The Drive with Will Dalton

Josh discusses the elephant in the room for UNC basketball, gives his gut feeling on Game 6 of the NBA Finals, and who he thinks the most improved Carolina Panther will be. Duke/Carolina writer for The Athletic CBB, Brendan Marks, and Voice of USA Baseball, Daron Vaught, also join the show.

Josh discusses Boston blowing this Finals series vs the Warriors, why this is Sam Darnold's last stand, and which wedding songs are must have at his coming wedding reception.  20:31 - Chris Spatola, of ESPN, joins the show to discuss recruiting Steph Curry when he was an assistant at Duke, and what Duke should look like in Jon Scheyer's first year as head coach. 33:34 - Hayes Permar, of Sport...

On a Monday Drive, Josh reacts to the Charlotte Hornets bringing on Kenny Atkinson as new head coach, whether or not Game 4 against the Celtics was the greatest performance of Steph Curry's career, gives his "Grades" for the weekend, and decides whether or not it's Will's fault that ECU lost their Super Regional to Texas.  Beat writer for the Carolina Panthers, Joe Person, joins the show to g...

Josh reacts to ECU taking Game 1 of the super regional against Texas, in real time, why sports needs more characters like Draymond Green, recaps the sports week with "Keep It Simple", and contemplates the conundrum of whether or not he should get to Greenville, this weekend, to see his ECU Pirates potentially win the series against Texas, getting them to the College World Series in Omaha.  Be...

Josh discusses whether or not he's sticking with his NBA Finals pick, whether or not Matt Rhule is a bust for the Panthers, and what Texas' baseball coach really just started with ECU heading into Super Regional weekend, while joined by ECU football coach, Mike Houston.

Scott Forbes, joins The Drive, heading into Super Regional weekend against Arkansas, in Chapel Hill.

Josh discusses Jayson Tatum addressing the narrative of whether or not he's a superstar, the upcoming ECU Super Regional with head Pirate baseball coach, Cliff Godwin, what it means to flick something up, with 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, and what to expect in Game 3 of Warriors-Celtics with Brian Geisinger.

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh discusses what the line is for criticizing players for competing in LIV Golf, why Carolina and ECU shouldn't be in the Super Regionals, and why a hot dog is superior to a chicken bake at Costco.  ACC Network analyst, Roddy Jones, joins to talk Super Regionals and which ACC football team he thinks will be underappreciate, this season.  Chip Patterson, of CBS Sport...

Josh discusses the Jayson Tatum in the Celtics blowout loss in Game 2 to the Warriors, whether or not the Tar Heels got shafted on umpiring, this weekend, and gives his grades from the weekend.  Award winning sports writer, David Teel, and Hayes Permar, of SportsChannel 8, also join the show.

Josh discusses why he thinks the Warriors Game 1 meltdown against the Celtics was a good thing, introduces a new host coming to WSJS, starting Monday, covers ACC basketball decisions with Wake Forest legend Randolph Childress, in studio, and after lots of long thought and contemplation, Josh ranks his top 10 teams for the upcoming ACC basketball season. 

Josh discusses why it was a bad night for Duke, reveals his NBA Finals pick, and reacts to Will Dalton's review of "A Few Good Men", in another edition of "At The Movies". Josh is also joined by publisher for Deacons & Devils Illustrated, Conor O'Neil, to talk Trevor Keels staying in the NBA Draft, New York Times bestselling author, Rick Reilly, to tell some cool stories, like the times he gol...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh reacts to Ben McAdoo's new comments on the Carolina Panthers offensive scheme, talks the latest on the Charlotte Hornets head coaching search, and sees if BDaht knows what a frappuccino is in a session of "Grahammer School". Head Coach of Wake Forest baseball, Tom Walter, joins the show ahead of the Deacs Regional matchup against UConn.

Josh discusses the mood he's in after the Canes Game 7 collapse and how he plans to use today's show to deal with it, an ACC star that's returning to NC State, and whether or not it's manly to cry at a wedding.

