Hour 1 – Spurs’ Future Is Bright, NFL International Games

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show

Episode: Hour 1 – Spurs’ Future Is Bright, NFL International Games
Date: May 13, 2026
Host: Dan Patrick, with Fritzi, Dylan Harper, Marvin, and Paulie
Podcast Network: iHeartPodcasts and Dan Patrick Podcast Network

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Episode Overview

This episode opens with a look at the bright outlook for the San Antonio Spurs, following a dominant win and impressive performances from their young core. Dan and the crew break down NBA roster-building philosophies, ongoing player movement rumors (from Embiid to Giannis), and the NBA’s evolving offensive dynamics. Later, the group discusses the NFL's expanding international presence, debate their favorite destinations, and engage in their signature mix of sports talk, humor, and nostalgia—touching on everything from college class attendance woes to messy cars. Notable insights into player evaluation, the draft, and sports culture round out the first hour.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. San Antonio Spurs’ Bright Future

[02:45 – 07:22]

• Spurs Defeat Timberwolves: The Spurs, favored by 10.5 points, beat the Timberwolves 126-97, with Victor Wembanyama ("Wemby") putting up 27 points and 17 rebounds.
• Emergence of Young Talent: Dan emphasizes the team's youth—Dylan Harper (20), Stefan Castle (21), and Wemby (22)—and the depth they're building, drawing a direct comparison to the Oklahoma City Thunder's model.
  • Dan: “This is a chance for you to watch the rest of the spurs lineup. This isn’t necessarily about Wemby for me. It’s about Dylan Harper. ... They’re trying to build their roster, I think, similarly to OKC.” (03:22)
• Roster Construction: In today’s NBA, “you need two stars and then you need your depth. And having those guys under contract, that's really, really key moving forward.” (05:50)
• Spurs’ Lottery Luck: The team’s fortuitous lottery history is highlighted—David Robinson’s injury led to drafting Tim Duncan; Wemby's blood clot led to the No. 2 pick for Dylan Harper.

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2. NBA Poll Question: Preferred Superstar Teammates

[07:22 – 10:38]

• Poll Question: “The superstar I’d most want to play with: Luka, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, Victor Wembanyama, Other.”
• Dan's Take:
  • Jokic and Wemby Lead: ”I would start with Joker because he will share the ball. And then I would go With Wemby… I don't want a ball dominant guy like Luka. I gotta have a guy who's gonna share the ball” (07:35)
  • ”It's always about getting your shots, always.” (08:15)
  • On Brunson: ”He’s ball dominant, too. I mean, great player, but he’s a little more ball dominant.” (09:06)
• Group Chimes In: Marvin suggests Cade Cunningham as another unselfish playmaker; Dan agrees.
• Wemby’s Defensive Impact:
  • Paulie: “You play with Wemby, you get beat on defense, you’re probably okay.”
  • Dan: “He has almost as many blocks as made field goals with the opposition when he’s guarding them. I don’t know if we’ve had that kind of ratio before.” (09:44)

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3. NBA Rumors & Roster Moves

[10:38 – 19:50]

• Philadelphia 76ers’ Moves:
  • Daryl Morey fired: “19 years as a GM. No titles, no Finals appearance, a conference final appearance. And he was good at giving up a lot of assets to get stars at all cost.” (10:38)
  • Discusses rumors of Joel Embiid trades, possibly to Sacramento for Sabonis:
    • Dan: “I don’t know if it’s pennies on the dollar that you’re going to get Joel Embiid. Sabonis is a really good player… I’m healthier than Joel Embiid.” (11:45)
  • On Embiid’s reliability and market value: “He won’t even help with ticket sales because you don’t know whether or not he’s going to play well.” (11:58)
  • “That’ll be the Big Tease. Hey, come out and see the Big Tease.” (12:02)
• Giannis & Celtics Speculation:
  • Potential superstar trades, but Dan cautions: “I wouldn’t panic. If you’re spending a lot of money on them and you’re going to have them under contract, it’s hard to get two great players, and they are.” (13:50)
  • On NBA rumor mill: “It feels like these are just let me throw it against the wall... I don’t play the salary cap game because it has to do with math. And Paulie promised there'd be no math on this show.” (15:20)
• Historical Context:
  • Joel Embiid: “He’s the only MVP to never play in a conference finals.” (15:46)

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4. Understanding NBA Draft Outcomes & Player Development

[17:03 – 19:50]

• 76ers Draft History: Discusses their hit-or-miss picks—from Michael Carter-Williams to Markelle Fultz and Tyrese Maxey.
• Markelle Fultz’s Struggles: The "yips" and the challenge of performing under pressure.
  • Dan: “I had never heard of the shooting yips... it will paralyze you.” (19:15)
• Philly’s Draft Philosophy: Dan shares past inside tips that Philly should have picked Jayson Tatum instead of Fultz.
  • “So if I’m getting information like this, like what information did Philly get?” (17:39)

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5. NFL International Games & Sports Geography

