Hour 3 – Remembering Chuck Norris

Summary

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The Dan Patrick Show – Hour 3: Remembering Chuck Norris

Date: March 20, 2026
Podcast: iHeartPodcasts & Dan Patrick Podcast Network
Host: Dan Patrick
Panelists/Regulars: Paulie, Seaton, Todd, Marvin

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Episode Overview

This hour of The Dan Patrick Show shifts between the usual sports banter and a heartfelt, humorous reflection on the life and cultural legacy of Chuck Norris, whose passing the crew acknowledges. The team dives into Norris' place in martial arts, TV and film history, and the famous fight between Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee. Along the way, regular callers chime in and the group debates everything from legendary NBA careers to the intricacies of 1980s action heroes. All of it is laced with Dan's characteristic humor and the panel’s good-natured ribbing.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Remembering Chuck Norris (03:56–11:30)

• Announcement of Passing

  • Dan shares the news that Chuck Norris has passed away, prompting an impromptu discussion of his career and legendary status.
  • Dan and the crew try to recall Norris’s most prominent roles and martial arts background.
    • “Was he known for like, did he do kung fu movies?” (04:26)

• Martial Arts & Film Influence

  • Paulie reminds everyone Norris was a decorated martial artist who moved into acting, starring in action movies like "Code of Silence" and later "Walker, Texas Ranger".
  • Seaton and Todd bring up Norris’s legendary workout infomercials with Christie Brinkley and debate the actual product name.
    • “Some flex master or something. Some kind of workout item…” – Todd (04:54)

• Norris vs. Bruce Lee

  • Paulie details Norris’s history – Air Force service, martial arts championships, opening karate schools, and that his breakthrough came in Bruce Lee’s "Way of the Dragon" (1972) (09:52).
    • “Chuck Norris’s acting breakthrough was in a Bruce Lee movie called Way of the Dragon. He fought Bruce Lee in that movie.” – Paulie (10:19)
  • Seaton notes the Bruce Lee vs. Norris scene is considered one of the greatest fight scenes ever made (10:45).
  • The crew debates who would win in heaven: Chuck Norris vs. Bruce Lee, Muhammad Ali, and other icons (08:01).
    • “Can anyone in heaven beat up Chuck Norris?” – Seaton (08:01)
    • Poll: 67% say no, but mentions Bruce Lee as the possible exception.

Martial Arts Movie Rivalries & Legitimacy (06:03–07:58)

• Steven Seagal comes up as a somewhat “faux” martial arts alternative to Chuck Norris.
  • Panel discusses Seagal’s career, questionable background, and his “three-title-movie” era (06:52–07:18).
    • “Steven Seagal always felt a little faux to me compared to Chuck Norris.” – Paulie (07:29)
• Quick nods to Jean-Claude Van Damme and "Bloodsport" (09:24).

Chuck Norris’s Real-Life Impact

• Norris’s lasting pop culture impact is jokingly acknowledged through the show’s mock poll about fighting legends.
• The crew sets aside the Seagal comparisons, reaffirming, “We shouldn't be sullying the name of Chuck Norris with this talk.” – Seaton (07:48)
• Paulie shares more about Norris's students (Steve McQueen, Bob Barker, Donny Osmond), reinforcing Norris’s authentic reputation in martial arts (09:52–10:31).

Callers, Humor, and Segues (11:30–17:28)

• Lighthearted banter continues:
  • Callers share love for the show’s randomness and reference the earlier Madonna/George Michael mix-up (13:12).
• Listeners reminisce about Bruce Lee’s interviews and philosophical style (11:19–11:31).
• Billy from Iowa and others champion their college teams and briefly return to the Norris/Bruce Lee fight.
  • “That movie is bad to the bone.” – Billy, on "Way of the Dragon" (15:15)
• Segue into fashion humor and personal stories: Dan jokes about wearing women’s clothing, Matt Lauer’s shorts, and how not everyone "gets" his sense of humor (16:16–17:28).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Chuck Norris vs. Bruce Lee
  "Bruce Lee is probably the 33% of the yeses so far is Bruce Lee." – Seaton (08:17)

• On the changing definition of a 'celebration of life' age:
  "Would you say 85 is the cutoff? If you get to 85, anything that happens after that, then we have a celebration of life." – Dan Patrick (05:35)

• Evaluating Steven Seagal's acting persona:
  “That one’s a rough hairpiece... almost looks like it should have a chin strap.” – Dan Patrick (06:25)

• Summing up Chuck Norris' breakthrough:
  “Chuck Norris’s acting breakthrough was in a Bruce Lee movie called Way of the Dragon. He fought Bruce Lee in that movie.” – Paulie (10:19)

• On martial arts authenticity:
  “He always felt a little faux to me compared to Chuck Norris.” – Paulie (07:29)

• Chuck Norris vs. Ali or Bruce Lee?
  “I’m going Chuck [against Ali]... get for sure here. For sure.” – Dan Patrick (08:29)
  “But wouldn't a mixed martial arts person beat up any kind of boxer?” – Todd (08:37)

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Sports Talk & NBA Legacy Segments (24:21–33:12)

• After the Norris segment, the crew pivots to debating how modern NBA MVPs and stars will be remembered historically, especially in the high-scoring, "ball-dominant" era (24:21–27:52).

