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Jonas Knox
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Rich Davis
Cavino and Rich in for the great Dan Patrick. Day one of the Dan Patrick Hatrick. Live from Mercedes Benz Studios, I'm Steve Covino. That is Rich Davis. Good morning. Hope you had a great Valentine's weekend, Papi. Hope you enjoyed some Russell Stovers. Hope you enjoyed the NBA All Star Game. Was it SNL or Cobra Kai that overshadowed the everything NBA All Star Game? We're taking your calls and your feedback now on Rich's NBA analogy. He's basically saying that there's no blueprint on what works and what doesn't work. But I hope you had a nice weekend, a Steph Curry sort of weekend. He got the MVP, his second All Star Game MVP. The OG's got the win. We'll play some Shaq Diesel trivia. But you want to explain again, Rich?
Dan Patrick
Yeah, I mean, it's evident that in general, we like to think that we could tell people what they're interested in, what they like, what they gravitate towards. Networks do it, podcasts do it, TV shows, movies. There's a sentiment that, oh, we know what the public wants, but a lot of times the public just tells you what they want. You could try to push a new artist, a new athlete, a new face of a company on the general public, but they could very well just be like, no, we don't like that. We like that. It's like the famous story of Happy Days. Fonzie wasn't supposed to be the main character. How I met your mother. It wasn't supposed to be about Barney Stinson. Did I do that?
Steve Covino
Urkel?
Rich Davis
How about this one? Corey Nichols wasn't supposed to be anything more than a quick cameo on Cobra Kai.
Dan Patrick
Yeah, that same category as Fonzie.
Rich Davis
It's more relevant than Henry Winkler, even though I love him. I'm just saying the season premiere just wrapped up Tori, the main character of Cobra Kai.
Dan Patrick
But it just shows you that, you know, like I said, Urkel, Fonzie, these.
Rich Davis
Are not designed public decided.
Dan Patrick
So you could say he these are the new faces of our sport. But if the public doesn't gravitate towards them, if you ask the average NBA fan what matchup you'd want in the NBA, most people would say, I don't know, maybe like the warriors and the Lakers because they're still hung up on Steph and LeBron and those older faces.
Rich Davis
I think, you know, I think if you, you're asking why is this? Because your point is valid. I think everybody and everything goes through transitional ups and downs, like transitional phases. We, I think we were a little spoiled in the NFL. Like when we got all these slew of new quarterbacks, it made the transition easier. He's like, whoa, wait a second. All these dudes are really good.
Dan Patrick
I mean, we said goodbye to the.
Rich Davis
Old guys and you embrace the new guys immediately.
Dan Patrick
Yeah, we say goodbye to Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and, you know, Drew Brees and that. But we also welcomed in Burrow Jackson, Josh Allen. Like Jalen Hurts that it's like the.
Rich Davis
Holidays when you're growing up. Remember when you were a kid how great the holiday seemed then? Everybody grew up and no one had kids yet. So the holidays seemed boring because you were going through that transitional stage of life and family. All of a sudden your sister started having kids and there was kids back in the mix and the holidays got exciting again. You're like, oh, wow, their holidays are back. I guess. No, we just got through that transitional stage and maybe the NBA, all the changes they're making and all the changes they're forced to make and thinking about the way the game has changed with three points and it's become boring. And Silver's trying to figure out, well, how do we, how do we fix it? And the new format for the All Star Game, all these things are a little confusing to people. There's a new slew of characters that not everybody's embracing yet. It's just the transition. They'll be, they'll be a moment in time where all of a sudden you're.
Dan Patrick
Like, ah, I have another, I have another reason who's arguably the best major league baseball player that's never sniffed the postseason. For the most part. For the most part, Trout. Mike Trout.
Jonas Knox
Right.
Dan Patrick
You could argue maybe not most, the most personality plus guy. But you know, it also takes a star like Mike Trout from being next level star never being relevant when it matters in the playoffs. Do you think maybe if the spurs or more of an elite team and had more weapons and more, you know, more of a vibe around Wemby. Wemby to me is the most intriguing young star. But in a league where 20 of the 30 teams make the playoffs, they're still on the outside looking in. Is that a part of it too? Where Danny, the biggest young star that might be the biggest quote, attraction, isn't even on A playoff caliber team.
Marvin
Well, one of my favorite players in the league right now is Dear and Fox and the Kings traded him to the Spurs. So the spurs are trying to work on what you're talking about right now.
Dan Patrick
I mean, you can't.
Rich Davis
We're, we're coming off of crazy highs of a great MLB season, first time in a long time.
Dan Patrick
But it backs it up. What I said.
Rich Davis
Ohtani, another exciting NFL season and then you're like, NBA and you're trying to play catch up now.
Dan Patrick
But no, but it goes back to what I'm saying. Ohtani is the biggest star, but guess what? He also did. The biggest star. Showed up on the biggest stage and that team won the World Series.
Rich Davis
I think once the, I'm stating the obvious here, but once the playoffs are kicking in and you're seeing LeBron and Luca do their thing again, big team, big national nationwide team, not just here in LA with superstars that you recognize. When you see them competing with these younger dudes that you really don't know that well, you start kicking in and your fandom starts to kick in and you start getting excited about it.
Dan Patrick
Luka and LeBron, Stephen, Draymond, like there's names that you want to say.