[23:34 – 29:10]

• NFL Schedule Expansion
  • Dan reads Adam Schefter’s report on new international games:
    • Melbourne: Rams vs. 49ers
    • Rio de Janeiro: Cowboys vs. Ravens
    • London: Colts vs. Commanders, Jags vs. Eagles, Jags vs. Texans
    • France: Steelers vs. Saints
    • Madrid: Falcons vs. Bengals
    • Munich: Lions vs. Patriots
    • Mexico City: 49ers vs. Vikings (23:34)
  • Dan on Australia travel: “Get ready for at least 20 hours flying, having done that many years ago... It was a full day.” (26:30)
• Favorite International Game Locales:
  • Crew debates which city is best based on food and culture: Paris, Madrid, Munich (“Heavy sausage community… did not love the food in Paris… London was better than I expected.”) (27:50)
  • Dylan shares Oktoberfest memories in Munich. (28:57)

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6. Signature Banter & College Anecdotes

[29:26 – 34:38]

• School Memories: Crew reminisces about skipping classes, living with parents, and college roommates’ differing priorities.
  • Dan: “I just missed out on, you know, those opportunities to have somebody who dedicated their life to teaching this. And my life was staying up, drinking beer and sleeping in and then going to play basketball.” (30:15)
  • Dylan: “You should go to college when you’re like, 40. Like, no one who’s 18… is like, I cannot wait to just focus on my classes.” (31:37)

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7. Calls, Listener Poll, and Spurs Defensive Dominance

[35:02 – 39:25]

• Listener Calls: Comments on the new show dynamic and on-air personalities. The show continues their self-deprecating banter.
• WNBA Shoutout: Listener highlights Portland Fire’s record-setting debut and buzzer-beater win; Dan celebrates growth of women's sports.
• Another Historic Stat:
  • Dan: “Over the course of the series with Minnesota, Victor Wembanyama has more blocks, 22, than Timberwolves have made field goals. When he is contesting their shot, he has 22 blocks. They have 19 made field goals when he is the primary defender.” (38:24)

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8. Victor Wembanyama Interview Sound, Physical Play & NBA Comparisons

[42:49 – 45:06]

• Rage Baiting & Physical Play:
  • Wemby explains staying composed against opponents’ physical tactics:
    • Wemby: “Yeah, I feel like the rage baiting would have, would have been maybe one of the strategies. So I feel like need to stay composed as a team.” (44:10)
  • Dan draws historical parallels to how big men in NBA history—Kareem, Shaq, Wilt—were physically targeted.
    • “That was the way that you were going to try to stop Kareem. It happens with big guys who have a slight bill—be physical with them.” (44:19)

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9. Draft Talk: Projecting College Stars to the NBA

[45:06 – 49:28]

• Cameron Boozer’s Prospects:
  • Callers and Dan discuss whether Boozer can be a transformational pro or is more of a “glue guy.”
  • Dan: “Is he a go-to get a bucket guy? Not in my opinion. But can he be, you know, the third option, fourth option?” (45:57)
  • Marvin: “I think if this was 1997, Boozer would probably be the number one pick because his game is a back to the basket old school game...” (47:26)
  • Paulie: “…You could be a two-point shooter and make a mark for yourself these days.” (48:48)
  • Dan, on three-point shooting: "There's a difference in a three-point shot in the NBA and in college. Three-point shot in college is not that challenging." (49:11)

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10. Closing Banter: NCAA Classes & Poll Questions

[49:28 – 51:03]

• Funny College Electives: Callers bring up courses like “Video Games and Philosophy” and “Ballroom Dancing.”
• SEC Culture:
  • Dan compares the hype around the SEC and its media day to WWE: “The SEC is like WWE. The games all don’t always pan out or play up to the hype, but the hype leading up to it… WWE basket weaving. A shot from Steve. Steve wins something. Taking shots at Ole Miss there.” (50:16)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On NBA Roster Building:
  • "You have to have a star or two, but you have to have depth. … The difference with them is they're going to go nine or ten deep and contribute." – Dan Patrick (03:45)
• On Playing with Superstar Teammates:
  • "It's always about getting your shots. Always. Yeah, I gotta have my touches." – Dan Patrick (08:15)
• On Embiid Trade Rumors:
  • "He won’t even help with ticket sales because you don’t know whether or not he’s going to play well. That’ll be the Big Tease. Hey, come out and see the Big Tease." – Dan Patrick (12:02)
• On Wemby’s Defensive Impact:
  • “He has almost as many blocks as made field goals with the opposition when he's guarding them.” – Dan Patrick (09:44)
  • "Victor Wembanyama has more blocks, 22, than Timberwolves have made field goals … when he is contesting their shot.” – Dan Patrick (38:24)
• On College Life:
  • "You should go to college when you're like, 40. Like, no one who's 18 is like, I cannot wait to just focus on my classes." – Dylan Harper (31:37)
  • "My life was staying up, drinking beer and sleeping in and then going to play basketball. Not exactly the career path that you want your children to take." – Dan Patrick (30:15)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Spurs Youth Movement: 02:45 – 07:22
• Poll Question & Superstar Preferences: 07:22 – 10:38
• NBA Trade Rumors & GM Talk: 10:38 – 15:36
• NBA Draft & Player Development: 17:03 – 19:50
• NFL International Games Breakdown: 23:34 – 29:10
• Signature College Anecdotes: 29:26 – 34:38
• Notable Stats/Calls: 35:02 – 39:25, 38:24
• Wemby on Physical Play: 42:49 – 45:06
• Draft Prospects Talk: 45:06 – 49:28
• SEC/WWE Comparison and Closing: 50:16 – End