• Extensive discussion on whether players like Westbrook, Harden and Nash are truly "top-20" all-timers, with direct comparisons to greats like Curry, Giannis, Durant (24:54–25:57).

• Deeper examination of statistical inflation in today’s NBA (27:53–30:10) and why historical context is necessary.

  "Michael Jordan... That may be the greatest singular season ever where it’s like he’s clearly the best offensive player and clearly the best defensive player. And that was three years before he even won an NBA championship." – Marvin (29:07)

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More Calls, Tournament Banter, and Closing Notes

• Sports trivia, March tournament matchups, and all-time greats fill the episode’s latter half:
  • Discussions about college basketball upsets, point guards, and a mix of quirky personal stories (36:00–51:55).
  • More playful arguments about the greatest college players, with poll questions on Patrick Ewing vs. Anthony Davis, and deep-dive into overlooked legends like Moses Malone and Bob Lanier.

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Time | Segment | |-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | 03:56 | Dan announces Chuck Norris’s passing; reminiscences begin | | 04:41 | Norris’s workout infomercials (with Christie Brinkley) | | 05:35 | Age debate: when does death become a “celebration of life”? | | 07:00 | Steven Seagal and action movie tropes vs. Norris authenticity | | 08:01 | “Can anyone in heaven beat up Chuck Norris?” poll (Crew debate) | | 09:52 | Norris’s background & real-life martial arts influence | | 10:19 | Norris's fight with Bruce Lee in “Way of the Dragon” recalled | | 13:12 | Callers and George Michael/Madonna anecdote | | 16:16 | Dan’s fashion story; Matt Lauer shorts joke | | 24:21 | NBA MVPs, legacy, and the stats explosion | | 29:03 | Michael Jordan's all-time dominance (Marvin’s take) |

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Episode Tone & Style

• Language: Conversational, playful, often irreverent.
• Panel Dynamic: Lively banter, friendly ribbing, quick subject changes.
• Tone: Lighthearted and humorous, even in moments of reflection about Chuck Norris's passing. The show combines sincere appreciation and affectionate jokes about pop culture and sports icons.

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Summary

This hour is a great blend of solemnity and laughter as the Dan Patrick Show crew pays tribute to Chuck Norris—in their own tongue-in-cheek, sports-radio way—while exploring his cultural legend through film, martial arts, and those ever-present jokes about his unstoppable toughness. The conversation spins out into deeper debates about what makes sports legends truly legendary, how eras in basketball are remembered, and the quirks that endear certain athletes (and action heroes) to the public. The episode offers both legacy-building insights and plenty of memorable one-liners.

For listeners who missed it:
You'll get the story of Chuck Norris’s rise, his place against legends like Bruce Lee, and a reminder of how pop icons—whether in sports or film—become eternal. All wrapped up with meat, March Madness, and the guys wishing they could wear George Michael’s cowboy boots.

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All righty. 877-3-DP show email address DP danpatrick.com Twitter handle @DP Show Good morning. If you're watching on Peacock, that's our streaming partner. You can also watch us on NBC Sports Network. More of your phone calls. Just got word Chuck Norris has passed away. He was known for Texas, Texas Walker, Texas Ranger. Yeah, something like that. Was he known for like, did he do kung fu movies?

[Paulie]

He was a big martial artist, originally a martial artist before he became an actor. And then he got into those in the 70s and 80s. He was in a couple cop movies like Code of Silence and then a lot of TV stuff.

[Dan Patrick]

And then he also did that workout video with Christie Brinkley.

[Paulie]

Really?

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. You never saw that infomercial for a long time.

[Seaton]

That's what he was most famous for was those.

[Paulie]

I probably just saw Christy. I didn't notice.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, I noticed him, but I did notice her as well. But yeah, it was an infomercial Some

[Todd]

flex master or something. Some kind of workout item.

[Dan Patrick]

They'd be on an incline bench or something, and he'd be pumping some iron. Christy Brinkley would just be there looking. Christy Brinkley poll question. Seaton. For the final hour, we can recap the first two hours of the program.

[Seaton]

I remember Missing in Action being a big movie.

[Paulie]

Good movie.

[Seaton]

That was a big movie.

[Dan Patrick]

Who. Who else was in Missing in Action?

[Seaton]

Not sure.

[Paulie]

Randall. Tex Cobb was in that one.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, he was the former fighter. Yeah. Yeah. So Chuck. No, how old was Chuck Norris?

[Paulie]

Checking.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm gonna say 82. Yes, Marvin, 86. Oh, okay.

[Marvin]

Celebration of life.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, yeah. Once you get there, like, what is celebration of Life? Age. Would you say 85 is the cutoff? If you get to 85, anything that happens after that, then we have a celebration of life. Anything before that, do we go, oh,

[Paulie]

tragically died, or 80 to 84 is. That's a shame.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, a shame.

[Paulie]

Yeah. Because it's not early, but it's not like, hey, man, you expected it to happen.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Paulie]

Someone kicks at 82, you don't go, yeah, no problem.

[Dan Patrick]

But Steven Seagal is still alive.

[Paulie]

Come on.

[Dan Patrick]

Right?

[Marvin]

Yes, Marvin, we're crossing our fingers. I hope he is

[Dan Patrick]

better hairpiece way. Now, Chuck Norris or Steven Seagal?

[Seaton]

One's more of a helmet, to be fair. One's more of a hair helmet.

[Paulie]

Steven Seagal, 73.

[Dan Patrick]

But Steven Seagal, it. I mean, that one's. That one's a rough hairpiece that he's got. It almost looks like it should have a chin strap, right? Oh, it's easy for you to say. You got a full head of hair. I know, I know.

[Marvin]

Yes, Marvin, Steven Seagal, he was the king of the three title movies, right? Yeah, like Don't Ever Die.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, I think Paulie focused on that. That every one of his movies has out for Justice. Yes, Three.

[Seaton]

That might be Jean Claude Van Damme, too.

[Paulie]

Are you referring to Steven Seagal? Famous for above the law, Hard to kill, Marked for death, out for justice, on Deadly ground. And then he went. He made a career choice to go. Executive decision. Two words, really gutsy. Showing his range. Then he went back to Fire Down Below, then Exit Wounds, so on and so forth.

[Dan Patrick]

How much is he worth, though?

[Seaton]

Not as much as he was.

[Paulie]

No, it's a good point.

[Seaton]

A lot of samurai swords there.

[Dan Patrick]

What, he bought samurai swords? I get the sense he always felt

[Paulie]

a little faux to me compared to Chuck Norris.

[Dan Patrick]

A little.

[Paulie]

I wasn't sure his background was real

[Dan Patrick]

Steven Seagal, but wasn't he an agent or wanted to be an agent, A foreign agent for us or like, he would be a Russian, like something.

[Seaton]

We shouldn't be sullying the name of Chuck Norris with this talk.

[Dan Patrick]

No, this was Steven Seagal, correct? Yeah. We shouldn't be bringing in Steven Seagal. This should be Chuck Norris.

[Seaton]

This is about Chuck.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

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[Seaton]

This is about Chuck. By the way, new poll question. Can anyone in heaven beat up Chuck Norris?

[Dan Patrick]

Well, Steven Seagal is still alive. Yeah.

[Caller]

Right.

[Seaton]

Right now, about 67% say no.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. Yes. Marvin.

[Marvin]

Chuck versus Bruce Lee.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, I'm going Bruce Lee.

[Seaton]

Bruce Lee is probably the 33% of the yeses so far is Bruce Lee.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Seaton]

Okay, so what? Your top two so far. That's what's wrong with that.

[Dan Patrick]

But what if I put Ali in there?

[Seaton]

I'm going Chuck.

[Dan Patrick]

Different Chuck over Muhammad Ali. Yeah. Get for sure here. For sure. Yes.

[Todd]

Todd, wouldn't a mixed martial arts person beat up any kind of boxer like 100 out of 100 times?

[Seaton]

Correct.

[Dan Patrick]

Unless it's Conor McGregor against Floyd Mayweather.

[Seaton]

Yeah, but they forced him to. They took the MMA guy and said,

[Dan Patrick]

but you can only box.

[Seaton]

That is the lamest thing ever. That's, you know, ufc, if. Correct me if I'm wrong. But when it originally started, the whole point was getting all of these, like, mixed disciplines together to see which one could beat up the other, Right. So like, like the karate guy would go against the boxing guy, and then it'd be like a taekwondo guy. And you were kind of seeing which one of those was the superior form of fighting. Now it's just kind of like, well, I specialize in this, but we all sort of.

[Dan Patrick]

I hope you don't get a Stay in your lane.

[Seaton]

I'm definitely getting my lane.

[Dan Patrick]

We are. It's. It's the last hour.

[Todd]

Yes, Todd, I highly recommend bloodsport with Jean Claude Van Damme, if you like that kind of stuff, those kind of fights.

[Dan Patrick]

But that's not Chuck Norris.

[Todd]

It's not Chuck Norris.

[Seaton]

John. Claude Van Damme was the guy who brought the. Or at least when I think of it, the slow motion reaction face,

[Dan Patrick]

That

[Seaton]

was like the one thing that really stood out about his.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, Paul.

[Paulie]

Chuck Norris, little background. He was in the United States Air Force then. He was a competitive martial artist. And he won, like, the All American Karate Championship, not the All Valley championship. It's Daniel LaRusso at Madison Square Garden. He started schools, karate schools. Steve McQueen was a client. Bob Barker was a client.

[Dan Patrick]

Bob Barker's not having a good Week, by the way.

[Paulie]

No.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, there's a. There's a book out about the behind the scenes of prices. Right. It doesn't go well.

[Paulie]

Donny Osmond was a client. Chuck Norris's acting breakthrough was in a Bruce Lee movie called Way of the Dragon. He fought Bruce Lee in that movie.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, that's. Is that Bruce Lee's most famous movie?

[Paulie]

One of them. Way of the Dragon, 1972. It did very well at the box office. And after that, Chuck Norris started getting more roles and then his own roles.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, so Chuck Norris, age 86, I think it's.