Rich Davis
Yeah, but you're tuning into the NBA right after the NFL, right after super bowl. You all hyped up about super bowl. And then you're tuning into the NBA because it's all there is to tune into. Right. As we approach All Star break. So that's kind of boring as a casual NBA fan.
Dan Patrick
Let's go to Andy in Rhode Island. Andy, what is it? I mean, Andy, I don't want to talk about.
Jonas Knox
Well, the NBA, it's the three pointers and this and that. Andy.
Rich Davis
To me it's just saying you just can't force what works.
Dan Patrick
Yeah, you can't force. You can't tell people what they like.
Marvin
No, absolutely, guys. And I feel that because, you know, a lot of it kind of just goes back to revision's history because, you know, we can't really see who's going to be, you know, the next breakout generational players ahead of time. So we kind of just cling back to, you know, the guys that are still in the league that have been doing it for so long because I.
Rich Davis
Feel like a lot of it has.
Marvin
To do with social media. We have so much access to these guys that in a sense it's always on to the next with the current society that we live in nowadays. And it's just so tricky because we want to embrace the new guys. But then I feel like a lot of these new guys, they don't have that superstar, you know, that polarizing energy that we look forward to. Just like, you know, you go back to Michael Jordan, he was so polarizing, but it was so. He was such a mystery because we didn't have all the access to him. So that I feel like that's the biggest difference. And you know, like you guys said, it's a transitional phase and we'll see where it goes. Right now it's just up in the air. You know, we can only hope for the best for the NBA, but it seems like we're embracing the NFL stars a lot faster because the NFL is just king. It really is.
Rich Davis
It is. And it's that. That good of a product where you're not really competing with anything. If you're a casual NBA fan, you're oversaturated with other options. Like if you asked me honestly over the weekend, would you rather watch the NBA All Star Game or Cobra Kai? I'm watching Cobra Kai. Sounds ridiculous, but we have. My point is you have options. As your mom would say, up to wazoo. You have so many other things to watch competing with all these other things, you know, so it's a mixture, it's a perfect storm of all of these things, Rich. You can't force these things. The new formats, the new stars, and you have all these other things to watch.
Dan Patrick
George in la. What's up, bud? What's up, man?
Rich Davis
Hey, buddy.
Marvin
Hey, man. Glad to hear you guys this morning. It was a good surprise.
Dan Patrick
Oh, nice, man.
Rich Davis
Surprise, surprise with your daughter, bro.
Marvin
That was cool, man. That was real cool.
Rich Davis
Hey, thanks, man. It was. I. You know, it's a weird, it's a weird moment to just sort of accept that your daughter, it's not her first boyfriend, but she's 15 now, so it's different.
Dan Patrick
Right? So what's on your mind, George?
Marvin
Hey, bro, I tell you, it wasn't.
Rich Davis
Cool, that rinky dinky all star game, bro.
Marvin
It was pretty lame. It was non competitive. They need to come up with a better idea. Maybe how about like something like what hockey does. That hockey game was. Was beast, bro. That was awesome.
Dan Patrick
First. Oh yeah. Hockey stole the weekend with their fights. I mean, hockey fights. You know what it was this weekend was hockey fights, Saturday Night Live and a couple other things that all sort of overshadowed.
Rich Davis
It was a pickleball tournament.
Marvin
There was some crazy crashes in the Daytona 500 when that picked up after the weather delay.
Dan Patrick
Yeah, I don't Want to. I don't want to be the guy that piles on I don't want to kick the NBA.
Rich Davis
While if you weren't painting the narrative, then you wouldn't be accurate either. And that was the narrative on if you took the temperature on social media and just the buzz of, of what people were saying about All Star Weekend. That's exactly it. But, you know, see it otherwise, feel free to share. We're just painting the picture for you.
Dan Patrick
As I said to you, I don't want to. I just don't want to pile on and be like, yeah, NBA stinks, right, guys? Because I just think there's. They're trying. Adam Silver's trying. I'm just saying you can't force people to like something.
Rich Davis
I mean, another thing, though, just to show that you're not rich is, again, that's the overall sentiment of how people are feeling.
Marvin
Right.
Rich Davis
So we're not going to come here and be like, dude, that was electric, or we. We would sound ridiculous. Yeah, right. Draymond Green over the weekend was basically talking about how flat it was, how weak it was, how you have these, you know, young players out there that don't deserve to be out there and that the format didn't work. Like, he made it. No secret. And that's been a theory of ours, too, on this show. When you have the analysts and former players and current players dumping on the product, how do you expect the casual fan to be excited about it? That's bad marketing.
Marvin
Yeah. There were 20 minute breaks in that bracket final and a lot of the players spoke out afterwards saying they didn't like it. They understand that it needs to be kind of stretched out for tv.
Rich Davis
Right. And they're just being honest.
Marvin
But like Kevin Hart was doing stand up in little skits and he was at LeBron's locker putting his shoes on. And, you know, and Trae Young said he was part of Chuck's Global Stars. I didn't like the breaks. The games were so short. Obviously we can score. So they're trying to, I feel like, extend the game, you know, because they need breaks and things like that. But the players want to play.
Rich Davis
Yeah. And I think the silver lining here is they're trying to figure it out or trying to give you something else. Like we always say, Rich Gary V. We quote him, innovate or die. They're trying to innovate and trying to make things exciting. So that's the positive.
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Rich Davis
Hey, it's Steve Covino and I'm Rich Davis and together we're Covino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio.
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.
