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At that I didn't see this one coming National Donut Day, and somehow it's morphed into donut burgers. They're called Luther Burgers, baked buffalo chicken dip, and waffle fries.

At that I didn't see this one coming National Donut Day, and somehow it's morphed into donut burgers. They're called Luther Burgers, baked buffalo chicken dip, and waffle fries.

Who has it better than we do? No?

Who has it better than we do? No?

No, wow, Man Tyler said, I'm taking a chance here. I said, okay. He said, yeah, you have donuts and then you have a burger and it's called a Luther Burger. Come on in and stay awhile. The gang's all here, including Fritzie Seaton, Marv Paulie. Yours truly. Stat of the Day brought to you by Panini America. The official trading cards of The Dan Patrick Show First Hour brought to you by tire rack dot Com, the official tire expert and retailor the Dan Patrick Show. Go to tire rack dot com slash Dan Try the tire decision Guy. See the full lineup of Yokohama Tires special offers, free road hazard protection, mobile tire installation, tyre rank dot Com The Way Tire buying should be Play of the Day, poll question, stat of the Day, All of that coming up. Dave McManamon, ESPNNBA reporter was at Game one last night. He will join us, as will the Celtics analyst former Celtic player Bryan Scalabrini. Celtics roll the Mavericks one oh seven to eighty nine looked like it was over in the first quarter as they built up a seventeen point lead. Dallas made it interesting, cutting it to eight later on, but it was all Boston all the time. The eighteen point win matches the biggest Game one win of an NBA Final since twenty seventeen. That's when the Warriors taught the Cavaliers won thirteen ninety one.

No, wow, Man Tyler said, I'm taking a chance here. I said, okay. He said, yeah, you have donuts and then you have a burger and it's called a Luther Burger. Come on in and stay awhile. The gang's all here, including Fritzie Seaton, Marv Paulie. Yours truly. Stat of the Day brought to you by Panini America. The official trading cards of The Dan Patrick Show First Hour brought to you by tire rack dot Com, the official tire expert and retailor the Dan Patrick Show. Go to tire rack dot com slash Dan Try the tire decision Guy. See the full lineup of Yokohama Tires special offers, free road hazard protection, mobile tire installation, tyre rank dot Com The Way Tire buying should be Play of the Day, poll question, stat of the Day, All of that coming up. Dave McManamon, ESPNNBA reporter was at Game one last night. He will join us, as will the Celtics analyst former Celtic player Bryan Scalabrini. Celtics roll the Mavericks one oh seven to eighty nine looked like it was over in the first quarter as they built up a seventeen point lead. Dallas made it interesting, cutting it to eight later on, but it was all Boston all the time. The eighteen point win matches the biggest Game one win of an NBA Final since twenty seventeen. That's when the Warriors taught the Cavaliers won thirteen ninety one.

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Stab of the Day, brought to you by Benini America. This is where we overreact every sport when something like this happens to you. Go God, I just don't see Dallas winning four games against the Celtics team. Now, I picked Boston, but I don't want to overreact and say this can't go six or seven. The X factor Christops Porzingis was great last night. The X factor for Dallas, Kyrie Irving was not. And Kyrie well kind of gave an open invitation to the Celtics fans to welcome him in Game two.

Stab of the Day, brought to you by Benini America. This is where we overreact every sport when something like this happens to you. Go God, I just don't see Dallas winning four games against the Celtics team. Now, I picked Boston, but I don't want to overreact and say this can't go six or seven. The X factor Christops Porzingis was great last night. The X factor for Dallas, Kyrie Irving was not. And Kyrie well kind of gave an open invitation to the Celtics fans to welcome him in Game two.

You know, being in this environment, you know, I'm used to it at this point. You know, early in my career there was a different relationship that I had with Boston, just being able to come here, be settle with a veteran group. Now I'm here as the veteran over the past few years, just experiencing the playoffs here, even regular season, it's been the same thing. I thought it was gonna be a little louder in here, but I'm expecting the same things going on. It's a game too crowd trying to get me out of my element, my teammates out of my element. But again, the energy's got to be focused towards the game.

You know, being in this environment, you know, I'm used to it at this point. You know, early in my career there was a different relationship that I had with Boston, just being able to come here, be settle with a veteran group. Now I'm here as the veteran over the past few years, just experiencing the playoffs here, even regular season, it's been the same thing. I thought it was gonna be a little louder in here, but I'm expecting the same things going on. It's a game too crowd trying to get me out of my element, my teammates out of my element. But again, the energy's got to be focused towards the game.

Yeah, don't encourage them. And if I'm a Celtic fan, I'd be cheering for him. He's helping you win a title. The way he played last night, Luka Doncic had one assist. Now I had thirty, had ten rebounds, but one assist. They didn't even have double digit assists last night. Now this is where you can overreact, say they can't stop Boston. Okay, maybe they can't. You know, Boston, if they're going to play great defense like this, they are going to win the title. Their offense was historically great this year. Now you throw in the defense, that's what makes them so dangerous. Here you got perimeter defenders, Brown and Tatum are you know long, you know threes, and they're able to defend inside and outside. Throw in Porzingis as well Al Horford. They're a good defensive team, but the offense. The offense is what's historically great. As for Dallas, you probably look at this and go, Okay, they can't be this bad in game two, which is true. They can't be this bad unless they are, and then they're in real deep trouble. Luca's going to get his points, but if he doesn't get his assist, now that it's not his fault. He only had one assist. You have to make the shots if you get the ball, and they didn't shoot well last night. But it was Boston and Boston early and often, and I would expect the same kind of game plan that they had. They know Luca's going to score. The question is can you keep everybody under wraps so nobody gets squirrely and puts up thirty as well? Eight seven seven to three DP show email address Dpatdanpatrick dot com, Twitter handle it DP show.

Yeah, don't encourage them. And if I'm a Celtic fan, I'd be cheering for him. He's helping you win a title. The way he played last night, Luka Doncic had one assist. Now I had thirty, had ten rebounds, but one assist. They didn't even have double digit assists last night. Now this is where you can overreact, say they can't stop Boston. Okay, maybe they can't. You know, Boston, if they're going to play great defense like this, they are going to win the title. Their offense was historically great this year. Now you throw in the defense, that's what makes them so dangerous. Here you got perimeter defenders, Brown and Tatum are you know long, you know threes, and they're able to defend inside and outside. Throw in Porzingis as well Al Horford. They're a good defensive team, but the offense. The offense is what's historically great. As for Dallas, you probably look at this and go, Okay, they can't be this bad in game two, which is true. They can't be this bad unless they are, and then they're in real deep trouble. Luca's going to get his points, but if he doesn't get his assist, now that it's not his fault. He only had one assist. You have to make the shots if you get the ball, and they didn't shoot well last night. But it was Boston and Boston early and often, and I would expect the same kind of game plan that they had. They know Luca's going to score. The question is can you keep everybody under wraps so nobody gets squirrely and puts up thirty as well? Eight seven seven to three DP show email address Dpatdanpatrick dot com, Twitter handle it DP show.

Good morning.

Good morning.

If you're watching on peacock, thank you for downloading the app poll question today. By the way, Dan Hurley is on his way to Los Angeles. According to ESPN's report, he will be meeting with the Lakers later today Rob Polinka and owner Jeanie Buss trying to finalize this. At least that's what WOJ is saying. After yesterday, Danny Hurley did meet with his team, met with executives the administration at Connecticut just to give them a heads up exactly what is going on. But going out there and everything is pointed to Danny Hurley in you know, inside the Lakers organization, we never heard any of this, and that WOJ is saying basically all the interviews they did that was kind of due diligence. Hey, we're going to interview JJ Reddick, We're going to view these guys, this guy, this guy, these guys. So, I mean, this broke twenty six hours ago and now all of a sudden, it's front burner and it is hot. But I don't think Danny Hurley's going out there just to go out there. I think he's already made his point. If Yukon is not going to up the ante, I don't know if this is a leverage play. I did wonder that does he want to stay? Canny stay? They afford him to stay. And even when you start to look at the landscape of college basketball, I mean, it's basically become the pros. So why not coach the pros. You've got to deal with nil, you got transfer portal, and he's the reason Connecticut has won those national titles. Now, the players were great, but you turn over your roster and you still win another title, and you're even better this past year than you were the year before. And they're going to go into preseason as the number one team. There's no other faces in college basketball. I mean, you could say Bill's self, but everybody else is gone. Maybe Tom Izzo, but the legends are gone. Everybody's out. Danny Hurley is the face of college basketball. Does he want to continue to be the face of college basketball? This is the jumping off point. You got a chance to coach the Lakers. You're gonna make money, You're gonna get guaranteed money, and you got Lebron at the end of his career.

If you're watching on peacock, thank you for downloading the app poll question today. By the way, Dan Hurley is on his way to Los Angeles. According to ESPN's report, he will be meeting with the Lakers later today Rob Polinka and owner Jeanie Buss trying to finalize this. At least that's what WOJ is saying. After yesterday, Danny Hurley did meet with his team, met with executives the administration at Connecticut just to give them a heads up exactly what is going on. But going out there and everything is pointed to Danny Hurley in you know, inside the Lakers organization, we never heard any of this, and that WOJ is saying basically all the interviews they did that was kind of due diligence. Hey, we're going to interview JJ Reddick, We're going to view these guys, this guy, this guy, these guys. So, I mean, this broke twenty six hours ago and now all of a sudden, it's front burner and it is hot. But I don't think Danny Hurley's going out there just to go out there. I think he's already made his point. If Yukon is not going to up the ante, I don't know if this is a leverage play. I did wonder that does he want to stay? Canny stay? They afford him to stay. And even when you start to look at the landscape of college basketball, I mean, it's basically become the pros. So why not coach the pros. You've got to deal with nil, you got transfer portal, and he's the reason Connecticut has won those national titles. Now, the players were great, but you turn over your roster and you still win another title, and you're even better this past year than you were the year before. And they're going to go into preseason as the number one team. There's no other faces in college basketball. I mean, you could say Bill's self, but everybody else is gone. Maybe Tom Izzo, but the legends are gone. Everybody's out. Danny Hurley is the face of college basketball. Does he want to continue to be the face of college basketball? This is the jumping off point. You got a chance to coach the Lakers. You're gonna make money, You're gonna get guaranteed money, and you got Lebron at the end of his career.

Now, that to me is not.

Now, that to me is not.

I don't know if that's advantageous for him to take the job and go, Yeah, I get to coach Lebron. It's trickier with Lebron, but you're not going to get this opportunity. Maybe in two years when Lebron retires or three years.

I don't know if that's advantageous for him to take the job and go, Yeah, I get to coach Lebron. It's trickier with Lebron, but you're not going to get this opportunity. Maybe in two years when Lebron retires or three years.

You got this moment.

You got this moment.

I expect him to take the job unless it was a leverage play and then all of a sudden he comes back home and says, I'm not leaving Connecticut. But I was flattered. I thought, I know, out of respect that I needed to talk to the Lakers in person. Have they been talking via zoom? Haven't heard anything of Danny Hurley leaving the East Coast after the season ended. I'm assuming you probably had those kind of meetings, conversations, preliminary conversations. Maybe it's an agent talking to the Lakers. You just never got out. And as Geno Arima said yesterday, the Yukon women's coach, I have the same agent as Danny Hurley. I don't know what's going on, but the fact that Gino the night before leans over to Danny Hurley at an event and says, you could win championships with the Lakers, and he said, I didn't know that the Lakers were going to offer him the job because Hurley didn't say anything. He just smiled and nodded back. Okay, we did reach out to see if Danny Hurley could join us, and we were politely told now he wouldn't be available, which I certainly understand. But that didn't stop Todd from reaching out because that's what Todd does.

I expect him to take the job unless it was a leverage play and then all of a sudden he comes back home and says, I'm not leaving Connecticut. But I was flattered. I thought, I know, out of respect that I needed to talk to the Lakers in person. Have they been talking via zoom? Haven't heard anything of Danny Hurley leaving the East Coast after the season ended. I'm assuming you probably had those kind of meetings, conversations, preliminary conversations. Maybe it's an agent talking to the Lakers. You just never got out. And as Geno Arima said yesterday, the Yukon women's coach, I have the same agent as Danny Hurley. I don't know what's going on, but the fact that Gino the night before leans over to Danny Hurley at an event and says, you could win championships with the Lakers, and he said, I didn't know that the Lakers were going to offer him the job because Hurley didn't say anything. He just smiled and nodded back. Okay, we did reach out to see if Danny Hurley could join us, and we were politely told now he wouldn't be available, which I certainly understand. But that didn't stop Todd from reaching out because that's what Todd does.

All right.

All right.

What's poll question today? Their seatonel counter last night? Was an anomaly or this series?

What's poll question today? Their seatonel counter last night? Was an anomaly or this series?

Oh?

Oh?

Is that the way this rest of this series is going to go? Where the Celtics just roll? Or was it just one of those nights for the Celtics. Well, I think this is how Boston plays. Now I got to find out how Dallas is going to play against Boston. This is what Boston does. They have so many different offensive weapons and they play really good defense. They played really good defense last night. Do I think Dallas will be better?

Is that the way this rest of this series is going to go? Where the Celtics just roll? Or was it just one of those nights for the Celtics. Well, I think this is how Boston plays. Now I got to find out how Dallas is going to play against Boston. This is what Boston does. They have so many different offensive weapons and they play really good defense. They played really good defense last night. Do I think Dallas will be better?

Yes?

Yes?

And I don't want to overreact and say they may not win a game. I still see Boston winning this. They're a better team, but that doesn't mean Kyrie can't have an unbelievable night. And with Luca and PJ. Washington, you know, then they're role players. But it's going to take, you know, a total team effort to beat Boston. And you know, here's the other thing. Tatum and Brown didn't have to do much last night. It was really about Christops Porzingis coming off the bench giving them an offensive lift. He had three block shots that to me, I'd be you know, you can say, well, Dallas, look, Kyrie didn't play well and Luca had one assist. Tatum and Brown were like, okay, you know, we're just kind of going through layup lines here. Well, Tatum, for sure, Jalen Brown was phenomenal last night. He was playing out of his mind. Jason Tatum was sort of out there. But numbers wise, when they scored twenty two, Brown score like twenty two points, So it wasn't anything where you go, oh my gosh, he put up forty.