[Seaton]

According to this, it's the Way the Dragon. Bruce Lee versus Chuck Norris. Considered one of the greatest fight scenes ever made.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. All right.

[Seaton]

That's pretty rad.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, I remember those Bruce Lee movies. I remember he'd get interviewed on late night shows. They haven't come out. I don't think he was a really big conversationalist, but it was still Bruce Lee when he would come out. All right, a little detour here.

[Paulie]

Did we ever have Chuck Norris on the show?

[Dan Patrick]

We did. I don't think we did. I don't know why we would.

[Paulie]

Well, I don't think so.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, Todd.

[Todd]

I remember Bruce Lee being very philosophical in his interviews. He was very quiet and just had a very interesting approach to life and how to be like one with nature and being in this state of calm. It's very scary, actually, to listen to.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, Todd.

[Todd]

Very intimidating.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, Paul and Raleigh. Hi, Paul. What's on your mind today,

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She's backseat driving.

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All right.

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Well, Paul and Monica, I love, love, and thank you for calling in.

[Seaton]

Godspeed.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, we appreciate it.

[Todd]

Get off the phone, Paul. That's not what I was going to ask, Dan. Don't speak for me.

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Ryan in Detroit Hi, Ryan. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

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Wow. So I can buy the original?

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Yeah.

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Well, I guess it would be nice if you would buy a pair of boots.

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Oh, you want to wear them socially?

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Yes.

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Are you going to tell people that they.

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Yes. Okay. With my corduroy and my George Michael boots. What? Marvin.

[Marvin]

Nah. Live your dreams.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, thank you. There's no judgments in here. What?

[Todd]

Can't wear that in stepping gum or something far worse than that. That's gotta be displayed. If you're gonna go all in on that, that's gotta be protected.

[Dan Patrick]

Billy in Iowa. Hi, Billy. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

Good morning, Dan. Thanks for taking my call. Love watching on Peacock and Happy Meat Friday. I gotta say, I love your shirt. It's Illinois colors. And with what they're doing in the tournament with those freshmen, they're really something. And I want you guys to give them a little love, if you can. And then also I would say I've seen that movie with Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee. That movie is bad to the bone.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, well, thank you, Billy. Yeah. This is a fighting a line. I kind of burnt orange, I would say could be kind of a Texas longhorn somewhere in that vicinity there. Yeah, Seaton. I kind of.

[Seaton]

I'm enjoying your corduroy era.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you. I like.

[Seaton]

It's like you're finding a new version of yourself.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, I also found these pants, these corduroy pants with the wide cords the wide whale. Oh, my God, they're awesome. I think I wore them every single day. One week in here. I think so. And I. I had no shame whatsoever, obviously. Yes, Marvin, that is correct.

[Marvin]

I didn't want to say anything, but it's okay.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, it's okay.

[Marvin]

But you love it.

[Dan Patrick]

I thought they were. And they're comfortable. They look great. You know, my oldest daughter, when she notices because she's into fashion, she'll be like, hey, I like that. I go, all right. I mean, that's kind of the acknowledgment I got. It was like, hey, I like that. Thank you, Grace. Yes, Paul. Or against the seat.

[Seaton]

I like how comfortable you are wearing women's clothing now, too. I think that that's great.

[Dan Patrick]

Wow. Wow, guys.

[Seaton]

Like version of it. Did they sell men's clothes for you guys?

[Dan Patrick]

That is. I still think that's one of my best lines when I see somebody wear. And I just. And you say it. I. I said this to. I said this to Matt Lauer.

[Paulie]

Oh, no.

[Dan Patrick]

And we were. When. When he was at NBC, and I remember I was going to play in a golf tournament, and everybody is at the putting green, and Matt Lauer gets out of, you know, some, I don't know, town car or limo, and he had these wild shorts on. And in front of everybody at NBC, I said, hey, Matt, do they sell men's clothes where you got those shorts? Why would you do that? And he did not think it was funny at all.

[Paulie]

And how long have you two known each other at this juncture?

[Dan Patrick]

Not that long. Not that long. But, yeah, it was. Yeah, this is shot. And everybody started laughing, and then they looked at Matt and then they stopped laughing because he wasn't laughing. Yes.

[Todd]

Not everybody gets your sense of humor. Once again, that's one of those moments

[Dan Patrick]

that was a classic example of somebody not getting my sense of humor. All right, more phone calls. Coming up, new poll question for the final hour of the program. We'll take a break. We're back after this Dan Patrick Show. 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. Hey, this is Jason McIntyre. Join me every weekday morning on my podcast, Straight fire with Jason McIntyre. This isn't your typical sports pod, pushing the same tired narratives down your throat every day. Straight Fire gives you honest opinions on all the biggest sports headlines, accurate stats to help you win big at the

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[Dan Patrick]

It feels like we're going round in circles. I'm going to ask that man for directions. Hi there. We're trying to get to the state fairgrounds.

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Well, you're going to take a left at the old oak tree at this here road.

[Seaton]

Nah, I'm just kidding.

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Let me get my phone out.

[Dan Patrick]

How is there signal out here?

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[Dan Patrick]

Actually, can you pull up the way to a T Mobile store?

