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Marv Albert
Marvin, if the Oklahoma City Thunder had stars, would we look at them as one of the greatest teams ever? They won 68 games.
Dan Patrick
I think it would help because then it kind of validates when you're making your argument. You know, you can go Back to what, the 04 pistons when they won, but I don't know if they had star power. You were like, yeah, they were really good. Okay, give me. Give me their best players. Like, that's how you make your argument. It feels like when you go, they had Bird and Mikhail and Parrish and DJ and Walton, and they had Magic and then Worthy and Kareem and Coop and Scott. Then it feels like, okay, I got it. Those are great teams. Yes. Yes. Mark.
Marv Albert
The 04 pistons. The most famous person might be the head coach. Larry Brown was the head coach. So just like a coronation. Other than that, they had a bunch of hall of very good guys.
Dan Patrick
Yeah. Yeah. But I do think, you know, it's star power. Just about everything that we attach to greatness is, do we know who you are? Or you're on the cusp of being something great. And I think sga, you know, I said that he was sufficiently brilliant. There's no Highlight, really. He just. He's a bucket. He's. He's. He's, you know, I'm not going to say unstoppable, but he's pretty close to it. He gets what he wants to get when he wants to get it, and that's the mark of a great player. And he came up big when you wanted him to, but I. I think in 10 years from now, we'll look back and it'll be about Tyrese Halliburton. Yeah.
Paul Pabst
Pauling and the Thunder. It goes back to, like, the San Antonio Spurs. Yeah. They weren't a lot of famous people. Not a lot of entertainment value. But if you win, like two in three years or back to back or three in six years, you force America to get to know your names. Even, you know, Draymond Green, he became famous not because he's this best player on earth, very good player, but constantly in the finals and make you hard to ignore.
Dan Patrick
Well, when you win sometimes, when you win more frequently, then we attach greatness to you. If Draymond Green played for Cleveland or Sacramento, nobody would really care. Now you'd be like, oh, that guy, he's a. He's a pest. Now. He's a really good defender, but, you know, he wouldn't have any. He wouldn't be a Hall of Famer, but he's. He did all the things that that team needed him to do. And by proxy, you're. You know, by being a champion multiple times, now you're a Hall of Famer. That's what helps play for winning teams. You get recognized. Yes, Mark.
Marv Albert
So the Thunder have to win another championship in order for us to remember them in 10 years, probably.
Dan Patrick
Yeah. I think if you go back to back, you get people's attention. Yeah. And look, I know this sounds. Oh, we just want a title. Why are you guys piling up? I'm just giving you my view, okay? I. I don't play to the local. It doesn't matter. It. I picked Indiana to win. But if, you know, even if Indiana won, we might be doing the same thing today. Just. Just to be fair to the situation. I watched. I didn't care what the ratings were. If other shows didn't want to cover this. That's on them. It's that you have your own show, you have your own interpretation of what you want on your show. And we've, you know, picked out, you know, we've been sparingly covering other things, but also the NBA Finals. Same with this Stanley Cup Final. You know, I'm trying To find interesting things in, in these games or players or an interview. It's no different than any other sport. Yes, Mark.
Marv Albert
And I think the big difference going back to the 04 pistons, it's who they beat. They beat a Shaq and Kobe Lakers team. The Thunder beat a team with less star power than they did.
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Marv Albert
So it even makes it even less memorable.
Dan Patrick
Yeah, no, it's fair. It's fair. But congratulations to the Oklahoma City Thunder winning title.
Marv Albert
Sorry, Thunder.
Dan Patrick
Yeah, yeah.
Paul Pabst
Paul, when we got to halftime last night, I started thinking about if it goes the other way because they have a one point lead, the Pacers, if somehow Oklahoma City loses that game and we're talking about the Pacers today. I don't know what level of all time upset that is, but I think it's all time. All time.
Dan Patrick
Yeah. It's because OKC was one of the biggest favorites in the history of the NBA. Make the segue to Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated senior writer. He's at the airport. Okc. He was there covering the game last night. Chris, thanks for joining us. What was your gut feeling prior to tip off last night?
The gut feeling, I would say, was the game could have played out one of two ways. There was a sense that Oklahoma City could just boat race Indiana. The Pacers left it all on the floor in game six. I mean, they expended a lot of energy and it's really hard to do that two games in a row, especially when that second game is on the road in a building that has, you know, a ton of juice to it. The other potential outcome was another miraculous Indiana, you know, fourth quarter comeback where they pull out a very narrow victory. So going into that game, there was really. That was the sense that there were two outcomes that there could be.