Rich Davis
Why should you listen to Covino and Rich?
Dan Patrick
We talk about everything. Life, sports, relationships, what's going on in the world.
Rich Davis
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?
Rich Davis
So check us out. We like to get you involved too. Take your phone calls, chop it up, as they say.
Dan Patrick
I'd say the most interactive show on Fox Sports Radio, maybe the most interactive show on planet Earth.
Rich Davis
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 live show, just search Kobe Known, Rich wherever you get your podcast. And of course on social media, that's Kavino and Rich.
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Dan Patrick
Let's go to our dude, Marvin, one of the Dan ats, who, by the way, we had such a fun time the last couple years seeing him at the super bowl.
Steve Covino
So good meeting him.
Rich Davis
And it was great to see this year just for, you know, for a moment. But let's welcome Marvin.
Dan Patrick
What's up, Marvin? How are you, bud?
Marvin
What's going on, guys?
Dan Patrick
How are you? What's up, brother?
Marvin
Man, things are good, man. Just a little vacay. That's it.
Dan Patrick
I was gonna say you should be sleeping in, dude.
Marvin
No, no, no. I got a kid and a dog. I'm up.
Dan Patrick
Yeah, I was gonna say kid and the dog. Yeah, you ain't sleeping. So you have a story about the picture or my sweet new sneakers.
Marvin
Oh, look, I'm gonna plead the fifth on your sneaker thing, but the pictures. So when I was a, when I was young in this business, I was working at Gillette and Deion Sanders was working for the NFL Network. And so I was like, oh, man, can I get a, can I get a pick? And one of my co workers was like, yeah, got a pick. And it did. It was blurry. It was awful, all of it. And I'm sitting there looking at him like, man, this might be the only opportunity that I might have to take a picture with Prime Time not knowing that life would turn out how it did.
Jonas Knox
Yeah.
Marvin
So, you know, things have worked out where I've taken a couple more with him, but I was just so angry. I was like, man, you are useless.
Rich Davis
I did the same thing one time. I feel so bad. Our buddy Spot, who, you know, when he's not in a fetal position with the black lung, when he's here, not sick, you know, he's producing our show and doing videos and stuff like that and he never asks for photos with celebrities, ever. We had Nicolas Cage on our show one time and it was the first time, honestly, that Spot asked for a photo.
Dan Patrick
He's like, hey guys, you know, I hate to ask, but could I get a picture with Nick Cage?
Rich Davis
Nicholas Cage was full on like the most famous face I'd ever seen. He was in full on Nicholas Cage mode.
Marvin
Why?
Dan Patrick
Where?
Jonas Knox
He's like, where?
F
Why?
Marvin
I want my pig.
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Rich Davis
Spot was like, can you get a picture? And he gave the camera to me. I took the blurriest photo. But hold on. And I ruined it. And he was so upset by it because he wanted his mom to see it and everything. And I. But now there's technology where you could take your primetime photo. I know you got an updated one, Marvin, but you could, you know, put it in an app and now AI fixes it.
Marvin
But it gives you creepy eyes though.
Rich Davis
It will fix it though, man, because I've taken that Nicholas Cage photo and it's crystal clear now, like it never happened. So yeah, there are ways to fix those terrible moments.
Jonas Knox
Marvin.
Dan Patrick
Marvin, how long you been with with Dan Patrick now?
Marvin
Alright, so I've been with the show as a whole for about six years, but I've been a Danette for about three years.
Dan Patrick
Nice. All right, so you've been together for a minute. So you guys, you know, the Danettes and Dan, you guys have had your squabbles and your fights over the years, I'm sure. A little, you know, butting of the heads, correct? I'm sure.
Marvin
Yeah, yeah, absolutely. Yeah.
Dan Patrick
So Camino and I have only gotten a few real fights and one of them had to do with a picture. And this, this is, I think could be one of Camino's most embarrassing moments.
Rich Davis
Coming from the guy that wears generic white sneakers that look like they were the last in the bargain bin at, at Gualmar.
Dan Patrick
So we're living in New York at the time, but Kavino's going back and forth because, you know, his, his ex wife lived in L. A. So Covino's back and forth. LA, New York, LA, NY. So as a joke, when Covino wasn't in the New York studio, we had a cardboard cutout of Covino made. So Covino, there's a cardboard cut out of Covino. And as a joke, we put the cardboard cutout in pictures with celebrities and guests on the show. One time we had David Hasselhoff on the show and we take a quick picture and Covino loses his mind that I didn't pull his cardboard cutout.
Rich Davis
I lost because, you know, I felt bad that I wasn't there and I just wanted to be represented. And Rich lied. Here's the thing. Rich was like, I didn't have time to go and get it. And then when you see the actual photo, it's right there.
Dan Patrick
It's in the background.
Rich Davis
In the background. So he totally undermined, like, me as the co host of the show. But imagine that, Marvin, include the cutouts.
Dan Patrick
Imagine being mad that someone didn't take your cardboard cutout into a photo as if it's you.
Rich Davis
I was mad about that, man. Hey, you know what? Since we do have you, Marvin, I do want your opinion on LeBron James ruining the team photo or not. Again, is it the biggest deal? Absolutely not. But what are your thoughts on him wearing street clothes in the All Star Game photo?
Marvin
So you know what? I think people would just have this thing because LeBron's so polarized, and whatever he does, they act like it's the first time it's ever been done.