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[Paulie]

Yes, Paul, I have a question for you and Marvin specifically because you're really into basketball and I'm basing this question off. I was looking at the MVPs by year since Steph Curry kind of changed the league and the league became ball dominant where one player has the ball all the time. Okay, based off that MVPs over the past eight years, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Giannis Jokic. Jokic again. Again. And sga and probably SGA again. How is history going to look at some of these guys in all time categories?

[Dan Patrick]

Well, the Russell Westbrook one is tricky because he has incredible stats and you know, it's points, rebounds and assists. Like I can't argue with 31, 10 and 10. But I don't know if he's a like, is Russell Westbrook a top 20 player of all time?

[Marvin]

No.

[Dan Patrick]

I would say no. Yeah. Is James Harden a top 20 player of all time?

[Marvin]

I think he'd be a top 20 player if he had more playoff success. I think the numbers are going to bear out. You know what, he was a great statistical guy, but when it mattered most, he didn't come up big.

[Dan Patrick]

And you kind of forget he's with Cleveland. Right, Right. I mean, we shouldn't forget where somebody is. But I mean, I don't even know what his stat lines have been recently.

[Paulie]

Yes, Paul, it feels like Steph Curry's all set. He's got the stats and the winning. But then I was looking back at a guy like Steve Nash. He won back to back MVPs, but I don't know if he's a top 20 guy.

[Dan Patrick]

I wouldn't put him in as a top 20. Yeah, I think there's a few point guards I'd put in before him, but that was a magical run. Is Giannis. Giannis is a top 20 player of all time because he won a title and he won two MVPs. Joker is a top 20 player of all time. Who else would we. Is Luca right now a top 20 player of all time? No, he hadn't won an MVP, hadn't won a title. Did take his team to the championship game or NBA Finals. Who else would we throw in there that might be top 20? Ish. I mean, Durant's top 20. Correct. Correct. No brainer. Yeah. Paulie.

[Paulie]

I'm wondering, though, if the whole era gets kind of scrubbed a little bit

[Dan Patrick]

by history, I think we would grade it on a curve.

[Paulie]

A curve? Yeah, because of the three.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, if you look at the points being scored now, it is common that you're scoring 130 and. And teams lose. I think 30 times this year, teams have scored at least 125 points or 130 and lost. I mean, that's. That's wild. Somebody's got to get these points, and that's where you look and you go, you know, this guy's averaging, you know, 22 again. You know, Trey Young, you're like, hey, 27 and 10. Well, 27 and 10 now, 27 and 10, you know, 25 years ago, big difference. It just feels like, yeah, all right, 27, 10 for Trey Young. Yeah.

[Paulie]

Paul, I'm looking back, and the thing about scoring. Michael Jordan, he averaged over 30 more than a few times and won MVPs, but between 88 and 2015, no MVP scored 30 or more points. Now they all score 30 or more. Yeah, almost every year.

[Dan Patrick]

Like, Stephen A. Said that Jordan would average 50 today's game. I don't think so. He's probably averaging around the same, I think, you know, I mean, he might be 35. He's not averaging 50. If they're winning games, he's not averaging 50. If it's Mike when he first got in the league, he might be averaging 40 because he would feel like that. He, you know, had to. I think he went up to 37 one year. I asked Phil Jackson about that, but, you know, Phil said he thought that Mike could average 40 a game and. Yes. Could he average 40 a game? I mean, Wilt average 50. Could Kareem have averaged 40 a game? And the answer is yes. Yes, Marvin.

[Marvin]

The funny thing about Michael Jordan is I always say this. I think probably the best Michael Jordan was maybe him before he started winning championships. Because it was like 37, 35, 32 and he was. Ice Cube said it best. Freaking brothers every way. Like mj, any way you wanted it, he was going to give it to you like he was anyone defensive player of the year, averaging 37 points a game.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Marvin]

That may be the greatest singular season ever where it's like he's clearly the best offensive player and clearly the best defensive player. And that was three years before he even won an NBA championship.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, but you're not going to include Wilt Chamberlain in there. Will average 50 modern. Okay, but why don't we do modern when it comes to baseball?

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Marvin]

I don't know.

[Dan Patrick]

Nobody ever says Mickey Mantle. It's. They're all include. Even Babe, Lou Gehrig, Jimmy Foxx.

[Seaton]

Yeah, See I think because baseball didn't add, you know, a five point play halfway through or something like that. The, the basic like tenants of the game have remained the same for a hundred years.

[Dan Patrick]

No, they brought the outfield in as far as stadiums. They juice the ball in baseball.

[Seaton]

Yeah. I, well, okay, so like, you know, basketballs might be made differently now too, but they, and bringing the walls in. Baseball has always had different dimensions for the size of the fields. Right. So. But there's no basketball added a three point play. That gives a huge advantage to a more modern player. That's a massive line in the sand for me.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, but you stop center field at 454ft in baseball. Nobody's hitting any home runs there.

[Seaton]

No.

