The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Roy and David Dwork of The Hockey News are back for another edition of The Hockey Show! The Panthers are up 3-0 on the rival Lightning and the boys discuss what has led to their success so far in this series. Then, Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period joins the show to discuss how each playoff series has gone down so far, and which teams they believe will emerge from the first round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is trying to get Billy hyped up about the UFL, but if LeBron is boring then the UFL is definitely not catching anybody's attention. Although, Battlehawks and Stallions is going down two weeks from now! Plus, Danny Parkins of 670 The Score joins the show to discuss his new book Pipeline to the Pros, which details the journeys of players and coaches who made their way from Division III to the NBA. Then, Katie Nolan and Kevin Clark join Pablo Torre for another edition of Share and Tell, where they break down The Undertaker telling the story of when a seven-year-old threatened to shoot him in the face. Finally, Amin and Charlotte get out the lie detector for this week's Oddball segment to seek out some of the biggest lies around the NBA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are sending Taylor to Game 5 at Madison Square Garden between the Knicks and 76ers thanks to Gametime, but it's going to be hellish for him to reach New York. Then, with Izzy in-studio and Jeremy far away, Mike Ryan wants to have a rational conversation about the Miami Heat and Bam Adebayo. Mike believes the Heat could have a top tier defense without Bam and asks if a player like Donovan Mitchell could contribute more to actually winning a championship in Miami. Izzy explains why he believes Bam is a two-way superstar and why Erik Spoelstra says Bam is essential to what the Heat do. Plus, are the Lakers and LeBron James somehow boring? Izzy and JuJu lead us through a conversation on LeBron's future, the entertainment value of Lakers basketball, and potential landing spots for LeBron should he leave Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cast: Mike, Izzy, Chris, Billy, JuJu, and Roy. THEEEEEEEEEEE FLORIDA PANTHERS! The Ice Cats have taken a 3-0 lead against the Tampa Bay Lightning and the crew is here to give you the full breakdown of how they've done it. The hockey group chat had a good feeling about it. Is this a hockey town? Does Roy EVER get scared? And how do you sneak a broom into an opposing arena? Plus, despite Mike's attempts to clear the puck away from hockey talk to get to some Miami Heat and Michael Penix Jr. discussions, the group's forecheck is just too strong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It seems impossible, but Joakim Noah is the ultimate combination of a free spirit and a competitive warrior. Now that his NBA playing days are over, he’s fully embraced looking deep into the passion and pain that drove him from living in his father’s shadow to becoming a leader at the highest level. Joakim gets real with Dan about the overwhelming physical and mental toll he took on in his insatiable desire to win, the regrets he has from his personal failures with the Knicks and how he's now found a new title he's ready to compete with his heart and soul for... happiness. To help support The Noah’s Arc Foundation, visit NoahsArcFoundation.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JuJu recaps today's show from INSIDE THE STUDIO and we get to some sound from Bam Adebayo after last night's Heat victory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We finally get to Mero's Refrans Del Dia and see if Taylor can pass as a Dominican. Then, JuJu delivers today's Thursday Thunder and we listen to a snippet from Joakim Noah on this week's South Beach Sessions to show the way athletes care. Plus, folks...we have a Face/Off 2 in the works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since The Kid Mero is running late we start the hour by teasing Stugotz's new book, discuss tonight's NFL Draft Show, Caleb Williams's personality leading a huddle, and Tom Brady's issues with "kids these days" and his upcoming roast. Then, The Kid Mero arrives to explain to us why he isn't afraid of ANYONE in the Eastern Conference as a Knicks fan. He also talks to us about Joel Embiid playing through injuries, Giannis Antetokounmpo's likability, the personality within his podcasts, and to join Tony in a rapid fire of Refrans Del Dia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy Wood Jr. is here to preview the NFL Draft and, based on uniform changes this off-season, give us some semi-sure bets on teams that will flail this season. Then, is coffee hydrating or dehydrating? A tennis player tantrum leads us into a caffeine-fueled conversation. Plus, lotioning in public, the Celtics home record in the playoffs, and Sergei Bobrovsky's chances at the Hall of Fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cast: Dan, Chris, Jeremy, Jessica, JuJu, Mike, and Roy. So... the Heat beat the Celtics in Boston last night. How 'bout that? Dan leads the crew through a conversation about how the Heat were able to take down the Celtics with a "perfect" game, Jayson Tatum and the Celtics late-game execution, Joe Mazzulla vs. Erik Spoelstra, and, somehow, the definition of "culo" as we listen to Ryan Cortes calling into WEEI. Then, Amin and Charlotte are dropping in from Oddball to discuss Charlotte's disappointing night as a Celtics fan, why Bam Adebayo is the best defender in the league, and Stan Van Gundy's fury. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Draft day is finally here! Terrion Arnold, Dallas Turner and Brian Thomas Jr. joined the guys in Detroit as the get ready to get drafted tonight in the first round of the NFL Draft! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JuJu Gotti is here to discuss what the show got right today and what it got wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mina Kimes is here to talk NFL Draft and J.J. McCarthy, potential trades, a pick the Dolphins could make, the teams who are the best at drafting, and all the hot storylines headed into tomorrow. Then, Dan tries to bring us through several goal calls of last night's Panthers game and it sends Chris into a tailspin of trying to find old Randy Moller goal calls. Plus, Paul Pierce is here with an important question: WHERE RUIZ AT? Will Mike Ryan join us to confront Paul as they both brush their teeth? For some reason, the answer is yes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan is convinced Roy's lack of joy is a bluff, and Zaslow says the anxiety of his fandom is like drugs. Then, it's time for AGAINST! THE! SPREAD! as Billy gets himself into some trouble. Plus, Orlando Brown Jr. is here to make fun of Greg Cote's draft video and talk Chris Cote's traffic altercation and how he'd handle it, the stress of being drafted, memorizing area codes, and the Top 5 Shit Talkers in the NFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan wants to continue to explore the tension within the show as Stugotz heads to De(Troy)t for the NFL Draft and has a list of complaints about the execution of our show that were seemingly created by himself. Then, Billy considers going back to school, we relive the Sports Bang days with Zaslow, and Amber Wilson shares a story that makes Stugotz look...not great. Plus, problems are just opportunities for success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's cast: Dan, Jonathan Zaslow, Chris, Billy, Jeremy, Jessica, Roy, and Tony. Dan says it felt like he could "taste his heart" with how nervous he was during the Panthers OT victory last night, but did Roy experience ANY fear? Then, the tension of the show is boiling over our Heat talk the last couple of days and Chris Cote SEES BOTH SIDES!!!! Zaslow sounds off on Mike Ryan (and it summons Jeremy from out of nowhere) before taking a torch to the show platforming Paul Pierce later today. Plus, David Samson is here to discuss the London marathon, Zaslow's issues with Paul Pierce, the refs performing worse in the Playoffs, Pablo Torre, and Baby Reindeer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A viral video of a weeping Caleb Williams, the top prodigy in this week’s draft, “scares the sh*t out of a lot of NFL teams.” So correspondent Dave Fleming breaks out the tissues — and a stack of research — to discover what the science of crying disproves about the pseudo-science of scouting; why a Super Bowl locker room was like a scene out of “The Notebook”; and how even the Darth Vader of football (allegedly) choked up. Plus: Domonique Foxworth names names — and changes our basic understanding of the most masculine of sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy was so furious about Mike Ryan and co.'s Heat analysis that he dropped in via zoom to try and explain what they got wrong...and it went about how you'd expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Cote sleeps as though he's being buried in a tomb of some sort, and while he may not have his Back in My Day available due to show bylaws, he does want to get to his NFL Mock Draft ahead of Thursday Night's NFL Draft. Then, the Jokic brothers are a legitimate problem for the NBA, something's off with the Boston Bruins, and J.J. McCarthy is the biggest "huh?" out there in terms of pre-draft analysis. Plus, we finally get to some hockey talk with Mike but not before Greg walks back his Heat takes by saying they need "strategic dynamite." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Somehow Mike Ryan is still angry about the state of the Miami Heat, but his tone is admittedly much better during this segment. Are these the Heat tears fans of this show have been searching for? Then, Greg Cote is aggressively selfish, and Chris shares some of the catchphrases that prove it. Plus, Knicks superfan Sam Morril is here to discuss the greatest game experiences of his life and to become our new Commissioner of Fandom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices