Jimmy Cook fills in for Dan! Should the Pacers sign DeAndre Ayton? Tony East weighs in plus Beau Ester, Tom Noie, and Head Coach Paul Corsaro join!

Summary: (00:00-28:50) – The Dan Dakich Show opens up on a Friday with Jimmy Cook filling in for Dan by hitting on the Pacers latest rumors for DeAndre Ayton along with his belief the team should tank for Victor Wembanyama, ESPN tabbing Darius Leonard as the best linebacker in the NFL, and . (28:50-43:08) – Jason Hammer from 93 WIBC joins the Dan Dakich Show with Jimmy Cook filling in for Dan to discuss what it’s like beach side in Florida, if this Colts team has the best team to win a championship for the first time since Andrew Luck, and why people can’t bet on the NBA Summer League. (43:08-55:10) – Jimmy closes out the first hour of the show with producer Eddie Garrison by debating on whether or not DeAndre Ayton would be a better fit at center over Myles Turner with the resigning of Jalen Smith. (55:10-1:19:46) – The South Bend Tribune’s Tom Noie joins the Dan Dakich Show with Jimmy Cook filling in for Dan to dissect the recent conference movements in connection with what Notre Dame will do going forward, if there is a possibility they join a conference once the NBC contract has expired, and which conference he could see the Fighting Irish join. (1:19:46-1:37:06) – Tony East of Forbes Magazine joins the Jimmy Cook on the Dan Dakich Show to weigh in on whether or not there are legs to DeAndre Ayton coming to the Indiana Pacers, how great it worked out for the Pacers that Jalen Smith wanted to come back to Indiana, and if the Turner/Smith pairing would be better than Ayton/Smith pairing. (1:37:06-1:45:45) – Jimmy closes out the second hour of the show by recapping some of the points that Tony East made about DeAndre Ayton and Myles Turner along with how he wouldn’t be opposed to the Pacers tanking for Victor Wembanyama. (1:45:45-2:12:56) – The final hour of the Dan Dakich Show with Jimmy Cook filling in for Dan starts with NBA.com’s Beau Estes joining him to break down the importance of Summer League for some of the players, whether or not he is in the overreaction group following a great performance of a player, his thoughts on Jaden Ivey’s performance in his first Summer League game, and what kind of player that Bennedict Mathurin could turn into. (2:12:56-2:27:48) – Our final guest on today’s edition of the Dan Dakich Show with Jimmy Cook filling in is Head Coach Paul Corsaro of the University of Indianapolis Greyhounds. Jimmy and Paul discuss the grind that the coach has been on in terms of recruiting, what it’s like being the head coach at a program he played for in college, and highlights some of the incoming transfers that has Coach Corsaro excited about. (2:27:48-2:36:05) – The final segment of the Dan Dakich Show with Jimmy Cook filling in for Dan consists of Jimmy handing out his traditional JCook Plays of the Day along with producer Eddie Garrison sharing some information about one of the more interesting games on tonight’s MLB schedule for the audience’s betting purposes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.