And I don't want to overreact and say they may not win a game. I still see Boston winning this. They're a better team, but that doesn't mean Kyrie can't have an unbelievable night. And with Luca and PJ. Washington, you know, then they're role players. But it's going to take, you know, a total team effort to beat Boston. And you know, here's the other thing. Tatum and Brown didn't have to do much last night. It was really about Christops Porzingis coming off the bench giving them an offensive lift. He had three block shots that to me, I'd be you know, you can say, well, Dallas, look, Kyrie didn't play well and Luca had one assist. Tatum and Brown were like, okay, you know, we're just kind of going through layup lines here. Well, Tatum, for sure, Jalen Brown was phenomenal last night. He was playing out of his mind. Jason Tatum was sort of out there. But numbers wise, when they scored twenty two, Brown score like twenty two points, So it wasn't anything where you go, oh my gosh, he put up forty.

Yeah, but he had some monster blocks, He had some few He had a hell of a night for himself. Now, if I'm the Mavericks, I'm looking at like, is Kris tops perzingis really going to be this hot again and beat us?

Yeah, but he had some monster blocks, He had some few He had a hell of a night for himself. Now, if I'm the Mavericks, I'm looking at like, is Kris tops perzingis really going to be this hot again and beat us?

Probably not, No, But then you're gonna have somebody else who can you know, can he be? And I would run him as much as I could. Whoever he's guarding, I would run him and just see, you know how healthy he's going to be for the entire series. You know, same thing with Luca. I don't think Lucas one hundred percent. I think that knee is bothering him. So I would do the same thing, different defenders on him, different looks on him, and be prepared, you know, because I think what happens in Game two is really going to set the stage for you know, how long this series goes. We'll get phone calls coming up here. Is Chris tops porzingis talking about coming off the bench last night.

Probably not, No, But then you're gonna have somebody else who can you know, can he be? And I would run him as much as I could. Whoever he's guarding, I would run him and just see, you know how healthy he's going to be for the entire series. You know, same thing with Luca. I don't think Lucas one hundred percent. I think that knee is bothering him. So I would do the same thing, different defenders on him, different looks on him, and be prepared, you know, because I think what happens in Game two is really going to set the stage for you know, how long this series goes. We'll get phone calls coming up here. Is Chris tops porzingis talking about coming off the bench last night.

From day one, I came here and I said, like, I'll do whatever it takes to help the team win. Right then, I think it was this situation, you know, it made sense and and I didn't care.

From day one, I came here and I said, like, I'll do whatever it takes to help the team win. Right then, I think it was this situation, you know, it made sense and and I didn't care.

I didn't care.

I didn't care.

I knew I could prepare to come off the bench, which is something different from me. And that's what I did, and stepped into that role and embraced it and had a good game.

I knew I could prepare to come off the bench, which is something different from me. And that's what I did, and stepped into that role and embraced it and had a good game.

All right, we'll get to some phone calls here each seven seven three DP show operator Tyler is standing by Buddha in San Francisco.

All right, we'll get to some phone calls here each seven seven three DP show operator Tyler is standing by Buddha in San Francisco.

Hi, Buddha, how are you today? Buddy? Yo, buddy, what's up?

Hi, Buddha, how are you today? Buddy? Yo, buddy, what's up?

DP?

DP?

What's up? Boys?

What's up? Boys?

Happy Friday?

Happy Friday?

DP?

DP?

What a clutch clutch interview yesterday with Gino. I mean, I thought it was timely obviously. I thought it was revealing and another example of you doing your thing, Dan, Well done son onto the Lakers DP. You have to understand how exhausting it is to be a Lakers fan. I mean all of the hoopla that comes with Lebron and now his son and now Dan Hurley.

What a clutch clutch interview yesterday with Gino. I mean, I thought it was timely obviously. I thought it was revealing and another example of you doing your thing, Dan, Well done son onto the Lakers DP. You have to understand how exhausting it is to be a Lakers fan. I mean all of the hoopla that comes with Lebron and now his son and now Dan Hurley.

I mean, like, let's go.

I mean, like, let's go.

I mean I love that, but I think, like, what a great get, But what does that really look like for Dan Hurley's future?

I mean I love that, but I think, like, what a great get, But what does that really look like for Dan Hurley's future?

Dan?

Dan?

I mean, I mean honestly, like, give me the Nick Van Exel, Eddie Jones, George Lynch, Lakers. I'd take that in the second. Right now, Dan, I'm like, this is exhausting.

I mean, I mean honestly, like, give me the Nick Van Exel, Eddie Jones, George Lynch, Lakers. I'd take that in the second. Right now, Dan, I'm like, this is exhausting.

Thank you, Buddha. Have a great weekend. And people are mixed on this.

Thank you, Buddha. Have a great weekend. And people are mixed on this.

I think it shows you know, some thinking out of the box on behalf of the Lakers and instead of having somebody in there that you can get rid of or you don't respect. You know, Darvin Ham gets you to a Western Conference finals and then he's out of a job. Frank Vogel wins a title and then he's out of a job. Luke Walton, I mean, you've had these guys. Now you're getting the face of college basketball develops players. Certainly has passion, energy and it's a different voice, and I think that's what you need. I mean, when you look at the NBA, there aren't great coaching candidates there. I think we think, oh my gosh, Pat Roley's going to be walking in I mean Doc Rivers went kind of kicking and screaming to coach the Bucks, and then even coaching them was like what am I doing? You know, Pop re signed in San Antonio, He's got Victor Wembenyama. But you start to think, like Mike Budenholzer. I mean, come on, Monty Williams. I don't know who's a great coach anymore. Spolster's great, maybe the best coach in the NBA. But you have to have consistency there. If you have a bad year or something happens in the playoffs, you can't go, oh, we got to blow this up. And that's the you know the owners nowadays, front of office, it's like, oh my gosh, we got to do something now, But you don't if you truly believe in that person. That's what I would want to know. If I'm Danny Hurley, do I have any say? I don't have to have, you know, the final say or total autonomy. I have to have some input here if I'm going to do this. This is what I want the number of years I want to get paid and I want to have a voice here. And if that's the case, then I understand it. But the days of oh, do you want to go for a three peat? Three peats?

I think it shows you know, some thinking out of the box on behalf of the Lakers and instead of having somebody in there that you can get rid of or you don't respect. You know, Darvin Ham gets you to a Western Conference finals and then he's out of a job. Frank Vogel wins a title and then he's out of a job. Luke Walton, I mean, you've had these guys. Now you're getting the face of college basketball develops players. Certainly has passion, energy and it's a different voice, and I think that's what you need. I mean, when you look at the NBA, there aren't great coaching candidates there. I think we think, oh my gosh, Pat Roley's going to be walking in I mean Doc Rivers went kind of kicking and screaming to coach the Bucks, and then even coaching them was like what am I doing? You know, Pop re signed in San Antonio, He's got Victor Wembenyama. But you start to think, like Mike Budenholzer. I mean, come on, Monty Williams. I don't know who's a great coach anymore. Spolster's great, maybe the best coach in the NBA. But you have to have consistency there. If you have a bad year or something happens in the playoffs, you can't go, oh, we got to blow this up. And that's the you know the owners nowadays, front of office, it's like, oh my gosh, we got to do something now, But you don't if you truly believe in that person. That's what I would want to know. If I'm Danny Hurley, do I have any say? I don't have to have, you know, the final say or total autonomy. I have to have some input here if I'm going to do this. This is what I want the number of years I want to get paid and I want to have a voice here. And if that's the case, then I understand it. But the days of oh, do you want to go for a three peat? Three peats?