Jonas Knox
Yeah.
Marvin
So you. You look back in the history of All Star photos. Look, Kobe's in a photo with street clothes when he didn't play. And Dwyane Wade is in a photo with street clothes when he. I think people are more upset about the timing that he said he wasn't going to play more than him being in street clothes.
Rich Davis
Yeah. Maybe it's just all those things added up together and all the criticism about the game and everything else. Yeah, you're right. And it's LeBron, right?
Marvin
Absolutely. He's so polarizing. No matter what, he ruined the All Star Game. I'm sorry. In 2008, him and Ray Allen went off to come back for the east against the West. I was like, he's always played hard. It's these other guys. It's the jokers, it's Anthony Edwards. Those guys lollygag and throw a box alley, oops. The entire All Star game. And now people are like, oh, what happened, you know, to the game I love, man, these guys make so much money and they lollygag and they do all this stuff. And I get it from a standpoint of, you know, people say, oh, what happened to the. Oh, you know what? When people say the All Star Game doesn't count. No one's ever got upset about the outcome of the All Star Game. They just want some type of effort. The All Star Game. The All Star game is supposed to be the world's best pickup game. That's exactly what it's supposed to be. When I was a kid, might be, you know, showing my age, but when Isaiah and Michael Jordan on the same team. Let's go.
Dan Patrick
No doubt that was dope. Yeah, that's, that's when it was the, that's when you felt that competition. By the way, Marvin, thank you to you and all the Danettes. And tell Dan we appreciate you letting us know.
Rich Davis
We appreciate it.
Steve Covino
Man, oh man.
Marvin
No, not a problem, guys.
Dan Patrick
Of course, big fan of what you guys do. Thank you, Marvin. One of the danettes, of course, from the Dan Patrick Show. Love those guys.
Marvin
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Rich Davis
Hey, it's Steve Covino and I'm Rich Davis and together we're Covino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio.
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.
Rich Davis
Why should you listen to Covino and Rich?
Dan Patrick
We talk about everything, life, sports, relationships, what's going on in the world.
Rich Davis
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?
Rich Davis
So check us out. We like to get you involved, to take your phone calls, chop it up, as they say.
Dan Patrick
I'd say the most interactive show on Fox Sports Radio, maybe the most interactive show on planet Earth.
Rich Davis
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
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G
Be it is the Dan Patrick show here, Fox Sports Radio. Lavar Arrington, Brady Quinn, Jonas Knox with you in for Dan and the guys here on this Friday. And, well, not exactly the way many people were hoping for that game to finish up last night. It was the four nations face off.
Jonas Knox
And I'll say this Q sounds very disappointed.
G
It was a bummer.
Jonas Knox
Yeah.
F
I mean, I don't know about you, Lavar. I wasn't rooting for Canada. That's truly not the case.
Jonas Knox
I said they were better than us. Now if it was football, is that a ukulele playing? That's what it sounded like.
F
I think so.
Jonas Knox
Jesus. I mean, I would have Been ready to cut my wrist open if. If we played them in, like, US versus Canada and football, and we lost. But is hockey.
F
See, that's the difference between you and me.
Jonas Knox
Oh.
F
Like, I would still be feeling that way. And I don't even know how to play hockey, but I'd sure as well try. I'd be giving it my best effort, falling down, flopping around.
Jonas Knox
But if I lost, I'd be like, you know what? There's more frozen ponds in Canada than there are in the United States. And I get it. They skate on them.
F
First off, Canada was the better team last night. For anyone who watched it, it felt like only watch. The US Had a hard time controlling the puck. It felt like wasn't the same impact as far as the physicality. You know, to some degree, the. The defense held up, but I also felt like. And the stats aren't always indicative of this. It just felt like when Canada had opportunities to score, they were a bit more legit. They're a bit more on net. It was some close calls. Maybe you want to say luck, but there was just moments where if you're watching as a fan of the US you're kind of holding on the edge of your seat, being like, okay, oh, got by one there. Oh, okay, there's another one.
G
Bennington was unbelievable.
Jonas Knox
But you know what was super interesting?
F
I don't know. He was unbelievable. And overtime was fine. But I'm saying, but leading up to that point, I thought the US Was. Was better defensively. I watched for the first three periods.
Jonas Knox
First of all, I watched the game because you guys made it a big deal on the show leading up to the game, that was, first and foremost.
F
We did get better ratings than the NBA.
Jonas Knox
All right? And think about this. So then, secondly, then. Then it really dawned on me, like, wow, what an amazing setup in a situation to play off of the NFL Super Bowl. And everything that has happened during the course of this calendar year. You get the most ideal matchup in a sport that could be obscure to other categories, groups of people, and you guys are wondering where I'm going with this, right then it's like, they're not like us. They're not like us. Like, it's probably a minor. And I'm sitting there thinking to myself, damn, Kendrick Lamar. And Drake is sitting somewhere. Drake is sitting there proud, like, we finally won one this year, even though it took till 2025 to get it. But we got something. We won some. Canada won something. I let y'all down. Kendrick Lamar's been spanking my ass for a whole entire calendar year. One awards off of going at me does it at the super bowl. And everybody's like pro America and forgot about how dope Canada is. And lo and behold, here we go. When it really mattered for us in a sport that really matters to us and to them. We won. We won. Drake won last night. And I was watching it. And as I'm watching, I'm like, damn, I bet you Drake is sitting somewhere like, please don't lose, Please, please, please don't lose, please. And it made it more interesting to me. And I just wonder how many people around the country that were in on this whole which. There's a lot of people that are connected to this Draken and Kendrick Lamar beef. And I'm telling you, somewhere Drake was sitting there and there's. It's going to come out at some point. He's going to reference that game and he's going to try to use it as a way to say that, I told you Canada is better than America.
