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No Shot Clock

Michael O"Brien and Joe Henricksen

Michael O"Brien and Joe Henricksen"s weekly look at Chicago area high school basketball.

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01:18:30

No Shot Clock, Ep. 93: The season's biggest surprises

No Shot Clock ·

2019/02/12

No Shot Clock, Ep. 93: The season's biggest surprises Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen answer listener questions, talk about the possible new state tournament format, give their Two Takes and discuss this season's biggest surprises (players, teams, conferences). -Which local players are making the biggest impact in college? -What do we think of the possible three-day format for the state tournament? -Notre Dame vs. St. Patrick -Plenty on Waukegan, Stevenson, Waubonsie Valley, -Public League

01:13:37

No Shot Clock, Ep. 92: Public League playoff preview

No Shot Clock ·

2019/02/05

No Shot Clock, Ep. 92: Public League playoff preview Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien dive into a big mailbag, give their Two Takes and preview the Public League playoffs. -Who is the best suburban player this century? Best suburban team? -The .500 teams that could make a run in the state playoffs -This season's late-blooming senior prospects -Things are looking up at Oak Lawn -Revisiting Geneva's playoff chances -Simeon vs. Belleville West, what did it mean? That and a ton more...

01:10:48

No Shot Clock, Ep. 91: Public League dominance

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2019/01/29

No Shot Clock, Ep. 91: Public League dominance Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien dive into a big mailbag and discuss this season's Public League dominance. -Is the city championship up for grabs? -Can anyone beat Curie? -Why doesn't Illinois have a burger boy? -Are shootouts good or bad? -Who was better, Sherron Collins or Will Bynum? -Discussing Sean Dockery That and a ton more...

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No Shot Clock, Ep. 90: Upsets? Discussing a season of...

No Shot Clock ·

2019/01/15

No Shot Clock, Ep. 90: Upsets? Discussing a season of parity Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien dive into a big mailbag and discuss this season's wide-open feel. -Breaking down the Player of the Year race -Is Kenwood's Seryee Lewis a high-major prospect? -Why West Aurora hasn't cracked the Super 25 -Why Bogan, not Bloom is ranked No. 2 -Who are the area's best young coaches? -Could Benet win the state title? That and a ton more...

01:26:42

No Shot Clock, Ep. 89: The stock report

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2019/01/08

No Shot Clock, Ep. 89: The stock report It's time for the annual stock report. Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien decide whether to buy, sell or hold the stock of more than 60 teams. -A check in around the state. What is happening in the Quad Cities, Peoria and Rockford? -A look ahead at a busy week of games, including Morgan Park at DePaul Prep and Curie at Bogan. That and more...

01:11:31

No Shot Clock, Ep. 88: Holiday Tournament review

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2019/01/03

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? -Can Curie finish the regular season undefeated? -Two takes from Pontiac, Proviso West, York, Hinsdale Central and the Big Dipper That and more...

01:11:00

No Shot Clock, Ep. 87: Holiday Tournament preview

No Shot Clock ·

2018/12/22

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 -llini recruiting/Brad Underwood discussion -Previewing the loaded Pontiac Holiday Tournament -Proviso West memories, Hinsdale Central hopes for the future -Big Dipper breakdown -The pros and cons of 32-team holiday tournaments -Looks at York, Wheeling and Centralia That and more...

51:27

No Shot Clock, Ep. 86: The early season surprises

No Shot Clock ·

2018/12/18

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? -A look at the East Suburban Catholic -What is up with undefeated Dunbar? -Why is Curie so much better this season? -Fun in the Fox

01:07:20

No Shot Clock, Ep. 85: Terrific Team Rose shootout...

No Shot Clock ·

2018/12/11

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,

01:00:22

No Shot Clock, Ep. 84: Breaking down the top five...

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2018/12/04

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

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No Shot Clock, Ep. 83: Thanksgiving week review

No Shot Clock ·

2018/11/27

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

01:02:21

No Shot Clock, Ep. 82: This season's storylines

No Shot Clock ·

2018/11/20

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

01:39:12

No Shot Clock, Ep. 81: Breaking down the preseason...

No Shot Clock ·

2018/11/12

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

01:31:35

No Shot Clock, Ep. 80: State finals rewind, listener...

No Shot Clock ·

2018/03/21

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

01:04:56

No Shot Clock, Ep. 79: State tournament preview

No Shot Clock ·

2018/03/15

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

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No Shot Clock, Ep. 78: Regional review, sectional...

No Shot Clock ·

2018/03/06

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

01:02:20

No Shot Clock, Ep. 77: State tournament preview

No Shot Clock ·

2018/02/27

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

01:05:52

No Shot Clock, Ep. 76: Sectional underdogs

No Shot Clock ·

2018/02/20

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

01:50:55

No Shot Clock, Ep. 75: Diving into the mailbag

No Shot Clock ·

2018/02/13

Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien's weekly Chicago high school basketball podcast. It is mailbag time. We do our Two Takes and then hop into a massive mailbag full of listener questions. Some of the topics: -Is Talen Horton-Tucker the toughest player to guard? -What will Simeon have next year? -Who are the top five players in 2019? -What happened with Illinois recruiting after 2005? -Why is O'Brien watching Momence? -What are the top three supersectionals? -Sectional dark horses -Could four DVC

01:01:56

No Shot Clock, Ep. 74: Public League playoff talk

No Shot Clock ·

2018/02/06

Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen's weekly Chicago high school basketball podcast. It is city tournament time. We break down the bracket, all the way from the first round games to possible title games. Picks are made and key games highlighted. Some of this week's topics: -Who are the area's top defenders? -What's going on at Julian? -Which teams could pull off first round upsets in the city tournament? -Is this Orr's year? -This season's best coaching jobs -Which team should be the top seed in the

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