Obviously, when Halliburton goes down, you don't know how Indiana is going to react to that. But the sense in the building was what at that point.
I've never experienced anything like that in all my years of covering basketball where there is so much energy in the building for a game and in the first quarter of a game and then to have that energy completely taken out of the building, the air taken out of the balloon, you know, it was in that moment, everybody in that building realized the significance of what had just happened. You know, from the fans to the coaches to the players to the media, you knew right then and there that something really bad had happened. Based on the reaction of Halliburton, how the Thunderbolt players reacted, how quickly all the Pacers players got on the floor to, to circle him. It was. It was strange, like just a. A. It was pandemonium in one moment, and then it was eerily silent in the next because everybody just knew that, that we just seen something pretty horrible on the floor.
Fifteen, 20 years from now, we'll look back on this NBA Finals and we will remember what.
Oh, I think up the top, you probably remember the Halliburton injury. It's like it takes nothing away from Oklahoma City and what it accomplished. I mean, and look, Halliburton, no Halliburton, you know, holding Indiana to 43 points in the second half, winning the third quarter 34 to 20. You know, putting their stamp on the game. I mean, that was. That's how you win. Like, that is. That was a statement. Second half, specifically that, that third quarter by Oklahoma City. But it's going to be one of the great what ifs. Not just because Halliburton got hurt, Dan, but Halliburton was. He was cooking in that moment. He was three or five from the floor, three or four from three point range. I mean, he was playing great basketball. I just, I think when we look back on this and look at that series. Wow, six ultra competitive games. What might have happened in game seven if Tyree Taliban on the floor had the guy that authored this, this incredible postseason, one of the greatest postseason stories we've ever seen with the shots that he was making, could he have done it one more time in game seven of the finals?
The future of OKC we like to look at. Hey, is this the embryonic stages of a dynasty? Although there's a whole lot of competition out west, so what's the future, immediate future with okc?
I mean, I'm like a year removed from writing about the selfish dynasty that was about to start. So God knows what could happen. You know, really, we're just like one year ago today, we were talking about the age of Brown and Tatum and, you know, jrue Holiday still in his prime. Porzingis, Derrick White, like, who is going to beat these guys? Like, and now the Celtics are looking at, you know, at least a one year gap year and maybe longer. I do think, though, Dan, Oklahoma City is uniquely equipped to have some longevity for two reasons. One, there's going to be organic growth there. Like, you look at this team, like, most of the guys are 27 and under and guys like Chad Holmgren, Jalen Williams, Aaron Wiggins off the bench, they've got another level they can go to just through organic growth. I mean, I was talking to Someone close to Chet last night and they were like, he's going to be in the weight room all summer. Like he's going to get stronger this summer. He's going to come back a better player. So I think there's, there's room organically for them to grow. And look, one of the things that's prevented some of these recent champions from becoming the quote dynasties has been they haven't had the, the replacement players. When some of their, their veterans have priced out under these new cap rules, they haven't had guys ready to step in. It's what stopped Milwaukee from getting there again. Denver, we know that as they've lost talent, other guys have not stepped up. Oklahoma City is different though. Like Oklahoma City, I mean, they have a kid named Nicola Topic who was their lottery pick last year, a guy that would have been Inside the top 10 had he been healthy. He was out all year with a knee injury. When I talk to people in Oklahoma City about him, they're like, he's going to be in the rotation next year. Like he's a 6, 6 point guard that, you know, has one of those dynamic European games. They've got something like seven first round draft picks in the next four drafts. The point is they're not going to or they could. They're more, less likely to fall into that situation where when they lose pricey veterans like a Lou Dort, for example, they're not going to be able to replace them with guys that are close to that level. That's why I think this team, as much as any team over the last six or seven years, has a chance to have some longevity at the top.
Talking to Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated senior writer, joining us from Oklahoma City. Of course, the other big news, Kevin Durant being traded to Houston. Now, what does Houston impose on the rest of the NBA after this? You know, how do they look or how do they feel after this move?
