No Shot Clock, Ep. 88: Holiday tournament review

Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen review the top holiday tournaments in the state and take listener questions.

-Which teams are poised for major runs after the holidays?

No Shot Clock, Ep. 87: Holiday tournament preview

Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien break down the top holiday tournaments in the state and take listener questions.

-Small school title game preview in Bloomington

That and more...

No Shot Clock, Ep. 86: The top surprises so far this season

Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen each detail the three things that have surprised them the most so far this season. 

Before that 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.

-Does Simeon deserve to be ranked?

That and more...

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?

That and more...

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?

That and more...

EPISODE 84

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?

That and more...

EPISODE 83

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

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?

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. 

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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

That and so much more. Thanks for listening this season, thanks for all the questions and thanks for loving high school basketball. 

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?

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