.

[Rich]

Didn't you just train four years? Yeah, but I saw some hoppies of booty from Japan. What are we doing?

[Covino]

Crazy, man.

[Rich]

Well, hey, Kavito and Rich. Just making observations. Just explaining the Olympian. The Olympians are doing their thing right now.

[Danny G]

Too hot to handle, Rich.

[Rich]

Oh, that's what it is. Too hot to handle.

[Covino]

Too hot to handle. Too cold to hold. So that brings us to the NBA. Do you have any thoughts on the Olympians? Let us know at 87799 on 5.

[Rich]

Listen, I figured it was pertinent. It all tied together. It's Valentine's Day weekend. The Olympics are the only thing keeping our attention. And I saw that headline, so bam.

[Covino]

On a personal note, you know Mike who runs this place? Not that there was Mike who runs this place. Or should I say Lance Romance? My goodness. He made me feel like the most underachiever ever. He's like, I'm all ready for Valentine's weekend. I was like, what do you got your Mr. No's underwear all dusted off?

[Rich]

Oh, he bought that? Otherwise, with the elephant trunk, I definitely edible.

[Covino]

Definitely edible underwear.

[Rich]

No, no, I got my edible ones.

[Covino]

He's got all these elaborate plans all figured out, and I'm like, yo, I haven't even started. What's today? Thursday. Oh, my God. He's like, I'm doing. I don't want to give his business.

[Rich]

He's not here today because he's already throwing rose petals around his house.

[Covino]

I'm like, damn, dude. I was like, are you in the doghouse or something? He's like, no, but just, you know, bring the romance. I was like, dang. So if you guys need some motivation to step your game up, trust me, there's guys like Mike out there that are willing to do it. Yeah. So step it up. Get ready.

[Rich]

Well, let's turn our attention to the NBA now that we got the.

[Covino]

But that's the thing. Even when you want to. Because what was our intention to start off the show talking about the NBA? Even if you want to, the NBA feels like something that you keep pushing off, like. Like a homework assignment or I got to study for something or whatever it is that you don't want to do.

[Danny G]

Oh, I've been hearing shows on the network talk about the Steelers for an hour. Dude, we're gonna get to the NBA. But the Steelers.

[Rich]

You know what I equate the NBA to in my mind on Fox Sports Radio, I finally got it done. But you know how long I put off getting new gutters for my house? I finally did. It's like the thing you don't want to spend money on.

[Covino]

It's a chore that you've been meaning to paint, but you're just like, yeah, you know that.

[Rich]

You know that outlet in everyone's room that doesn't have the outlet cover on it? And you're like, oh, I gotta go to Home Depot. It's two bucks. I gotta put that on. Because you never do it.

[Covino]

Our intention was to kick off the show, talk about the NBA. But you know what? There's a part of us that's reluctant to because it's like, ah, you know why? Just something's, something's missing, man. Something's. Something's wrong with it. The NBA is not broken, but it's in trouble.

[Danny G]

You want to talk about what Joey Porter Senior said about Ben? Big Ben, please.

[Covino]

Instead, no, let's do it.

[Danny G]

But no, that's, that's what's going on. You guys are absolutely right. Right now even some of the NBA fans I know are like, man, I'm just going to wait until after the All Star break and hopefully things pick up.

[Covino]

Here's why I had this epiphany too. And you're right, it will pick up after the All Star break. At least that's our hope, right? I made this point the other day. I said, I sit at home for hours sometimes watching one on one, like the professor or this guy mk. One on one basketball tournaments, trash talking, one on one competitions. Yeah, just a bunch of trash talking young kids on the playground. Because it's fun. Because I like basketball and I like to play basketball and I really do love basketball.

[Rich]

Would you go as far as I'd rather watch basketball lose my favorite spot.

[Covino]

I like the way they dribble up and down the court. My point is it's not that I don't want to watch basketball. I'm watching amateurs play street basketball one on one tournaments on social media. Because I love the trash talking. I love the fire they bring, the fun they bring. I'd rather watch that than, than some actual NBA basketball at times. And the question is, well, why is that? Because there seems to be a buzz where a lot of people feel that way. It's not just us. You know, the Pistons are great. They're 40 and 13. Celtics not too far behind them. I don't feel a lot of people.

[Rich]

Are talking about it.

