Taking The Charge

Taking The Charge Podcast Episode 210: We look back briefly at the FIBA Asia Challenge but go more in depth with the end of the FIBA EuroBasket 2017 qualifiers. Then we break down the German easyCredit BBL league – team by team. For the interview of the week we chat with Fraport Skyliners GM Gunnar Wöbke.

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Episode 210: We take a brief look back at the FIBA Asia Challenge and then reflect on the teams qualifying for FIBA EuroBasket 2017. The other big topic this week is an in-depth look at the German easyCredit BBL.

Gunnar Wöbke: 46:00

This week’s music: “Signal B” – Octopus – 1:04:25

Taking The Charge Podcast Episode 209: We roll on after our 4-year anniversary with more hoops. We talk about the FIBA Asia Challenge 2016 as well as the EuroBasket 2017 qualifiers before heading into our interview with Mahmoud Al-Abed, head coach of Souriana, a team made up of Syrian refugees in Germany.

 

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Episode 209: We talk about China and Iran at the FIBA Asia Challenge 2016 and then look at some of the qualifying campaign for EuroBasket 2017.

Mahmoud Al-Abed: 30:05

This week’s music: “A.B.A.Y.A.M” – Gardens – 1:o7:35

Taking The Charge Podcast Episode 208: Four years of podcasts – crazy! This week we look briefly at the start of the EuroBasket 2017 qualifiers as well as the Basketball Without Borders European Camp in Finland. The interviews this week are about the Basketball Champions League with BCL CEO Patrick Comninos and Goran Cakic, the GM with Mega Leks Belgrade.

 

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Episode 208: The EuroBasket 2017 qualifiers have begun and we take a look at the first round of games. We also look at the participants of the Basketball Without Borders European Camp. For the interviews of the week we talk to Basketball Champions League CEO Patrick Comninos and Goran Cakic, the general manager with Mega Leks Belgrade.

Patrick Comninos: 17:35

Goran Cakic: 31:20

This week’s music: “Dead Fish on the Banks” – The Goodnight Loving 42:15

Taking The Charge Podcast Episode 207: Not a lot of hoops to talk about this week but the qualifiers for EuroBasket 2017 are tipping off. We briefly set the stage for that and then go into the interviews with Justin Minaya of the U17 World Championship team from Dominican Republic and his father, Omar Minaya, former GM of the MLB Montreal Expos and New York Mets.

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Episode 207: We talk very briefly about the EuroBasket 2017 qualifiers and then go into our interviews about hoops and hardball with two members of the Minaya family.

Justin Minaya: 7:30

Omar Minaya: 18:00

This week’s music: “Summer Fun” – Scott Holmes 45:25

Taking The Charge Podcast Episode 206: Sorry about the delay, here is episode 206 in which we discussed the 2016 Rio Olympics with Jeff Taylor and then look at the FIBA U16 European Championship with Bradley Gains while Can Pelister talks about the U16 European Championships Division A and Division B.

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Episode 206: This week we look at the Rio Olympics and the 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship.

Jeff Taylor:4:00

Bradley Gains: 26;15

Can Pelister: 1:20:40

This week’s music: “Miss You Miss Mew” – The Blessed  Cassettes2:09:00

Taking The Charge Podcast Episode 205: We take a brief look at the 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship and the 2016 Rio Olympics before going in-depth with our interview with Angola star talent Bruno Fernandes.

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Episode 205: Two tournaments going on this week still with the Rio Olympics and the 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship. We talk briefly about both before we get to our chat with Angola’s Bruno Fernandes.

Bruno Fernandes:12:25

This week’s music: “Change to Make” – Neurotic Wreck: 1:11:05

Taking The Charge Podcast Episode 204: Even though the FIBA U18 European Championship 2016 has been postponed, we take a look at the FIBA U18 European Championship 2016 Division B with Simon Jatsch. We also talk a little bit about the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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Episode 204: Our review of youth championships continue with the FIBA U18 European Championship 2016 Division B with Simon Jatsch. Before that, we talk briefly about the Rio Olympics.

Simon Jatsch: 8:35

This week’s music: “I’ll Be With You” – Black Lips: 1:13:15

Taking The Charge Podcast Episode 203: This week we talk a bit about the postponed FIBA U18 European Championship 2016 and the 2016 FIBA Africa U18 Championship before we tackle the 2016 FIBA Asia U18 Championship with FIBA Asia Communications Manager Hovsep Seraydarian.

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Episode 203: We remain focused on youth championships, talking first about the FIBA U18 European Championship 2016 and the 2016 FIBA Africa U18 Championship. And then we delve in detail into 2016 FIBA Asia U18 Championship with FIBA Asia Communications Manager Hovsep Seraydarian.

Hovsep Seraydarian: 17:20

This week’s music: “Subject to Change” – The Red Thread: 1:17:50

Taking The Charge Podcast Episode 202: A big long show this week as we tackle a bit of the 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship with Tim Lambrecht of Belgium, Turkey coach Ömer Ugurata and FIBA Europe on-site reporter Joe Hewison and then we look in-depth at the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship with FIBA Americans Communications Manager William Rosario.

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Episode 202: Youth season continues with an in-depth look at the 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship and the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship.

Tim Lambrecht: 8:20

Ömer Ugurata: 29:35

Joe Hewison: 1:04:20

William Rosario: 1:42:05

This week’s music: “That Kind of Girl” – All Dogs: 2:52:45

Taking The Charge Podcast Episode 201: We move into the youth hoops season and talk about the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship as well as the 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship. And then we reflect on the 2016 FIBA U17 World Championship with Canada coach David DeAveiro and DraftExpress’s Jonathan Givony.

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Episode 201: Youth hoops season has started and we talk FIBA Americas U18 Championship and FIBA U20 European Championship.

David DeAveiro: 31:00

Jonathan Givony: 39:50

This week’s music: “Mornin’ Noon and Nite” – Daddy Long Legs: 1:08:00