The Best of The Dan Patrick Show

Summary

The Best of The Dan Patrick Show
Release Date: June 13, 2025

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Overview

In this compilation episode of The Dan Patrick Show, host Dan Patrick delivers his quintessential mix of in-depth sports analysis, engaging discussions, and humor. Highlighting key moments from recent sports events, introducing entertaining segments, and interacting with listeners, this episode encapsulates what makes Dan Patrick’s show a favorite among sports enthusiasts.

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1. NHL Playoffs Spotlight

Dan and co-host George M. Johnson kick off with a focused discussion on the NHL playoffs, particularly spotlighting the thrilling matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers.

• Leon Draisaitl’s Heroics
  Dan emphasizes Leon Draisaitl’s pivotal role in the Oilers' performance:

  “When the game is on the line, it's not Connor McDavid I'm worried about. It's Leon Dry Seidel”
  (04:58)

  They delve into Draisaitl’s record-breaking overtime goals and his influence on the game’s momentum. The hosts analyze key strategies and turning points, highlighting how Draisaitl’s performance exemplifies clutch play in high-stakes moments.

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2. NBA Finals Breakdown

Shifting focus to the NBA Finals, Dan and George dissect the ongoing series between the Oklahoma City Thunder (OKC) and the Indiana Pacers, providing a nuanced analysis of coaching tactics and player dynamics.

• Coaching Strategies and Adjustments
  Dan discusses the Thunder’s defensive strategies and the need for strategic adjustments:

  “They understand the defensive pressure that we've watched that team put on people all year.”
  (26:54)

  The conversation covers Shay Gilgeous-Alexander’s stamina, the impact of coaching decisions on the series outcome, and the potential for OKC to overcome challenges with tactical tweaks.

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3. Introducing the Gong Segment

Adding a playful twist to the show, Dan introduces a gong to signal bad jokes or off-the-mark comments, inspired by the classic Gong Show.

• Humorous Integration
  George reacts humorously to the gong’s introduction:

  “That sounds like an Emmy.”
  (09:24)

  This segment aims to keep the atmosphere light-hearted and encourage entertaining interactions among the hosts.

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4. Media Coverage and Celebrity Influence in Sports

The hosts explore the increasing presence of celebrities at major sporting events, using Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s attendance at the Stanley Cup Finals as a case study.

• Balancing Celebrity and Authentic Sports Moments
  Dan critiques the media’s focus on celebrity appearances over genuine sports action:

  “They don't have an affiliation with either of these teams… But don't blame Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift for going to the game.”
  (12:07)

  They discuss the implications of such coverage on fan perceptions and the authenticity of sports journalism.

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5. Listener Polls: Superstitions in Sports

Engaging with the audience, Dan presents listener poll questions centered around superstitions and their impact on sports rituals.

• Superstition vs. Sports Performance
  Dan categorizes superstitions related to sports:

  “It's sports. I guess it's superstition.”
  (50:04)

  This interactive segment invites listeners to share their own superstitious practices and how these beliefs influence their support for favorite teams.

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6. Personal Anecdotes and Injuries

Dan shares personal stories about dealing with sports-related injuries, offering listeners a glimpse into his own experiences and the challenges of maintaining athletic performance.

• Overcoming Injuries
  Reflecting on a significant injury, Dan remarks:

  “I tore three ligaments in my knee… it wasn't going to that point, but there were X-rays taken.”
  (18:11)

  These narratives add depth to his sports commentary, highlighting the human aspect behind athletic endeavors.

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7. Upcoming Games and Final Thoughts

As the episode nears its conclusion, Dan and George recap the major discussions, preview upcoming games, and emphasize the importance of strategic planning in ongoing series.

• Recapping the Must-Win Situation
  Dan summarizes OKC’s critical need to secure a victory:

  “I do think that there's a good chance”
  (15:49)

  The hosts encourage listeners to stay tuned for more in-depth analysis and lively conversations in future episodes.

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Notable Quotes

• Leon Draisaitl’s Impact

  “When the game is on the line, it's not Connor McDavid I'm worried about. It's Leon Dry Seidel.”
  (04:58)

• Introduction of the Gong

  “That sounds like an Emmy.”
  (09:24)

• Media and Celebrity Influence

  “They don't have an affiliation with either of these teams… But don't blame Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift for going to the game.”
  (12:07)

• Superstitions in Sports

  “It's sports. I guess it's superstition.”
  (50:04)

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Conclusion

The Best of The Dan Patrick Show showcases Dan Patrick’s ability to blend comprehensive sports analysis with entertaining segments and personal insights. From dissecting pivotal playoff moments to introducing humorous elements like the gong, Dan ensures a rich and engaging listening experience. Whether you’re a die-hard sports fan or a casual observer, this episode offers valuable perspectives and enjoyable conversations that capture the essence of what makes Dan Patrick’s show a standout in the sports media landscape.

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Transcript

[Dan Patrick]

This is an I heart podcast.

[George M. Johnson]

This Pride Month, we are not just celebrating. We're fighting back. I'm George M. Johnson, author of the most banned book in America. On my podcast, Fighting Words, I sit down with voices that spark resistance and inspire change.

[Dan Patrick]

This year, we are showing up and showing up. You need people being like, no, you're not. What? You tell us what to do.

[George M. Johnson]

This regime is coming down on us, and I don't want to just survive. I want to thrive. Fighting work is where courage meets conversation. Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dan Patrick]

You experience dad guilt. I hate it wholeheartedly. She understands, but she still be pissed she bit. Happy Father's Day. The show may be called Good Moms Bad Choices, but this show isn't just for moms. We keep it real about relationships and everything in between. And yes, men are more than welcome to listen in. I knew nothing about brunch. She was a terrible girlfriend. She put me on to. To hear this and more, open your free iHeart app, search good Mom's, Bad Choices and listen now. I know a lot of cops. They get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun? Sometimes the answer is yes. But there's a company dedicated to a future where the answer will always be no. This is Absolute Season one, Taser Incorporated. I get right back there and it's bad. Listen to Absolute Season 1, Taser Incorporated on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Why is a soap opera western like Yellowstone so wildly successful? The American west with Dan Flores is the latest show from the Meat Eater Podcast Network. So join me starting Tuesday, May 6, where we'll delve into stories of the west and come to understand how it helps inform the ways in which we experience the region today. Listen to the American west with Dan Flores on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Clayton English. I'm Greg Lott and this is season two of the War on Drugs podcast.

[George M. Johnson]

Last year, a lot of the problems.

[Dan Patrick]

Of the drug war. This year, a lot of the biggest names in music and sports. This kind of star studded a little bit, man. We met them at their homes, we met them at their recording studios. Stories matter and it brings a face to it. It makes it real.

[George M. Johnson]

It really does.

[Dan Patrick]

It makes it real. Listen to new episodes of the War on Drugs Podcast, Season 2 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast.