[Covino]

We're from the East Coast. The Knicks are 35 and 20. And I think the theory goes like this. There's a multitude. Multitude. Is that the word. Great word. Of reasons as to why. I don't think you could just say it's. It's just one thing. And R said this off here, and I agree with you. It's like a breakup sometimes. It's. It's not just that one thing or that one fight that led you to the breakup. It's a collection of things.

[Rich]

Someone will ask you think it is.

[Covino]

One thing, by all means, let us know because there's so many reasons as to why I think the NBA has left a bad taste in our mouth.

[Rich]

I think a lot of times in a breakup, someone will ask you like, oh, why? Why'd you guys end it? What happened? And they're expecting some monumental, like, yeah, I caught her cheating. Or like, you know, you know, she was terrible to me. Or you. You always think there's some type of monumental reason as to why the breakup happened. Yeah, sometimes it's like 10 little things add up. And right now I have a list of some NBA things that I think all have compiled. For years, people have argued about load management. In fact, you said the other day you looked at a Lakers lineup that you couldn't believe was on the floor.

[Covino]

But you know, buddies from Nowhere Ville when they were playing the Spurs. Danny Garrett.

[Danny G]

Yeah, I don't have. I don't have the lineup in front of me. It was all the bench players that normally would go in in the fourth quarter during a blowout.

[Covino]

Those were the starters that me sent me the starters. He was like. I was like, who the hell is that? And again, LeBron's out.

[Danny G]

Lucas, it was a Kobe we never heard of.

[Covino]

Yeah. So load management, all these injuries all the time. You got fans going there spending money to see their favorite players, and you're taking that risk. Are they playing or not? We had a buddy from out of town in the studio the other day, and luckily LeBron played that night. But there was like a, you know, a feeling of is even playing.

[Rich]

Oh, there was no Luca. I mean, there's never going to be a full lineup.

[Danny G]

Here was the Lakers starters versus the Spurs. Kobe Bufkin, Luke Canard, Jake Laravia, Rui and Jackson Hayes. So Rui, okay, But the rest? Yeah. You ever heard of Kobe Bufkin?

[Covino]

That's the LA Lakers.

[Rich]

Kobe Blumpkin.

[Covino]

Oh, and you know what? Here's. I know, Rich, you know we were talking about this before the show, and I know you wrote down a bunch of reasons and load management has to be a top one. Just rubs people the wrong way and we get it. But how about this? I saw something else too, and I agree completely. I saw a theory again, social media theory, but I agree with it. And it was, have young NBA players forgotten how to celebrate? Is it a young athlete sort of thing? Or is it just in the NBA where you see so much fire? Like, the most fire and fury we've seen recently was that brawl that we were talking about the other day. But for example, when the Oklahoma City Thunder won last year, there was like no celebration.

[Rich]

They like high fived each other. Like they, like they won a random game in May.

[Covino]

Are we lying? Are we lying? How could we be excited about something when they don't even seem excited about it?

[Rich]

What about this?

[Covino]

How about the Legends always putting down today's game? That doesn't help.

[Rich]

That's another one. That's another thing. Let me add one more. Not that we care about awards that much, but like the mvp. The MVP is going to be someone that doesn't deserve it. Because don't the new rules, Danny G. Not allow someone to even be a possibility if they haven't played a certain number of Games?

[Danny G]

Yeah, exactly. LeBron does not qualify.

[Rich]

Like, there's certain people that are like. Like they don't even qualify anymore.

[Covino]

Okay, so is there one thing for you or is it just a collection of things? Do you have LeBron fatigue? Like, what is it? Because the truth is, we all love basketball. We want to watch the NBA. You know what it feels like, Rich? It feels like stranger things. Like finishing the last season for me. Like, yeah, I want to watch, but there's something preventing me from caring enough.

[Rich]

Like, you. You like, oh, tonight's the night. And then you sit down and you start scrolling through other stuff on Netflix. Like, no, I came here to watch the final Stranger Things season and you end up watching, like, the new Bird Crasher show.

[Covino]

Was it one thing for you or just a collection of things? There's more things we could add to the list.

[Rich]

Oh, you know what? If you want to be, to quote one of my favorite Disney movies with my kids, wreck It Ralph. If you want to be. Fix It Felix. If you were Fix It Felix. How we fix in the NBA. What is the fix that's needed.

