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Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen's weekly look at Chicago area high school basketball.
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Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
No Shot Clock, Ep. 85: Terrific Team Rose shootout headlines wild week
Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen break down a wild week of action, from the Mid-Suburban League to the Public League and the Team Rose Shootout.
Before the review we take listener questions and give our Two Takes, the regular weekly segment where we pick a subject from the past week to talk about in-depth.
-Is Kankakee's backcourt the best in the state?
-Is Westinghouse guard Devin Davis the real deal?
-Should Brother Rice, Oak Park, Notre Dame and Farragut be concerned?
-How good is Danville?
-Are more teams starting large groups of underclassmen?
-Does St. Viator have a deep enough bench?
That and more...
Tuesday Dec 04, 2018
Tuesday Dec 04, 2018
No Shot Clock, Ep. 84: Conference call. Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen break down the area's five best conferences and then each pick one more conference with an intriguing title race.
Before the top conference breakdown we take listener questions and give our Two Takes, the regular weekly segment where we pick a subject from the past week to talk about in-depth.
-Which team is a sleeper in Class 4A?
-What is up with the success factor?
-Initial impressions of Curie, Orr, DePaul, Providence-St. Mel, Evanston, Uplift, Bogan, Young, Simeon, Morgan Park, Joliet West, St. Patrick, Benet, St. Viator and De La Salle
-Discussion of the Mid-Suburban League, a growing basketball destination
-Glenbrook South's emergence
That and more...
EPISODE 84
00:00 – Listener questions
20:34 – Two takes
40:00 – Top five conferences
55:00 – Previewing this week’s games
Tuesday Nov 27, 2018
Tuesday Nov 27, 2018
No Shot Clock, Ep. 83: Thanksgiving week review
On this week's episode we discuss our impressions from the first week of the season. Thanksgiving tournaments discussed include the Chicago Heights Classic, Riverside-Brookfield and Oswego.
Then we dive into a big listener mailbag full of questions:
-Which players surprised us most with their post-high school achievements?
-Which players that we thought were NBA-bound fell short?
-Will Max Christie stay at Rolling Meadows?
-How good is Glenbrook South?
-Are Loyola recruits Tom Welch and Marquise Kennedy even better than expected?
-How impressive was Bolingbrook's win against Springfield Southeast?
That and more...
EPISODE 83
00:00 – Two takes
15:15 – Thanksgiving tournament observations
35:02 – Mailbag
54:00 – Previewing this week’s games
Tuesday Nov 20, 2018
Tuesday Nov 20, 2018
No Shot Clock: Storylines for the season
This episode starts up with a mailbag of listener questions.
-Has Simeon underachieved recently?
-Did anyone expect Marshall’s Alfonzo McKinnie to be so good?
-Can anyone but EJ Liddell win Mr. Basketball?
-Previewing the Quincy Thanksgiving Tournament
-How would the great King teams of the 90’s fare today?
Those questions and more.
Then we dive into our preseason All-State teams. Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien each select a first and a second team.
Next up is the episode’s feature segment: Storylines to watch this season. Mike and Joe talk the things they will be looking at closely this season.
The episode wraps up with a quick look at some of the week’s best games.
Thanks for listening.
EPISODE 82
02:17 – Mailbag of listener questions
30:00 – Preseason All-State teams
41:15 – Storylines to watch this season
55:20 – Previewing this week’s games
Monday Nov 12, 2018
Monday Nov 12, 2018
Episode 81: Breaking down the preseason Super 25
Welcome to the 2018-19 basketball season. It’s the fifth year of No Shot Clock. Thanks to everyone for listening and sending in questions every week. The games start in just a week so there is a ton to preview.
This episode is all about the Sun-Times preseason Super 25. The rankings are revealed for the first time and we go in-depth on each team, starting with No. 1 all the way down to No. 25. Then we talk about the teams that just missed the cut.
Things begin with a mailbag of listener questions. Topics include:
-How do we determine which games to cover?
-What are the best Thanksgiving tournaments?
-The outlook for the North Suburban conference?