[George M. Johnson]

You are listening to the Dan Patrick show on Fox Sports Radio. We did it. We made it to a Friday. It's a meet Friday at that. We'll give you the menu Coming up, our starting lineup, Fritzi, the king of comedy, Seaton, Marv, Paulie, yours truly, and of course, the back room guys. Stat of the day brought to you by Panini America. The official trading cards of the program. First hour brought to you by Mako. Most cars on the road could use a little tlc. That's what Mako does. Affordable paint jobs like collision repairs. Get a free estimate today. Oh, better get Mako. Play of the day poll question Stat of the day. Good morning. If you're watching on Peacock, that's our streaming partner. Or listening on our great radio affiliates around the country, iHeartRadio and Fox Sports Radio as well. We got a basketball game coming up tonight. Thunder Pacers. And OKC is favored by six in this game. Trying to even the series. This is a must win. OKC is great. OKC has to win this game coming up tonight. OKC was favored by four, four and a half in the previous game. And of course, Indiana came out and had a ton of energy. You, you have an interesting situation going on with the Bengals with their rookie Shemar Stewart. He has now left camp. This is a guy who has a ton of potential but really never kind of gave you or produced that potential when he was in college. But the Bengals made him the 17th pick of the first round and he's complaining about the language in his contract. Your salaries are slotted with the NFL. First pick, fifth pick, 19th pick, you know, kind of what you're going to make. And then it gets into the language there. And that's the problem, that he and his agent don't like the language in there, which kind of puts a roadblock into getting the second contract, at least from what I'm told with the situation. Hockey last night was spectacular. It was, of course, Leon draisaitl my favorite. And it sounded like this in overtime in Florida.

[Dan Patrick]

Brings back memories.

[George M. Johnson]

No, I think it sounded like this.

[Dan Patrick]

Score.

[George M. Johnson]

We got a dry shuttle in overtime. The Edmonton Oilers tie the series two games a piece. I see more aggressive shuffleboard, kind of, you know, pushing. It wasn't a shot. It was kind of a nudge. But it worked. It's almost like they were surprised that it was just kind of trickling in. But Leon, Dry saddle, he does this as well as anybody in the history of the sport. When you look back on the regular season, I did a little Homework today. So fourth overtime goal this postseason. That's the most in NHL history. He also had six overtime goals, game winning goals during the regular season. That's also an NHL. So when the game is on the line, it's not Connor McDavid I'm worried about. It's Leon Dry Seidel. But in overtime, it's 3 0, it's 3 nothing in the first period. And I go, oh, my God, Florida. Florida is so unbelievable. And they're at home. They're up. They just dominated 6:1 in the previous game. And I'm thinking, all right, let me hang in here for a little bit. Then all of a sudden, there's a goalie change for Edmonton. All right, Then there's a goal. Then there's a goal. See, it's the one at the end of the first period. I go, oh, my God, that's a crusher. Because you have to go in and just think about that for 20 minutes in between periods. And then all of a sudden they came out. Then all of a sudden they take the lead. And then all of a sudden, closing seconds. What? 18 seconds to go. Florida ties it up. Sam Reinhardt. And then we go into overtime. Now I'm thinking, all right, I got to make a business decision. Can I wait? Can I stay up? Can I watch overtime? I chose to go to bed. Anybody with me last night choosing to go to bed? Okay, everybody did. Because my wife goes, wait a minute, who won? I go, no, there's overtime. Where are you going? I'm overtime too, hon. I got to go to bed. And then you. I don't know. It was like two in the morning and I wake up, I go, I'll be damned. Leon draisaitl Hockey's delivered, man. If you think about this season, the Alex Ovechkin passing Gretzky, you've had a lot of excitement in the postseason. Maybe Canada is going to get the cup back. Finally. Florida. Florida, the state has had that Stanley cup for five years. Or at least they've been part of the Stanley cup final for five years. This is the sixth year. And maybe they keep the cup there. But it's been fun. It's been a lot of fun. And then you have the game coming up tonight. The odds makers still favor the Thunder to win in seven. That's your. That's your lowest bet, plus 170 that they win in seven. Thunder to win in six is the next best bet for the plus 200. And then it goes to the Pacers winning in six. Pacers winning in seven, Pacers winning in five. Shay Gilgia is still your favorite to win the MVP. But the game tonight, Thunder favored by six and still favored to win the title. And I would have thought that that game that they just won would have changed things a little bit. Maybe a little bit more. Maybe the Thunder aren't six points, six point favorites. Maybe it was going to be two or three, but the fact that they're still favorites in Indiana says a lot about what Vegas thinks of okc. All right, Seaton poll question for hour one on this Meat Friday is going to be. Well, we got a few here from the Fritzel. Oh. If you're interested in. Okay. Oh, by the way, it came in. The gong came in. And this came up because Fritzi brought up the Gong show, which was a show where if somebody was bad, they would hit a gong. And I said to the big German, can you get me a gong? He said, sure. So we went on the old Internet and we found a gong. And when something bad happens, usually a Fritzy bad joke or maybe a bad limerick, maybe a bad song, then you're going to hear the gong. And it. Let me try this for the first time.

[Dan Patrick]

Whoa. That's fabulous.

[George M. Johnson]

What do you think that's a bad.

[Dan Patrick]

Thing if you hear that?

[George M. Johnson]

Yes, that is.

[Dan Patrick]

You know what? That sounds like an Emmy, Dan.

[George M. Johnson]

That sounds like an Emmy. Yes. You might as well bang that thing with an Emmy. I'm just gonna bang on the gong all day, man.

[Dan Patrick]

You know what?

[George M. Johnson]

When they added the gong to the show, though, that's really where I put them ahead of pti. Yeah, the gong. Let me see the other shows that are going to add a gong after this. Yeah. Bang. I love the reverb. I'm still talking. Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm still talking.

[George M. Johnson]

Bang a gong. Get it on T. Rex. Yes. Todd.

[Dan Patrick]

I just love that sound. I know it represents something negative, but I think it's a cool addition to the program.

[George M. Johnson]

All right. Get used to it.

[Dan Patrick]

There'll be a lot of that.

[George M. Johnson]

Yeah. You'll be the reason why we bang the gong. Okay. Seaton poll question from Fritzi. Yeah, hold on. Oh, I didn't do the menu yet. We have done the menu. Clams, casino. Clams, casino. Fried artichokes. And we have lasagna, vodka sauce, Lasagna. And also, Dylan said that he would whip up a batch of pesto for me. That's it. Better than we do. Nobody. Yes, yes, Marvin.

[Dan Patrick]

No, I just shake my head. Nobody.

[George M. Johnson]

Oh, okay. All right. You put your hand up when you Were shaking your.

[Dan Patrick]

I was raising the roof.

[George M. Johnson]

Oh, okay. All right, Seaton, what's poll question? Well, we might as well start with. I think four out of the five of us are guilty of this. Turning off a Stanley cup final game heading into overtime is forgivable. I gotta get up early and for work. Or inexcusable under any circumstances. That's one of those where you go, damn, I'm glad I stayed up. If you're an Edmonton fan or just a hockey fan, because overtime hockey is spectacular. By the way, Travis Kelsey and Taylor Swift did show up and the Internet did not treat them kindly because they're like, they don't have an affiliation with either of these teams. We don't have to show them 50 times within the first 15 minutes of the game. But don't blame Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift for going to the game. Right. I don't know. Doesn't that say something about your sport? That they would like to go and be part of it, Watch it? I don't know. I got. I got my Taylor Swift sweatshirt on today. You know, for the Swifties out there. I'm just happy they're in love. They're still going strong. Yes, Todd.