[Covino]

I got one, but it's too late now. If some monster trade did go down before the deadline, I think we would have got a lot more buzz for the NBA. I think Giannis, especially like Giannis, Giannis, Giannis. The fact that he ended up staying, I appreciate the loyalty, but it was really anticlimactic.

[Danny G]

Yeah.

[Rich]

So you know what your thoughts? How would you quote, fix it? Felix 87799 on Fox. We'll take your feedback next. The NBA. A bunch of little things seem to.

[Covino]

Be adding up and it feels like it's in a little trouble right now.

[Rich]

And it's not just us because I saw Dan Patrick, I saw Rich Eisen, I think I saw Nick Wright had like his qualms saying he had a good suggestion, but we'll go over later. But all that and more NBA thoughts. We'll do it next here on Fox Sports Radio.

[Covino]

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[Covino]

All right, welcome back to the Shogram program. Covino enriched a world famous cnr. Perhaps you heard of us all week. Basically you heard Fernando Gate. Oh yeah, all the bus stu gods can't stop talking about it. Anyway, we're that show and if you missed any of our interviews, the ones we actually had from super bowl, we had a blast out there. They're all on YouTube. Covino and Rich FSR in fact. Follow now. Subscribe now for free. Send it to a friend, Covino Rich FSR on YouTube because right after the show, an hour and a half from now, we go live on over promised. It's our bonus podcast. And I'll tell you this, we're going to talk some WWE who might be asked this week. It might be you who might be asked. We'll let you know. Plus, if you got the NFL blues, no more football. The NFL blues. We're going to fix that for you on over promised right after this show right on YouTube. But we're streaming live right now so you could watch what you hear. I'm Cavino, that is Rich. Danny G's here. Sam Smith, Dan Byers, got your update in just a few minutes. But the question is FOX Sports Radio Nation, is the NBA in trouble and why?

[Rich]

Well, what do they need to do? If you were to fix it, what's your solution?

[Covino]

Let's, you know, let's solve problems 87799 on Fox. And if there was a problem, yo, I'll solve it live from the FOX Sports Radio studio. And have you ever wiped with a piece of dry toilet paper, Rich and wondered, is it as good as it gets? That's it's not switched to life changing wet, extra large flushable dude wipes because wetter just cleans better. Available on Amazon and all major retailers nationwide. Dude wipes best clean, pants down.

[Rich]

All right, let's go to your feedback right now at 87799 on Fox. Whether or not the NBA is in trouble, that's for you to decide.

[Covino]

I haven't even mentioned, I think the number one, it's either load management or the fact that everybody in the league thinks they're Steph Curry. I'm not the guy that's saying Steph Curry ruined the game or as you would say, ruined. But when everyone's throwing up threes, go to any playground in the country, you'll see the impact Steph Curry had on the league. Everyone's throwing up threes. It changes the game and it's less fun as a result because not everybody is Steph Curry. So that's a obvious, obvious reason. Is that the reason or is there more? Is there a way you could fix it? Let us know.

[Danny G]

You know what, though, Covino? I think the youngsters would rather see threes be shot up than like a lot of defense that the Thunder play. And you know what I'm saying, like the Thunder haven't won the NBA title by jacking up tons of threes.

[Rich]

I think you said something that I want. I hate giving you credit, but why.

[Covino]

Give me the credit, bro?

[Rich]

The. The. The vibe of excitement isn't there when a team is winning. They're The. They're a little too cool. Like, just gentle high fives or, like, I don't know.

[Covino]

I'm not seeing.

[Rich]

I'm not seeing, like, a passion level or rivalries or feuds. Give me the feud in the NBA right now. Give me the.

[Danny G]

Like to fight a few nights ago.

[Covino]

That's why I said they were fine and suspended. I'm like, yo, they should be giving them high fives. And Bon.

[Rich]

The feud.

[Covino]

The most excitement I've seen in the NBA.

[Rich]

Most.

[Covino]

Most passion and fury I've seen in months.

[Rich]

Have you told me, like, you can name other sports and tell me sweet division rivals or, you know, legacy rivalries. Give me one in the NBA right now that excites you, like, who's playing who? And you're like, oh, I gotta watch.

[Danny G]

Thunder and spurs is what NBA fans like to see that season.