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Tone & Style

• Upbeat, conversational, humorous; a blend of sports analysis and relatable life stories.
• Frequent back-and-forth between crew; poking fun at themselves and each other.
• Sports analysis is sharp but never overly technical—focuses on culture, context, and entertainment.

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This summary covers all substantive segments from the first hour, skipping advertisements, intros/outros, and sponsor reads.

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[Dylan Harper]

Dan Paulie sent this one over. The superstar I'd most want to play with. Luca Shay Gilges Alexander, Nicola Jokic, Victor Wembanyama. Other.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, I would start with Joker because he will share the ball. And then I would go With Wemby, who. It doesn't feel like I don't want a ball dominant guy like Luca. I gotta have a guy who's gonna share the ball. And Wemby and Joker would share the ball. Wemby, by the way, underrated passer. Joker's maybe the best passer in the game. So I would start with that. But I. Luca and sga little too ball dominant for me. You know, if I gonna get my shots. I don't know if I want to play with those guys. Yes.

[Dylan Harper]

Dylan, what if it's not about getting your shots? What if you're fine not getting the ball?

[Dan Patrick]

It's always about getting your shots. Always. Yeah, I gotta have my touches. Gotta have my touches. Yes.

[Paulie]

Paul, you want to have a teammate that's a killer like Luca who could close a game. But it's got to be frustrating knowing that the offense runs through him almost every time he's on the floor.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, it does go through Joker, but Joker passes the ball. He's. He's not going to be dribbling. You know, Luke is going to be dribbling. I don't want to play with that. Even though he'll end up with, you know, nine or ten assists in his healthy years. But I don't. I don't want that. Give me. Give me two big guys who are willing to share. So I would say I'd start with Joker and then I would go with Wemby. Yes. Yes.

[Marvin]

Todd, what about Brunson? He's a killer, but he's usually like in the top 10, top 15 assist leader. So he's not looking to just chuck. He's ready to dish the ball out of someone's open.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, he's ball dominant, too. I mean, great player, but he's a little. A little more ball dominant. Yes. Yes. Marvin.

[Marvin]

Kate Cunningham, he's a guy that loves to share the ball also.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Yeah, I'll give you that one. Yeah. Because he was averaging like 10, he was leading the NBA in assists before he got hurt. Yes. Dylan.

[Dylan Harper]

I think Kate Cunningham would also love to have someone to share the ball with. That might work out both ways.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, I would be Tobias Harris, so I'd be fine with that. I'd just stay in the corner and just have my hands like that. Just. Just wait. Yes. Paul.

[Paulie]

You know, you play with Wemby, you get beat on defense, you're probably okay.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paulie]

The guy gets past you, you're probably going to be fine.

[Dan Patrick]

It's a good point. Wemby is making his presence Felt when he's on you as the, the main defender, you're not scoring. He's had, he has almost as many blocks as made field goals with the opposition when he's guarding them. I don't know if we've had that kind of ratio before, but that's, that's pretty incredible with what he's doing. He went for 27, 17, three blocks. And it feels like there's more blocks than he ends up with because there's the. Are you going to take that shot? Well, I was thinking of it, but I'm not going to now. Yes.

[Paulie]

Paulie, we had that stat a couple weeks ago. What was it? Blocks discouraged by Wemby. Yeah, we need another stat for him. Rebounds while standing, because he gets a lot of rebounds with minimal effort. The ball just comes. He tips it to himself and he passes outlet. It's fascinating. It's fascinating.

[Dan Patrick]

Watching now the other NBA stuff. Daryl Morey, fired as NBA GM in Philadelphia. 19 years as a GM. No titles, no Finals appearance, a conference final appearance. And he was good at giving up a lot of assets to get stars at all cost. And that's the problem. It cost him his job. I mentioned this, and I didn't have any information on this, that maybe you could get Joel Embiid and you could send him someplace like Sacramento. And then I saw something yesterday where that Sabonis might be available and Joel Embiid would go to Sacramento. I'm like, okay, I, I, I don't know if it's pennies on the dollar that you're going to get Joel Embiid. Sabonis is a really good player. He battled injuries, but, you know, he's going to give you 20 and 10, probably six assists. And he certainly, well, I would hope healthier than Joel. I'm healthier than Joel Embiid. Yes. Marvin.