I think it's a great deal and I think it was always the deal that was going to happen. I was reporting back in February that there was mutual interest at the time between Durant and certainly people within the Rockets, specifically Ine Udoka. But the Rockets were determined back then to see what that young team had to see if Jalen Green could step up and become a, you know, a guy that could, you could be trusted with the ball in a playoff scenario. They wanted to see what that team had. They figured out it was lacking a player like Kevin Durant and they went out and got him. They didn't have to give up a lot. I mean, look, they were looking to part with Jalen Green anyway. You know, he was no longer really a prospect to them. He was kind of just a bad contract to them. Give the, you have the 10th overall pick in the draft. That's whatever, you know, draft that five second round picks is really just window dressing. That's not something that's all that consequential when you get a guy that even at 37 years old is still one of the best scorers in the NBA. And you look at that team in the Golden State series, Dan, what were they missing? You know, a guy that could get them a bucket in the fourth quarter can't always be Alperin Sengun, you know, with the ball in his hands down the stretch. Kevin Durant's going to help them a lot. To the point where like if I'm making a power rankings of kind of who is Oklahoma City's biggest threat next year? Houston's right there at the top one or one A with maybe a team like Denver as the biggest threats to in the Western Conference to the Thunder.
What's the future of the Phoenix Suns?
I mean, just making bad decisions over and over again and not stop. Like what does that roster even look like right now? Like you've got Jalen Green, Bradley Beal and Devin Booker. How does that work? Like who's sharing the ball in that particular situation? Like I'd like to give Phoenix the benefit of the doubt and think that maybe they have another move left in them and people around the league have been talking to me about that, that like there's no way, right, you can have that, you know, backcourt or three person rotation going back season. But Bradley Beal is untradable. There's no real market for Jalen Green. They've said they're not going to trade Devin Booker. So I don't know what they're, I don't really know what they're trying to do. Like the big, the big win for the Rockets and all this, Dan, is that they didn't have to give up any of the Sun's draft capital that they own. So they can, you know, continue on their path of trying to, you know, win with the group that they have while simultaneously rooting for, you know, the self destruction of the Phoenix suns. So in 2027, 2029, they can have those draft picks and continue to flesh out their roster. I just thought, I thought it was a big win for the Rockets and Phoenix. You know, they were out there, you know, trying to recoup close to what they got from, you know, what they traded for Durant back a few years ago when laughed out of the room, you know, you know, San Antonio didn't really have any interest. They're going big game hunting, you know, whenever, if and when Giannis becomes available. Miami couldn't, wasn't going to give up any of its young pieces. I mean, we got to the point, Dan, where, like, Toronto wasn't going to part with Jakob Poodle. Like, this is where we are. Jakob Poeltl, who was like the throw in, in the Kawhi Leonard deal years ago, was a guy that Toronto was not going to give up for Kevin Durant. I mean, Phoenix tried, I'll give him credit for that. But, you know, this was always how it was going to end. I don't think this makes them remotely better.
The deeper we get into the summer, the, the odds for Giannis to be traded or what.
So my understanding with Giannis is that he's going to sit back and see where the chips fall in all this. It is notable to me that the San Antonio spurs hire Sean Sweeney to be their associate head coach. Sean was very close with Giannis in Milwaukee, who's Jason Kidd's top assistants, was over in Europe all the time working with Giannis. He's a credible coach alone, he's worthy of a coaching bump in San Antonio. But I did think it's notable they bring someone like that in, But I think Giannis is going to see what Milwaukee is able to do over the next week. The Bucks are trying, like, they're making every effort, but they don't have a lot of draft capital to work with. They don't have a ton of movable contracts. They've got a conundrum with Brook Lopez, who's, you know, he's a free agent and it's going to be expensive for them to bring back. I just think Giannis wants to get to my read on his will to get to mid to late July, early August, and then see what's out there for him. If, if the Bucks have done something that might make him believe that they can compete next year, I think he'll. He's more inclined to stay. But if he's looking at a team that is going to be fighting for birth in the play in, that's when I think things would get interesting.
Great to talk to you again. Safe travels. Chris, thanks for joining us.
And you never called me anymore, Dan. I've become a Rich Eisen guy these days. Rich Eisen calls me. Dan Patrick does not call me.
Okay? You should have said to Rich Eisen, I'm Dan Patrick's guy. And then we'd probably have a relationship. So I'm going to blame you because you are flirting with everybody instead of being loyal to me.
I am a very disloyal guy, Dad. I found that in my life, in all walks. But I'm back, baby. I'm back.
Thank you, Chris.
You got it, Dan.
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More phone calls, as we always do every Monday. Best and worst of the weekend. What you saw that you liked, you didn't like. David in Ohio. David, thanks for holding. Best and worst of the weekend.
Hey, Dan, Happy Monday. Best of the weekend. This weekend I hit a golf ball for our gender reveal party. We found out we're having a baby girl. And then I sealed a pie to the face set with my Cowboys fan mother in law that our daughter will see a Steelers super bowl victory before the Cowboys. And I didn't know if you think that was a good bet or not.
