The Dan Dakich Show Podcast

The Dan Dakich Show

This show takes no prisoners and does not suffer fools. Decades of experience in major college basketball, and a rolodex to match. The big names visit this show. Passionate about Indiana basketball, the Chicago Cubs, the lovely Leigh Ross-Dakich, and his kids. Opinions about everything, afraid of nothing.

  • 2 hours 9 minutes
    Pacers/Knicks Game Three Preview! AD Mitchell, Tony East, and Kevin Bowen Join!

    (00:00-24:18) – Query & Company opens on a Friday with Jake Query, Jimmy Cook, and producer Eddie Garrison discussing the news of Rick Carlisle being fined $35,000 for his comments made about the officiating and suggesting the league wants the big market teams to make it further in the playoffs. Additionally, Jake isn’t buying the “foot injury” that Jalen Brunson left game two with.

    (24:18-34:48) – As we have done all week on the program, Jake and Jimmy giveaway a pair of tickets for a caller to attend Carb Day and Indianapolis 500 qualifications by answering some trivia!

    (34:48-49:52) – Hour one concludes with Indianapolis Colts rookie wide receiver Adonai “AD” Mitchell joining the show to take us through the process of draft night for him, reacts to what Chris Ballard said after the draft regarding NFL sources stating that he had character issues, shares his excitement about playing with Anthony Richardson, and answers some get to know you questions.

    (49:52-1:10:52) – Co-host of the Wake Up Call with KB & Andy in Kevin Bowen joins the program to explain what all goes on during rookie minicamp, previews game three tonight between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks, states that the Pacers need more from Pascal Siakam tonight and Sunday with OG Anunoby seemingly out for both games, and then discusses the drinking plans for Andy Sweeney on Carb Day when they are at the track.

    (1:10:52-1:29:15) – Paul Hembekides, aka Hembo, from Greeny and Get Up joins Query & Company this afternoon to share his thoughts on Rick Carlisle being fined $35,000 for his comments made about the officiating and the league, believes that Rick Carlisle and the NBA both reacted in the correct way, is willing to guarantee that the Pacers will have a favorable whistle tonight in game three, doesn’t believe that the Pacers pace of play will eventually wear down the Knicks, and validates Jake’s statement that Oscar Charleston was one of the best baseball players ever that nobody talks about.

    (1:29:15-1:54:18) – Tony East from Sports Illustrated, Forbes Sports, WTHR, and Locked on Pacers podcast joins the program to recap last night’s preseason win for the Indiana Fever in Caitlin Clark’s home debut, weighs in on Jake’s dilemma that Rick Carlisle put pressure on his team to have his back along with the officials, assesses the people that are pleading for T.J. McConnell to be on the floor in the final minutes of the game, explains how the Pacers can limit the second chance opportunities for the Knicks, and states that it’s better to max Pascal Siakam instead of losing him.

    (1:54:18-2:05:29) – As we do every Friday on the program, Jake shares a remarkable story for out good for the heart Friday segment sponsored by Franciscan Health. Today’s story features the women’s Indy Mini Marathon winner because of the way in which she was able to cross the finish line!

    (2:05:29-2:09:52) – Today’s show ends with Jimmy sharing his JCook Plays of the Day and JMV joining the guys in studio to share their predictions for game three tonight between the Pacers and Knicks.

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    10 May 2024, 7:11 pm
  • 56 minutes 21 seconds
    Best Of Query & Company - Friday 5/10/24

    Today’s Best of Features:

    (00:00-14:34) – Hour one concludes with Indianapolis Colts rookie wide receiver Adonai “AD” Mitchell joining the show to take us through the process of draft night for him, reacts to what Chris Ballard said after the draft regarding NFL sources stating that he had character issues, shares his excitement about playing with Anthony Richardson, and answers some get to know you questions.

    (14:34-32:54) – Paul Hembekides, aka Hembo, from Greeny and Get Up joins Query & Company this afternoon to share his thoughts on Rick Carlisle being fined $35,000 for his comments made about the officiating and the league, believes that Rick Carlisle and the NBA both reacted in the correct way, is willing to guarantee that the Pacers will have a favorable whistle tonight in game three, doesn’t believe that the Pacers pace of play will eventually wear down the Knicks, and validates Jake’s statement that Oscar Charleston was one of the best baseball players ever that nobody talks about.

    (32:54-56:20) – Tony East from Sports Illustrated, Forbes Sports, WTHR, and Locked on Pacers podcast joins the program to recap last night’s preseason win for the Indiana Fever in Caitlin Clark’s home debut, weighs in on Jake’s dilemma that Rick Carlisle put pressure on his team to have his back along with the officials, assesses the people that are pleading for T.J. McConnell to be on the floor in the final minutes of the game, explains how the Pacers can limit the second chance opportunities for the Knicks, and states that it’s better to max Pascal Siakam instead of losing him.

