Oddball Sports Podcast

This episode of Oddball Sports was hosted by Nana Mark-Hansen, Diane Addo and David Kofi Tei.

Join them as they discuss;

For this episode we teamed up with a guest, Justice who joined us to speak about Basketball in Ghana, LaMarcus Aldridge's retirement and its impact on the Nets and his legacy (HOF, Number retired). We also gave an update to our NBA Award picks. 

1. Ghana Basketball Discussion

2. LaMarcus Aldridge retires from the NBA. Is he a Hall of Famer? How would this impact the Nets? Should the Portland Trail Blazers retire his #12 jersey?

3. NBA awards pick updates. (MVP, ROTY, DPOY) + 6th man of the year & Most Improved.

The topics for this episode include:

0:36 – Champions League Quarter Final recap

1:30 – One-word descriptors of the Champions League Quarterfinals

1:42 – Man City fan wants an apology after their team makes the semifinals

3:18 – Champions League semifinal preview and Champions League winning picks

9:23 – Europa League Quarter Final recap

10:13 – Europa League semifinal preview and Europa League winning picks

13:04 – Ghana Premier League Match Week 20

14:41 – VAR coming to Ghanaian football in 2022/23

20:40 – What one realistic player do you want your team to sign this summer.

23:07 – End of “Part A” of Episode 7 & Intro to “Part B”.

Episode 6 Episode Breakdown

0:01 – Oddball Disclaimer

0:15 – Host Introductions

0:26 – Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Wolfsburg recap. Real Madrid vs. Barcelona Recap.

0:56 – Man City vs. Leeds discussion

2:19 – Dortmund vs. Man City preview

3:02 – Man City vs. Leeds review

3:25 – Spurs vs. United Predictions

7:26 – Champions League QF first leg recap & semifinal predictions

14:35 – Ghana Premier League gameweek 19 results, fixtures & league table

17:52 – Should the NBA consider a 1-16 playoff format like the WNBA?

24:23 – Who is the best striker in World Football?

27:19 – How is greatness in Sports measured? GOAT debates?

(Messi or Ronaldo or Pele or Maradona? Michael Jordan or LeBron James? Federer or Nadal or Djokovic? Serena Williams, Tiger Woods, Muhammed Ali, Mayweather, Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton.)

36:23 – 3 greatest football club seasons ever.

39:45 – Drake’s best sport references

42:08 – Host Sign off

Happy Easter to all our cherished listeners who celebrated over the weekend. Hope you enjoyed your long weekend.

Club football (soccer) returned after the International break and in this episode we took a look at the weekend's Serie A, Ligue 1, Premier League, Bundesliga, Copa Del Rey and La Liga results & fixtures round-up.

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The topics for this episode include:

0:32 – NBA Trade Deadline trades

8:02 – NBA Buyout Candidates

12:29 – NBA Stars out/injured at the moment.

15:30 – No travelling fans allowed at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

24:22 – Ghana Black Stars vs. Bafana Bafana (South Africa) recap

26:57 – Questions surrounding CK Akonnor & how to provide local coaches with more help

31:09 – Way too early EURO 2021 champion picks.

31:37 – Premier League’s new VAR rules for next season.

35:03 – Fact for the Week (Fact of the Day) and Episode wrap up.

This episode of Oddball sports contains topics including

0:27 – Ghana u20 AFCON Truimph

3:17 – CAF election results and future of African football discussion

9:33 – Champions League Round of 16 Recap

9:52 – The beginning of the end of the GOAT era?

18:15 – Should Haaland and Sancho leave Dortmund?

22:40 – Champions League quick fire predictions

24:45 – OGS vs. Pep Guardiola deep dive

29:12 – How many trophies can City win this season?

34:54 – Meyers Leonard anti-Semitic comments

42:15 – New look Brooklyn Nets

47:00 – Former NBA All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge on the move

48:37 – Basketball Hall of Fame personal enshrinees

49:59 – Fact of the day

51:07 – Wrap-up and Mandatories

This episode of Oddball Sports the topics include:

0:44 – Ghana Premier League standings, results & fixtures

4:37 – Ghana Premier League club Valuations & how the local league can be grown

9:30 – Liverpool vs. Chelsea recap

14:22 – “United fans will have a laugh at Man City’s expense”

15:49 – Big Match Predictions (Madrid derby & Manchester derby)

20:06 – Zlatan Ibrahimović thinks athletes should not be activists? Agree?

26:45 – NBA All-star Draft. Thoughts and Predictions

29:25 – Refereeing problems in global sports

30:35 – 2 Best and 2 Worst teams in the NBA at the All-Star break

32:49 – Fact for the week

Oddball Sports Episode 2 Breakdown

0:00 – Oddball Sports Disclaimer

0:27 – Get well soon, Tiger!

0:41 – Hosts Introductions

1:34 – Sevilla vs. Barcelona match predictions

3:09 – Leicester vs. Arsenal preview

6:16 – Roma vs. AC Milan predictions

7:48 – The clash at the Bridge; Chelsea vs. Manchester United

10:56 – The Tuchel effect at Chelsea

15:43 – Midweek Ghana Premier League Results

16:30 – Asante Kotoko vs. Hearts of Oak Preview

17:53 – Ghana’s Black Satellites at the u20 AFCON

19:46 – Team GB in the Eurobasket qualifiers

21:26 – The state of Ghanaian Basketball

25:06 – Lakers 4 game losing streak discussion

28:58 – 2021 NBA All-Star rosters & biggest snubs

36:42 – NBA MVP, DPOY, ROY, 6MOY picks

41:27 – Oddball Fact of the Week

OddBall Sports Episode 1 Breakdown

0:00 – Oddball Sports Disclaimer

0:33 – Oddball Host Intro

0:47 – Recap of Tuesday February 16 Champions League games (Barcelona 1, PSG 4. & RB Leipzig 0, Liverpool 2)

3:23 – Recap of Wednesday February 17 Champions League games (Porto 2, Juventus 1. & Sevilla 2, Dortmund 3)

7:37 – Kylian Mbappé vs Erling Haaland. Pick one for you team in the future.

10:10 – Have Man City run away with the league with 14 (at the time of recording) games left & Premier League top 4 predictions.

12:26 – Should the NBA be having an All-Star game amidst the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic?

15:20 – Should Damian Lillard have been an All-Star starter?

16:24 – Naomi Osaka vs. Serena Williams recap. May Serena retire?

20:33 – Ghana’s Black Satellites at the u20 AFCON in Mauritania

21:57 – Accra Hearts of Oak Mismanagement saga

27:27 – Ghana Premier League Matchweek 15

28:47 – Oddball Fact of the Day

29:50 – Oddball Song