[Marvin]

Why would anyone want Joel Embiid?

[Dan Patrick]

I don't know. Unless you don't want Sabonis. And so I don't know the backstory with Sabonis as to what happened in Sacramento, other than I know that he had a lot of injuries. Yes. Mark.

[Marvin]

And be. He won't even help with ticket sales because you don't know whether or not he's going to play well.

[Dan Patrick]

That'll be the Big Tease. Hey, come out and see the Big Tease. That's yes. Oh, that's gonna stick. Yeah, come out. He's the Big tease. You're not sure. I dated somebody named the Big Tease. Oh, yeah? Yeah. It's like teasy. Does it yeah, yeah.

[Paulie]

Paul, if the Kings have a good player, they'll probably trade.

[Dan Patrick]

That's true.

[Paulie]

Historically.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, that's true. But you're going to hear a lot of this Giannis. Where would Giannis go? Could Giannis go to Golden State? Could Giannis go to the Celtics? Felt like that's where he was headed a couple of years ago, that. Could you trade Giannis for Jalen Brown? Jalen Brown gets his own team. Be careful what you ask for. But if, if I'm Milwaukee, would you do that? And the answer would be yes. If I'm Boston, would I do that? They should still be playing. They were up 3 1. This isn't one of those OKC situations When you're up 3:1 on Golden State and then you lose and then Kevin Durant goes to Golden State. I, I, I wouldn't panic unless I thought that these two didn't necessarily get along. And then you're going to bring in Giannis. Okay. But you're going to hear a lot of things. There might not be reports as much as you're going to hear. What about, like, Kevin Durant? Well, what about going to Golden State? Back to Golden State? Because it feels like his days in Houston are done. Yes. Marvin.

[Marvin]

I'm always flabbergasted by this Boston Celtics trade rumors with Tatum and Brown because it's been working. They've gone to a Finals, they've won a championship. Is it just ego based? Almost like the Kobe and Shaq situation.

[Dan Patrick]

But I've never heard anything about that neither. So I, that's why I wouldn't panic. If you're spending a lot of money on them and you're going to have them under contract, it's hard to get two great players, and they are. And Jalen Brown was a MVP candidate this year in what we thought was a gap year for this team. That's why I wouldn't panic on this now. I might look at moving some other pieces. Derrick White, maybe. But then how much do you really need to do? Like, when you're healthy, you're probably still the best team in the East. Tatum didn't play in Game seven. That's why I, I don't know. Look, I love to see movement. I like to see change with, you know, some of these players. Get Giannis out of Milwaukee, put him on a team, give him a different look. Maybe he gets a chance to play for a title. If Jalen Brown wants to have his own team. Okay, here's your own team. As James Harden, how that worked when he left to go to Houston. So you're going to hear a lot of NBA stuff. And it, and it feels like these are just let me throw it against the wall and see. I had no information that Sacramento would be interested in Joel Embiid or that that's a possibility. But I did mention that, okay, maybe something like that. And then all of a sudden it's like, you know, I could see some bonus for Joe lnb. I don't know how the numbers match up. I, I don't play the salary cap game because it has to do with math. And Paulie promised there'd be no math on this show.

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[Dan Patrick]

No. But any other poll question. Yes, Dylan.

[Dylan Harper]

I was going to say, was that part of the process. Play 50% of your games, then get shipped off to Sacramento.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Dylan Harper]

Not great.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, yeah. Morph.

[Marvin]

Joel Embiid. He's the only MVP to never play in a conference finals.

[Caller/Listener]

Whoa.

[Dan Patrick]

That's not a stat that you want. Stat of the day, brought to you by Panini America, the official trading cards of the program. Here's another thing to keep an eye out on with the Detroit series, if, if you are indeed watching this. Jalen Duran during the regular season was great. Almost 20 and 10 average, 19 and a half and 10 and a half rebounds. He has five single digit scoring nights so far in 11 playoff games. Evan Mobley, Jared Allen, very good defenders. But if you want a max contract, oh, boy. When your backup, Paul Reed is out playing you, that doesn't bode well for Jalen Duran to get a big time contract here. All of a sudden it's, hey, I'm averaging 20 and 10 and we're in the playoffs and the number one seed. I'm an all star, everything's great. And then all of a sudden it's like, wait, what happened to the max contract I was supposed to get? So keep an eye on that if you're watching the game tonight.

[Paulie]

Yeah, Paul, I'm looking back at the 76ers draft history. It's fascinating. Remember 2013, Michael Carter Williams of Syracuse?

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, he looked like he was going

[Paulie]

to be a thing for a while.

[Dan Patrick]

He couldn't shoot.

[Paulie]

No, but he looked like one of those Rondo type players. Then they get him Embiid, starts slow, becomes great. Then with a third pick in 15, they get Jalil Okafor, who everybody loved coming out, didn't work out. Ben Simmons in 16, Markel Fultz in 17. Oh, man, it gets better because Tyrese Maxey and now Edgecombe. But man, that's a tough run.