[Dan Patrick]

And they did juice the ball. They got integration in baseball. I don't know, it just we do modern with basketball. Will didn't get any help with modern, you know, so called modern basketball. It was integrated, no three point shot. But you look at a lot of these guys, you know that you were like, John Havillcheck's not taking advantage of the three point shot. And he had 27,000 points. So. And even when we got the three point shot, you know, Larry Bird's averaging three a game. Maybe that was it. Imagine him now Reggie Miller, you're averaging at least 10 a game. Have to, right. Todd says, is Moses malone a top 20 player?

[Todd]

I was just looking up someone that's won at least one championship in three, you know, three time MVP, three MVPs and anyone.

[Dan Patrick]

And a finals MVP. He played for seven different teams. But there was nothing stylistic about Moses Malone when Your nickname is Chairman of the Boards. I'm just. Sorry. Sorry. Unless you're Sinatra, that ain't a great nickname. You know, it's like Judd Bushler was, I think called the big. Called the. Or Tim Duncan the big. Fundamental. I mean, Fundy. I think they called Judd Bushler that Fundy because he was fundamentally sound. Yes, Marvin.

[Marvin]

I think with Tim Duncan, luckily he won five NBA championships because say if he won two, he would be forgotten in the same way Moses Malone was.

[Dan Patrick]

He would not be a top 10 player.

[Caller]

Right.

[Dan Patrick]

Or top 15. You're right. Winning that many titles elevates you. But Timmy got better in the postseason. Like he game on the line. That's when he was a killer regular season. It's like, oh, you know, 21 and 10. Yeah. Paulie.

[Paulie]

Tim Duncan to me kind of reminds me of or vice versa. Mariano Rivera with the Yankees. We can't stop this guy. We can't hit this guy. He does the same thing all day. And going back to the other thing you said about athletes who don't get their due, I think there's three athletes all time that are treated differently. Jim Brown, Babe Ruth and Wilt Chamberlain. They were so much better at their time than the second best guy. They're like a fable. Not a person or not an athlete. Babe Ruth is by far the best baseball player of all time. And it's really not that close.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paulie]

And Wilt Chamberlain at his peak. His numbers are silly. They're not. They're so far past second, they're silly.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, but you know, Babe Ruth was hitting more home runs than other teams were. I mean that. That's. Wilt was scoring 50 a game.

[Paulie]

Babe Ruth chose to stop pitching. And when he stopped, he was the best pitcher in baseball.

[Dan Patrick]

Gibbs. In Virginia Beach. Hi, Gibbs. Good to have you back.

[Caller]

Thanks for taking my call. Tyler, a couple of things in a pie to the face prop. Bubba. Bubba. Chuck is the only answer for point guard. 757 guy. You gotta rep the guy. And total was what Chuck Norris was talking on tv, I believe. But my favorite week of the year. Dan, I don't want to skew too negative. Celebrated a birthday earlier this week and got up on Thursday not too banged up at all. Ready to spend the best day in sports in the sports book with my boy James. But my heels wet blanketed that. I think Hubert has to be on the hot seat. He's been a good ass dude every time I've met him. But the last 10 minutes of every game this year is what left everyone holding Their breath at the end of the game. It was. You know, we could never run away from teams and hide. It was always. The lead was always in question. I think that has to come into consideration. And also the only two losses in the tournament history for Carolina coming under his watch. I got a lot of flack from my UVA guys about the loss, but I want to remind America like I reminded them UVA hasn't won a tournament game in seven years. And if the pie to the face bet is I will take a pie to the face if UVA wins by five or more today. And if not, Dan, you can still save my April by coming to our nuptials in two weeks.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Yeah. I just don't know if I can get my tuxedo ready in time to get there. So what is the line on that? Do you have that, Marvin? Wait, he's got Virginia against Wright State, right?

[Paulie]

Yeah, I got UVA given 17 and a half.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, I got it up to 18 and a half. DraftKings. But he's saying that. Wait, Gibbs, what are you saying about Virginia? That they won't win by more than five points.

[Caller]

Yes.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, does anybody want a piece of Gibbs in Virginia Beach? I didn't think I would be betting on the right state Raiders here. No takers in here, Gibbs. See, I don't. I don't even like filling out a bracket just because I just love watching the games. I hate rooting for or against. Certainly against. Like yesterday with Sienna. I wanted Sienna to win because it was a great story. I didn't care about my bracket, but I. I did care. That. That's a. That's a fun story to talk it. You know, if Duke wins, we're not saying anything, but if Sienna wins. You got a topic? Trip in Vegas. Hi, Trip. Welcome back.

[Caller]

Hey, good morning, Dan. I'll take that before I get to my call. I'll take that part of this. I'll take that pie to the face bet.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Caller]

Virginia will win by more than five. Uh, a few things. Uh, good morning to everyone. Uh, with Dylan's bed. So I got three. Seven. Three things real quick. Todd would take $23 for a payout and three punches on a Subway Club card. Could Chuck Norris beat up Anthony Davis? And then as a from Sosa gate. Let me ask you this. After that happened and then Seaton confessed to another crime. Not crime, but. Told you about that, would he have told you about the Mako van that I personally saw in Las Vegas? He could have gotten away with it.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't know, Seaton, you went into a parking garage and realized the Mako van wouldn't fit into the garage and you scratched up the entire top of the van.