[Dan Patrick]

I didn't have a problem with it, but I can see it. A hockey purist. You have nothing to do with the Panthers or the Oilers and you got to all of a sudden be at the Stanley cup final and now TVs going to show them a million times to get an extra rating point or two. I can see if someone's all in on hockey. They're already sensitive about a lot of people that don't appreciate their sport. Now you got them showing up.

[George M. Johnson]

Wait, but you have somebody who is showing up for your sport.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, but they don't go. Do they go to regular season games? At this game for the Stanley cup final, any celebrity can show up when.

[George M. Johnson]

Okay, who did.

[Dan Patrick]

Spotlight is big.

[George M. Johnson]

Who did. They did. I don't know, run down the other celebrities who showed up.

[Dan Patrick]

Point. I'm sure there were a few other.

[George M. Johnson]

Was Pitbull there or Gloria Estefan.

[Dan Patrick]

Nice.

[George M. Johnson]

Yes. Seaton. I don't really like gatekeeping your sport like that. Like you don't deserve to be in or you shouldn't be in Watching my sport. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't really like that. Well, it doesn't matter. She could go to a Chiefs game and her boyfriend is playing for the Chiefs, but all of a sudden the. It's the networks who do this. She doesn't say, I'll go but you must show me 15 times. It doesn't work that way. Blame the networks. Don't blame her and him. The fact that they went to the game tells you, man, it's pretty exciting. And you don't like Taylor Swift, so that's why you're a buzzer.

[Dan Patrick]

I love Taylor Swift. And I preface what I said by saying I had no problem with them being there. I'm saying I could understand the hockey pier saying, you know, if they go to games, you know, periodically and now they're at the.

[George M. Johnson]

But no one was there. Run down. This isn't a Knicks game or a Lakers game. Did you have a problem with some of those people who went to the Knicks game who probably don't go during the regular season? And the answer is no, you didn't.

[Dan Patrick]

Except when Boogie with a hoodie shows up and they make a big deal about him. I'm still missing that whole thing.

[George M. Johnson]

Shaboozy. Yes, Paulie.

[Dan Patrick]

I actually don't think anyone was bothered by Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce being there and the cutaway shots by the network. What it is is three people post that on Twitter and then a bunch of like half assed media companies take that and post something so they can get clicks off a Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce story.

[George M. Johnson]

Okay.

[Dan Patrick]

This is not a real thing and no one's really bothered.

[George M. Johnson]

Yeah, they kind of ride the wave of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Right. But hey, I'm happy they're they're going strong and if they get engaged before this show comes to an end, Fritz, he has to take a wedding cake in the face. Yes, Todd.

[Dan Patrick]

The other thing, the one thing I do have a problem with, and it happens with the Chiefs too. When something good or bad happens, you got to show both. When the Chiefs are doing well and they're high fiving and they're giddy, they never really go to them. When something bad happens and bad things have happened in the course of a game to the Chiefs last night, they high five, one goal, two goals, three nothing. They were obviously rooting for the Panthers and then all of a sudden when things started getting messy, I don't remember them going up to the booth there like with despondent faces, how it's now 3, 2 3, 3 and what's happening. So just be fair and show the excitement and also the disappointment.

[George M. Johnson]

Okay? That's all. I, I would have been fine if they went up there and showed the disappointment.

[Dan Patrick]

I only saw the three, the high fives and the excitement. When the Panthers did well, did not see any sad reaction.

[George M. Johnson]

All right.

[Dan Patrick]

Gotta show both. Be a journalist.

[George M. Johnson]

There's no journalism anymore. There's a horse named journalism. That's it.

[Dan Patrick]

Fair. Fair.

[George M. Johnson]

Bob Lee's not walking through that door. That is accurate. You know, there's no journalism. And blame the networks. They're the ones that show, you know, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey. Oh, okay. What else do we have? Poll question wise? Let's see if the pacers go up 3, 1 tonight, this series is over. I'm not going to say over. It is. Oh, I will not say that. I will not say that. But I do think it's a must win situation for okc.

[Dan Patrick]

Can. Can it be both?

[George M. Johnson]

Yes. Yes.

[Dan Patrick]

Must win.

[George M. Johnson]

Ish. Well, they have to win it. If they don't win it, I still think they obviously have a chance because they're still playing, which removes must. It's a musty. Okay, it's. It's a musty Game four in Indiana. It's really musty in here. Musty, musty. Also to the networks who keep promoting the Indiana Fever and their next game. Caitlin Clark is not playing. But when you see the promos for that. Caitlin Clark's there for the Indiana Fever. She's not playing she game against Atlanta. She wasn't playing, but they are. They keep promoting the fact that Caitlin Clark in the Fever. I guess technically she can be there in street clothes, but she's not playing the Indiana Fever. And Caitlin Clark, I'm like, she's not playing. Yes, Paul, they should alter the promo.

[Dan Patrick]

Tune in and watch Caitlin Clark watch the Fever versus the Atlanta. Whatever.

[George M. Johnson]

Caitlin Clark will watch the game with you. Yes. Yes, Todd.

[Dan Patrick]

They should let Caitlin know somehow when they're gonna put the camera on her. So she's gonna act like she's kind of hurt or injured or just kind of getting through it. I'm here at the basketball game, but that's why I can't play. I'm okay enough to kind of sit here, but I am suffering through some injury stuff. Just. Just so she can make a little face like, ah, I'm just gonna battle through watching this final game, but I can't actually play. That's what I think. They should put a little thing in her ear and say, we're gonna go to you now. Act like you're a little uncomfortable. That's Mudman's opinion.

[George M. Johnson]

Thank you, Todd.

[Dan Patrick]

You don't like it? You had a gong right there.

[George M. Johnson]

No, I'm not. I. I was going to set you.

[Dan Patrick]

Up so you could fight like a gong. That felt like it's a pretty good setup for the gong.

[George M. Johnson]

I think that's a whiff on you.

[Dan Patrick]

You get a gong, you're doing a delay.

[George M. Johnson]

Todd is actually being so generous there.

[Dan Patrick]

Set you up. And you let me down.

[George M. Johnson]

No, because then I'm like, oh, you're picking on him again.

[Dan Patrick]

That happens anyway. But yeah, you were on gong watch. You just introduced the gong.

[George M. Johnson]

People definitely weren't thinking that when you just told the story about how you ordered the gong. I ordered the gong for the show because there are times when there's some bad takes or somebody screws up.

[Dan Patrick]

Mine was a terrible take. They should show Caitlin Clark looking like she's uncomfortable and injured. That's why she.

[George M. Johnson]

But you do this, nobody will use an injury to, you know, his advantage. Like, remember the plantar fasciitis?

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, still not completely away.

[George M. Johnson]

And then you got hurt playing wiffle ball. How long? You're still recovering. You haven't played another wiffle ball.

[Dan Patrick]

I got a couple. I went to the doctor and we were talking about Tommy John. Thankfully, it didn't go to that point, but there were X rays taken. There was some kind of ligament swelling.

[George M. Johnson]

You are the softest.

[Dan Patrick]

I tried the icy hot. I tried stretching exercises. It wasn't working. I thought, like, I was off to go into the night from a wiffle ball swing.

[George M. Johnson]

Okay. It's not a coincidence that you played wiffle ball once and you played really well. Then you got hurt. Now you're done. You played pickleball. You played really well, and then you got hurt.

[Dan Patrick]

What is that?

[George M. Johnson]

Very fragile. Yes, you are.

[Dan Patrick]

I can't get. I can't string two games in a row.

[George M. Johnson]

God. It's called soft, soft, soft. 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. Hey, Steve Covino.

[Dan Patrick]

And I'm Rich Davis, and together we're.

[George M. Johnson]

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[Dan Patrick]

You can catch us weekdays from 5 to 7pm Eastern, 2 to 4 Pacific, on Fox Sports Radio. And, of course, the iHeartRadio app.

[George M. Johnson]

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[Dan Patrick]

We talk about everything.

[George M. Johnson]

Life, sports, relationships, what.

[Dan Patrick]

What's going on in the world.

[George M. Johnson]

We have a lot of fun talking about the stories behind the stories in the world of sports and pop culture. Stories that, well, other shows don't seem to have the time to discuss.

[Dan Patrick]

And the fact that we've been friends for the last 20 years and still Work together. I mean, that says something, right?

[George M. Johnson]

So check us out.

[Dan Patrick]

We like to get you involved too. Take your phone calls, chop it up, as they say. I'd say the most interactive show on Fox Sports Radio.

[George M. Johnson]

Maybe the most interactive show on planet Earth. Be sure to check out Covino and Rich live on Fox Sports radio and the iHeartradio app from 5 to 7pm Eastern, 2 to 4 Pacific.

[Dan Patrick]

And if you miss any of the.

[George M. Johnson]

Live show, just search Covino and Rich.

[Dan Patrick]

Wherever you get your podcast.

[George M. Johnson]

And of course, on social media, that's Covino and Rich.

[Dan Patrick]

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[George M. Johnson]

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[Dan Patrick]

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[George M. Johnson]

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[Dan Patrick]

It's T Mobile. I feel like I have to give you something in return for karma. That's okay. I don't really have much in my purse. Oh, let's see. Hand sanitizer. It's lavender. I'm good. Seriously. Let me check this pocket. Oh, mints. Really, I'm fine. Oh, I have raisins. I'm a mom. Wait, wait one sec. I've got cupcakes in the car. It's our best iPhone offer ever. Switch to T Mobile.

[George M. Johnson]

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[Dan Patrick]

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[George M. Johnson]

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[Dan Patrick]

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[George M. Johnson]

I'll correct my kids now and then.

[Dan Patrick]

Where they'll say when cave people were.

[George M. Johnson]

Here And I'll say it seems like the Ice Age people that were here.

[Dan Patrick]

Didn'T have a real affinity for caves. So join me starting Tuesday, May 6th where we'll delve into stories of the west and come to understand how it helps inform the ways in which we experience the region today. Listen to the American west with Dan Flores on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[George M. Johnson]

I'm Clayton English. I'm Greg Lodd and this is season two of the War on Drugs podcast. Sir, we are back in a big way.

[Dan Patrick]

In a very big way. Real people, real perspectives. This kind of star studded a little bit, man. We got Ricky Williams, NFL player, Heisman Trophy winner. It's just the compassionate choice to allow players all reasonable means to care for themselves. Music stars Marcus King, John Osborne from Brothers Osborne. We have this misunderstanding of what this.

[George M. Johnson]

Quote unquote drug thing is.

[Dan Patrick]

Benny the Butcher, Brent Smith from Shinedown Got Be Real from Cypress Hill, NHL enforcer Riley Cote, Marine Corps vet, MMA fighter Liz Caramouche. What we're doing now isn't working and we need to change things. Stories matter and it brings a face to them.

[George M. Johnson]

It makes it real. It really does. It makes it real.

[Dan Patrick]

Listen to new episodes of the War on Drugs podcast Season 2 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts and to hear episodes one week early and ad free with exclusive content. Subscribe to Lava for Good plus on Apple Podcast. My name is Brendan Patrick Hughes, host of Divine Intervention. This is a story about radical nuns in combat boots and wild haired priests trading blows with J. Edgar Hoover in a hell bent effort to sabotage a war. J. Edgar Hoover was furious. Somebody violated the FBI and he wanted to bring the Catholic left to its knees. The FBI went around to all their neighbors and said to them, do you think these people are good Americans?

[George M. Johnson]

It's got heists, tragedy, a trial of.

[Dan Patrick]

The century, and the God damnedest love story you've ever heard. I picked up the phone and my thought was, this is the most important phone call I'll ever make in my life. I couldn't believe it. I mean, Brendan, it was divine intervention. You can now binge all 10 episodes of Divine Intervention on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[George M. Johnson]

Tim Legler, espn former NBA player and late night edition of Sports center with Scott Van Pelt. Postgame coverage. So the NBA Finals legs is back on the program. So who's the favorite now?

[Dan Patrick]

I mean, I'm not switching from OKC being the favorite. I understand. You know, some people are starting to waver on that a little bit and you know, we're caught up in this, in this culture. Dan, in sports, I'm sure you see it all the time. Like when you try to talk positively about one team, people on the other side automatically think somehow you're slamming their team by, by me saying, I still think Oklahoma City is going to win the series, take a shot at Indiana. I thought it would be a seven game series from the beginning because I had so much respect for Indiana's offense. They definitely got loose the other night. It's the first time in the series they really actually look like themselves offensively. And I think a lot of people think, okay, problem solved, Indiana's figured this out. They've cracked the code and they're good to go. Now, I don't necessarily agree. I know what that Oklahoma City defense is that I watched all year. They're going to have a hell of a response tonight. And then I think they've got to make some adjustments. I think Mark Dagnall, there's some things he's done so far that I haven't agreed with in this series and I think he's going to have to make some adjustments or they could be in trouble. So I think that you're going to see something different from them offensively and certainly the defensive pressure that we've watched that team put on people all year, I think that's got to be on full display tonight. They understand falling down three one could could lead to a dire situation for them.

[George M. Johnson]

But can you get to this point in the season with the NBA Finals at stake and out Coach the other coach.

[Dan Patrick]

Can you out coach him? Yeah. I do think that there's, you know, you're not talking about anything where it's like so obvious, but there are going to be decisions made on lineups, on substitution patterns, on what you run at certain times, adjustments to coverages. All right. Those are the kind of things that I'm looking at and I think for. For Dagnal, who, who I think, you know, one of the brightest guys I think I've ever talked to in this league. I don't. I didn't agree with the decision right off the bat to go with a smaller lineup and get away from what you differentiated yourself with against most of these teams. The reason you got Hartenstein in the off season was so that you could play the two big lineup with both guys being very versatile defensively and give teams a different look because you got thrown around in the postseason a year ago. That's the whole reason you got them. And now you. You go, you gave Denver all kinds of problems with that lineup, those two guys together. And now you get to this series and you get the Indiana Pacers and you took a look at them on film and you go, you know what? I'm kind of worried about them. I'm worried about our ability to get back. I'm worried about our ability to cover them all over the floor. The way they spread you out, shoot the ball. So we're going to adjust before the series has started. We're making the first adjustment. It's a 68 win team. I disagreed with it. And he really hasn't gone back to it. They've only played 10 minutes together the entire series and they were plus seven when they play. Now, it's a very small sample size, but it's a good sample size. And I think Indiana shooting something like 28% from the field when those two guys are on the floor together. So will it be more tonight? I think there's a good chance. Will he start him again? I don't know. Maybe he's not going to give in on that. Okay. No, I think we're better off the smaller lineup. I think that was a mistake going in. I also think it was a mistake last game playing Case and Wallace. As much as you've been playing him, that's 80 minutes in three games. He's got 17 total points. I know he's a good on ball defender. Aaron Wiggins just had 18 points in game two, comes back, game three, disappears. Barely play him 10 minutes, gets two shots, non factor and they're trapping Shea all over the floor. Dan, I think that there's shots to be had out of those traps. A higher level offensive player maybe makes Indiana pay for some of that blitzing on Shea. Instead they had Case and Wallace, who is a far inferior offensive player. And so they only took 22 threes in the game. They get shut down offensively. Is that another adjustment he makes? Maybe Wiggins gets more time again after that great game. He had a game two and you barely saw him the other night.