Nice? I mean, okay, do you have a three peat? Okay?

Nice? I mean, okay, do you have a three peat? Okay?

Now what Oh well stay for a four peat? Maybe you're the next John Wooden. Well, basketball has changed so much now. John Wooden had the same people, same players, staying for four years. Coach k for the most part of his career, had the same players staying for three or four years.

Now what Oh well stay for a four peat? Maybe you're the next John Wooden. Well, basketball has changed so much now. John Wooden had the same people, same players, staying for four years. Coach k for the most part of his career, had the same players staying for three or four years.

It doesn't happen anymore.

It doesn't happen anymore.

It's tougher, and I think if Danny Hurley is interested in let me challenge myself in his early fifties.

It's tougher, and I think if Danny Hurley is interested in let me challenge myself in his early fifties.

Go get him.

Go get him.

He can always come back to college basketball. Whatever it's going to look like when he comes back. Yes, if it was a different team, like forget it's the Lakers with Lebron James. Yeah, what if the Celtics don't win the title and there could be an opening there for the Celtics just you know, just I mean, you got a factor in all of this. If Joe Missoula is not able to win a title here, do they just Brad Stevens go, Hey, you know what, I'm gonna go get me a college coach.

He can always come back to college basketball. Whatever it's going to look like when he comes back. Yes, if it was a different team, like forget it's the Lakers with Lebron James. Yeah, what if the Celtics don't win the title and there could be an opening there for the Celtics just you know, just I mean, you got a factor in all of this. If Joe Missoula is not able to win a title here, do they just Brad Stevens go, Hey, you know what, I'm gonna go get me a college coach.

I'm gonna get Danny Hurley. Yes, Marv, I have the pen for Dan Hurley to sign right now with the Boston Celtics. There's no way you could pass that up the Boston Celtics easily.

I'm gonna get Danny Hurley. Yes, Marv, I have the pen for Dan Hurley to sign right now with the Boston Celtics. There's no way you could pass that up the Boston Celtics easily.

Yeah, but he might not get that opportunity because he might be taking the Lakers job today.

Yeah, but he might not get that opportunity because he might be taking the Lakers job today.

Now.

Now.

I don't even know if he's going to take the job.

I don't even know if he's going to take the job.

I just thought of it last night that there's so much pressure riding on Boston and if you don't win the title, do they go you know what, we need to blow this up, or we need to change coaches here. I wouldn't do that, but I don't, you know, I don't know what Brad Stevens would be thinking anybody else or the ownership there. If I'm the Lakers, if he's your guy, everybody's in on it. You're excited about this, then go go get him. Don't let him come back to Connecticut without the title of head coach of the LA Lakers. If he comes back, that's when I would start.

I just thought of it last night that there's so much pressure riding on Boston and if you don't win the title, do they go you know what, we need to blow this up, or we need to change coaches here. I wouldn't do that, but I don't, you know, I don't know what Brad Stevens would be thinking anybody else or the ownership there. If I'm the Lakers, if he's your guy, everybody's in on it. You're excited about this, then go go get him. Don't let him come back to Connecticut without the title of head coach of the LA Lakers. If he comes back, that's when I would start.

To doubt this a little bit. There.

To doubt this a little bit. There.

All right, we'll get phone calls. It's a meet Friday. Glad you're part of the program. Dave mcmanhamon, who covers the Lakers primarily for the Mothership. He was there at Game one last night. Was that just a one off or a maybe a deeper indication of who's going to win the NBA Finals.

All right, we'll get phone calls. It's a meet Friday. Glad you're part of the program. Dave mcmanhamon, who covers the Lakers primarily for the Mothership. He was there at Game one last night. Was that just a one off or a maybe a deeper indication of who's going to win the NBA Finals.

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Fritzy has got a wild numerology. Uh wow.

Fritzy has got a wild numerology. Uh wow.

I'll get to this coming up in a little bit there, but there's a numerology going on with the Lakers and Danny Hurley and JJ Reddick. So we'll have that for you coming up here in a little bit. Two hours ago, we talked to Gino Oriemma before we started our show live and we wanted to talk to him. He signed a contract extension, had some things to say about Caitlin Clark, and then of course the Danny Hurley story falls into our lap. So I tape the Geno interview and this is it in its entirety, has not been edited and it's just Geno being Gino after signing a five year contract extension to stay as the head coach of the Yukon Women, and I started the interview by asking Gino his reaction to the Danny Hurley to the Lakers.

I'll get to this coming up in a little bit there, but there's a numerology going on with the Lakers and Danny Hurley and JJ Reddick. So we'll have that for you coming up here in a little bit. Two hours ago, we talked to Gino Oriemma before we started our show live and we wanted to talk to him. He signed a contract extension, had some things to say about Caitlin Clark, and then of course the Danny Hurley story falls into our lap. So I tape the Geno interview and this is it in its entirety, has not been edited and it's just Geno being Gino after signing a five year contract extension to stay as the head coach of the Yukon Women, and I started the interview by asking Gino his reaction to the Danny Hurley to the Lakers.

You know, this is really funny because I happen to be with it at a thing with him last night, and I have no idea what's going on. You know, I have no idea where this is going or what's happening. But I said, just leaned over and I said, hey, I think you can win a lot of championships with the Lakers, you know, more so than a guy who's never coached. And he just looked at me and you know, nodded and we had a good laugh. And then this morning I wake up and while a so, I don't know what's going on, and it'd be a bad day for Yukon for sure if this happens, and it would be a great, great day for Dan Hurley, and I'm sure a bittersweet day for Dan early.

You know, this is really funny because I happen to be with it at a thing with him last night, and I have no idea what's going on. You know, I have no idea where this is going or what's happening. But I said, just leaned over and I said, hey, I think you can win a lot of championships with the Lakers, you know, more so than a guy who's never coached. And he just looked at me and you know, nodded and we had a good laugh. And then this morning I wake up and while a so, I don't know what's going on, and it'd be a bad day for Yukon for sure if this happens, and it would be a great, great day for Dan Hurley, and I'm sure a bittersweet day for Dan early.

Okay, now you're being serious that you did bring this up to him last night about the Lakers jump out of nowhere.

Okay, now you're being serious that you did bring this up to him last night about the Lakers jump out of nowhere.

I just leaned over and I said, you know, I don't know why it came to me. I don't know why, but I said it, and if you ask him, I'll tell you. And I had no idea, and I woke up this morning and somebody sent it to me and I went, you got to be kidne meed.

I just leaned over and I said, you know, I don't know why it came to me. I don't know why, but I said it, and if you ask him, I'll tell you. And I had no idea, and I woke up this morning and somebody sent it to me and I went, you got to be kidne meed.

I know that he's talked about not going to another college job that if he does go down the road when he thinks he's mature enough to coach in the NBA. This happened a lot quicker, But I'm wondering the state of college basketball, certainly men's college basketball, gino.

I know that he's talked about not going to another college job that if he does go down the road when he thinks he's mature enough to coach in the NBA. This happened a lot quicker, But I'm wondering the state of college basketball, certainly men's college basketball, gino.

Does that.

Does that.

Make this decision a little bit more I guess palatable or easier when you think about him wanting to go to coach the NBA instead of trying to go for a three peat, all those are true.

