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5 min readHour 3 - Mayday!
The Ben Maller Show's third hour opens with a coaching carousel bombshell: Dusty May, fresh off winning the 2026 national championship with Michigan, has quit the Wolverines to take the head coaching job with the Dallas Mavericks. Maller frames this as a "changing of the guard" and immediately questions whether it's a bold career move or a coach running from a sequel he knows he can't deliver. The hour then pivots to a second controversy: whether Long Island should lose its right to host the U.S. Open after fans heckled golfer Wyndham Clark during his Father's Day victory at Shinnecock Hills.
The Dusty May Calculus: Smash-and-Grab or Smart Exit?
Maller's central argument about Dusty May is that his Michigan tenure was never about building a program. "He treated the Michigan Championship like a coupon book," Maller says, "redeemable only in the NBA and only with the Dallas Mavericks." The host describes May as a "basketball nomad" who treats jobs "like motel rooms" — you don't get attached because you're not staying long.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (03:00) **May Day! Dusty May Leaves Michigan for the Mavericks** - Ben opens hour three with the news that Michigan coach Dusty May has quit to take the Dallas Mavericks job, framing it as a potential bold move or a retreat from the NIL era.
- 2 (12:11) **Was Dusty May the Mavericks' First Choice?** - Ben reveals that May was not the top candidate; Duke's John Scheyer turned down the job first.
- 3 (15:39) **Golf Follow-Up: Should Long Island Lose U.S. Open Rights?** - Ben reacts to a Golf Channel commentator calling for Long Island to be barred from hosting events after fans heckled Wyndham Clark.
- 4 (22:01) **Maller Riddle of the Day** - Ben presents the riddle: Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was greeted with "blank" at a music festival in France.
- 5 (26:23) **Caller: Nick in Denver** - A locksmith caller discusses repairing his car while listening live and shares excitement about the new ownership group (Penner) changing the Denver sports landscape.
- 6 (32:07) **Caller: Andrew in Bakersfield** - A caller asks if he should quit smoking to support a friend going on a trip, leading to Ben's advice that the friend's problem isn't his problem.
- 7 (33:58) **Astrology Insider: Andrea on Devers' Ego** - Astrology caller Andrea analyzes Rafael Devers' recent on-field outburst with the Giants, attributing it to Scorpio intensity and a clash with manager Rachello's Libra/Mars in Scorpio traits.
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Ben Maller talks about Dusty May leaving Michigan for the Dallas Mavericks, if Dusty May was the first choice for Dallas, if Long Island should lose its rights to host the U.S. Open because fans booed Wyndham Clark, Maller's Mountain of Money: Significant Other Edition, and more!
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