“It’s 1 am, where is Wilbon?”
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What behind-the-scenes insights does Tony share about PTI?
Hey, it's Tony. On today's show, we will talk to Brian Windhorst about the NBA playoffs and also about Steve Kerr saying the league should do away with three-point shot. And then Ron Flatter calls in to preview the Kentucky Derby. But first, let's do some commerce, boys and girls.
Previously on the Tony Kornheiser Show. So I walked into the clubhouse one day and saw him in the manager's office. And he looks at me and he goes, you never make two batches of pilaf in one pan. And I went, what? Pilaf is an Armenian delicacy, which I actually know how to make because my father's side was Armenian. I said, how could you possibly know that? And he goes, I live with an Armenian guy in Fresno, California. So that's how he said hello to me on a certain day. Never make two loads of pilaf. in one pot. This is General George Washington and you're listening to the Tony Kornheiser Show.
How are club pros from Columbia performing in the PGA Championship qualifiers?
So let's do some inside baseball about what Tim Kirkjian was talking about. Yesterday, Rob Thompson was fired by the Philadelphia Phillies. I believe I had that the day before on the PTI show. I said, the first thing I thought about was how does the Mets guy keep his job? And the second thing I thought about... Because they have the Nats on the schedule. Right. Is Rob Thompson in trouble in Philadelphia? Okay, so he gets fired. So to me, that's the big story of the day yesterday. It's not the NBA playoffs. The NBA playoffs go on every night. There's three more games every single night. None of them are ever close. They're not good games. They're not good games, regardless of what Wilbon says.
What is Brian Windhorst's perspective on NBA coaching changes?
They're not good games. They're not exciting on any level. I'm not going to do the hockey. We're not going to do the hockey because Wilbon and I don't know anything about hockey. Today we're going to have P.K. Subban on. He's great because he knows about hockey. Yeah, he's terrific. No, he's going to help us. So to me, the big story is that. And Kelleher says, I wasn't even going to put it in the A's. You know, because we just did it. The day before was Alex Cora. And it's true. Mike and I are going to say the same thing.
What are the implications of Steve Kerr's comments on the three-point shot?
It's pretty early. You're firing this guy? Scott took you to the World Series. You're firing this guy? And we're not going to say anything new. We're really not going to say anything new. Now, there's some intrigue because Don Mattingly takes over, and Don Mattingly's son is technically the general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, which is why Don Mattingly was on the bench with Rob Thompson, who was an old friend of his.
And the Dombrowski quotes, don't just assume that Cora's going to be the coach next year while we have this fantastic fill-in guy who seems pretty confident with who he is within the game.
But Mattingly's son, no, Dave Dombrowski does everything. Dave Dombrowski is to baseball what Lou Lamarillo is to hockey. He fires people whenever he feels like it. So I could have said all of that, but we had no room for it. I mean, the decision was made not to put it in the show. And the substitute story was actually a better story. It was Steve Kerr saying, let's get rid of the three-point shot in an interview with The New Yorker.
How does Ron Flatter preview the Kentucky Derby?
So last night... I texted Remnick and he said something about, I said, who did this? And he said, he gave the guy's name and wrote to me the Atlantic. And I said, the Atlantic? I thought it was the New Yorker. And he said, no, Atlanta. He got that wrong. And it was in the New Yorker. And I was thinking about putting the guy on. And Remnick said to me, why don't you put Steve Kerr on? Which is the right question for me. It's a harder get. Yeah. Well, because of the time zone. Yeah.
What are the latest updates on the Kentucky Derby contenders?
You know, you can't ask Steve Kerr to get up at four o'clock in the morning and be on a podcast. You can't. But that was a very interesting story to me.
What a wonderful position that the time zone is the difficulty with getting Steve Kerr on.
Well, for me, I wouldn't even ask because it's just... We could do it the day before. It's too far away. We could. Anyway. So that was what was running through my head. I thought you were going to give us, you know, instructions about how you cook rice.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What behind-the-scenes insights does Tony share about PTI?
0:00–0:57
2
How are club pros from Columbia performing in the PGA Championship qualifiers?
0:57–1:35
3
What is Brian Windhorst's perspective on NBA coaching changes?
1:35–2:02
4
What are the implications of Steve Kerr's comments on the three-point shot?
2:02–2:54
5
How does Ron Flatter preview the Kentucky Derby?
2:54–3:22
6
What are the latest updates on the Kentucky Derby contenders?
3:22–4:03
7
What email questions does Tony address in the Mailbag segment?
4:03–4:32
8
What final thoughts does Tony share about the episode's topics?
4:32–57:10