Make this decision a little bit more I guess palatable or easier when you think about him wanting to go to coach the NBA instead of trying to go for a three peat, all those are true.

I think the state of college basketball is a mess. Anyone who, if anybody, could manage it, though, it would be Danny because he coaches this program like it's a high school program, like he coached the Saint Benedicts. Their player development program is second to none. But I do think that being at Yukon and given the state of college basketball and the amount of money, now that's it's going to take to be able to put together a national championship team every single year, I think, and without knowing where it's going.

I think the state of college basketball is a mess. Anyone who, if anybody, could manage it, though, it would be Danny because he coaches this program like it's a high school program, like he coached the Saint Benedicts. Their player development program is second to none. But I do think that being at Yukon and given the state of college basketball and the amount of money, now that's it's going to take to be able to put together a national championship team every single year, I think, and without knowing where it's going.

It's a charade.

It's a charade.

It's this idea of student athlete, student athlete welfare. Every single thing that comes out of the NCAA's mouth about student athlete welfare, mental health, it's booth that has no factor ever anymore. And I never want to hear anybody out of those words associated with college basketball. There are professional athletes just not called that, So you might as well go coach professional athletes where it's real now. And he were to leave, and somebody said to me, you know, he just took this NBA job. I won't name any particular city. I would say, you know, you're set up for failure, but it's the Lakers. And if I don't know the details of it, but if you're saying, hey, I want a ten year to deal, I want the same deal Brad Stevens guy to Boston.

It's this idea of student athlete, student athlete welfare. Every single thing that comes out of the NCAA's mouth about student athlete welfare, mental health, it's booth that has no factor ever anymore. And I never want to hear anybody out of those words associated with college basketball. There are professional athletes just not called that, So you might as well go coach professional athletes where it's real now. And he were to leave, and somebody said to me, you know, he just took this NBA job. I won't name any particular city. I would say, you know, you're set up for failure, but it's the Lakers. And if I don't know the details of it, but if you're saying, hey, I want a ten year to deal, I want the same deal Brad Stevens guy to Boston.

It might be more than that.

It might be more than that.

Well, Dan, you know what, Hey, Andrea's wife might not like me, but it's crazy if he doesn't take it.

Well, Dan, you know what, Hey, Andrea's wife might not like me, but it's crazy if he doesn't take it.

But that's what surprised me though. Gino is he's an East coast guy. Yeah, and he'd have to convince her to go out, you know, to rodeo drive.

But that's what surprised me though. Gino is he's an East coast guy. Yeah, and he'd have to convince her to go out, you know, to rodeo drive.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Well, that part she might not.

Well, that part she might not.

She might not you know, she might not argue with it.

She might not you know, she might not argue with it.

Maybe all the other parts you might have a problem with. But yeah, yeah, it's a it's a huge family. It's a huge family decision.

Maybe all the other parts you might have a problem with. But yeah, yeah, it's a it's a huge family. It's a huge family decision.

No question about how many offers have you had, and let's say the last fifteen years, ten years, Well they.

No question about how many offers have you had, and let's say the last fifteen years, ten years, Well they.

All came too late.

All came too late.

But you know, one, two, three, four total, including you know, between men's college basketball and NBA stuff.

But you know, one, two, three, four total, including you know, between men's college basketball and NBA stuff.

What was the men's what was the NBA stuff?

What was the men's what was the NBA stuff?

I talked to a couple of people about being an assistant when I thought this game was going where it's going, and I thought, well, I wish I was younger, because it was at an age.

I talked to a couple of people about being an assistant when I thought this game was going where it's going, and I thought, well, I wish I was younger, because it was at an age.

Where it's like, do I really have it in me to be that and be fair to that for.

Where it's like, do I really have it in me to be that and be fair to that for.

One hundred and some games if you're lucky enough during the season. And I wouldn't be so pretentious enough to think that I could go from where I am or where I've been coaching women's basketball, and I listen, coaching is coaching.

One hundred and some games if you're lucky enough during the season. And I wouldn't be so pretentious enough to think that I could go from where I am or where I've been coaching women's basketball, and I listen, coaching is coaching.

I get it.

I get it.

But the distance and the gap I've I thought, you know, want if I could be an assistant here for a couple of years, three four years, I think I could.

But the distance and the gap I've I thought, you know, want if I could be an assistant here for a couple of years, three four years, I think I could.

Do this job.

Do this job.

But it just came at the wrong time in my career. But if I come earlier, I would have done it.

But it just came at the wrong time in my career. But if I come earlier, I would have done it.

Talking to Gino Orima, the Hall of Fame head coach with Connecticut, and just signed a five year deal. Any talk of retirement when you sat down with the family Now yet no, So you were signing this extension, there was no do I want to do it five more years?

Talking to Gino Orima, the Hall of Fame head coach with Connecticut, and just signed a five year deal. Any talk of retirement when you sat down with the family Now yet no, So you were signing this extension, there was no do I want to do it five more years?

No, I'd already decided that I wanted to. Now what pisses me off is that if I'd have known that this was happening with Danny, because I think I gave them the old AARP discount to the university because I thought they're gonna have to pay a lot of money to keep Hurly. Well, if he leaves, I'm gonna be pissed and I'm going to rip up that contact, and I want to know one and I want some of the money that they were going to give him.

No, I'd already decided that I wanted to. Now what pisses me off is that if I'd have known that this was happening with Danny, because I think I gave them the old AARP discount to the university because I thought they're gonna have to pay a lot of money to keep Hurly. Well, if he leaves, I'm gonna be pissed and I'm going to rip up that contact, and I want to know one and I want some of the money that they were going to give him.

So just call it the Hurley clause. If Hurley leaves, then you want a Hurley claus That's right.

So just call it the Hurley clause. If Hurley leaves, then you want a Hurley claus That's right.

I'm envisioning the Hurley claw, and this might become, you know, a commonplace in college sports.

I'm envisioning the Hurley claw, and this might become, you know, a commonplace in college sports.

Now.

Now.

I don't know if you use it as leverage, but you can always say, hey, I'll just coach the men's team at Yukon if you're not going to give me this kind of money.

I don't know if you use it as leverage, but you can always say, hey, I'll just coach the men's team at Yukon if you're not going to give me this kind of money.

No, I would never do that.

No, I would never do that.

You know, I'd be like moving your shortstop to second base. You'd screw up both programs.

You know, I'd be like moving your shortstop to second base. You'd screw up both programs.

So no talk of retirement. You're going to be what seventy five when this is all said and done, supposedly, you know.

So no talk of retirement. You're going to be what seventy five when this is all said and done, supposedly, you know.

But you know what really motivated me when Pop signed is a new deal.

But you know what really motivated me when Pop signed is a new deal.

So Pop, yeah, but Popovich with wem Ben Yama, I'm sure he's like, eh, you know what, let me hang around this guy for a little longer.

So Pop, yeah, but Popovich with wem Ben Yama, I'm sure he's like, eh, you know what, let me hang around this guy for a little longer.

Okay, well, I think I got a couple of guys in my program that I want to hang around with a couple a couple of years long. And I actually, seriously, when Pop signed his deal, I said, you know, I'm going to go to my ID and said I want half of that he signed for ten years for eighty million or five years for eighty million. I said, I've signed five years for twenty million. But didn't play out, But actually did they played out exactly that way.

Okay, well, I think I got a couple of guys in my program that I want to hang around with a couple a couple of years long. And I actually, seriously, when Pop signed his deal, I said, you know, I'm going to go to my ID and said I want half of that he signed for ten years for eighty million or five years for eighty million. I said, I've signed five years for twenty million. But didn't play out, But actually did they played out exactly that way.

Actually good, I saw where you said the WNBA they're targeting Caitlyn Clark. What do you mean by how she's being guarded or you know, in form.

Actually good, I saw where you said the WNBA they're targeting Caitlyn Clark. What do you mean by how she's being guarded or you know, in form.

I think yeah, I think you and I both know the landscape that we live in today, both sports wise and nonsports wise. Right, we are in a red blue and if you're red, you can't agree with blue, and if you're blue, you can't agree with red, Whereas most things are in the middle. If you're a college player and you're a great college player, like Caitlyn was, the delusional fan base that follows her disrespected the WNBA players by saying she's going to go in that league and tear it apart. There were actually odds on what are like she's third or fourth embedding odds of being MVP at a WNBA. These people are so disrespectful and so unknowledgeable and so stupid that it gives women's basketball a bad name. Okay, so the kid was set up for failure right from the beginning. So if you're a WNBA player, and I believe me, I've coached the best and I've pissed them off a lot, and they let me know about it. But they were tremendously disrespected and none of them are going to say it. But human nature is okay. This kid's coming into the league, and Diana said it best. This kid's in for a rude awakening. And they all jumped over her. But they didn't read the whole thing that she said. But nobody's printing. You know, Diana Trassi was right. This kid's on the wrong team. She's got the wrong skill set. They handled the physicality of that league.

I think yeah, I think you and I both know the landscape that we live in today, both sports wise and nonsports wise. Right, we are in a red blue and if you're red, you can't agree with blue, and if you're blue, you can't agree with red, Whereas most things are in the middle. If you're a college player and you're a great college player, like Caitlyn was, the delusional fan base that follows her disrespected the WNBA players by saying she's going to go in that league and tear it apart. There were actually odds on what are like she's third or fourth embedding odds of being MVP at a WNBA. These people are so disrespectful and so unknowledgeable and so stupid that it gives women's basketball a bad name. Okay, so the kid was set up for failure right from the beginning. So if you're a WNBA player, and I believe me, I've coached the best and I've pissed them off a lot, and they let me know about it. But they were tremendously disrespected and none of them are going to say it. But human nature is okay. This kid's coming into the league, and Diana said it best. This kid's in for a rude awakening. And they all jumped over her. But they didn't read the whole thing that she said. But nobody's printing. You know, Diana Trassi was right. This kid's on the wrong team. She's got the wrong skill set. They handled the physicality of that league.

And she's a rookie.

And she's a rookie.

And if you're a WNBA player, if you're any kind of player, you're gonna say, I'm gonna make a statement. Targeted, targeted by society, targeted by her looks, targeted by her reputation, targeted by the disrespect that they've shown to the WNBA. There's a huge talk on this kid's back. I thought Cameron Brin said something really smart. She said, now they're expecting this rookie class to be perfect. This rookie class isn't even one of the best rookie classes in the last ten years, but they've been put out to be that because the way social media is today. So what kind of impact does this rookie class having in a WNBA.

And if you're a WNBA player, if you're any kind of player, you're gonna say, I'm gonna make a statement. Targeted, targeted by society, targeted by her looks, targeted by her reputation, targeted by the disrespect that they've shown to the WNBA. There's a huge talk on this kid's back. I thought Cameron Brin said something really smart. She said, now they're expecting this rookie class to be perfect. This rookie class isn't even one of the best rookie classes in the last ten years, but they've been put out to be that because the way social media is today. So what kind of impact does this rookie class having in a WNBA.

How do you think Clark is handling this.

How do you think Clark is handling this.

I think she's handling great. I think she talks a lot and she gets a lot of back. So she deserves everything she gets because she gives it as good as she gets it. She's just not built for the physicality of this league, and she's not freaking off to get away from the physicality. So there's a lot of learning curve, like Diana said, and when she gets it, she has elite skills that are going to really help her. Yeah, but she needs to be a better she needs to be on a better team, and she needs to be more experienced and that will come. But for these ridiculous fans who had her slotted as the next Diana now they're out of their mind. And and for these people that are waiting outside the bus for the Chicago Sky team, what else? What it would become a third world soccer country that when a soccer player gives up their own goal in the World Cup, you're waiting for him in the bar to shoot them, Like, what the hell.

I think she's handling great. I think she talks a lot and she gets a lot of back. So she deserves everything she gets because she gives it as good as she gets it. She's just not built for the physicality of this league, and she's not freaking off to get away from the physicality. So there's a lot of learning curve, like Diana said, and when she gets it, she has elite skills that are going to really help her. Yeah, but she needs to be a better she needs to be on a better team, and she needs to be more experienced and that will come. But for these ridiculous fans who had her slotted as the next Diana now they're out of their mind. And and for these people that are waiting outside the bus for the Chicago Sky team, what else? What it would become a third world soccer country that when a soccer player gives up their own goal in the World Cup, you're waiting for him in the bar to shoot them, Like, what the hell.

Are we doing here? Yeah?

Are we doing here? Yeah?

Uh?

Uh?

When Page Becker said she was coming back, you said what I said. I knew that.

When Page Becker said she was coming back, you said what I said. I knew that.

She's having too good a time here. Her impact here is so great, her impact nationally is great, and she doesn't want to be known as the greatest player ever to play at Ukon without winning a national championship. And I remind her that every day. Does she have the bill to play in the w NBA. No, okay, But her game is different. Her game is different than Caitlin's in that she's more of a just a distributor, get the ball, you know. Her game is more like Sue Bird's game, all right, And not that Sue had the physicality to play in that league. But obviously she's the best point guard ever. But I think her game, the subtleties of her game, will translate however, her rookie year, she will get it as bad as Kiton is getting it right now. Because that's just the world, man, that's just the world. Then you've got to learn to live with it. But yes, she will have a target on her back as well. I just hope the social media thing doesn't, you know, envelop her like they've they've done to this kid. This kid, she doesn't this kid doesn't deserve all this, nobody deserves all this, and and how about this, Dan, you and I have known each other long enough. Have you ever called the player on your show a way? Yeah, we'll give someone the right to do that.

She's having too good a time here. Her impact here is so great, her impact nationally is great, and she doesn't want to be known as the greatest player ever to play at Ukon without winning a national championship. And I remind her that every day. Does she have the bill to play in the w NBA. No, okay, But her game is different. Her game is different than Caitlin's in that she's more of a just a distributor, get the ball, you know. Her game is more like Sue Bird's game, all right, And not that Sue had the physicality to play in that league. But obviously she's the best point guard ever. But I think her game, the subtleties of her game, will translate however, her rookie year, she will get it as bad as Kiton is getting it right now. Because that's just the world, man, that's just the world. Then you've got to learn to live with it. But yes, she will have a target on her back as well. I just hope the social media thing doesn't, you know, envelop her like they've they've done to this kid. This kid, she doesn't this kid doesn't deserve all this, nobody deserves all this, and and how about this, Dan, you and I have known each other long enough. Have you ever called the player on your show a way? Yeah, we'll give someone the right to do that.