G
Based on.
Jonas Knox
Actually, it made it interesting.
F
Go ahead and Jon.
G
Well, I was just going to say the. Based on the attire at the super bowl, the bell bottoms. I don't really see Ken Lamar as a hockey.
Dan Patrick
Flared pants to be out of the way.
Jonas Knox
They call them flared.
G
It doesn't strike me as a hockey.
Jonas Knox
They don't, they don't call them bell bottoms anymore, Jonas. It's called flared bottoms.
G
Hey, call them what you want.
Jonas Knox
I'm just telling you. Just telling you.
F
I don't know whose column it was. I was reading about it, but it was kind of interesting. And they were playing on the adversarial Drake, Kendrick Lamar conversation because the popular opinion, the easy thing to say, oh, Kendrick Lamar won this stuff. He had super bowl, you know, all this stuff. And they actually said the fact that the biggest moment for Kendrick Lamar was the super bowl halftime show and he couldn't do anything other than perform a song, that's a diss track to Drake because that's where Drake lives in his head, rent free. And if you're comparing the two as far as what they've accomplished so far in their rapping careers, it's not even close. I mean, obviously Drake's been way more successful. So I was actually, I'm reading this column and I was thinking, I don't have a dog in the fight. I honestly could care less. But it was an interesting perspective that, like, if you really think about it, as much as people want to kind of give Kendrick Lamar, oh, he's the winner. He did that. It's like, well, yeah, but I think Drake's doing okay. I mean his, his name is like still out there. Granted, he's saying what he's saying and there's different accusations, but he's been way more successful. He'll continue to be more successful. And like, I'm not sure that after the super bowl halftime show, like, did that help Kendrick Lamar? Like, I think people who knew him, knew him. People like his rap, like, his rap. I'm not sure it like grew anything. I think if anything it's just kind of like, all right, that was sweet. Like us won, feel like we won that one. But ultimately if you're looking at like the long term, like, I mean, I'm not sure Kendrick Lamar wins in the long, in the long run.
Jonas Knox
I'll just say this, this, this to me was one of those scenarios where you're looking at a guy and, and Drake has always been considered like the sexy light skinned lover. Right? Like people are. So that was Brady. Well, that's super light skin. That's like super white chocolate sexy lover. You know what I mean?
F
I mean I, you know, I take exception to that. I've got somewhat olive skin. I'm pretty sure we, well, light skin.
Jonas Knox
In your category is very different than light skin.
F
We compare in New Orleans to one another at one point.
Jonas Knox
Yeah, I mean you're not too many shades off from me and I'm, I'm on the darker side.
Rich Davis
What about me?
Jonas Knox
Like you, you, you're white.
F
I just remember you go, you go, we're not doing this. This is not.
Jonas Knox
Yeah, just go. Okay. We could do it on the radio, but we are not going to do this live and in person. I mean, we're just not going to do it. But I will say I look like.
G
A paper towel next to la.
Jonas Knox
Some of, some of Q's mannerisms when he got a little bit of oil in him are very light skinned. That's all I'ma say. I mean, damn, I'm just gonna say. And you see the way people flock to light skinned cats, man. They just seem more, they just seem more, you know, like approachable, you know, very like seem like more attractive to.
F
My dad's name is Tyrone.
Jonas Knox
I get it, bro, I get it. That's what I'm trying to say. And in the end, the point of the matter is, is that if I was Kendrick Lamar and you was Drake at that bar on Thursday in New Orleans, Drake was still winning. That's all I'm gonna say. And that was culminated by a win and a dub by Canada in this, this World cup last night. That's all I'm saying. Canada.
F
Can I take one exception with the format? And I realized we have an NHL season to play, and so we can't drag this thing out. But they split. It was a round robin. They got to play twice. Yeah, the USA won on their turf. The first time they won on the USA's turf. It feels like for the championship, it should be like a best of three. Like, let them play at least one, two more games to figure this thing out. Now, this is going to sound like a sore loser to any Canadians out there, and if you feel that way, I'm just saying, you got beat up the first time around. We took it on the chin this, this last time.
Jonas Knox
So let's run it.
F
I'd love to see two more.
Jonas Knox
Let's run it back.
F
Let's run it back. I'd love to see. I'd love to see a best of three for the actual championship of the four nations to the whole round robin, you know, format, which again, it just. I understand how it works. It just. It would have been nice to see a best of three series.
G
Somebody brought it up post game. Might have been Steve Levy or God, I forget who. Array Ferrar. Somebody made the. That. There was an idea that was floated out there kind of in Jessica. What about this? Thought that they would, you know, you don't really need anybody else if you just every year did a. Hey, just for the hell of it, best of five series between the US And Canada and hockey.
Jonas Knox
That's all you need.
G
People would watch.
Jonas Knox
Yeah, they would like you.
G
You don't need Finland. You don't need. No, like, just have those two go at it yearly. Make it a tradition. Do some sort of a. I like it. It's fun, man.
Jonas Knox
Like, you know, does that apply to the NBA? Maybe the NBA could stand to learn something from it. Euros versus Americans.