Thank you. All right. The Steelers win a Super bowl before the Cowboys do. Feels like a push. Feels like a push. I guess I would lean towards Pittsburgh, but I don't know how much longer Mike Tomlin's going to be there, like after this year. Now you got to find your quarterback. I don't know you're going to be in for the long haul. Develop a quarterback. Cowboys. I don't feel good about that either, but in, you know, in large part because Philadelphia is really good and so is Washington. So you Start there and maybe the Giants figure out we can get better. We can be a competitive team, a playoff team maybe, but I don't have too much confidence in either of those franchises right now. Mark in Tampa. Hi, Mark. What's on your mind, Dan?
I gotta talk. I gotta talk Ryder Cup. I mean, if I was watching the Ryder Cup, I'd have given him the benefit of the doubt. But boy, Tommy Fleetwood choked.
That was a home crowd at the Travelers. Keegan Bradley. Thank you, Mark. Yes, that had a Writer cup type feel. And Keegan Bradley is the Ryder cup captain. But Tommy Fleetwood, he's made about $40 million in his career. But you had a chance for your first win on the PGA Tour and he should have. Should have won it. Yeah, that was tough to watch. Chris in Sacramento. Hi Chris. What's on your mind?
Thanks for taking my call, Dan. I have a best or worst and a question.
Okay.
The best of the weekend is the Indiana or I should say the Oklahoma City Thunder winning. The worst of the weekend is the Indiana Pacers with Iris Halliburton with that. That just gots to suck that close. But my question is, I'm hearing on the 121215 podcast that you might be coming to Tahoe for an event up here and I was wondering when that event is and if you were gonna have guests available to come see you.
Well, you mean a studio audience? We are going to go to Tahoe for the American Century Golf Tournament and we were gonna try to do shows Wednesday, Thursday and Friday out there early in the morning though it's 6am so call time is around 4:30 in the morning and I'm not playing in the event. I played it in, played in it a couple of times, but I wanted the Danets to see Tahoe, how beautiful it is. It's a wonderful event and a lot of big names will be out there and we'll let you know. I. I'm going to meet with NBC. They put the event on this Wednesday and find out if we can have people in, in our studio audience. I would like to, but I'll let you know. There's a couple of road trips that were. That's one that's going to happen in a couple of weeks. And then we're hoping since USC and Notre Dame may not be playing one another in the immediate future, that we were going to go to South Bend maybe for a couple of days when Notre Dame hosts usc. Other than that, those are just some of the events. And yes, we're still trying to go to Iowa I just have to get a tie in with our sponsors. So there's a lot more than me just wanting to go there. It's getting sponsorship dollars so we can take everybody on the road. We. We bring the entire show there. And it's expensive, but we would still like to do that. That's. That's my goal here. Jeff in Illinois. Hi, Jeff. What's on your mind today?
Well, after Todd's performance last week, I sent the show an email with a link to the Merriam Webster Rhyming dictionary. Oh, and I know. I know he's more of a analog versus digital guy, so I'd be happy to send a physical copy as well. But I also had a mock headline after last night's game.
What?
Excuse me. No, sirs. Thunder Avalanche Berries, Indiana.
Okay, so the yes sirs, the no sirs. Okay, thank you, Jeff. Yeah, we're still working on Fritzi and the ability to rhyme.
Maybe waiting a while.
Yeah, it might be more entertaining when you don't rhyme, considering what you think you're hearing that that word rhymes with that word, and it's not even close. Danny in Knoxville. Hi, Danny. What's on your mind today, man?
I got. I got a few things. Dan, how you doing today, man?
I'm spectacular.
That's good. That's good. So I had a best and a worse, and I had a question real quick, and I wanted to shout out my main man Zach in Knoxville, but I. So my best of the. My best of the weekend is my Yankees finally getting out of their slump. My worst of the weekend, Dan, I don't know if anybody noticed, but every game in the finals, the Pacers wore their yellow jerseys. They didn't switch it up at all. And my question was for you and the Dan X. What's. What's Yalls favorite all time NBA jersey? And what's your worst NBA jersey of all time?
Okay. All right. Thank you, Danny. Marvin, I'll start with you. You're kind of the NBA jersey master.
Marv Albert
Easy for me. One seed Larry Johnson, Charlotte Horns jersey. That teal is perfection. The pinstripes. No, no, no. Not a. What do you got?
Dan Patrick
Was that Perry Ellis?
Marv Albert
It was.
Dan Patrick
Wasn't he the designer? He did, yeah.