I think McAfee was saying, so that's the world. He was trying to do it as a compliment. I guess I think he was praising her. I don't know, Yeah that's what he said.

I think McAfee was saying, so that's the world. He was trying to do it as a compliment. I guess I think he was praising her. I don't know, Yeah that's what he said.

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know. Yeah, I didn't Okay, Yeah, But just the.

I don't know. Yeah, I didn't Okay, Yeah, But just the.

Fact that, just the fact that we live in a society where today you can't say that. Well, if you look at society as a whole, there are things that are being said that have never been allowed to be said before. There was years ago when somebody made a comment on TV or radar, they lost their job the next day. Well, we live in a society today where you can say anything, do anything, and nothing, just apologize and everything's okay. Well right now, sports is a reflection of that.

Fact that, just the fact that we live in a society where today you can't say that. Well, if you look at society as a whole, there are things that are being said that have never been allowed to be said before. There was years ago when somebody made a comment on TV or radar, they lost their job the next day. Well, we live in a society today where you can say anything, do anything, and nothing, just apologize and everything's okay. Well right now, sports is a reflection of that.

Uh, keep fighting a good fight. And sorry, Hurley's taken away your headlines here with you coming better? Man?

Uh, keep fighting a good fight. And sorry, Hurley's taken away your headlines here with you coming better? Man?

Let me ask you something, Do you know something I don't know that he take the job.

Let me ask you something, Do you know something I don't know that he take the job.

He's being targeted Uh, Woje said, wait, just walk down the hall and say, hey, Danny taking the Laker job.

He's being targeted Uh, Woje said, wait, just walk down the hall and say, hey, Danny taking the Laker job.

You know my agent is his agent, Brett just and.

You know my agent is his agent, Brett just and.

Uh uh just call him.

Uh uh just call him.

No, I don't know.

No, I don't know.

I'm not going to do that. Wait, you just asked me. You just asked me. You can go get the answer here.

I'm not going to do that. Wait, you just asked me. You just asked me. You can go get the answer here.

I Am going to go down the hall soon.

I Am going to go down the hall soon.

What the hell is going on here? Great to talk to you, Hey, congrats on the extension. Thanks my man. That's geno Oriama unplugged, straight shooter.

What the hell is going on here? Great to talk to you, Hey, congrats on the extension. Thanks my man. That's geno Oriama unplugged, straight shooter.

Just the fact that he's with Danny Hurley last night at an event and jokes with him about taking the Lakers job and that he could win a couple of championships there, and Danny's got to bite his tongue like, wait, does he know anything? And the fact that you're in the Bass Football building. Just walk down the hallway, Danny, you're taking the Lecer job. He's asking me what I know. I'm just reporting what Woge is reporting. People are going to pick some things out of there, what he said about Caitlin Clark. But if anybody's going to try to argue with what he is saying about women's basketball, you're not in his league, because he has coached some of the greats and he knows some can play in the WNBA, some can't. He said that she's on a bad team. She does have tremendous skill set, but she's physically not built for this, at least right now. And he's being honest. I've said this before. I need to see what she's gonna be like next year, because now she knows every time down the floor, there's gonna be an elbow, a forearm, somebody's gonna bump you, somebody's gonna smack you, some stuff called some not. It's gonna happen.

Just the fact that he's with Danny Hurley last night at an event and jokes with him about taking the Lakers job and that he could win a couple of championships there, and Danny's got to bite his tongue like, wait, does he know anything? And the fact that you're in the Bass Football building. Just walk down the hallway, Danny, you're taking the Lecer job. He's asking me what I know. I'm just reporting what Woge is reporting. People are going to pick some things out of there, what he said about Caitlin Clark. But if anybody's going to try to argue with what he is saying about women's basketball, you're not in his league, because he has coached some of the greats and he knows some can play in the WNBA, some can't. He said that she's on a bad team. She does have tremendous skill set, but she's physically not built for this, at least right now. And he's being honest. I've said this before. I need to see what she's gonna be like next year, because now she knows every time down the floor, there's gonna be an elbow, a forearm, somebody's gonna bump you, somebody's gonna smack you, some stuff called some not. It's gonna happen.

It is happening.

It is happening.

I do think maybe the last four or five six games you might see a different Caitlyn Clark. It's been a tough schedule, but they are out to be physical with her. I mean, you're trying to win the game, you're going to be physical. Not to the point with Kennedy Carter because there's no place in the game and she should have been suspended. But there's going to be hard fouls. Stuff that she got in Iowa that she's not going to get now. You're not in Iowa anymore, and she knows that. But I think the less you say, the better. Just take it, learn from it, and then come back next year with a vengeance. All right, we'll take a break. Fritzy has six degrees of Lakers coming up, numerology. I didn't know I needed it. I still don't know if I need it, but I'll let you decide.

I do think maybe the last four or five six games you might see a different Caitlyn Clark. It's been a tough schedule, but they are out to be physical with her. I mean, you're trying to win the game, you're going to be physical. Not to the point with Kennedy Carter because there's no place in the game and she should have been suspended. But there's going to be hard fouls. Stuff that she got in Iowa that she's not going to get now. You're not in Iowa anymore, and she knows that. But I think the less you say, the better. Just take it, learn from it, and then come back next year with a vengeance. All right, we'll take a break. Fritzy has six degrees of Lakers coming up, numerology. I didn't know I needed it. I still don't know if I need it, but I'll let you decide.

If you need it. We'll have that for you coming up.

If you need it. We'll have that for you coming up.

Reggie Miller in about forty minutes from now as well NBA Finals starting tonight, and we'll get Reggie's thoughts on the possibility of Danny Hurley coaching the Lakers or back.

Reggie Miller in about forty minutes from now as well NBA Finals starting tonight, and we'll get Reggie's thoughts on the possibility of Danny Hurley coaching the Lakers or back.

After this, be sure to catch those live edition of The Dan Patrick Show weekdays at nine am Eastern six am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app.

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Before we get to Ed O'Neil, the actor who plays Donald Sterling in the FX series called Clipped, and the first two episodes premiere today exclusively on Hulu. So you think about the Clippers, nobody wanted to play for the Clippers. Nobody cared about the Clippers. Their owner, Donald Sterling, never build a winner. It felt like if you went to the Clippers, you were going into obscurity. He certainly had a bad rap and earned a bad rap for the person that he was, but he was still able to coach or own the Clippers for a long time until a couple of audio tapes were leaked to the media where he said some very disparaging things, and that was twenty fourteen. Well, Adam Silver swooped in, that's first thing I think he did when he was on the job, and he said, you are going to lose your team, And that's when Steve Balmer came in and bought the Clippers. And Ed O'Neill plays Donald Sterling, the disgraced former Clippers owner in uh It's the series called Clipped in the first two episodes premiere today exclusively on Peacock, So Ed O'Neill, who gave us modern family, also gave us married with Childern joins us on the program. What's it like playing a bad guy for a change.