[Dan Patrick]

And I remember after that draft now, I had a source involved in the situation, and he was saying, I hope that Philadelphia will take Markel Fultz, because he said the best player in this draft is Jason Tatum. And I said it on the show. So if I'm getting information like this, like what information did Philly get? Where they go, you know what? We want to go up and we want to get Markelle Fultz, who won nine games in his one year in college. And even Lonzo Ball was a better pick than Markel Fultz. And, you know, of course he's had knee injuries here, but you're. You're just thinking, are you overthinking these things? Like, how do you whiff? You know, Ben Simmons started out, played pretty well, and I thought, okay, he's just going to be one of those guys who has a lot of rebounds, a lot of assists, and will score 15 to 18 points a game and be a good defender. Like, okay, good pick, safe pick, Okafor. That's one of those where you watch, you know, a college game and you go, that guy is great. And then all of a sudden you watch a pro game and you go, that guy's not great.

[Paulie]

Yeah, Paul, that draft is pretty fascinating because outside of the lottery, Bam. Adebayo, Donovan Mitchell, Josh Hart, OG Anunoby, Derek White, Lori Markin, and a lot of really nice players.

[Dan Patrick]

Wow. Yeah. Dang. Yes. Dylan.

[Dylan Harper]

I felt so bad for Markel Fultz when, like, the whole yips thing started there, because I was like, philly's not exactly the nicest situation to not pan out in of other possibilities.

[Dan Patrick]

I had never heard of the shooting yips. I. I'd never. Now, guys will get into routines at the free throw line because it's. It. It will paralyze you if you've never shot an important free throw in front of even 100 people or a thousand people. And then you put 19,000, and then you have a playoff game hanging in the balance, and you're at the free throw line, Everybody's yelling and screaming, and you're just standing there, and then all of a sudden you need movement, you need noise, and all of a sudden you get paralyzed. Yeah.

[Paulie]

Paul, you said something the other day off air that stuck with me about. I think it was Giannis. He's really slow on his free throws, and he's actually gotten worse as his career has gone along. How do you practice those free throws? And you take 10 seconds between shots?

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. When I would see Sergio Garcia like double, triple regrip grip, regrip grip. And I go how do you go to the practice range and practice that? How do you shoot free throws where you struggle to shoot in 10 seconds? That's where you get a quick routine. It's I would bounce left twice in, boom, up go. That's it never ever varied. But if you get there, get into a quicker routine. Let me take a break. We need to take a break here. We'll settle on our poll question. We'll hear from Victor Wembanyama. Big game James Worthy will join us on the future of the Lakers. All of that after this. Be sure to catch the live edition of the Dan Patrick show, weekdays at 9:00am Eastern, 6:00am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app.

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[Dan Patrick]

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[Dylan Harper]

Dylan, on a flight that long, connecting is actually not the worst thing. You can get up and stretch your legs a little.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, yeah.

[Dylan Harper]

I had a question to propose. The room, Dan, based purely on food, which of the international locations would you most want to go to?

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, that's a Paulie question. Right.

[Dylan Harper]

Jealous, right in his wheelhouse,

[Dan Patrick]

I would probably say, bonjour, comovatu, trebia, mercier. Paris, Paris. For me, Madrid would be interesting as well.

[Dylan Harper]

I think I'm going Madrid.

[Dan Patrick]

Munich, Beer Gardens. That would be pretty good. Yes, Paul.

[Paulie]

I've been to Bragg. London, Paris and Munich. Munich. If you like sausages.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paulie]

Heavy sausage community, as you would expect, did not love the food in Paris. Maybe not my style. And London was better than I expected.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, well, you gotta. There's a lot of cream in Paris,

[Paulie]

a lot of butter.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, yeah.

[Dylan Harper]

They know how to make a sauce there.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't want that, that community to come down on me. I, I enjoy Paris.

[Dylan Harper]

The French community or the sauce community?

[Dan Patrick]

The French community.

[Dylan Harper]

Oh, yeah, they're ruthless.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. I mean, I'm a big Victor Wimbanyama fan. Yes, yes, Paul.

[Paulie]

Every country has something that's like very touristy that you should go to, but maybe is touristy in Munich. There's a place, I think, Dan, you may have been there, the Hofbra House. It's this gigantic beer hall in the middle of Germany. And the waitresses carry the huge steins around. It's, it's, it's a, it's worth a trip.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, I, I have not been to Germany, but I've heard great things about that. Vienna. I'd like to go. There's a, there's a few places there. Yes, yes, Dale, I did.

[Dylan Harper]

I went to Oktoberfest in Munich while I was studying abroad. And it was probably, it was one of the best weekends of my life. It is a spectacle. Like Paul said, it's just beer and sausages at all hours of the day.

[Dan Patrick]

But if you go to school abroad and you get a rail ticket, man, you can knock off a lot of these places in a weekend. And that's what's great, you know, travel by rail when you're trained, when you're in Europe. Yes, Dylan.