Marv Albert
I didn't. I didn't say the best team. Yeah, it might be a generational thing, because if you're my age, the most coveted possession was a Charlotte Hornets starter jacket, bar none, and that jersey coincided with it.
Dan Patrick
All right, Todd, but do you have the worst NBA jersey? Marvin?
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There's a Philadelphia 76ers jersey.
Dan Patrick
That was horror.
Marv Albert
Awful. Horrible and awful all together. It was a Sean Bradley era. I gotta find it and maybe put it up on a newsletter.
Dan Patrick
Todd, you got one for best.
I kind of like those old Nuggets ones with Dan. It's all stuff that looked like different color bricks. Like super Breakout from the old Atari game where it just had the White Mountains that had like a lot of different color bricks around it. That's what it appeared to me. And the worst, maybe those Raptors with the giant dinosaur was a very loud and kind of hideous to me. The big dinosaur that was.
That was Van. What about Vancouver? Is that those jerseys? When the Grizzlies, Big country, Reeves. Those were bad. Seaton. You got a favorite jersey?
This is the one that popped into my head first. And I'm not really sure why, but I guess it's because it's fairly recent. But in the Bradley Beal era, Washington Wizards, they had sort of a throwback jersey. It said Washington across the front. And it's like. It's red, white and blue. It's got like a white stripe across says Washington front.
It's an awesome jersey. Super clean. It's perfect. Okay.
I love it. My least favorite. I'm gonna get in a lot of trouble for this. A lot of trouble. But I don't really care for purple and gold together as a color combination.
What team are you talking about? Huffman High School in South Amboy, New Jersey.
They were our rival high school. And I think that that has bled over to any other team that I see that has purple and gold.
I'm like, cool team, crappy colors. So the Lakers colors? Well, I didn't say that. Trigger you. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
I didn't say that name.
Certainly felt like that. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Your words, not mine.
Marvin just sent me the Sean Bradley 76ers. Yeah, that's like they started a jersey and they weren't sure what they were going to do with it, so they just had a little streak there of some stars in blue and. Yeah, that's not. That's not good. Paul. Best. Best and worst uniform.
Paul Pabst
I'll go best. Those Golden State warriors jerseys that said the city back in the 70s. Nate Thurman and those guys. I was just looking at some pictures. Those seem very cool. And whenever they wear them, it looks great. I would say worst. I think it's the Mutombo Atlanta Hawks era. Dikembe Mutombo. It looked like the movie Alien and there's a bird coming out of his stomach. They're horrendous. And they weren't that bad of a team. But you can't win anything with jerseys that bad.
Dan Patrick
Yes, Marv.
Marv Albert
No, I just hit him with a. Hmm, That's a really good point.
Dan Patrick
Oh, I thought you just noticed it and then you go, hmm, no, no, no, no. Okay.
Marv Albert
You can't be a really good team with a really bad uniform.
Paul Pabst
But the Utah Jazz had some bad uniforms with Stockton and Malone, and they were pretty successful. If they had better uniforms, they would have won a title.
Marv Albert
Oh, the mountains.
Dan Patrick
Yes.
Marv Albert
Because when you think of Jazz, you think of mountains.
Dan Patrick
Well, Utah. Yeah, when you think of Utah, you think of the mountains.
Paul Pabst
But they did have the word Jazz over a bunch of snow.
Dan Patrick
That was the problem. They shouldn't have taken Jazz.
Correct. Accurate.
Just leave it.
Paul Pabst
Leave the Jazz.
Dan Patrick
Lakers shouldn't be Lakers either. Well, yeah.
Taking the Lakers to a desert, I don't know. Seems odd to me. Dang. What's with the Lakers?
Mike in California. Hi, Mike. What's on your mind?
Good morning, Dan. Hey. In a couple of weeks, some buddies and I are gonna go and have the trip of a lifetime play Spanish Bay, Spyglass and Pebble beach. And I was wondering if you had any restaurant suggest questions.
Well, I thought the hotel at Spanish Bay was great. The Tap Room at Pebble beach. Awesome. And then in Carmel. Gosh, do you remember.
Paul Pabst
Buffalo Wild Wings Carmel? No.
Dan Patrick
There's an Italian restaurant in Carmel that we went to. I don't, I don't remember the name of it, but it was really good. So I would say Tap Room at Pebble just for the, the stories, you know, to say you had lunch in the Tap Room and then Spanish Bay is really beautiful. I mean, there's so many great restaurants out there, you can't go wrong. But I'm envious, Mike. It sounds good. I went there on my 60th to pebble and brought some friends and brought a couple of my brothers and. But we had a great time. Five consecutive days where it was sunny. And even the caddies that we had, they said this never happens. Five consecutive days, same weather. But it was. They know how to do it. And it's beautiful. It's, you know, it takes a little bit of time to get there, but it's well worth it. But yeah, not sure what I'm going to do for my 70th, but I'm thinking, do I go back to pebble again and retrace our steps? It sounds like a good time. Let me see. Mike in la. Hi, Mike, what's on your mind today?
