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Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen's weekly look at Chicago area high school basketball.
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Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly discussion of high school basketball.
This episode begins with a look back at the When Sides Collide shootout and then we dive into a big listener mailbag full of questions.
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly discussion of high school basketball.
This episode begins with a look back at the big Simeon vs. Kenwood game. Then we do our regular Two Takes segment, which includes a look at state tournament attendance in Champaign. There's also a look ahead to this weekend's big When Sides Collide Shootout and some talk about Camden, NJ and the country's No. 1 player, DJ Wagner, who is in town on Friday.
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien's weekly discussion of high school basketball.
This episode begins with the regular Two Takes segment and then we dive into the annual stock report, declaring if we would buy or sell stock in a team based on the rest of the season.
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen look back at the busy holiday tournament week.
We go in-depth on Proviso West, York, Pontiac and the Big Dipper. Other tournaments mentioned include DeKalb, Bloomington, Pekin, Centralia, Maine East, IC Catholic, Hinsdale Central and Effingham/Teutopolis, Wheeling, Jacobs and Centralia.
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen sit down and preview the state's biggest holiday basketball tournaments in this episode.
We go in-depth on Pontiac, Bloomington, York, Proviso West and the Big Dipper and take a look at a handful of other tournaments around the state as well.
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien take on a big mailbag, answering questions from the listeners. They also give their Two Takes.
Topics include which teams still have something to prove, what the future holds for several prominent holiday tournaments, which schools have potential to be basketball powers, Jeremiah Fears and Jordan vs. Plumbers.
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen break down six teams that have surprised us through the first three weeks of the season.
We also give our Two Takes, which includes a look at the DuPage Valley conference, some unknown players turning heads and more.
All that and a look ahead at the upcoming week of games.
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien talk about last weekend's loaded Chicago Elite Classic in this week's episode.
We also discuss the new recruiting/transfer rule that has been proposed and debate whether or not the area's top 10-15 teams are stronger overall this year than last season.
That and more.
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen are back with their weekly discussion of high school basketball.
The season is underway. We break down two of the biggest games of the first week: Kenwood vs. Young and Joliet West vs. St. Rita and give our early impressions of several other teams. The episode wraps up with a preview of this week, including a look at the loaded Chicago Elite Classic.
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien's weekly discussion of high school basketball is back and all geared up for the first day of the season.
In this episode we discuss some of this year's top storylines, break down some sleeper teams that didn't crack the preseason Super 25 rankings and take a look at the busy Thanksgiving week of games.