[George M. Johnson]

Yeah, just trying to figure out also, Richard Jefferson brought this up. It was like 8:30 to go in the fourth quarter of the last game. And he said, look at the body language on Indiana. They were upright at the free throw line. OKC was holding their shorts there. This, I mean, that's not typical in the NBA Finals where some team looks gassed. And maybe, maybe that's Indiana's pace that can, you know, kind of wear you down.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, it's. There's no question he's right. They were gassed. I, I've never seen Shay Gilgis Alexander look that fatigued. I mean, every whistle, every stoppage in play in the fourth quarter, he bent over and grabbed his shorts and was taking deep breaths, trying to just compose himself. He had a play where he missed a shot and then ran back with Siakam and they threw it ahead to Siakam and he literally. Shaeja didn't have the energy to even, even compete with him. He just got out of the way. It was a big play in the game. He let him have a layup uncontested and it showed again his fatigue level. I think part of it for him. And that metrics all bore this out. There's ways that you could measure how heavily pressured a guy is in a game. It was the most pressure he's ever faced in a game in terms of distance between him and the defender when he caught the ball. The shortest amount of space he's ever had on the catch. The most pressure he's felt up the floor, an average of 65ft up the floor, pressuring him more blitzes than he's seen traps than any other game in the postseason. So he had an Easy Way to 70 plus points in Oklahoma City. I mean, it really was an easy 70. That's not what happened the other night. They targeted him. Priority one, two and three. He was it. That's the only name on the whiteboard. We're going to figure everything else out if they start to beat us by giving the ball up. They targeted him, it wore him down and that's what I think now they're going to see on film and then there'll be an adjustment to that and finding ways for him to conserve a little bit more energy while still being effective.

[George M. Johnson]

Tim Legler, ESPN analyst. You can see him late night editions of SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt. I brought this up to the Danets before. The amount of energy you have when you're, you know, a big time score, whether it's Iverson or Jordan or, you know, Tracy McGrady or go down the list of every single night, yeah, you have to bring it. They're bringing their best at you. But that's really what's amazing when you see these guys who can do it every single night, they have to do it every single night. And the energy it takes to put up 30 points every single night. And, and that's what SGA has to do. He has to give you 33, 34 game.

[Dan Patrick]

And that's why I very rarely throw out the word superstar, because you just defined what that is and that, that is a simple definition. It's every night. And it doesn't mean necessarily you're always going to shoot well. I mean, obviously those guys have off nights too. But the one thing that you could say about all the guys you just mentioned, you know, throw Kobe into that list. You didn't mention Kobe. Like they, they look the same every single night. Some nights more efficient than other nights. Some nights when they're really efficient is when they go crazy and you know, they're, they're leading Sports center because they had a 40 or 50 point game. But some nights, you know, they have off nights but it always looks the same. It's the relentless pressure they're applying to you offensively. And some guys, you know, they have the luxury of, you know, because of the nature of the position or the way they play. Some nights are a little bit more passive. That's why I, I got to draw the line like the superstar player. It, you're counted on every night to do that because even the nights when you don't shoot well, the pressure you're applying every possession is leading to other good things for people. And you could still win games when you don't shoot well. If you're a superstar because you have collapsed the defense, you've drawn extra guys to you, it leads to offensive rebound opportunities, it leads to open threes, it leads to stuff for your teammates because of the relentlessness with which you play. Very difficult to get onto that list. Because very few guys have the stamina, the skill or the competitive will to do it every single night.

[George M. Johnson]

Switch topics here with the Knicks that when they fired Thibodeau, I thought, okay, you fire him, then you must know who you're hiring. Yeah, I got the feeling that they were going to fire him. No matter what happened in the postseason, they didn't expect to get to the Eastern Conference finals, therefore it looks worse. The optics are bad. But then it's so public of they're asking all they're asking for permission to talk to all these coaches. Do they know who they really want here?

[Dan Patrick]

I mean, you know, who knows? Maybe they really wanted Jason Kidd. I don't know if that, that seemed to be the most, the most smoke there around that one.

[George M. Johnson]

But if you're Jason Kidd, why would you consider that?

[Dan Patrick]

I wouldn't. I mean, I don't know. I mean that, that's. I'd have a hard time making the argument of why you would, honestly, other than, other than, I guess the biggest one would be, man, can you imagine being the guy that coaches the team in that city that finally gets it done for the first time in 50 plus years in that market, with a fan base like that city that loves basketball, you're finally the guy. It's just like Jalen Brunson. If he's, if he's on that team and they're able to do it, what that's going to feel like for Jalen Brunson, where he ascends to like in terms of how he's viewed in all time New York athletes, like, I guess that that challenge, you know, Dallas has, wasn't that long ago that they won it. But I'm with you. I mean, look, I don't know when Kyrie's coming back. That's a big part of the equation for next season. Assuming he makes it back at some point, maybe it's the following year. Cooper Flag second year you still got Anthony Davis. Kyrie recovered at that point and Cooper Flag in his second year, who I think they can't miss Star, give me that situation. I'd rather have that situation than, than, than the Knicks. But look to your point, Dan, you can't. All that stuff getting out and us knowing all of that. So, you know, who knows, you might have called five other guests today before me and you're going to pitch it like I'm the guy you wanted all along. Like, I don't really.

[George M. Johnson]

How many know that? How many?

[Dan Patrick]

I think it was just three or four. Oh, there you Go, okay, but now, and now you sell it like, this is the guy we wanted all along. That's what they're going to have to do at a press conference now, whoever's sitting there. No, no, this is who we wanted. It was, you know, the Lakers had that kind of, that embarrassing situation in a way with, you know, Danny Hurley. Right. That open recruitment of Danny Hurley. You didn't get him. And then you go to J.J. reddick. But see, for J.J. reddick didn't care because he wanted to coach so badly and it's the Lakers. He wasn't going to care that he wasn't necessarily the first choice in this situation. Now who are you going to get, knowing that they pursued, I don't know, a handful of other candidates and you finally settle on a guy. So it's going to be interesting how it plays out.