Hey, Dan. Always enjoy, you guys. You're the best. Six, three, eight, buck 80. I'll tell you, I was. I'm 72 years old. So we're about to say me, I think the worst NBA championships series I ever saw, and it broke my heart being a Lakers fan forever, was when the Sibs Six, the 83, 84 Sixers just smoked the Lakers. Four, four games. They're none. Moses, Bobby Jones, Doc Caldwell, Darrell. I mean, it was embarrassing. You remember that one? Yeah. Oh, I mean, Moses could never. Moses, did he ever foul out of the game? I don't think he did.
Yeah, that was the fo, fo, fo. But they went 15 and 1, so. Thank you, Mike. Yeah, 76ers back then, they had some talent on that roster. You felt like they left a couple of titles on the table that they, they should have won more. But Moses, one of the most underrated players in the history of the NBA. And he came out of high school and he went to the aba, and I just remember that he was being recruited, I think the University of Cincinnati, he went there for a visit and everybody knew Moses was probably going to go to the aba. And if you watched him play, he didn't do anything with any kind of artistic achievement. It was just like. It didn't even feel like he could dunk, but he got every rebound and he was just relentless. That's why. You know, I've talked about Angel Reese. She kind of reminds me of Moses Malone. I don't think that she's very skilled, but I think she's very determined. Like she will. She'll fight. She's aggressive. She just not. Doesn't have a good shot. Although ESPN made a big deal that she made a three pointer the other this past weekend. I thought they were going to break into programming that she. She made a three pointer. I go, okay. But yeah, she. She is kind of a Moses Malone type. Relentless, going to the boards. But yeah, Moses was a interesting guy. Yes, yes, Marvin.
Marv Albert
He's got three MVP awards and he's never up there as far as top 10, top 15. He's hardly ever mentioned.
Dan Patrick
You're right, you're right. And I had forgotten he had three MVPs until you just told me.
Paul Pabst
Yes, Paul, I just had the same reaction looking at basketball reference. Three MVPs in five seasons. He led the league in rebounds six out of seven years and let him with like 15.3.
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Paul Pabst
And he had a bunch of seasons where he averaged 25 and a half, 27 and a half. 31, 27. That's another victim of. If he were three years old, younger, just missing that TV era, I guess, his peak.
Dan Patrick
Yeah, but he wasn't exciting, though. That's the. That's the thing. He, you know, if you're looking at. I mean, Tim Duncan was far more exciting than Moses Malone, and Tim wasn't exactly a walking highlight, but he. Moses was just unique. They're just certain guys. You look at him and you go, what does he do really well. He just never gives up, never stopped. He was relentless, but he wasn't a good shooter. He didn't have range. But he would always end up. He. He's one of those guys where you go, he had how many? He had 28. Dang. Yeah. Marvin.
Marv Albert
Maybe another victim of ring culture. If he had three. If he had three championships.
Dan Patrick
Yes.
Marv Albert
Almost like Joker. History might not be as kind to him. If he just walks away with one championship and three MVP awards, I don't.
Dan Patrick
Think Joker wins another title. I think he's got better chance winning another mvp. But I. I don't know. It's just the, you know, the west is. It's so fluid with these teams. They're younger teams. Denver. That's why I was. I was disappointed in Denver. I said, you missed an opportunity here. You should have strengthened your bench because you may not get this champion another championship window again. May not. Jamal Murray gets banged up a lot. Michael Porter Jr. III, I can't trust. I like Aaron Gordon a lot. You. You got Joker. They changed coaches like you. They had it. They had an opportunity. And they took OKC to seven games. You weren't that far away, could have won another title. Take a break. Last call for phone calls. What we learn what's in store tomorrow after this. Thanks for listening to the Dan Patrick show podcast. Be sure to catch us live every weekday morning, 9 until noon Eastern, 6 to 9 Pacific, on Fox Sports Radio. And you can find us on the iHeartRadio app at FSR or stream us live on the Peacock app.