[Seaton]

Accurate. I did. I did do that. I did that in Morgantown, West Virginia. That was unfortunate. Not the first accident I've had there. You know, I think I. I don't like the tone of that call at all because I could have gotten away with it. I could have not said anything. Nobody would have known that the top of that van was all scratched up the way that it was. I could have just driven it right in. And to this day, people would be sitting there having no idea that that happened. But I chose to make great content out of that. That was really perfect for the sponsorship as a whole. I mean it was a Mako van that I scratched up and they had to fix. Hello. Who executed that more perfectly than me? I don't know that anybody could have.

[Dan Patrick]

I didn't know. Are you saying it was scripted then?

[Seaton]

I'm not saying. I'm saying that I made lemonade out of lemons there. Definitely not my intention, but man, did it work out.

[Dan Patrick]

Emerson in Minnesota. Hi, Emerson.

[Caller]

Hi, Marvin. Just look up Zach Eady's numbers his junior senior year compared to Anthony Davis. And then the second thing is there's a record that's been held for 33 years and it'll be broken today in St. Louis. You have a clue what that would

[Dan Patrick]

be clue has to do with the Bobby Hurley assist record. And the point guard for Purdue needs one, I think two more assists to break the record. Is that, is that right?

[Caller]

That's correct. He needs one assist to tie two to break it. So Braden Smith wanted to share that. Yep. Braden Smith.

[Marvin]

Okay.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, it's like 1076 assist. You know it's fun looking at that. Chris Corciani, remember fire and ice with Rodney Monroe at NC State.

[Paulie]

Good times.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, they were. They were fun. Andrew in Missouri. Hi Andrew, what's on your mind?

[Caller]

Hey Dan, I'm actually, I think second my call have you meet Friday actually just turned to Andrew from New Mexico. My wife and I are heading back from Phoenix for our one year wedding anniversary which is tomorrow.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, congratulations.

[Caller]

Thank you. And I also wanted to call because I called in about a year ago tomorrow and Fritz, he gave me a limerick to use in my wedding and I gotta say my wife and in laws absolutely loved it and thought it was hilarious. So for that like to say thank you Todd.

[Dan Patrick]

Did somebody record that Andrew and you could send that in so we could play that.

[Caller]

Yes, I recorded and I sent his email, but I will send it again as soon as I get to a rest stop.

[Dan Patrick]

All right. Well, thank you, Andrew. Yeah, we could play that. Chris in Rochester. Hi, Chris. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

Good morning, Dan. Dan, that's first time, long time. 511 and a saw 255. Yes. Interesting little fact. You were talking earlier about Chuck Norris and his fighting Bruce Lee, and that's what got him, you know, springboarded him to fame. Well, I believe the year is 1976, and the movie was Game of Death where Bruce Lee fought Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Was a pretty good fight scene and from there springboarded him right on to airplane success.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, okay. Yeah, yeah. That video or the picture of Kareem against Bruce Lee is pretty amazing. Like, you got, you got this praying mantis here and you got Bruce Lee, little Bruce Lee. You know, the updated odds here. MVP odds. Luca is now in second place. Now Shea Gilgis is going to win the MVP barring an injury. But Luca, with this late run in 60 last night, Victor went by, Wembanyama is third, followed by the Joker and then Jaylen Brown. We'll take a break. We'll get last call for phone calls. What we learn what's in store for Monday. And it's a meet Friday. That's coming up as well. Back after this. 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.

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[Dan Patrick]

It feels like we're going round in circles. I'm gonna ask that man for directions. Hi there. We're trying to get to the state fairgrounds.

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Well, you're gonna take a left at the old oak tree at this here road.

[Seaton]

Nah, I'm just kidding.

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Let me get my phone out.

[Dan Patrick]

How is their signal out here?

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Actually, can you pull up the way to a T Mobile store?

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[Marvin]

Ever since I was suspended boy I don't want no candy I don't need no touch I took a stick in it Old coffee can I bang it all?

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, it's great to have Marvin back after yesterday's suspension. And boy, Dylan did a great job with Meat Friday. That pastrami is awesome. Awesome kind of melts. But he came up with corned beef pastrami. Also, he created something called beef corn, not to be confused with corned beef. That's great. You got cabbage, you got carrots, potatoes. Who has it better than we do?

[Marvin]

Nobody.

[Dan Patrick]

And big shout out to heartlandstakeco.com you can get the same Midwest flavor that we get here on the program. Web this day in sports. Last call for phone calls. What we learn. All of that forthcoming. Let's see. Kevin in California. Hi, Kevin. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

Top of the morning, Mr. Patrick. Happy Friday, boys.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, Kevin.

[Caller]

Yeah, six' six, a skinny fat 230.

[Dan Patrick]

Are you trying to do Owen Wilson? Is that what you're trying to impersonate, Owen Wilson?

[Caller]

You know I wasn't. But now that you say that. Yeah. Yes, I am. I am.

[Martha Stewart]

Yeah.

[Caller]

Is it good?

[Dan Patrick]

No. No, it wasn't.

[Caller]

Oh. Oh, sorry. All right, man.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Caller]

Hey. Hey, you doing there, buddy? Hey. Okay, pal.