[Rich]

You know, those are your two teams that you feel like would be the favorites out of the West. But is there really any bad blood or history there? We're trying to learn things.

[Covino]

We should be talking more about how dominant the Pistons have been playing, how scary they seem to be in the NBA, but instead, we're talking about Olympic sex. Right. So what is it about the NBA that's. That's turned you off? How do we fix it? And by the way, we're not saying, hey, we're done with the NBA. Hell, no. I want to love the NBA. I want to get back into it. We want you to feel the same way. So let's chop it up. Let's get to the phones.

[Rich]

Let's say what's up?

[Covino]

87799 on Fox.

[Rich]

How many people in Olympic Village you think have said, keep the metal on?

[Covino]

Just the metal.

[Rich]

Just. Just some metal. All right, Danny G. Who do we got, man?

[Danny G]

Let's start in the state where basketball was invented, Massachusetts. James is on.

[Rich]

What's up, James?

[Covino]

Yo, what up, James? Hey, guys.

[Rich]

I think. I think it's the physicality. I think that you took away the physicality out of the game, and it's.

[Covino]

Literally taking the competitive fire out of somebody. Yeah, we've all been out there. We've all been out there. You know, you go and mess around. You want to go shoot around. Yeah, whatever, Whatever. When Danny G Said that. When Danny G said. But I think the kids want to see these threes, and maybe he's right, because they're. They're playing that way, and that's what they like. But when you're doing that, you are taking away the physicality from the game. You're not driving to the lane. You're shooting the ball. Hey, if I'm playing a game of pickup, Danny G. And I don't want to get hurt and I. And I don't really want to break a sweat, I'm shooting, too. I'm the old guy on the court.

[Danny G]

Yeah, it's just hard to put your finger on right now because SGA drives to the hoop all the time, and people have something to say about that because they think he's trying to draw too many fouls.

[Rich]

I'll be honest. Like, you know me, I always got an answer for. I always have an answer. But much like Kanye and Sway back in the day, I don't got the answer. Sway. I don't got the. I don't have the answer. I wish I had the answer as to, like, why I'm less interested.

[Covino]

You know what I'm saying?

[Rich]

I'm really trying to. I'm telling you, I've tried to pinpoint the man. I really have. I've tried to say to myself, what is it that I'm not randomly trying to find an NBA game on a Tuesday night when I'm chilling at home? What is it like?

[Covino]

There's a lot of buzz on social media, too, because I try to follow, like, the trends and what's going on and what are people saying about it, and there's a buzz that there. It's a young man's game. So it's really not. It's not relatable to anyone in their. Not even. That's old, but in their 40s, for the most part, it's like they're marketing more to a younger mindset.

[Rich]

Is that possible? I don't know.

[Dan Byers]

What's up, db I think to me, what changed for our generation, and this isn't for the younger generation, but our generation was when we started comparing LeBron and Michael Jordan and Jordan's six rings, which put all the importance of the NBA season on the two months at the end of the year, the playoffs, and then for some years during LeBron's time, it was only the Finals, like, we didn't even care. The regular season didn't matter. The first couple of rounds didn't matter. The Cavs weren't going to be losing the talking about a second stint that he. That he had in Cleveland. They were bound to meet the warriors in the Finals. Right? So, like, those Seasons were just complete washes because we felt like we knew what the ending was going to be. And I've. I had the buck season of them winning a title. But honestly, it's difficult to come back from that, to find it exciting again. When we put so much weight on rings, in championships, in the playoffs.

[Rich]

You are so dead on. Because it's the opposite of the NFL. We're week to week, we are so invested in the outcomes of Week 7 in the NFL. Meanwhile, you're right. The LeBron and MJ comparisons put such an overemphasis on. Is he going to catch mj? Six rings. Guess what? John Stockton and Karl Malone never won a ring. I really liked watching them. Patrick Ewing and the Knicks and John Starks and Reggie Miller. Mason, they were great. Reggie Miller and the. And the Indiana Pacers and Barkley, Ainge and Marley and that team with the. They never won anything. Sean Kemp and the Sonics, Portland Trailblazers with Clyde the Glide. There were teams you like watching play that never won anything.

[Covino]

They were battling.

[Rich]

You watched it. But you watched them throughout the season and still enjoyed it. We almost had this emphasis that if you're not going to win the NBA Finals or like catch someone, then it doesn't matter. What's the point?