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Last call for phone calls. What we learn what's in store tomorrow after this. I think I surprised the danettes earlier where DraftKings sent me the NBA title. Odds odds. It's the Thunder and then it's the Rockets. So The Thunder are plus 230. The Rockets are now 7 plus 750. They were plus 1200 before the Kevin Durant trade. They have the second best odds to win the title next year. MVP odds. Joker and Shea Gilgis very close, neck and neck. And then after that, it's Giannis Luca and Anthony Edwards. Also the American League MVP odds, Aaron Judge is minus 2000. That's a big deal. That's a big margin over Cal Raleigh. Cal Raleigh of Seattle, switch hitting catcher is plus 550. Now, by comparison, MVP odds in the National League, Shohei Otani is minus 500. Pete Crow Armstrong of the Cubs is second at plus 600. So that one's tighter. Obviously, the Aaron Judge is not. But here's something to keep in mind. Cal Raleigh plays for Seattle, hit four home runs over the weekend. The first switch hitter in the history of baseball with at least 30 home runs by the All Star break. First guy ever, surpassing Mickey Mantle, Lance Berkman, Jose Ramirez. They all had 29 home runs and he hit four over the weekend. Brought to you by Panini America, the official trading cards of the Dan Patrick Show. Speaking of gambling, Bad Larry, Bad Larry from Dan Patrick Takes a Gamble in the Building. I waited until at the end of the show because I don't want the crowds to gather outside a mob that could be out there. I might have to get security. And if you're watching on Peacock, Bad Larry and his family are back in the room to the left there. But Bad Larry stopping down from Maine and then going back to the Jersey Shore. Because everybody in the Jersey Shore knows about Bad Larry. Part of the gambling podcast available every Thursday. There's Larry right there. That's Bad Larry right there. Cutting a dynamic physique. Yes. Yes, Marvin.
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Well, we don't talk about that.
Marv Albert
Neither does he.
Dan Patrick
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Morning, Dan. How you doing?
Oh, wonderful, Dan.
I'm really. I'm really kind of tired of you guys picking on my boy Marv here. My favorite Danette, Dan. Allegedly. And I remember reading this years ago. You and I are the same age. Moses Malone had smaller hands. He had a hard time pulling the basketball.
Yes, that is true.
Normal size. Yeah. And I'll be honest with Marv here. You know, I see him shoot the ball. Well, I don't like his shot. Okay. Kind of a flat trajectory.
Yeah.
But that shot does go in. And I kind of think that Marv can now shoot golden boy himself these days.
No, well, he might be able to outshoot me given my, my condition. But on my worst day, I'm a better shooter than Marvin on his best day. Yes.
Marv Albert
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Dan Patrick
Yeah, yeah. You've seen it.
Marv Albert
Those. That shot is.
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Marv Albert
No, it's for real.
Dan Patrick
Yeah. Don't leave me open. But watch your mouth, Scott. Shooter. Yeah, shoot. Yes. When you go into the inner city and you're playing the playground and all of a sudden, you know, white guy shows up, all they do, you'll hear, shooter.
Marv Albert
And also the biggest compliment is if they call you, hey, somebody grabbed Kelly Tropico over here.
Dan Patrick
Yeah, I know. They're, they're always attached some white guy's name to you. Hey, get Keith Van Horn over here. Who's got Matt Geiger, man?
Marv Albert
Biggest compliment.
Dan Patrick
I know, I know. We don't pick on you with your hands that much anymore, do we?
Marv Albert
Not as much as earlier. Yeah, Seaton has these bear claws now, though.
Dan Patrick
Well, yeah, Seaton's got unbelievably large hands. It's actually just affecting the way I type now differently.
I'm like, I gotta get a bigger computer. All of a sudden my hands just got, got massive.
The grips on my golf clubs, there's. Yes, Paul.
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Dan Patrick
Oh, okay. All right, Blue. This day in sports history, Paul, how about this one?
Paul Pabst
1917, Babe Ruth and Ernie Shore of the Red Sox combined for a no hitter. Babe Ruth started the game, struck out the first batter, got an argument with the umpire, was thrown out of the game. Ernie Shore replaces him and they had a no hitter together. That's pretty cool. And 1996, the great sprinter Michael Johnson broke the world record in the 200. He ran it 19.66 seconds.
Dan Patrick
Also on this date, 1963, Jimmy Pearsall, who played for the Mets, hit his 100th career home run. He ran around the bases backwards. Now, he didn't run third to second to first, he ran around backwards. So which still giving? Remember the movie was that Fear strikes Out Jimmy Pierce song?
They have explained why he decided to do that.
No, he's a little different. Todd, what did I learn on today's award nominated program?