[Dylan Harper]

Yeah, I did that. I failed all my classes while I was there, but I did, I traveled a lot.

[Dan Patrick]

Did you fail your classes?

[Dylan Harper]

Every single one. And my dad's still mad.

[Dan Patrick]

Wait, but you didn't flunk out of college?

[Dylan Harper]

No, no, just that semester.

[Dan Patrick]

I thought that they kind of, you know, it's like pass fail.

[Dylan Harper]

They were like three of the four. Yeah, it was like most of us in this room, I think it was an attendance issue a lot of the time.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh yeah. God, I remember my senior year, I signed up for a couple of eight amers and I'm like, I'm going to be so active and aggressive. I'm going to be a great student. And I was working late night at the campus radio station. I'd get done at one in the morning and all of a sudden I'd do the math and I go, it's not going to make journalism class today. Yes.

[Marvin]

Marv, did you ever get the I hope you apply yourself speech?

[Dan Patrick]

Kind of. First of all, I had this unbelievable teacher. I just didn't let him teach me. Larry Lane, unbelievable teacher, Journalism. And I just didn't go to class. And I remember I, I had to talk to him because I needed a D plus to graduate. And I went and talked to him, needed, I needed a D plus. And he, he gave me a gift. He said, I'm going to give you a D plus. But basically, I hope you learn from this. And I never forgot it, that, you know, not applying yourself and somebody doing you, because I wouldn't have graduated. And he said, I'm gonna give you a D plus. And I've thanked him subsequently many times, but he. He was a great teacher. And that's where, God, I just missed out on, you know, those opportunities to have somebody who dedicated their life to teaching this. And my life was staying up, drinking beer and sleeping in and then going to play basketball. Not exactly the career path that you want your children to take. Yes, Dylan.

[Dylan Harper]

Well, I feel like I've said this before, but, like, from a strictly school aspect, you should go to college when you're like, 40. Like, no one who's 18 is like, I mean, I'm sure they're out there. But I was not exactly like, I cannot wait to just focus on my classes.

[Dan Patrick]

But I had friends, and then I didn't want to hang out with them because they were real serious about going to class. And then I would feel bad because I'd be like, all right, let's go play some hoops. And then you'd have. My roommates were all really good students. They're like, you know, we got a midterm. You know, I got a paper. Not going to be it and be. So then I would kind of do the walk of shame down to the Dayton field house to play hoops against fellow guys who probably didn't care about education. Yeah.

[Paulie]

Paulie, you always have one of those guys in your group or your fraternity house. That's really studious. We had this guy, he graduated in three and a half years. He became like a big time airline pilot. And we always like, you're not going out. You're not going out. And he was done in three and a half years.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Yeah. But who had fun? Yes. Yes. Dylan.

[Dylan Harper]

I still feel, like, that anxiety of, like, Wednesday morning, you're hungover, walking across campus, missing the class that you should be going to, and seeing everyone walk into class with their backpacks and stuff. Oh, my God, I'm the worst.

[Dan Patrick]

I know. And I went to one class. I think I had great attendance. Only because there was this beautiful girl in there. Like, that. Was it, like, my motivation?

[Paulie]

Did you.

[Dan Patrick]

No, no, I didn't. I showed up in basketball warm ups. Like, I. I mean, what a mess.

[Dylan Harper]

To impress her or I. I just

[Dan Patrick]

would get up and then brush my teeth, and then I would just put on warm ups and go. And then I would get there and not good, bad, Hair, acne, skinny. Didn't even have this voice back then. That would have helped a little bit. Yes.

[Marvin]

Marvin, did Dylan say hungover on a Wednesday?

[Dylan Harper]

Yeah.

[Paulie]

That's tough.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Marvin]

Friday. Friday would have been a different story because Thursday night.

[Dan Patrick]

Thursday, Thursdays, yeah.

[Marvin]

All right, turn up.

[Dylan Harper]

I made sure to never take a Friday class, so I only had Monday through Thursday, and even that was a bit of a stretch.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, Todd, that's an interesting description.

[Marvin]

An academic walk of shame. Usually that's used in some other realm, but that's fascinating. They like to feel like a little embarrassment of going over to the basketball court.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, Todd.

[Dylan Harper]

Well, when you're easily, you know, manipulated, like, someone just has to go, hey, you want to get a beer? And you're like, all right, only one. It's a Tuesday. And then all of a sudden you're not in class.

[Dan Patrick]

And then there'd be snow. Beers. Like, oh, it's raining. Let's go get beers. They're, hey, it's sunny. Let's go get beers.

[Dylan Harper]

Monday Night Football. Let's go get beers.

[Dan Patrick]

Let's go get beers. Hey, nothing's going on today. Let's go get beers. Yes, Paul, Any excuse.

[Paulie]

Back at Southern Illinois, this guy, the scientist predicted there's going to be this major earthquake. We had an earthquake party. Everyone was doing this. We're throwing stuff around.

[Dan Patrick]

Any excuse, Todd, you missed out on a lot of fun living with your. You and your mommy.