[George M. Johnson]

Yeah, I just don't see Danny Hurley in the NBA. Not because he, he doesn't have the coaching acumen, but just the losses. When you only lose a handful of games in college and then you can lose a handful of games in a week or two week period.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Well, the other thing is Dan, you know, he's, he's a hell of a coach. He coaches hard. You can't coach that hard in the NBA. I mean, you just can't coach those guys like that. And now would he be able to adjust to that? I mean, he'd have to, he'd have to because that's just. It's too long of a season to kind of have that level of in your face intensity every day would, would be difficult to manage in the NBA. There's no question the guy's a hell of a coach. And, and look at times they need, you need to coach guys hard in the NBA. If you don't, I think you're going to get, you're going to get run over as an NBA coach. But, but there's got to be an adjustment to it and the volume of it and, and how frequently you do that. I think the guy could probably pull it off. I don't, I mean, his name, I haven't really heard his name yet associated with this. It seems like if he was going to take one, this would be the one, though, just based on where he's kind of been his whole life and that part of the country and, you know, being a Jersey kid, it seems like that would make a lot of sense. But I haven't heard his name quite yet pop up.

[George M. Johnson]

If you could have a rematch of an NBA Finals in History, same players that they run it back. What would you take?

[Dan Patrick]

Without question, it would be the 84 Celtics Laker series.

[George M. Johnson]

Yeah, that's what I took.

[Dan Patrick]

There's no question. Because. And you're probably for the same reason as me. I mean, Bird is my favorite athlete of all time. You know, I wasn't. I had no geographical connection to the Boston Celtics. I was a Bullets fan as a kid in the D.C. baltimore area. Elvin Hayes was my first favorite player. But when Bird got to the league at the same time I was going into high school, that's what I wanted to be an NBA player because of him. Style of play with the Celtics. I loved the Lakers, too. Oddly enough, Magic was like my second favorite player, as weird as that sounds, because they are rivals. So the reason I picked that one is because the Celtics lost that series in seven. So let's run it back and maybe Bird can get another title.

[George M. Johnson]

Weird that you would have Magic as one of your favorite players since he passed a lot.

[Dan Patrick]

That's true. But hey, I loved playing with guys that played that way.

[George M. Johnson]

Okay.

[Dan Patrick]

That was my best friend, the passing point guard. And by the way, by the way, a passing point guard's best friend is a shooter, because I'm not putting it down a whole lot. So you're going to get the assist. There's no.

[George M. Johnson]

There's no.

[Dan Patrick]

There's no gray area with me. It's going up. So you'll get the dime.

[George M. Johnson]

Okay. Career high assist in a game for Tim Legler. Let's go around the room. Todd, what do you think? Legler's career high and assist.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm going to say. I'm not even sure. I know. I'm gonna say seven or eight, probably. Todd, I'm gonna go eight.

[George M. Johnson]

All right, Seaton. I'm gonna go seven. All right, Marvin.

[Dan Patrick]

Ten.

[George M. Johnson]

I'm gonna. Paul, you have the answer.

[Dan Patrick]

I do.

[George M. Johnson]

I'm gonna go nine.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't know. Wizards versus Nets, February 19, 1996. Dished out seven assists. Okay.

[George M. Johnson]

Huge seven.

[Dan Patrick]

Hey, by the way, that was. Check. Okay, listen to this. I got. I didn't even had no idea that was the case and certainly didn't know that game. But I do know this. That was my second game back after missing almost a year when I tore three ligaments in my knee. I played. I came back all star weekend. I got cleared to play. I defended my three point. Oh, no. 96. I'm sorry, I thought you said 97. 96. No, no, no. That was the midst of my best year in the League.

[George M. Johnson]

Yes, Paul.

[Dan Patrick]

I had just won the three point shootout. Yeah.

[George M. Johnson]

Tim had a.

[Dan Patrick]

Two weeks before that. Tim had a triple single that night. Nine points, three rebounds, seven assists. I had a lot of triple singles.

[George M. Johnson]

Did you. Where are your trophies for the three point shooting contest?

[Dan Patrick]

In my. It's just in my. In my office.

[George M. Johnson]

Okay.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, in my office at home.

[George M. Johnson]

All right.

[Dan Patrick]

It has a tiny little defect in the back. No one knows about this till now. A tiny little dent because when you win it and you get the trophy and now you gotta fly out. I was flying out of San Antonio to meet up with the team on the road. So I'm carrying it on the plane. What else are you going to do with that thing? So I'm literally carrying the trophy. Had to put it on the little conveyor through security. It disappeared for a second. I was kind of worried about it. I was looking in the other end, like, wait for that thing to pop out. And it banged something along the way. And I said, there's a tiny little dent in the back of it.

[George M. Johnson]

Well, Eddie George, I think, had to put his Heisman through TSA and they, and they broke a finger.

[Dan Patrick]

Did they break it?

[George M. Johnson]

Yeah, they did. Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

I always look at it like this. There's a tiny little dent in that. It's, it's, it's perfect because it kind of sums up my career. A little debt in the beginning. But eventually I got there. Right.

[George M. Johnson]

Have fun tonight. Thanks for joining us.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, man. Looking forward to it, Dan. Thanks.

[George M. Johnson]

Tim Legler, ESPN NBA analyst. He'll be with Scott Van Peasey. Post game coverage, NBA Finals. All right. He could occasionally dish it out, but he was just a shooter. He was his spot up shooter. Still offended that he thought that he could beat me left handed from three point range. I shot right handed. He shot. We're in Detroit. It's, it's one of the most offended comments I've ever heard. Then he said, I could beat you left handed. And I was like, God dang. We didn't shoot. We shot around. But he does believe that he could beat me left handed. Yes, Marvin, I think he's offended that.

[Dan Patrick]

You even tried to challenge him.

[George M. Johnson]

No, no, I didn't challenge him. I challenged Greg Anthony because Legs and I are just shooting. And this is before we're going to do a sports center hit. And Greg Anthony comes out. And I was basically saying to Greg Anthony, you don't shoot where we shoot. Greg was a 15 to 18 footer. And I'm like, we're shooting out here. And then I Just remember, legs was like, you know, I could beat you left handed. And I'm like, man, that hurt. And then I thought, well, I'm not going to play him because if I lose to a guy who's right handed, beats me left handed. There goes my aura. Yes. Paul, how much time would Legler be.

[Dan Patrick]

Practicing left handed threes?

[George M. Johnson]

No idea. That seems like a big waste of time. Yeah. Until that moment where you need to shoot left handed again.

[Dan Patrick]

Right up until it wasn't playing the long game.

[George M. Johnson]

Yeah. He knew one day some talking hairdo is going to go out there and he's going to say, I can beat you left handed. All right, we'll take a break. We're back 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 in the iHeartRadio app.

[Dan Patrick]

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[George M. Johnson]

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[George M. Johnson]

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[Dan Patrick]

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[George M. Johnson]

I'll correct my kids now and then.

[Dan Patrick]

Where they'll say when cave people were here. And I'll say, it seems like the Ice Age people that were here didn't have a real affinity for caves. So join me starting Tuesday, May 6th where we'll delve into stories of the west and come to understand how it helps inform the ways in which we experience the region today. Listen to the American west with Dan Flores on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. I know a lot of cops and they get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun? Sometimes the answer is yes. But there's a company dedicated to a future where the answer will always be no. Across the country, cops called this Taser the Revolution. But not everyone was convinced it was that simple. Cops believed everything that Taser told me. From Lava for Good and the team that brought you Bone Valley comes a story about what happened when a multi billion dollar company dedicated itself to one visionary mission. This is Absolute Season one, Taser Incorporated. I get right back there and it's bad. It's really, really, really bad. Listen to new episodes of Absolute Season 1, Taser Incorporated on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Binge episodes 1, 2 and 3 on May 21 and episodes 4, 5 and 6 on June 4 ad free at Lava for Good plus on Apple Podcasts. I'm Clayton English.

[George M. Johnson]

I'm Greg and this is season two of the War on Drugs podcast.

[Dan Patrick]

Sir, we are back in a big way. In a very big way. Real people, real perspectives. This kind of star studded a little bit, man. We got Ricky Williams, NFL player, Heisman Trophy winner. It's just the compassionate choice to allow players all reasonable means to care for themselves. Music stars Marcus King, John Osborne For Brothers Osborne, we have this misunderstanding of.

[George M. Johnson]

What this quote unquote drug thing is.

[Dan Patrick]

Benny the Butcher, Brent Smith from Shinedown got be real from Cypress Hill, NHL enforcer Riley Cote, Marine Corps Corvette MMA fighter Liz Caramouche. What we're doing now isn't working and we need to change things. Stories matter and it brings a face to them. It makes it real.

[George M. Johnson]

It really does. It makes it real.

[Dan Patrick]

Listen to new episodes of the War.

[George M. Johnson]

On Drugs Podcast Season 2 on the.

[Dan Patrick]

Iheartradio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. And to hear episodes one week early and ad free with exclusive content. Subscribe to Lava for Good plus on Apple Podcast. My name is Brendan Patrick Hughes, host of Divine Intervention. This is a story about radical nuns in combat boots and wild haired priests trading blows with J. Edgar Hoover in.

[George M. Johnson]

A hell bent effort to sabotage a war.

[Dan Patrick]

J. Edgar was furious. Somebody violated the FBI and he wanted to bring the Catholic left to its knees. The FBI. The FBI went around to all their neighbors and said to them, do you think these people are good Americans?

[George M. Johnson]

It's got heists, tragedy, a trial of.

[Dan Patrick]

The century, and the God damnedest love story you've ever heard. I picked up the phone and my thought was, this is the most important phone call I'll ever make in my life. I couldn't believe it. I mean, Brendan, it was divine intervention. You can now binge all 10 episodes of Divine Intervention on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[George M. Johnson]

Final hour in this meet Friday, Dan and the Dan, that's Dan Patrick show, a festive show. We unveiled the gong. Finally got that big German ordered it for me. And it's here to my left just in case something happens to come up that's worthy of a gong. Our nation's championship going on the US Open live on NBC, USA and Peacock. And they're at Oakmont Country Club. And it will go on through the weekend on usa, NBC and Peacock. You can see this show on Peacock. Thank you for downloading the app and the final hour of the program. It is a meat Friday. We have clams casino. We have fried artichokes. We have vodka sauce lasagna and we have a little pesto as well. Has it better than we do. Nobody. All right, poll question. Final hour of the program. Seaton. At least final hour on this Friday. How stupid superstitious are you? I have a hard time saying superstitious. Extremely.

[Dan Patrick]

A little.

[George M. Johnson]

Not at all. 74 are a little. I mean, Friday the 13th, I wonder why you'd just be a little and not extremely. Maybe it's little things that you're super superstitious about. Yes.

[Dan Patrick]

Paul, can you be sportsstitious and not superstitious? Like I wouldn't be bothered if I broke a mirror or walked under a ladder. Wouldn't bother me at all. But if a team I love is playing well and I'm sitting in a certain seat in my house, I'm staying in that seat.

[George M. Johnson]

Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

And vice versa.

[George M. Johnson]

Yes.

[Dan Patrick]

So that's sports. I guess it's superstition.

[George M. Johnson]

Yes. Yeah, I would think so. Yeah. What else do you have seen.

[Dan Patrick]

We.

[George M. Johnson]

Also put up there. This one is very much about Todd Fritz. Would you rather be physically fragile or mentally disturbed? It's one or the other. I'm surprised that so many people I'm not sure why I'm surprised about this.

[Dan Patrick]

But that so many people are choosing.

[George M. Johnson]

Physically fragile rather than mentally disturbed. I don't think anybody wants to be disturbed. You could be mentally disturbed, but that means that you're super fit. So you're crazy and in good shape. Or you can be have all of your mental faculties are perfectly intact, but you're very fragile physically. What about mentally physic or mentally or physically soft? How about if we just did that? It could be mentally soft or physically soft. I wonder what people will say about that. Any other poll questions for the final hour of this? We can update that if you'd like. Okay, we can. All right. Would you rather be mentally soft or physically soft? Okay. Yeah, Todd might be both. 8773 DP show email address dpdanpatrick.com Twitter handle it DP Show Nick and Irvine. Hi Nick. What's on your mind today? Hey dan, I got three comments for you. First of all, back in the 80s.

[Dan Patrick]

When you could go to a Hollywood.

[George M. Johnson]

Park for horse racing and there was.

[Dan Patrick]

30,000, 40,000 people, I was into the.

[George M. Johnson]

Ponies and I was on a bad streak and I was, I'll never forget.

[Dan Patrick]

My dad when I told him what.

[George M. Johnson]

Was going on and you know, I was trying to put together numbers and.

[Dan Patrick]

Trying to, you know, do all these different things.

[George M. Johnson]

And he said, and he looked me.

[Dan Patrick]

Right in the eye, the most earnest thing he ever said.

[George M. Johnson]

And he said, son, don't forget these two pieces of advice. Number one, it is bad luck to be superstitious. And number two, never bet on a horse that eats.

[Dan Patrick]

And ever since then, I have never.

[George M. Johnson]

Lost again at the track. I want to tell you about my Traeger Grill. It is true that you can, you can adjust the Traeger grille with your phone.

[Dan Patrick]

It's an incredible feature.

[George M. Johnson]

But Todd, I think you would like this. You can the little known fact you can also call the Traeger Grill and you can talk to each individual patty.

[Dan Patrick]

Or chicken wing or whatever.

[George M. Johnson]

And that's all right. Thank you, Nick. Thank you, Nick. You have Thunder Pacers game four OKC favored by six. The Oilers came back, they were down three nothing. And then they went five four in overtime. And this is how the game winner sounded. Breaking free is dry. Settle to the next score.

[Dan Patrick]

Leon Draisaitl has tied the series with his fourth OT winner of the playoffs. Final score, Edmonton 5, Florida 4 in overtime.

[George M. Johnson]

The man on the call Jack Michaels Edmonton Oiler's Radio play by Playboys how's the throat today, Jack? Dan?

[Dan Patrick]

I'm okay.

[George M. Johnson]

You know what? I. And I don't know whether that triggered you because 19 years ago, you and.

[Dan Patrick]

Keith were doing a homer call the.

[George M. Johnson]

Week and you had me on twice in two weeks. Alaska and Vegas. And Alaska and Fresno. And I remember you being fascinated with it being the East Coast Hockey League, you know, championship series involving Alaska and Fresno. Great to have you back. You had a great seat for this with your team down three to nothing. What were you thinking?

[Dan Patrick]

Well, to be honest with you, that's.

[George M. Johnson]

Where the Oilers seem to thrive. I don't know what it is, but this club is not content with prosperity. It loves to dig itself a hole, whether it's early in the season they started 03 this year, 29 and 1 last year, or whether it's in early in games. And you just had a feeling that if Edmonton got one, the momentum could.