Before we get to Ed O'Neil, the actor who plays Donald Sterling in the FX series called Clipped, and the first two episodes premiere today exclusively on Hulu. So you think about the Clippers, nobody wanted to play for the Clippers. Nobody cared about the Clippers. Their owner, Donald Sterling, never build a winner. It felt like if you went to the Clippers, you were going into obscurity. He certainly had a bad rap and earned a bad rap for the person that he was, but he was still able to coach or own the Clippers for a long time until a couple of audio tapes were leaked to the media where he said some very disparaging things, and that was twenty fourteen. Well, Adam Silver swooped in, that's first thing I think he did when he was on the job, and he said, you are going to lose your team, And that's when Steve Balmer came in and bought the Clippers. And Ed O'Neill plays Donald Sterling, the disgraced former Clippers owner in uh It's the series called Clipped in the first two episodes premiere today exclusively on Peacock, So Ed O'Neill, who gave us modern family, also gave us married with Childern joins us on the program. What's it like playing a bad guy for a change.

It's I think all actors like playing bad guys. It's, you know, you get to do things you don't normally get to do, or say things you don't normally get to say, and a certain freedom and with no punishment at the end of the day, get a paycheck.

It's I think all actors like playing bad guys. It's, you know, you get to do things you don't normally get to do, or say things you don't normally get to say, and a certain freedom and with no punishment at the end of the day, get a paycheck.

But when you're known as you know, when somebody sees you as Al Bundy and then they're going to see as Donald Sterling. Yeah, you know when I talked to Brian Cranston about you know, when he's gone Malcolm in the middle and then you don't break in bad like people had this like whoa this visceral reaction?

But when you're known as you know, when somebody sees you as Al Bundy and then they're going to see as Donald Sterling. Yeah, you know when I talked to Brian Cranston about you know, when he's gone Malcolm in the middle and then you don't break in bad like people had this like whoa this visceral reaction?

Will people have that? Do you think or you hope they had?

Will people have that? Do you think or you hope they had?

Well?

Well?

I think.

I think.

They certainly had it after married with children, you know, because that ran eleven years, and I kind of got I kind of got out of it a little bit. You know, Modern Family ran eleven years, so then they would identify me. It depended on where I was and who I would. You know, in Vegas it would be married, and then Beverly Hills would be Modern Family or you know, and so I kind of got out of that a little bit, and it never bothered me, to be honest with you, I never I get well, you know, I came from New York. I did a lot of theater, and so I I just always felt like, well, I'm a hired gun. I do a part. It can be drama, can be comedy. I don't care. And so that was part of the reason I decided to do this because I thought I haven't used one hundred percent for a long time. You know, the the light comedies, the family things can be great, and Modern Family certainly was a great show. But I thought I only used seventy percent of what I got, you know, you know, uh, And so I wanted to I wanted to challenge myself a bit, and I thought, this is certainly a challenge.

They certainly had it after married with children, you know, because that ran eleven years, and I kind of got I kind of got out of it a little bit. You know, Modern Family ran eleven years, so then they would identify me. It depended on where I was and who I would. You know, in Vegas it would be married, and then Beverly Hills would be Modern Family or you know, and so I kind of got out of that a little bit, and it never bothered me, to be honest with you, I never I get well, you know, I came from New York. I did a lot of theater, and so I I just always felt like, well, I'm a hired gun. I do a part. It can be drama, can be comedy. I don't care. And so that was part of the reason I decided to do this because I thought I haven't used one hundred percent for a long time. You know, the the light comedies, the family things can be great, and Modern Family certainly was a great show. But I thought I only used seventy percent of what I got, you know, you know, uh, And so I wanted to I wanted to challenge myself a bit, and I thought, this is certainly a challenge.

What part of the script did you go uh oh or a wow?

What part of the script did you go uh oh or a wow?

I I liked the whole thing, the six I think that.

I I liked the whole thing, the six I think that.

Dangerous or something that kind of made you nervous that you were going to have to say something.

Dangerous or something that kind of made you nervous that you were going to have to say something.

Uh no, no, Uh. Maybe it should have, but I don't think so. I think it because I know, you know, it's a story that I think was entertaining, and it was. It had a good pace, and it had what I knew. I knew some of the actors coming in. I knew Laurence Fishburne from New York. I knew of Jackie Jackie Weaver's work. I'd seen several of her movies, kind of the Meryl Streep of Australia. I had worked with Corbyn Bernson in a movie years ago called Disorganized Crime. So I knew some of the players, and I thought, well, it's good company, it's good writing, it's good paycheck. It's six and I'm out. It's not going to be you know, eleven years. Let's go.

Uh no, no, Uh. Maybe it should have, but I don't think so. I think it because I know, you know, it's a story that I think was entertaining, and it was. It had a good pace, and it had what I knew. I knew some of the actors coming in. I knew Laurence Fishburne from New York. I knew of Jackie Jackie Weaver's work. I'd seen several of her movies, kind of the Meryl Streep of Australia. I had worked with Corbyn Bernson in a movie years ago called Disorganized Crime. So I knew some of the players, and I thought, well, it's good company, it's good writing, it's good paycheck. It's six and I'm out. It's not going to be you know, eleven years. Let's go.

What's tough for comedy or drama?

What's tough for comedy or drama?

I don't think either one. I mean, I don't know. I mean, I know it's if you're funny. Comedy's not that hard. If you're not funny, it's it's a bad job.

I don't think either one. I mean, I don't know. I mean, I know it's if you're funny. Comedy's not that hard. If you're not funny, it's it's a bad job.

When do you know you're funny when they laugh? But are you trying to crack up the crew or your fellow actors?

When do you know you're funny when they laugh? But are you trying to crack up the crew or your fellow actors?

I you know, it depends. I mean, you know, when you're trying to be funny, it doesn't matter. I don't think you could do it on the street Corner and the drama. You know, all the best actors that I've ever watched and enjoyed are kind of funny. You know. Laurence Olivier, Brando was kind of funny, could be the Niro. You know, all those guys can be kind of funny.

I you know, it depends. I mean, you know, when you're trying to be funny, it doesn't matter. I don't think you could do it on the street Corner and the drama. You know, all the best actors that I've ever watched and enjoyed are kind of funny. You know. Laurence Olivier, Brando was kind of funny, could be the Niro. You know, all those guys can be kind of funny.

Did you work with Pacino? One of your first acting gigs was that cruising Yeah? Did you see in Pacino what we eventually saw in Pacino?

Did you work with Pacino? One of your first acting gigs was that cruising Yeah? Did you see in Pacino what we eventually saw in Pacino?

Well, he was already famous. He had already done The Godfather. Okay, okay, as you know that part, and he was well on his way. So yeah, you knew he was a special actor.

Well, he was already famous. He had already done The Godfather. Okay, okay, as you know that part, and he was well on his way. So yeah, you knew he was a special actor.

What was Brando like?

What was Brando like?

I never met Brando? Oh okay, I just I just referenced him. I never met him.

I never met Brando? Oh okay, I just I just referenced him. I never met him.

He didn't do married. He did do a cameo and married with children? Oh no he did?

He didn't do married. He did do a cameo and married with children? Oh no he did?

Yeah, yeah, no, no, we're talking talking to Ed O'Neill the actor married, which older and modern family, and he plays Donald Sterling in clipped. I was also the older we get, the better we were when we were an athlete. So you know, nobody's around to remember that I wasn't as good as I tell people that I was.

Yeah, yeah, no, no, we're talking talking to Ed O'Neill the actor married, which older and modern family, and he plays Donald Sterling in clipped. I was also the older we get, the better we were when we were an athlete. So you know, nobody's around to remember that I wasn't as good as I tell people that I was.