G
A couple years ago, baseball did this World Baseball Classic before.
Jonas Knox
I mean, we would lose, we would.
Dan Patrick
Get our asses kicked, but people.
G
But people loved it because we would lose that one. You saw, you know, up and coming stars. You saw all these players from Japan that nobody had seen before. It was staged in the US at different ballparks around, and it was before sp training, before the season, or in the midst of spring training. And they're going to bring it back, I think in 2026 is when it comes back. But you saw that there was a. Wow, this worked a lot better than we thought it was going to. And this had the same feel last night to where they kind of fell upon something that they've got to build on. And for as, as much as we want to say about, well, it's, you know, it's hockey and how many people care about it in this country, I guarantee you people will start following the sport and start following the NHL based.
Jonas Knox
On what they say, easy marketable deal.
Rich Davis
Right.
Jonas Knox
You can leverage that in the market. It's relevant within each market. And let me ask you, what do you think the, the percentage of Canadians playing in the NHL are? Plus you'd have, you have NHL franchises that are in Canada. So like what would that, like what would that population be? I'm sure it's significant enough. I know we get their biggest star come into play in the NHL.
F
43.
Jonas Knox
Listen, like imagine that 43 are from Canada. 43%.
F
Just a little history on this dating back to the 1980s. It used to be 75.
Jonas Knox
Damn. Yeah, they're better. I mean, in theory you would consider them to be better. I mean, I just would. I think it would be interesting. And, and honestly, maybe every single sport could benefit from that. Instead of doing the pro bowl where you take the all pros and you do this weird ass watered down deal, have them play the best mother lovers that play in Canada. Have. Have like the second tier guys. You wouldn't watch that.
G
Yeah, I just don't know that they could feel the team.
Jonas Knox
Nah bro. They play football in Canada. I don't know if you watch Canadian football. They play football in Canada. All I'ma say is it would bring a different market into watching a singular game because of the pride of Canada versus The U. S. The U. S versus Canada. Don't use the the best of the best. Use those ones, give them a bonus and send them out there and have a real ass exhibition game against the best of the best in the Canadian football league. That gives you what you want with the Americans viewers. It gives you what you want for the Canadian viewers. Gives you an opportunity to showcase players that might have needed an opportunity to get some exposure. I would do it in basketball too. You want to make a different format that matters to the fan. Where it's like there's a sense, like Q was talking about earlier in the week, where there's a sense of pride or the intensity. You think an American NFL football player wants to lose a game to a Canadian league football player? Let them lose that game. You know how much scrutiny and criticism would come upon the the NFL and the players, if they lost, I gu guarantee you with that bonus money and with them playing that game with the pride of usa, they would play their asses off.
F
It's like the Olympics watching the NBA. You know, players go over and play in the Olympics for usa.
Jonas Knox
You don't want to see them lose. Yeah, you, you do not want to see our, what we believe is we're the superpower. We are the ones that are superior to everybody else. If you lose, it is the end of the world.
G
Unless you bet on the other team. Oh, you know, like, like you like who they have. I think the Sudan almost won. Took the US to the wire last year or something like that.
Jonas Knox
Almost one.
G
I mean, you got them at plus 40 or something. That's a big payday.
Jonas Knox
Yeah, but that's you, you're, you're moving the goal post like, like, forget Sudan. Like, like I'm saying, take the superpower of, of taking the best players, which by the way, a lot of those players are American football players that air quotes did not, were not able to make it playing in the NFL. Imagine you take the all Stars, the best of the best, out of the off their teams, you put them together and they represent Canada in an exhibition game against what would be perceived as the best of the best of the NFL. But it would not be the best of the best. You're not, you're not putting Patrick Mahomes or Josh Allen out there. You're putting Dak Prescott.
G
Imagine Chad Kelly lighting up Vic Fangio's defense.
Jonas Knox
Come on, man. Come on, man. You tell me you wouldn't want to. I would rather attend that game than the Super Bowl. I would actually want a ticket to go watch that game.
F
Jonas is an idiot.
Jonas Knox
He is an idiot.
F
He did not realize how he slipped that in there. Chad Kelly's not born in Canada, Jonas.
G
We haven't placed for the cfl.
F
I figured it doesn't mean he's gonna represent that.
G
You don't think he could do a 23andMe and find out he's got a relative from Toronto somewhere?
F
Probably not.
Jonas Knox
Dang.
F
Well, I mean, are you basing that off of just him being related to Jim Kelly situations? Yeah, it feels like a loose accusation.
Jonas Knox
That'S all I'm saying.
G
Not that far off.
F
There's something wrong.
Jonas Knox
Jonas loves slipping in weird little side bars. I, I, I figured that's what he meant. I didn't know who the second one was, but I knew who the first one was, so it's fine.
G
Sheesh.
F
You didn't See, when he gave you that little grin.
Jonas Knox
He did. He looked over with the. You know, with his little fang hanging out his mouth.
F
Here's. All I know is I'm watching the games, and during the course of the game, it comes across my mind. Oh, yeah, Lee was supposed to be going out tonight.
Jonas Knox
Yeah. Did you go out, Lee? Oh, yeah, sure did.
Rich Davis
Went to.
Jonas Knox
Oh, did you hear the way he responded? Sure did. Lit up.
G
Sure did.
Jonas Knox
He is lit up.
Rich Davis
No, it was very.