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Podcast Summary: The Dan Patrick Show – Hour 3 with Chris Mannix
Podcast Information:
The episode opens with Dan Patrick and his panel discussing the recent NBA Finals outcome. The Oklahoma City Thunder’s unexpected championship win sparks a lively debate among the hosts and guests.
Key Points:
Thunder's Championship: The Thunder secured the title without the traditional star power expected in an NBA Finals win, leading to discussions on the significance of team effort over individual accolades.
Panel's Analysis:
Notable Quote:
Dan Patrick [03:57]: "They deserved it. They did everything that you want in a championship team."
The hosts delve deeper into the importance of star players in building a team’s legacy and the potential long-term impact of the Thunder’s win.
Key Points:
Notable Quote:
Marv Albert [04:06]: "They did everything that you want in a championship team. They won their game Sevens that they had."
Midway through the episode, Dan welcomes Chris Mannix to provide expert insights on the recent Finals and the broader NBA landscape.
Key Topics Discussed:
Pre-Game Predictions: Chris Mannix shares his initial thoughts before the decisive game, anticipating either a dominant Thunder performance or a miraculous comeback from the Pacers.
Impact of Tyrese Haliburton’s Injury: The sudden injury of Thunder’s key player, Tyrese Haliburton, shifts the game's momentum. Chris describes the atmosphere change: “It was pandemonium in one moment, and then it was eerily silent in the next.”
Future of the Oklahoma City Thunder: Mannix expresses confidence in the Thunder’s organizational strategy, emphasizing their strong draft prospects and organic growth potential.
Kevin Durant’s Trade to Houston: The discussion shifts to Durant’s move, assessing its impact on both Houston and the broader NBA dynamics. Mannix believes Houston made a strategic acquisition without significant cost: “They didn’t have to give up a lot. They were looking to part with Jalen Green anyway.”
Notable Quotes:
Chris Mannix [08:32]: "The other potential outcome was another miraculous Indiana, you know, fourth quarter comeback."
Dan Patrick [14:35]: "Kevin Durant's going to help them a lot."
Following the interview, Dan transitions to engaging with listeners through phone calls, discussing varied sports topics ranging from the NBA Finals to personal anecdotes.
Highlights:
NBA Jerseys Debate: A spirited discussion emerges about the best and worst NBA jerseys of all time, with panelists sharing their favorites and least favorites. Marv Albert praises the 2004 Charlotte Hornets jersey, while expressing disdain for the Philadelphia 76ers’ Sean Bradley era jerseys.
Notable Quote:
Marv Albert [31:40]: "The most coveted possession was a Charlotte Hornets starter jacket, bar none."
Best and Worst of the Weekend: Listeners share their weekend experiences, including a humorous bet involving a Cowboys fan mother-in-law and reactions to the Ryder Cup.
Legacy of Moses Malone: A nostalgic conversation about Moses Malone’s underrated legacy in the NBA, highlighting his relentless playing style and three MVP awards.
Notable Quote:
Dan Patrick [39:56]: "He was relentless, but he wasn't a good shooter. He didn't have range. But he would always end up."
The panel reflects on how team success influences player recognition and legacy, debating whether the Thunder’s win will be as memorable without recurring championships.
Key Points:
Comparison with Historical Teams: The Thunder are compared to the 2004 Pistons and the San Antonio Spurs, noting that consistent success often cements a team's legacy.
Importance of Future Championships: Marv Albert suggests that another championship is necessary for the Thunder to be remembered prominently in NBA history.
Notable Quote:
Marv Albert [06:33]: "So the Thunder have to win another championship in order for us to remember them in 10 years, probably."
As the episode nears its end, Dan wraps up the discussions with final thoughts on the Thunder’s championship, Durant’s trade, and the evolving NBA landscape. The hosts encourage listeners to stay tuned for future episodes and upcoming sports events.
Final Insights:
Thunder’s Organizational Strength: Emphasis on Oklahoma City’s strategic planning and draft capital as foundations for future success.
NBA’s Dynamic Future: The trade of Kevin Durant is seen as a significant move that could reshape team dynamics and competitive balance in the league.
Notable Quote:
Dan Patrick [15:44]: "That's why I think this team, as much as any team over the last six or seven years, has a chance to have some longevity at the top."
Conclusion: This episode of The Dan Patrick Show offers a comprehensive analysis of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s unexpected NBA Finals victory, enriched by expert insights from Chris Mannix. Through engaging panel discussions and interactive listener segments, the show provides listeners with an in-depth understanding of the current NBA landscape, team dynamics, and the factors influencing future successes and legacies.