On a Memorial Day Drive, Josh discusses the suffering of NC State fans, the Celtics almost blowing Game 7 against the Heat, and what type of karaoke song Josh is now calling a "life hack".  12:58 - Former MLB pitcher, Lary Sorenson, joins the show to talk NCAA Baseball Selection, NC State getting snubbed, and how he thinks Wake Forest baseball will fair in their region.  34:56 - Multi-ti...

6th man of the Tar Heels, B Daht, is in the house to fill in for Josh, talk about his path to becoming "6th man", why he's mad at the Phoenix Suns, whether or not he can root for this former Blue Devil, and he chops it up with former Duke star, Harry Giles, the British Tar Heel, and more!

On a Thursday Drive, Josh discusses the latest details around the ACC HQ change, a big change coming to WSJS, and Will reviews "The Other Guys", in another edition of "At The Movies with Will Dalton".  11:55 - Voice of USA Baseball, Daron Vaught, joins the show to give a live ACC Baseball Tournament update from Charlotte, assist Josh in trying to predict his weather conditions for his bachelo...

Nancy Vaughan joins the show to talk about the pending ACC HQ change, and measures Greensboro has taken to try and keep the headquarters.

Josh discusses why he doesn't think Christian McCaffrey is damaged goods, the rivalry that he thinks we'll see grow in the NBA's future, and meditates on some much needed "Weekly Positivity".  11:59 - Wake Forest men's golf coach, Jerry Haas, joins the show to talk about the success some former Deacs have had on the PGA Tour, and the process of prepping Wake Forest for the NCAA Championships....

Josh talks the trending topic around Carolina Panthers OTAs, for a fifth straight year, sports betting in North carolina, and the Celtics being on the right side of a yet another blowout win, in the Boston-Miami series.  11:33 - HC of Carolina A&T basketball, Will Jones, joins Josh in studio to talk NIL, Ja Morant, NBA Playoffs, and the Aggies changing conferences.  38:35 - Hayes Per...

On a Monday Drive, Josh discusses people that say that Will Zalatoris is the "future" of golf, reacts to the Canes dropping Game 3 againt the New York Rangers, and gives "Graham's Grades" from over the weekend.  11:17 - Bob Ryan joins the show to discuss his new book, what he expects to happen next, between the Heat and Celtics, and what Josh can expect when he visits Fenway Park on his bache...

Josh discusses the tone around Trevor Keels at the NBA Draft Combine, whether or not Tiger Woods should be golfing, Mitch Kupchak's latest comments on the direction the Charlotte Hornets are heading, and attempts to guess whether or not a list of names are names of race horses, or rock bands.  11:27 - Award winning columnist, Luke DeCock, joins the show to discuss how similar the challenge is...

Josh discusses who was in the wrong, in today's Nick Saban-Jimbo Fisher saga, reacts to the Canes taking out the New York Rangers in Game 1, last night, and listens to Will Dalton's critique of Bull Durham in the latest edition of "At the Movies". 16:28 - John Dell, of the Winston Salem Journal, joins the show to discuss the latest in the PGA Championship, whether or not Tiger Woods should still b...

Josh talks the Heat's Game 1 win against the Celtics, the Charlotte Hornets spot in the NBA Draft and what they should consider, who he's betting on to win the PGA Championship, and one of the best commercial slogans of all time. 17:18 - BDaht joins Josh in studio to play Nintendo 64(yes, while doing the show), to talk about the surprise coming to The Drive, next week, and to school Josh in a new...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh discusses the hole that no Phil Mickelson leaves for the PGA Championship, the Charlotte Hornets head coaching search, and the big news of NASCAR coming back to North Wilkesboro, NC. 14:25 - 17 time PGA Champion & 2 time US Open Champion joins the show to talk all things PGA Championship, live from Southern Hills Championship Course in Oklahoma. 36:36 - Co-host of Spor...

On a monday Drive, Josh gets a Canes rant out of his system, talkes about what the energy was like in PNC Arena for Canes-Bruins Game 7, and why it's not a great day for people looking to defend CP3.  18:53 - Voice of the Seattle Kraken and former Voice of the Carolina Hurricanes, John Forslund, joins the show to discuss what the Canes will face in the New York rangers, whether or not the Can...