Jonas Knox
There's number two. Check off number two.
G
Hey, what's the.
Jonas Knox
What.
G
What damage you do last night?
Rich Davis
Oh, perfect ingredients.
Jonas Knox
Oh, damn. Check number three.
Rich Davis
Ipa. Quick, quick shot. When the lady went to the bathroom.
Jonas Knox
When the lady. When the lady.
F
Hold on. No, on Lee. Explain how that works. So she gets up and says to you, hey, honey, I'm used. The bathroom real quick. Are you waiting until she's far enough away where you can be like, bartender, bartender, and you're, like, trying to get him to rush over? Hurry up, hurry up.
Jonas Knox
Two more seconds.
Rich Davis
It was a she. And, yes, I did. I was like, got her attention, said.
Dan Patrick
Hey, can I have a quick one?
Rich Davis
And, you know, sometimes they. They kind of get. They kind of get the game.
Jonas Knox
Make sure you clarify what you mean by that. I'm.
Rich Davis
I'm kicking it with a nice gentleman who's in town from Boston.
Jonas Knox
He's watching.
F
He's.
Rich Davis
He's watching. The game is wait. He's waiting for a table for. His kids are waiting for a table. And I said, hey, you mind me putting this shot glass in front of you?
Dan Patrick
Slide it right over. And then she comes back.
Rich Davis
She's none the wiser. So I have myself an IPA, a shot, and then. And then she goes to the movie, and I have myself a little Long island as I'm paying the bill.
Jonas Knox
She goes to the movie.
Rich Davis
I'm out the door.
Jonas Knox
Did you go meet her at the movie?
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Jonas Knox
Okay, and.
G
And if you're doing an ipa, a shot and a Long island, you got to suck it back quick so she doesn't notice.
Jonas Knox
She clearly doesn't care about.
G
You're probably floating by the time you walked in there.
Jonas Knox
Listen to what he said. She left him twice for the bathroom. So. So do you leave your. Your crackhead buddy, family member, boyfriend, girlfriend, alone in front of a crack dealer? I mean, you want some rocks? Crack is whack. I'm not gonna walk away and leave you in front of there to. I'm not leaving you there to get that rock.
G
Yeah, way to violate her.
Jonas Knox
She don't really care about you, Lee. She left you there knowing that you was at the bar by yourself.
Rich Davis
No, no, no.
Dan Patrick
Come on, man.
G
If she knew he was sucking back long islands and IPAs, he would have walked into a Gatling gun in the theater, bro. There would have been a problem.
Jonas Knox
Do you understand? When somebody doesn't want you to do something, you know what she would have said? Said, walk me to the restroom. You know what she just said? You're going to the entrance with me. Maybe you haven't experienced that either yourself, Jonas, but I'm just trying to tell you if somebody cares that much about what you're doing. Look, he's drinking something right now. If you were to do something that somebody that loves you, cares about you not doing, like, say, drinking too much, you're not going to walk away from them one time and leave them there, let alone go there the first time. Like, we're not going to the bar together. That's first and foremost. Then I'm certainly not going to leave you one time at the bar. Then secondly, I'm not going to leave you two times like, oh, I'm going to go get the. The popcorn and. And the skittles and. And the bon bons at. At the. The, you know, build it. Come on, man. You got to be kidding me. I. She wanted you to drink, bro. She wants you to. She wants you to ruin. Anyway, it was a fine evening other.
Rich Davis
Than USA getting taken out by Canada.
Jonas Knox
And then. Where are you living at this point in Canada?
Rich Davis
I'm at the folks place for another.
Jonas Knox
Week till we're at the folks place. Is she there with you? Yeah, she's there with you.
Dan Patrick
Wait, what?
Rich Davis
Yeah, we got one more week to go.
Jonas Knox
What is thickening?
Rich Davis
Oh, we gotta go.
Jonas Knox
We got Brer next.
F
No, hold on, hold on. She is staying at your parents place too.
Jonas Knox
Yeah.
G
What happened to the Roach Motel?
Dan Patrick
The Roach Motel's gone.
Jonas Knox
And so.
Dan Patrick
Oh, no.
Jonas Knox
And so are the days of our lives.
F
That's why she's so out on.
G
That's why she's letting you booze up.
Dan Patrick
Because she's got a place to stay.
G
Yeah, yeah, you're. Oh, okay. She might get evicted.
Jonas Knox
She's renting free. Le got the power now.
G
What an awful situation.
F
She has been on her best behavior, hasn't she?
Rich Davis
Has she has.
Jonas Knox
Yeah.
F
There you go.
Jonas Knox
No throwing booze across the room.
G
By the way, there's a guy on Venice beach listening on the iHeartRadio app in a Coleman tent looking around going, I don't want his situation. I'll take what I got here. I'll just deal with it.
Steve Covino
Oh my God.
Jonas Knox
These pot plot twists are the best. They are the best.
G
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F
I need to change my oil.
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The Dan Patrick Show: The Best of The Week – February 22, 2025
Hosted by Dan Patrick on the iHeartPodcasts and Dan Patrick Podcast Network, this episode of "The Best of The Week on The Dan Patrick Show" delves deep into the latest happenings in the world of sports and pop culture. Delivered with Dan's signature humor and insightful commentary, the episode features engaging discussions, memorable interactions, and noteworthy quotes from hosts and callers alike.