-Basketball book recommendations
-South suburban sleepers
Teams mentioned in this episode include: Zion-Benton, Benet, Richards, Loyola, Marian Catholic, St. Rita, Oswego East, Young, Mundelein, Evanston, Morgan Park, Bogan, Libertyville, Providence-St. Mel, Downers Grove North, Orr, Stevenson, Bloom, Bolingbrook, Notre Dame, Crete-Monee, Brother Rice, Hillcrest, Thornton, West Aurora, Geneva, Carmel, Waukegan, Homewood-Flossmoor, Leo, Uplift, Oak Park, St. Viator, TF North, Curie, Simeon, Warren, Lake Zurich, Lake Forest, Riverside-Brookfield, Glenbrook South, Naperville Central, Niles North, Evanston, St. Viator, TF South, Rich East, Rich South, Rich Central, Thornwood, Kenwood, DePaul Prep, Farragut, Kankakee, North Lawndale, Romeoville, New Trier.
Wednesday Mar 21, 2018
Wednesday Mar 21, 2018
Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen's weekly Chicago high school basketball podcast.
The season is over, but there is so much to discuss. We take a look back at the Class 3A/4A state finals last weekend in Peoria. Then it is all questions as we tackle a huge mailbag of listener questions.
-A look ahead at next season's top teams
-Who will the top five players in Chicago be next season?
-What impact will Ayo Dosunmu have at Illinois?
-Could Orr and Morgan Park have beaten Belleville West?
-How does EJ Liddell compare to Quentin Richardson?
-Who wins a game of one-on-one between Dosunmu and THT?
-What was this season's biggest surprise?
-Are people getting bored watching the same CPS teams at state?
-Which game this season do we want to go back and watch again?
That and so much more. Thanks for listening this season, thanks for all the questions and thanks for loving high school basketball.
Wednesday Mar 14, 2018
Wednesday Mar 14, 2018
Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien's weekly Chicago high school basketball podcast.
We have arrived at the final weekend of the season. The podcast starts out with our Two Takes. Then we take a look back at last Friday's sectional finals and Tuesday's supersectional games.
We wrap things up with an in-depth preview of the Class 3A and Class 4A state tournament this weekend in Peoria. You can probably guess where that leads: more talk about Peoria and the state tournament and what should be done.
-Will the Class 4A semis be blowouts?
-Henricksen raves about Belleville West, plenty of EJ Liddell talk
-Breaking down Young's upset of Simeon
-Can anyone give Morgan Park a game?
-The rise of Larkin and Marian Catholic
-State predictions
Have a question for next week's episode? Email mobrien@suntimes.com
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Tuesday Mar 06, 2018
Tuesday Mar 06, 2018
Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen's weekly Chicago high school basketball podcast. It was a busy week of regional playoff action capped off by a sensational Friday night of regional finals.
We start off this week's episode with our Two Takes and then take a look back at some of the regional upsets and talk about the games we attended.
Then the focus shifts to sectionals. We break down some of the top storylines to monitor this week.
-The Maine East sectional is up for grabs, is there a favorite?
-There were plenty of upsets in regionals, but almost all the No. 1 seeds have survived
-The Catholic League had a terrific run in the regionals. Which Catholic League teams can keep it up and can any win in Peoria?
That and much more.
Have a question for next week's episode? Email mobrien@suntimes.com
Tuesday Feb 27, 2018
Tuesday Feb 27, 2018
Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien's weekly Chicago high school basketball podcast. Just one topic in this week's episode: The Class 3A and Class 4A state tournaments.
We break down every sectional, give our semifinal picks and then make our predictions for Peoria.
Have a question for next week's episode? Email mobrien@suntimes.com
Tuesday Feb 20, 2018
Tuesday Feb 20, 2018
Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen's weekly Chicago high school basketball podcast. In this episode we dive into a listener mailbag and answer questions from listeners, give our Two Takes and then begin the state playoff preview.
We break down the intriguing underdogs in each sectional, the five and below seeds that could possibly knock off a top four seed.
Some of the topics:
-City title game discussion (so many technicals this season...)
-If Orr and Simeon played ten times, what would the result be?
-Why in-state colleges struggle to recruit local stars
-A look at all of this season's major upsets
-Rants about the ridiculous travel distances in regionals
-Why the City/Suburban Showdown is missed
-Advice for parents of high school basketball players
Have a question for next week's episode? Email mobrien@suntimes.com
That and much more...