[Dan Patrick]

Turn in a hurry.

[George M. Johnson]

We've got two great teams, Dan. I would say through four finals, this Stanley cup final is shaping up as the best in the history of the sport. And I honestly don't, you know, that's not an exaggeration. These two teams are clearly the best in the National Hockey League. They found an extra gear and you know, Florida's a worthy champion. This is now a best of three with two on Edmonton's home ice. But I don't think anyone can be called a favorite right now.

[Dan Patrick]

We've had the two latest game tying.

[George M. Johnson]

Goals in the history of the final a week apart. Also, when we talked about this last week, how important is the cup to Canada? We know it's important to Edmonton. Is Canada rooting for Edmonton? Well, I think for years. I think for years Edmonton has been kind of everyone's second favorite team. As you know, passionate fan bases exist in, you know, Toronto and, you know, so I don't know whether the Leafs are more of a polarizing figure than some of the other clubs. Edmonton is more, you know, I mean, Krebsky. Right. It's. No one really hates the Oilers except maybe those who reside in Calgary. Right. So it's a bit of a national team from that perspective in the sense that when you live in Canada, there's no middle ground with the Toronto Bay Leaf. Edmondson is a little bit different in the sense. Well, you know, I can live with Edmonton winning the Cup. I Can't live with Leafs winning the cup. When you go to overtime, you know that the game is on somebody's stick there as the play by play voice. How do you approach that? Knowing that it can end very quickly. Absolutely no divergence, no tangents, no you know, thoughts that come to mind. Just button it up and call the game. And you have to do that really with Connor McDavid. Anyway I, as you can probably tell, I'm thrown to gab. I need to button it up all the game because it can end at any moment. And as you saw, I mean Leon Dresser, that's a one handed shot that gets a carom off a kneecap and goes five hole on Bobrovsky. Not your typical, you know, OG winner. You just have to be ready and you can't again go off on some random spot from 1971. You are a professional at doing this. We just heard your call with the game winning goal in overtime. Seaton o' Connor, who works on my show, he we love Leon Dry Seidel. We, we only bring his name up in June but you know, he's always scoring big goals. I want you to grade Seaton's call of Leon Draisaitl's game winner last night, Leon dreisaido. He's done it again.

[Dan Patrick]

How?

[George M. Johnson]

You know, I guess what I'd say is I need a little crowd noise. It's not completely fair to him. Oh, he's got a little bit of a fombo situation. The good thing is his voice did not crack. I will say that. You know, he didn't sound like a guy going through adolescence. So that's a start. And you know, you play by play guys in hockey, it's like you're trying to cram words in and then all of a sudden it just is all kind of jumbled and then it's what dry side in overtime. That's why I went to the overtime call the way I did. I figured that was the one word that everyone would understand. Hey, great to talk to you again and good luck with this next game on Saturday. Thank you Jack. Dan, I really appreciate you having me on. And Keith says hello. Jack Michaels, Edmonton Owners Radio play by Playboy. Also does TV as well. 15 years doing radio. Yeah, we had him on for homer call of the week 19 years ago and Keith Olbermann has stayed in touch with him. That was the old hour too. Right in the middle of the. Yeah, the show. Yeah, radio show. The homer call of the week. That was fun. Homer call of the week was fun. Brought to you by James in New Mexico. Hi, James. What's on your mind today?

[Dan Patrick]

Hey, Dan, thanks for taking the call.

[George M. Johnson]

So I'm part of your younger demographic and a NBA casualist, I guess I would say.

[Dan Patrick]

And I was curious, so, you know.

[George M. Johnson]

Not knowing too much about the past eras of players, who would be the comps to today's game. It could be like, play style, but.

[Dan Patrick]

It'S hard because there's two different games.

[George M. Johnson]

But, like, who they were in the media, like, who was. Who was Barkley then today? And I guess the obvious one would be Jordan, LeBron.

[Dan Patrick]

But, like, try to educate myself more.

[George M. Johnson]

On who they were to the game.

[Dan Patrick]

And like in the media back then to today's game. Like some comps there.

[George M. Johnson]

I don't think there are comps for those three. I mean, Charles was unique. I mean, he's more unique now. But as a player, you're just. You couldn't believe that somebody who's 65 is going against Shaq and wasn't afraid of Shaq. Jordan, you're watching and you're going, I've never seen anybody like that. And then even LeBron, somebody that big who's able to do all of these things because we thought we saw that with Magic. Now you're seeing LeBron do that, but also be a great scorer. And now 40,000 points later, I think a lot of times we try to do those comparisons. You know, that guy reminds me of. There's so many unique, great athletes that there aren't comps. Every white player who can shoot, you know, it kind of reminds me of Larry Bird. No, no, he doesn't. Anybody who's 6, 9 at point guard, you know, he reminds me of Magic. Just because he's 69 SGA. You're hearing the. You know, he's kind of like Michael Jordan. No, he's not. No. He's a great scorer, but he's not Michael Jordan. It's just different style points. Jordan gave you that. Barkley gave you that. LeBron. You know, there's nobody like Steph Curry. No one. And you can say, oh, you know, it kind of reminds me of Steph Curry. Caitlyn Clark might remind you of Steph Curry. That's the closest comp that I would have. But, you know, Klay Thompson, I've never seen somebody so economical at. At his peak of not needing a dribble. And that famous game where he had like nine dribbles the entire game. Yeah, Marvin, respect his handle.

[Dan Patrick]

He had 11 dribbles.

[George M. Johnson]

Oh, 11 dribbles. Okay. Yeah, he's not beating you off the dribble. You know, if I'm guarding him, I know he's not going to beat me off the dribble, but he is if I. You let him shoot. He's making it. And that's another one of those guys when you're watching guys who are in college and then you go, wow, that guy's going to be a pro. He's going to be great. And then he doesn't become that, and then you see somebody else and you go, oh, man, he went to Washington State. I remember what I remember watching Washington State. And the only reason why I remember Klay Thompson is because of his father, Michael, who I know that was it. I remember watching Gary Payton at Oregon and I said, that guy's going to be a great pro. But then Brent Barry is on that team. And if you would have said that dude there is going to win the slam dunk contest, I'd be like, huh? You see these guys and then you don't envision them. Steve Nash at Santa Clara, I watched and I was like, this little guy with a bad haircut and he is entertaining. Never would have thought anything other than that. That's why when you have these scouts, when they go, hey, we're taking this guy, and you go, man, who saw that? Or when you have scouts and they go, we're taking this guy, and you go, what did you see in that guy? What did you see in Michael Oluwa Candy or Anthony Bennett or some of these other players? You're like, huh? Yes. Marvin.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Klay Thompson, his first team. I did not see that coming. Donovan Mitchell was another guy where it was like the undersized guard out of Louisville.

[George M. Johnson]

I know, wow, they picked him pretty high. Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

I did not. Not saying they weren't very good college players, but I didn't expect this.

[George M. Johnson]

I don't even remember Donovan Mitchell at Louisville because it felt like all of their guards were like 6:1. But they were an unbelievable team.

[Dan Patrick]

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[George M. Johnson]

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[Dan Patrick]

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[George M. Johnson]

This regime is coming down on us and I don't want to just survive. I to want, I want to thrive. Fighting Words is where courage meets conversation. Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast.

[Dan Patrick]

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