[Covino]

It also feels like nothing matters till the playoffs. It also feels like nothing matters until the last two minutes of the game. It feels like nobody's playing defense. And that's the stuff we're used to. Right? You know, I see some of the scores. Danny G. Sometimes I'm just, you know, seeing, looking at the scores. They click All Star Game scores. So it's like, is anyone playing defense or just hitting threes the whole time?

[Danny G]

I bet you guys couldn't name the rookie who's on the heels of Cooper flag right now for the rookie of the Year race. And I think the disconnect between us and the youngsters in the NBA is before, when they stayed at one college program for a long time, we kind of built a rapport with them and followed them. And that doesn't happen anymore. Now they come right to the NBA.

[Dan Byers]

I think that's a. I think that's a yet. And that may be the generational thing too. That's happened for a while now. Like there is just.

[Danny G]

But I think that's still part of the disconnect between us and the brand new players coming in.

[Dan Byers]

I almost consider men's college basketball a different sport than the NBA.

[Rich]

Agreed. Yeah, agreed. The way you watched NFL, the way you watch college players the way you anticipate a college star football player getting into the NFL. I don't feel that, I don't feel that same way about college hoops going to the NBA.

[Dan Byers]

Yeah, there's, there's so much. If you're a 22 year old in college basketball, you're probably not even wanted in the NBA like they would have wanted you at 18 and 19 and 20 years old. The 22 year old senior going to the NBA is such a rare case because of the needs of both leagues. And to Danny's point, maybe that's part of it. Maybe that's, you know, that's of the NBA with the type of player that they're bringing in that we just aren't familiar with. That could be, that could be a gateway or an entry point. Why we're not interested. But I think it's an enormous question. I don't think that you can pinpoint one thing on why the NBA is.

[Covino]

Well, the reason we bring it up obviously is the NFL blues are here and we're trying to shift our focus. And I'm more excited about the WBC and that starts next month. So we got to get excited about the NBA.

[Rich]

Well, let's go to Dan by for an update. We'll see what's going on in the world of sports. What's up db?

[Dan Byers]

It's a final now from the Winter Olympics. US Men's hockey team getting their win. Getting a win in their opener against Latvia. 51 was the final. Canada beat Czechia earlier today. 5 nothing. Chloe Kim looking for her third straight gold in the women's half pipe. Well, the American snowboarder fell short. She won silver in today's event. Speaking of the NBA, Jaron Jackson Jr. Of the Jazz will miss the rest of the season. Had a cert. Had surgery to remove a growth in his knee. Team expects him to be fine for training camp. Spurs guard d' Aaron Fox is replacing Bucks forward Giannis and Tedokumpo for this Sunday's All Star game. Jeremy Sohan signing with the New York Knicks. Thunder guard Jalen Williams out tonight against Milwaukee with a strained hamstring. Phillies released outfielder Nick Castellanos. Dodgers gave max Muncie a one year extension worth $10 million. Kike Hernandez is also back with at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am. Rio Hisa. Hisa tsune is at 10 under par. Rory McElroy and Scotty Scheffler also playing in the signature event. Rory is six shots back. If he says, I got to get this right Guys, he's a. Sune is at 10 under. Rory is at 4 under. Scotty Scheffler is at even par. North Carolina freshman star Caleb Williams out indefinitely with a fracture in his non shooting hand. Back to you guys.

[Rich]

That sucks when you share me with another star, huh? Caleb Williams.

[Dan Byers]

Oh, did I say Williams? I'm sorry. Caleb Wilson. I'm sorry. I'm glad you said it. I'm still stuck on. He says tsune. He said tsune.

[Rich]

Yeah, but I always thought anyone that was named Will Smith in the NFL, poor guy. It's not the coolest Will Smith. All right, thank you, Dan Meyer. Great update as always. Now coming up, we are going to do a little show and tell.

[Covino]

Yeah. On a throwback Thursday we go old school in 50 hits but a little show and tell too. And we're going to show our items right here on YouTube. Covino and Rich FSR. Covino and Rich FSR. We're not going to tell you what they are, but if you can guess what they are, then you qualify for a prize. We got a prize pack available. If you can guess what they are, we'll reveal by the end of the show. Okay, so a little show and tell on the show. Plus old school and 50 hits. We got more Covino and Rich and your phone calls and feedback. How do we fix the NBA? Why is it in trouble? We'll wrap that up next right here on Fox Sports Radio.