[Marvin]

What a. What a bummer.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, Books, great grades, man, you're there with your mom.

[Marvin]

We're all in the same place.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, we are. Look at us. We're all in the same place.

[Marvin]

99. You get a 69. Does it really matter?

[Dan Patrick]

Aaron in Virginia. Good morning, Aaron. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

Hey, thanks for having me. Again, a quick comment and a request. My comment, my favorite part of the Todd cat is kind of like how when Todd's on the show, when he's mid ramble and you go, griffin, Syracuse. Daughter Mario does the same thing. They just play him out with the music while he's still just random, like, rambling. And the show ends and then my request, and we gotta act quick because we only have two days until your birthday. But somebody's got to reach out to Pandora saying, happy birthday for you. I don't even know if anybody could make it through that.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, well, thank you, Aaron. Maybe. Maybe Tyler can reach out to Pandora and she could give me A happy birthday, Mr. President. Her Marilyn Monroe to my JFK. Let's see Curtis in Illinois. Hi, Curtis.

[Caller]

Hey, morning.

[Caller/Listener]

D.P.

[Caller]

been a minute. So I just want to shout out Dylan for doing a great job filling that chair, but have a poll question for the day idea anyway. And ever since the partition came down, the poll question should be which says more about the partition being down. That Todd isn't quite as gross as Seaton and McLovin made him out to be or Dylan is just as gross as Todd.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, I would say two things could be correct in that situation.

[Dylan Harper]

Oh, come on.

[Dan Patrick]

I think so. You're a bit of a mess though, Dylan.

[Caller]

Me?

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, you are.

[Dylan Harper]

I feel like I've kind of. I've grown a lot, got my stuff together.

[Dan Patrick]

You can usually tell how clean somebody is by their car, the interior of their car, even exterior of their car.

[Dylan Harper]

Is your car a mess right now? It's not terrible. It's been worse.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. Yeah, Yeah. I remember a girlfriend said, you know, I can tell a lot about you by how messy your car is.

[Dylan Harper]

You're like, well, get out then.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, I'm sorry. My 69 Volkswagen that has no floorboard in the back is a problem for you.

[Dylan Harper]

You had the actual Flintstones mobile.

[Dan Patrick]

I the back. You. If you sat in the back seat, you had to have your feet up because there was. There was no floorboard down there. Yeah. Sad.

[Dylan Harper]

I don't know if that was that street legal.

[Dan Patrick]

Brandy in Portland. Hi, Brandy, Good morning.

[Caller]

I long time listener, first time caller. I just wanted to call. I'm sure you already have a play of the day for today, but I took my daughter to our first WNBA game last night in Portland. We have the Portland Fire, brand new team Saturday night broke a record for the most attendance for our debut game for expansion team last night. Pleasure beater. We beat New York Liberty. It was intense. It was so much fun and I just wanted you guys to take a look at that buzzer beater play. It was amazing. And just, you know, Portland gets a shout out. We are showing up for women's sports. It's amazing.

[Dan Patrick]

Congratulations. Yeah, I saw the buzzer beater put back there. Over the course of the series with Minnesota, Victor Wembanyama has more blocks, 22 than Timberwolves have made field goals. When he is contesting their shot, he has 22 blocks. They have 19 made field goals. When he is the primary defender. Stat of the day brought to you by Panini America. We'll take a break. When we come back, we'll hear from Victor Wembanyama. Next hour we'll talk to big game James Worthy as well. Play of the Day Next Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our [e-mail] and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to listen live Are you

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[Caller]

Oh my God.

[Dan Patrick]

The play of the day. This is the play of the day. Check this out. Michael finds it. White circle. He threw it across. They stole the

[Caller]

at Neum on the Strip.

[Dan Patrick]

Vegas 3, Ducks 2. The Nights Take Game 5 Echol PM Tonight's winning in overtime game six Thursday with the Golden Knights one win away from advancing to the Western Conference finals. Courtesy of Golden Knights Radio Network. Play of the day brought to you by the great folks at Maguire's. They make car care really easy. That's why the new McGuire's Quick Solutions kits restore headlights, deep clean carpets, refresh mats, care for leather really fast. Grab your drill and a Maguire's Quick solution kit. Today, McGuire celebrating 125 years of car passion. Victor Wembanyama knows that the blueprint, if you want to call it that in, you know, the immediate future is going to be be physical with him and he knows that. And last night he, he, they were trying to rage bait him. Those are his words. Here is the question and the answer from Victor Wembanyama on the Timberwolf strategy. Victor, obviously when they would grab you, hit you, whatever, you appeared frustrated in the past. But tonight it seemed like it didn't phase you anymore.

[Marvin]

Like, do you feel like after maybe getting that release, the physicality doesn't phase

[Dan Patrick]

even the same way anymore and you're more used to it?