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    10 May 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 14 minutes 33 seconds
    Indianapolis Colts Rookie WR Adonai Mitchell Joins Query & Company!

    Indianapolis Colts rookie wide receiver Adonai “AD” Mitchell joining the show to take us through the process of draft night for him, reacts to what Chris Ballard said after the draft regarding NFL sources stating that he had character issues, shares his excitement about playing with Anthony Richardson, and answers some get to know you questions.

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    10 May 2024, 6:42 pm
  • 2 hours 24 minutes
    Pacers Squander Another Opportunity. Chris Denari & Matt Verderame Join!

    (00:00-28:29) – Query & Company opens on a Thursday with Jake Query, Jimmy Cook, and producer Eddie Garrison discussing another missed opportunity for the Indiana Pacers last night in their game two loss to the New York Knicks. They discuss the comments made by Rick Carlisle pertaining to the officiating again in Madison Square Garden and Jake points out that Carlisle acknowledged Tyrese Haliburton’s back issue.

    (28:29-43:11) – After talking about the game in the first segment of the how, Jake and Jimmy shift their focus on Pascal Siakam after another poor offensive performance. They get into the debate about offering him a max contract extension after the season is over and question if maybe the Pacers should have acquired OG Anunoby instead.

    (43:11-49:28) – Hour one concludes with Jake, Jimmy, and Eddie discussing how much the Indiana Pacers could be missing Bennedict Mathurin against the Knicks. Additionally, Eddie provides an update on OG Anunoby.

    (49:28-1:15:00) – Television voice of the Indiana Pacers, Chris Denari, joins the show to discuss the lack of offensive effectiveness from Pascal Siakam since game two against Milwaukee, highlights the recent play of T.J. McConnell the last three games, states that he feels the Pacers get in trouble defensively when they pay too much attention to Jalen Brunson, weighs in on the inconsistencies from Tyrese Haliburton this postseason, weighs in on the debate if the Knicks will start looking fatigued if Indiana plays at their pace, and shares his thoughts on Isaiah Jackson receiving the backup center minutes over Jalen Smith.

    (1:15:00-1:32:33) – Following their conversation with Chris Denari, Jake and Jimmy spend some time discussing Colts rookie minicamp, the Indiana Fever first home game since drafting Caitlin Clark tonight, and touch on the battle for two MLS soccer teams in Indianapolis.

    (1:32:33-1:38:11) – Jake and Jimmy conclude the second hour of the program by teasing their ticket giveaway for next segment and Jake trying to prove Jimmy and Eddie wrong about the dump button.

    (1:38:11-2:02:00) – The final hour of the show starts with Jake announcing the NBA is suspending Patrick Beverley four games for his actions in the game six loss. Additionally, they give away a pair of tickets for a dedicated listener to go to Carb Day and qualifications for the Indianapolis 500. Following the giveaway, Jimmy asks Jake some questions that he has leading up to preparing for the 500.

    (2:02:00-2:21:23) – Matt Verderame from Sports Illustrated joins the program to share his thoughts on how the Pacers/Knicks series has gone so far as an avid Knicks fan, assesses if he would rather see New York make the NBA Finals or not go to Taco Bell Cantina ever again, states that Knicks fans are finally proud of a team for the first time since the nineties with how hard this team plays every single night, and shares his thoughts on how the Colts did with selecting Laiatu Latu and Adonai Mitchell.

    (2:21:23-2:24:23) – Today’s show ends with Jimmy sharing his JCook Plays of the Day and JMV joining the guys in studio to share his thoughts on the game one loss for the Pacers.

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    9 May 2024, 7:31 pm
  • 41 minutes 18 seconds
    Best Of Query & Company - Thursday 5/9/24

    Today’s Best of Features:

    (00:00-24:02) – Television voice of the Indiana Pacers, Chris Denari, joins the show to discuss the lack of offensive effectiveness from Pascal Siakam since game two against Milwaukee, highlights the recent play of T.J. McConnell the last three games, states that he feels the Pacers get in trouble defensively when they pay too much attention to Jalen Brunson, weighs in on the inconsistencies from Tyrese Haliburton this postseason, weighs in on the debate if the Knicks will start looking fatigued if Indiana plays at their pace, and shares his thoughts on Isaiah Jackson receiving the backup center minutes over Jalen Smith.

    (24:02-44:01) – Matt Verderame from Sports Illustrated joins the program to share his thoughts on how the Pacers/Knicks series has gone so far as an avid Knicks fan, assesses if he would rather see New York make the NBA Finals or not go to Taco Bell Cantina ever again, states that Knicks fans are finally proud of a team for the first time since the nineties with how hard this team plays every single night, and shares his thoughts on how the Colts did with selecting Laiatu Latu and Adonai Mitchell.

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    9 May 2024, 7:20 pm
  • 2 hours 20 minutes
    Pacers at Knicks Game Two Preview! Austin Croshere, Rob Perez, and Pat Knight Join!

    (00:00-27:07) – Query & Company opens on a Wednesday with Jake Query, Jimmy Cook, and producer Eddie Garrison discussing what they did last night. Additionally, they share some things that they want to see tonight in the second game between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks, try to define what a small market franchise is with Minnesota, Milwaukee, Cleveland, and Indiana all in position to potentially make the conference finals.

    (27:07-51:15) – Soon to be Marian Knights men’s basketball head coach Pat Knight joins Query & Company to share why he decided to get back into coaching, thanks his dad, Bob Knight, for not hovering over him during his first two head coaching gigs, opens up about the struggles that his father endured in his final years of living, and relives his dad’s return to Assembly Hall in 2020.

    (51:15-51:41) – Hour one quickly concludes with Jake previewing hour two.

    (51:41-1:12:03) – The second hour of today’s show starts with Jake and Jimmy sharing some of the comments they have received from listeners during their interview with Pat Knight. Jimmy shares how he can relate to Knight about seeing a family member go through dementia. They then shift their conversation towards game two tonight between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks.

    (1:12:03-1:32:21) – Former Indiana Pacer and current Westwood One college basketball analyst, Austin Croshere, brings up a point that hasn’t been made pertaining to Tyrese Haliburton’s lack of offense, highlights something from the game one loss that people are talking about enough with the poor officiating down the stretch, lays out a way the Pacers can limit Jalen Brunson’s scoring, explains what kind of environment it is playing in Madison Square Garden, and relives the 2000 Pacers playoff run where Indiana made the NBA Finals.

    (1:32:21-1:34:32) – Jake and Jimmy conclude the second hour of the program with Jake pointing something out about the organist at Madison Square Garden.

    (1:34:32-2:02:56) – Rob Perez, host of Late Night With Wob on SiriusXM NBA, tips off the final hour of Query & Company this afternoon to share his thoughts on the ending to game one between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks, assesses how much longer he thinks the Knicks can play Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVencenzo, and Josh Hart 40+ minutes, relives the playoff series from the nineties, and lists which three Pacers players he hates the most from the nineties and lists a pair of players that he secretly liked during the rivalry.

    (2:02:56-2:13:22) –Jake, Jimmy, and Eddie give away a pair of tickets for a caller to answer show trivia for Carb Day and Indianapolis 500 Qualifications AND a listener to go for a ride in the two-seater on Saturday!

    (2:13:22-2:20:30) – Today’s show ends with Jimmy sharing his JCook Plays of the Day and JMV joining the guys in studio to share his thoughts on the game one loss for the Pacers.

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    8 May 2024, 7:42 pm
  • 1 hour 11 minutes
    Best Of Query & Company - Wednesday 5/8/24

    Today’s Best of Features:

    (00:00-24:02) – Soon to be Marian Knights men’s basketball head coach Pat Knight joins Query & Company to share why he decided to get back into coaching, thanks his dad, Bob Knight, for not hovering over him during his first two head coaching gigs, opens up about the struggles that his father endured in his final years of living, and relives his dad’s return to Assembly Hall in 2020.

    (24:02-44:01) – Former Indiana Pacer and current Westwood One college basketball analyst, Austin Croshere, brings up a point that hasn’t been made pertaining to Tyrese Haliburton’s lack of offense, highlights something from the game one loss that people are talking about enough with the poor officiating down the stretch, lays out a way the Pacers can limit Jalen Brunson’s scoring, explains what kind of environment it is playing in Madison Square Garden, and relives the 2000 Pacers playoff run where Indiana made the NBA Finals.

    (44:01-1:11:15) – Rob Perez, host of Late Night With Wob on SiriusXM NBA, tips off the final hour of Query & Company this afternoon to share his thoughts on the ending to game one between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks, assesses how much longer he thinks the Knicks can play Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVencenzo, and Josh Hart 40+ minutes, relives the playoff series from the nineties, and lists which three Pacers players he hates the most from the nineties and lists a pair of players that he secretly liked during the rivalry.

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    8 May 2024, 7:35 pm
  • 24 minutes
    Pat Knight Joins Query & Company!

    Soon to be Marian Knights men’s basketball head coach Pat Knight joins Query & Company to share why he decided to get back into coaching, thanks his dad, Bob Knight, for not hovering over him during his first two head coaching gigs, opens up about the struggles that his father endured in his final years of living, and relives his dad’s return to Assembly Hall in 2020.

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    8 May 2024, 5:46 pm
  • 2 hours 21 minutes
    Pacers Lose Game One. Dustin Dopirak & Stephen Holder Join!

    (00:00-27:45) – Query & Company opens on a Tuesday with Jake Query, Jimmy Cook, and producer Eddie Garrison discussing their thoughts on the way game one ended last night between the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers. Their biggest concern out of the finish to last night’s game was how Tyrese Haliburton totally disappeared in the fourth quarter as a scorer.

    (27:45-42:54) – After briefly discussing Tyrese Haliburton in the first segment, Jake and Jimmy have a further discussion as to whether this is the kind of player that Haliburton is or is struggles after the hamstring injury a byproduct of being rushed back to play.

    (42:54-49:37) – Hour one concludes with Jake sharing his thoughts and some notes regarding the suspensions that Team Penske handed out to members of Josef Newgarden’s team for the Push to Pass rule they broke.

    (49:37-1:12:17) – IndyStar Pacers beat reporter, Dustin Dopirak, joins Query & Company from New York to weigh in on the disappearing act that Tyrese Haliburton performed after the first quarter, explains why the Pacers are optimistic about being able to pull out a series win after last night’s game, attempts to figure out how the Pacers can slow down Jalen Brunson to prevent another forty point game, and tries to paint a picture as to what he’s looking at from New York.

    (1:15:18-1:28:37) – Following their conversation with Dustin Dopirak, Jake allows Jimmy and Eddie to ask him questions about the suspensions that were announced by Team Penske today. The biggest question that Jake answered was whether Roger Penske made this decision to make sure everyone is aware that he’s holding his team to the highest standard.

    (1:28:37-1:33:13) – Jake and Jimmy conclude the second hour of the program with Jake pointing something out about the organist at Madison Square Garden.

    (1:33:13-2:00:52) – ESPN.com’s Stephen Holder joins the program with Jake Query and Jimmy Cook to assess if we still have any clarity on whether Anthony Richardson is injury prone or not, shares what he knows about where he is at with his shoulder surgery recovery, if he anticipates Richardson meeting up with his new receivers to start developing chemistry, shares his latest notes on how Jim Irsay is doing, and then makes a pitch for someone to go to the University of Miami.

    (2:00:52-2:15:37) – Jake and Jimmy come back from break and welcome the Pacers fan that was yelling by the TNT microphones during the Milwaukee series at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Additionally, Jake, Jimmy, and Eddie give away a pair of tickets for a caller to answer show trivia for Carb Day and Indianapolis 500 Qualifications.

    (2:15:37-2:21:30) – Today’s show ends with Jimmy sharing his JCook Plays of the Day and JMV joining the guys in studio to share his thoughts on the game one loss for the Pacers.

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    7 May 2024, 7:23 pm
  • 49 minutes 19 seconds
    Best Of Query & Company - Tuesday 5/7/24

    Today’s Best of Features:

    (00:00-22:30) – IndyStar Pacers beat reporter, Dustin Dopirak, joins Query & Company from New York to weigh in on the disappearing act that Tyrese Haliburton performed after the first quarter, explains why the Pacers are optimistic about being able to pull out a series win after last night’s game, attempts to figure out how the Pacers can slow down Jalen Brunson to prevent another forty point game, and tries to paint a picture as to what he’s looking at from New York.

    (22:30-48:34) – ESPN.com’s Stephen Holder joins the program with Jake Query and Jimmy Cook to assess if we still have any clarity on whether Anthony Richardson is injury prone or not, shares what he knows about where he is at with his shoulder surgery recovery, if he anticipates Richardson meeting up with his new receivers to start developing chemistry, shares his latest notes on how Jim Irsay is doing, and then makes a pitch for someone to go to the University of Miami.

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    7 May 2024, 7:18 pm
  • 25 minutes 25 seconds
    Former Indiana Pacers GM/CEO and New York Knicks GM, Donnie Walsh, Join!

    Former Indiana Pacers GM/CEO and New York Knicks GM, Donnie Walsh, joins Jake Query & Jimmy Cook on the show to discuss how excited he is for the both franchises to be where they are today, goes back to how he would build the Indiana Pacers back in the nineties, reveal when he first noticed the fan base turn back to supporting him after not selecting Steve Alford, explains how similar Chuck Person and Reggie Miller were as players, and weighs in on what wins in today’s NBA Playoffs between offense or defense.

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    6 May 2024, 7:22 pm
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