[Dan Patrick]

What else do you have for me? Kevin?

[Caller]

I'm gonna go ahead and defend my neighbor Matt Liner here in Manhattan Beach. I'm gonna go ahead and blame the recruit for asking for match number 11. It's his fault. Right. And then, you know, I mean, and then if we want to take that onion and get real deep, lay back some more, peel back some more layers, let's blame his parents for creating that human.

[Dan Patrick]

Wow. Yes. It's the chain of blame here. Wow. It's a. It's a big chain there. But if Matt Leinert doesn't use the F word and Marvin allows it to go on the radio, Marvin doesn't get suspended. And then all of a sudden, we had the Sammy Sosa figurine that fell to its death patched up a little bit yesterday. Rick in Indiana. Good morning, Rick. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

Well, you guys are talking about the best centers besides me watching Zach Eaty at Purdue for the last two years. Back in 1969, I was able to see Bob Lanier put 50 points on my Bowler Makers in a holiday tournament.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, With Saint Bonaventure. Yeah, Bob Lanier. I don't know how Bob Lanier ended up at Saint Bonaventure. A big man going to Saint Bonaventure. And I think he had a point guard named Billy Cowball. K A L B A U, G H maybe. But I remember Bob Lanier had a. Like, it was one of those guys, you go, wait, how did he end up at that school? Yeah, Paulie.

[Paulie]

He averaged for his career. Bob Lanier at Saint Bonaventure, 28 points and 17 rebounds.

[Dan Patrick]

But was he better than Anthony Davis? Yes, Marvin, he was.

[Marvin]

But I was just. You know what? Go ahead. No, it's just my lifetime.

[Dan Patrick]

I know, I know. That's. That's what I keep forgetting. And I realize that you're young, and so, you know, you make mistakes. Yes, Seaton, we have the poll question

[Seaton]

up there right now. Better college player Patrick Ewing or Anthony Davis? That's an 85 percenter we got on our hands.

[Todd]

Yes, Todd, did the Bonnies do something underhanded to get Bob Lanier? Like these times, we always wonder, why. How did this one end up at this school? Why is this one playing at Kansas State all of a sudden?

[Dan Patrick]

I don't know. Adrian Wojnarowski wasn't at Saint Bonaventure back then, too.

[Todd]

You have to investigate this.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. All right, we'll do that. How about this? Day in sports history.

[Paulie]

Paul couple right on cue. The LA Lakers retired Kareem Abdul Jabbar's number 33 on this date in 1990. 1968. Will Chamberlain, first center in NBA history to lead the league with assists, 8.6 for the season. And LeBron in 2005, the youngest player ever to score 50 in a game at age 20 and 80 days.

[Dan Patrick]

1965, Gail Goodrich scored 42 as UCLA beat Michigan to win the second consecutive men's championship. I don't think they had a player over 6, 5. I think Gail Goodrich, Walt Hazard, I think they had a center, Hirsch, I believe. But I don't think John Wooden had any starters over 65 that year. And I think that was Kazi Russell played at Michigan, played in the NBA. Let's see. So we did final results of the poll question any upset. Who give me the biggest upset today tonight. Is there a favorite? I should ask Dylan to check this. There's got to be odds on the biggest upset tonight. Dylan, if you can hear me, I know you're in the kitchen. Yeah, Paulie.

[Paulie]

Santa Clara is a 10, Kentucky's a 7. I know that's not a major upset, but in perception it is.

[Dan Patrick]

Could be because I don't know if we talked about Santa Clara since Steve Nash. Does that sound right? I don't know how many times Santa Clara has been in the tournament.

[Paulie]

Yeah, Paul, Miami Ohio is getting 11 and a half from Tennessee.

[Dan Patrick]

See, I, I could see that happening. I could see maybe another, another win. And it's really important for those schools, you know, if, if you're a mid major and if you win two games now. Oh, here comes Dylan. Yeah. Yeah.

[Seaton]

Dill, you want to sit here?

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, you can just use, use Morv's microphone. Hey, Dan, I won't be able to hear you very well. That's okay. You never listen to me anyway. The, the largest upset tonight would be Prairie View beating Florida. They are 35 and a half point underdogs. No, I was looking for the, the favorite upset today. Oh, like by hand, like by bets? Yeah. Oh, never mind. Okay, hold on. I don't get that one. Wait, we've run out of time.

[Todd]

Yes, Todd, it'll be fun if Hofstra beats Alabama. I know that's not what you're looking at.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you.

[Todd]

We're looking forward.

[Dan Patrick]

How about we go around the room what we learned on the program? Todd, what'd you learn today during father

[Todd]

daughter time at Dave and buster's? Your nearly 30 year old you a giant inflatable banana on the human crane.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes she did.

[Seaton]

Seaton Adam Lefko is a boss.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, we love I love that guy. Is fun. Really do.

[Marvin]

Marvin Tim Duncan was listed as a center.

[Paulie]

Paul Corned beef Todd what did I learn?

[Todd]

Our pal Adam Lefto thinks Kansas will make a run in the tournament and reach the Final Four.

[Dan Patrick]

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[Dan Patrick]

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[Seaton]

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[Dan Patrick]

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[Dan Patrick]

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