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[Dan Patrick]

composed as a team. It's a young person's expression there, rage baiting. And he's right. But this is what's going to happen. They did this with Lou Alcindor Kareem Abdul Jabbar. I remember Kent Benson getting physical with him. There was another Chicago Bulls center, Dave Corzine would be physical. You would just. That was the way that you were going to try to stop Kareem. It happens with big guys who have a slight bill be physical with them. I mean, they tried to be physical with Shaq or Wilt Chamberlain. They were just, just too dominant, too strong. Stat of the day brought to you by Panini America. The official trading cards of the program. Red in Georgia. Good morning, Red. What's on your mind today?

[Caller/Listener]

Good morning, Dan. Good morning, guys. Again, I like them when you're talking about these players and pan out in the NBA. That was great. College players. I've been watching Boozer for a while this whole year, and I think he's gonna have to make find the right team where he could be a player that's a. A Draymond Green type player. But as far as him being that piece to be championship competitive, I don't think he can be that. But he can be part of the piece to make you be a competitive ball club because he don't. He can't create his own shot with dribbling. He can't make another player better. But if he go put in the work and get a jumper, I think he can be good enough. But the player that everybody's thinking he going to be, I don't think booze is going to be that.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm with you with part of this. I watched him and there were times when I'm watching Duke play and he, he wasn't a force. Like, I almost had to look for him. He does have, you know, the family tree with his dad. His brother's still very good staying at Duke, and I saw one report yesterday where he might be the best player in the draft. He's. His dad wasn't an explosive player, but he played a long time. And you're right about finding the right place for someone like that. Is he a go to get a bucket guy? Not in my opinion. But can he be, you know, the third option, fourth option? And if you're going to be taken that high, the expectation is, you know, like, oh, my God, you got to come in and be great. It's like Dylan Harper. It took him a while to be great. I mean, Ace Bailey, you didn't hear anything about him, really, with Utah this year, they were teammates at Rutgers. But a lot of times we look at where you're drafted and we go, guy, you got to be transformational you got to be an all time great and it just doesn't work that way. So much of your success in your career is who is drafting you, when are they drafting you and what kind of talent do you have with you? Who was your coach, who were the star players? What's the expectation level? Yes, Mark.

[Marvin]

I think if this was 1997, Boozer would probably be the number one pick because his game is a back to the basket old school game, much like his dad is. But he can't face up and create his own shot, like maybe a debancer or someone like that. So I think that's what holds him back.

[Dan Patrick]

And auff is to me like he's the fascinating guy in this draft. Like can he be a Derrick Rose kind of player? I mean that, that kind of player, that impactful kind of player. I really enjoyed watching him at Arkansas because he wasn't afraid, he was explosive, he was taking shots. He's coming after you and that's what I want. Like I want that guy who just keeps coming. He's not satisfied. And I'm not saying Boozer is that way. I agree with Marvin. Can you create your shot? Because through high school you're the biggest guy. In college, you know, competition is good, not great. Now you're going against guys who are your size but longer reach, quicker than you, faster than you. Can you get your shot off? This is what I worried about with Cooper Flag. Could he, could he get his shot off? Off the dribble? Could he beat you off the dribble? Was his three legitimate enough and he worked on all of those things and he was who they thought he was. Yeah, Paul, but if you look at

[Paulie]

a guy like Cameron Boozer Duke, he's not a volume three point shooter, which kind of hurts you these days going in the NBA. But he shot 39% when he shot him. And if you look at some of the stars in the NBA right now, they're not three guys. SGA is not a volume three shooter. Cooper Flag is definitely not a volume three shooter. They're beating you with twos and it's kind of a new era. You could be a two point shooter and make a mark for yourself these days.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, but there's a difference in a three point shot in the NBA and in college. Three point shot in college is not that challenging. Just say, but you got to be able to beat somebody off the dribble. Nate in la. Hi Nate. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

Hey Dan, good morning. I just had a comment on Steve Sarkeesian. As a former student athlete myself, 20 years ago, I took some questionable electives, but I got my degree. So I just want to know what his deal is against the basket weaving course at Ole Miss.

[Dan Patrick]

Did you take basket weaving, Nate?

[Caller]

They did not offer it at the time. I took video games and philosophy.

[Dan Patrick]

Wait, was that one course, video games and philosophy?

[Caller]

That is correct.

[Dan Patrick]

Wow. All right, well, there's ballroom dancing. Did Matt Leiner take ballroom dancing? Yeah. Paul.

[Paulie]

Ole Miss is at Texas this year. If Ole Miss wins, the student section has to throw baskets on the field.

[Dan Patrick]

What happened to Ole Miss yesterday? What did Ole Miss do that Lane Kiffin has something to say about segregation at Ole Miss. And then Steve Sarkeesian. The SEC is like wwe. The games all don't always pan out or play up to the hype, but the hype leading up to it. Media day. These guys. It's WWE basket weaving. A shot from Steve. Steve wins something. Taking shots at Ole Miss there. Dang. One hour in the books. Two more to go. Big game. James Worthy, Laker Great. Will join us. We're back after this for hour two.

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