[Rich]

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[Covino]

Now again, we're not pulling a Charles Barkley and just dumping on the game because it's not the game we grew up with. We want to love it again and we're sort of confused as to why we're not jumping on it. Rich, you ever have like a, I don't know, beautiful woman yet?

[Rich]

Many times.

[Covino]

Why? Oh, no. But you're sitting here, you're like, I don't know, man. She's hot and everything, but I don't know, just something. I'm just not that excited.

[Rich]

I got you, man.

[Covino]

That's how the NBA is. Grew up loving it.

[Rich]

Great star players, great athletes.

[Covino]

That's how it feels right at the moment, at least for us. And we're not alone because I feel the buzz.

[Rich]

And let me tell you, I'm not one of the old, old heads that are like back in the day, those guys would whoop them today. In fact, I feel like if you got today's all star team, they'd whoop previous generations just because humans have evolved and these guys play with a different athleticism.

[Covino]

Well, we got two phone calls to wrap it up. And an old school when 50 hits Cavino and Rich on Fox sports radio. The fox sports radio studio. And speaking of the NBA, it's time for our tire act play of the day. The spurs are unstoppable right now. Pat Spencer takes it into the paint, his shot blocked by Victor. And here come the spurs looking to push Dylan Harper right side. Harper attacking, getting downhill, lays it up for two more. And it's a seven point lead for the Spurs. 103.96. And a dozen for Dylan Harper.

[Rich]

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[Covino]

And Danny G. Do we want to take. Yeah, two quick phone calls then old school.

[Danny G]

Yeah, really quick.

[Covino]

Really, really quick.

[Danny G]

Been holding Larry in Vegas.

[Covino]

Larry, make it snappy. What up, Larry? Hey, buddy.

[Rich]

What's up, Larry?

[Covino]

I'm gonna say someone address the Ellis in the room.

[Dan Byers]

You know what it really is?

[Rich]

I think it is. What? It's too many European stars.

[Covino]

All the stars is really like Luca Joe, kid and things like that. In America, there's not really a pulverizing American star that really can Just hold that spotlight like that.

[Rich]

LeBron. Larry. Larry. That's not a crazy thought because it, like, when you, when you say it out loud, you're like, oh, I hope I'm not saying anything wrong.

[Covino]

But you're right.

[Rich]

There's no real American star. Black, white, Asian. You know, it doesn't matter when you. When European players have taken over. You know, I always thought that hockey there was a disconnect because the stars were very foreign sounding to us. Like, all the names are hard to pronounce. There is something to be said about European, big goonish type of guys, like a yoke taking over.

[Covino]

I don't know, for whatever reason, a little less relatable. And it proves what we started this conversation with. Much like a failed relationship, it's not just one thing. It's a collection of things.

[Danny G]

All right, Rob in Tulsa. 30 seconds, buddy.

[Covino]

All right, guys.

[Rich]

So, yeah, the players aren't as easy to like as they used to be. And we can't get to know them because they're not playing college and they're. They're getting paid incredible amounts of money and they're just not relatable like they used to be. Yeah, they're not relatable. It's hard to know them. And I think maybe because they're media trained and savvy, they're quiet and not maybe as open to say things that might be, like, ooh, listen to what they said.

[Covino]

All right, now it's old school and 50 hits. We're going to just set you up real quick. Start thinking about things you love because of your parents. And we're going to explain it involves James Van Der Beek.

[Rich]

Yeah, the late, great Van Der Beek, who he lost at 48 years old, colorectal cancer. And you saw the beautiful messages from Stacy Keebler, Alfonso Ribeira, who we found out as the godfather of one of his kids.

[Danny G]

All the money raised for his family.

[Covino]

Over 1.4 million recently, right? That's the last I checked on his GoFundMe. There was obviously a financial strain because of his cancer and everything else and the treatments.

[Rich]

And he has six kids.

[Covino]

And that's the thing. He was a great dad. Husband, father, dad, Six kids. He leaves behind six kids. So we started thinking of things you love because of your parents. Get to your phone calls and feedback. Next. Covino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio. This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human.