The show kicks off with co-hosts Steve Covino and Rich Davis setting the stage for an insightful conversation about public perception and media influence. Dan Patrick opens the discussion by drawing parallels between media projections and actual public preferences.
Dan Patrick [04:08]:
"You could try to push a new artist, a new athlete, a new face of a company on the general public, but they could very well just be like, no, we don't like that. We like that."
Rich Davis echoes this sentiment by highlighting instances where unexpected characters become fan favorites, referencing iconic TV characters like Fonzie and Urkel.
Rich Davis [04:10]:
"Corey Nichols wasn't supposed to be anything more than a quick cameo on Cobra Kai."
A significant portion of the episode centers around the recent NBA All Star Game and the ongoing transitions within the league. The hosts dissect the evolving dynamics, the introduction of new stars, and the reception from fans.
Dan Patrick [05:00]:
"Who's arguably the best major league baseball player that's never sniffed the postseason. For the most part, Trout."
Rich Davis [05:25]:
"We were a little spoiled in the NFL. When we got all these slew of new quarterbacks, it made the transition easier."
Dan underscores the difficulty the NBA faces in introducing new talents and formats without alienating the existing fan base.
Dan Patrick [08:18]:
"You're tuning into the NBA right after the NFL, right after super bowl. You all hyped up about super bowl. And then you're tuning into the NBA because it's all there is to tune into."
The conversation touches upon the over-saturation of entertainment options for NBA fans, making it challenging for the league to retain casual viewers.
Shifting focus to Major League Baseball, the hosts discuss Mike Trout's remarkable regular-season performance juxtaposed with his postseason challenges. They ponder whether team dynamics contribute to his struggles in critical moments.
Dan Patrick [06:27]:
"Do you think maybe if the Spurs or more of an elite team and had more weapons and more, you know, more of a vibe around Wemby... isn't even on a playoff caliber team."
Rich Davis [07:30]:
"Ohtani is the biggest star, but guess what? He also did. The biggest star showed up on the biggest stage and that team won the World Series."
The hosts draw comparisons between Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani, emphasizing the impact of team performance on individual accolades.
The show features engaging interactions with callers, adding a personal touch to the discussions. One notable segment involves Rich Davis sharing a humorous story about attempting to take a picture with Nicolas Cage, only to end up with a blurry image.
Rich Davis [21:34]:
"I took the blurriest photo. But hold on. And I ruined it. And he was so upset by it because he wanted his mom to see it and everything."
Marvin, another regular, reminisces about missed photo opportunities with sports legends, adding to the light-hearted atmosphere.
Marvin [20:25]:
"I was just so angry. I was like, man, you are useless."
These interactions highlight the camaraderie among the hosts and their ability to blend humor with genuine conversation.
A lively debate unfolds as the hosts discuss the recent US versus Canada hockey match. They delve into the cultural significance, fan expectations, and the broader implications of international competitions.
Jonas Knox [33:10]:
"It's a paper towel next to la."
(Referring humorously to player gestures)
Marvin [24:22]:
"They're so polarizing. No matter what, he ruined the All Star Game. I'm sorry."
The conversation touches upon the impact of star players like LeBron James on the game's reception and the fans' reactions to the game's format and competitiveness.
Rich Davis [13:43]:
"When you have the analysts and former players and current players dumping on the product, how do you expect the casual fan to be excited about it? That's bad marketing."
The hosts propose ideas to revitalize the excitement around hockey, suggesting traditional rivalries and more competitive formats to engage a broader audience.
Beyond basketball and hockey, the show briefly touches upon other sports, offering a diversified perspective on the current sports landscape. The hosts share their thoughts on player performances, team strategies, and upcoming events, providing listeners with a comprehensive overview of the sports world.
Jonas Knox [41:34]:
"But people loved it because we would lose that one. You saw, you know, up and coming stars."
This segment underscores the hosts' ability to seamlessly transition between different sports topics, maintaining the show's dynamic flow.
The episode concludes with more humorous exchanges, showcasing the hosts' playful nature and their ability to entertain while discussing serious topics. Anecdotes about personal experiences, playful jabs at each other, and light-hearted banter ensure that listeners are left with smiles as the show wraps up.
Rich Davis [48:10]:
"I'm out the door."
Jonas Knox [49:19]:
"And then. Where are you living at this point in Canada?"
These moments highlight the chemistry among the hosts, reinforcing the show's engaging and relatable atmosphere.
"The Best of The Week on The Dan Patrick Show" masterfully balances in-depth sports analysis with personal stories and humor. From dissecting the NBA All Star Game's evolving landscape to debating the intricacies of international hockey matchups, the episode offers something for every sports enthusiast. With memorable quotes and insightful discussions, the show remains a must-listen for fans seeking both information and entertainment.
Notable Quotes:
Dan Patrick [04:08]:
"You could try to push a new artist, a new athlete, a new face of a company on the general public, but they could very well just be like, no, we don't like that. We like that."
Rich Davis [04:10]:
"Corey Nichols wasn't supposed to be anything more than a quick cameo on Cobra Kai."
Rich Davis [13:43]:
"When you have the analysts and former players and current players dumping on the product, how do you expect the casual fan to be excited about it? That's bad marketing."
Dan Patrick [05:00]:
"Who's arguably the best major league baseball player that's never sniffed the postseason. For the most part, Trout."
Stay tuned for more engaging discussions and the latest in sports and pop culture on future episodes of The Dan Patrick Show.