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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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01:03:13

No Shot Clock, Ep. 113: Regionals preview, Peoria...

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2020/03/03

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien review the past week of action in Chicago high school basketball. The episode opens with an in-depth discussion of the Illinois High School Association’s tentative schedule for the new state finals weekend format. Topics include: -Why is the IHSA playing third place games at 7 pm on Thursday and Friday in the new state format? -Is Notre Dame the clear favorite in Class 3A? -Could Joliet West really play for the Class 4A state title? -Don’t miss a possible Dom

01:23:53

LISTEN: Listener mailbag | No Shot Clock, Episode 112

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2020/02/25

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen review the past week of action in Chicago high school basketball. The episode starts up with our Two Takes. Then we get into the feature segment, where we dive into a huge listener mailbag full of all types of questions. Things finish up with a brief look at the week ahead. Topics include: -Could Barrington make a state tournament run? -Will Evanston make it to Peoria? -What trades would you make to improve teams? -How will Rolling Meadows and Buffalo Grove fare

01:01:25

Answering the big questions | No Shot Clock, Episode 111

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2020/02/18

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien review the past week of action in Chicago high school basketball. The episode starts up with a big listener mailbag followed by Mike and Joe each giving their Two Takes. Then we get into the feature segment, where we answer some of the season’s big questions. Things finish up with a brief look at the week ahead. Topics include: -Does Joliet West have enough to make a run to state? -Player of the Year talk -What is the state’s best conference? -The season’s

01:09:38

No Shot Clock, Ep. 110: Conference surprises

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2020/02/11

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen review the past week of action in Chicago high school basketball. The episode starts up with a huge listener mailbag followed by Mike and Joe each giving their Two Takes. Then we get into the feature segment, Conference Surprises, where we breakdown some of the things that have surprised us so far in various conference races. Things finish up with a brief look at the week ahead. Topics include: -Should the Public League ditch the super conferences? -Sleeper picks

01:16:40

The Stock Report | No Shot Clock, Episode 109

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2020/01/28

Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien review the past week of action in Chicago high school basketball. The episode starts up with a quick listener mailbag followed by Mike and Joe each giving their Two Takes. Then we get into the feature segment, The Stock Report, where we each breakdown five teams whose stock we think is overvalued and five teams whose stock we would purchase. Things finish up with a brief look at the week ahead. Topics include: -How good was Ronnie Fields as a pro prospect? -A look

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No Shot Clock, Ep. 108: The best teams no one is...

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2020/01/21

Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen review the past week of action in Chicago high school basketball. The episode starts up with a listener mailbag followed by Mike and Joe each giving their Two Takes. Then we get into the feature segment, talking about eleven teams that have flown under the radar while putting together excellent seasons. Things finish up with a brief look at the week ahead. Topics include: -Why didn't a Chicago venue bid on the state basketball tournament? -Has Orr considered

01:14:48

No Shot Clock, Ep. 107: The ten breakout players of...

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2020/01/14

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien review the past week of action in Chicago high school basketball. The episode starts up with a huge listener mailbag and then Mike and Joe each pick five breakout players that have opened eyes this season. Things finish up with a brief look at the week ahead. Topics include: -DeKalb’s new status -More shot clock talk -The state bracket has been determined. A look at the draw in Class 3A and Class 4A -The Pat Gordon situation at Lincoln Park -Fun White Division

01:23:09

No Shot Clock, Ep. 106: Reviewing the decade's best...

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2020/01/07

Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien take a look back at the past decade. The episode opens with a small mailbag of listener questions and a brief discussion of some happenings from the last several days. Then it is time to dive into the 2010s. First we discuss the ten best players of the decade, breaking them down into a first and second team. Up next is an in-depth discussion of the 13 best teams of the decade, including a handful of great teams that just missed the cut. Both those lists have

01:13:55

LISTEN: Holiday Tournament wrap-up | No Shot Clock,...

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2020/01/03

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen review all the holiday tournament action from around the state, including tournaments at Pontiac, Proviso West, Hinsdale Central, Wheeling, York, Maine East, Effingham, Pekin, Centralia and more. The episode starts up with a huge listener mailbag and then Joe and Mike each pick five players or teams to give a post-holiday tournament stamp of approval. Things finish up with a brief look at this weekend’s games. Topics include: -Would AJ Casey be putting up the same

01:00:21

No Shot Clock, Ep. 104: The 2019 Holiday Tournament...

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2019/12/20

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen preview the state’s major holiday tournaments. Full previews of Wheeling, Pontiac, Proviso West, York (Jack Tosh) and Hinsdale Central. -Which teams have the most to prove at the holiday tournaments? -What player in each tournament is the most underrated? -Three players to watch at each holiday tournament -The best first round game at each holiday tournament -The favorites to win, a sleeper pick to win and our picks to win each holiday tournament -Has the Pontiac

01:03:41

No Shot Clock, Ep. 103: The early season surprises

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2019/12/17

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien review all the action from the past week of Chicago-area high school basketball including the Team Rose Shootout. The episode opens with a mailbag of listener questions. Then we each give our Two Takes, which includes a breakdown of Thorton’s big win against top-ranked Thornton last week in Harvey. This week’s major feature is early season surprises. Mike and Joe each reveal three teams and/or players that have surprised them so far this season. Also discussed on

01:01:39

No Shot Clock, Ep. 102: Chicago's holiday tournament...

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2019/12/10

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen review the Chicago Elite Classic and the other major events of the past week. The episode opens with a mailbag of listener questions. Then they each give their Two Takes. Then it is time to dive into what has been the elephant in the room in December the last few seasons: Why doesn’t the Chicago area have a major holiday tournament? Proviso West has slowly diminished over the past few years and nothing has replaced it. Can any of the current tournaments step up in

01:00:23

No Shot Clock, Ep. 101: Opening week review

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2019/12/03

The season is up and running in full swing. Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien review the Thanksgiving week storylines, including six teams that surprised everyone by pulling off undefeated starts. Then they each give their Two Takes from the first week. The episode opens with a big mailbag of listener questions (everyone is asking about Dom Martinelli). On this episode: -Breaking down No. 2 Morgan Park vs. No. 3 Young -The south suburbs live up to the hype in Week 1 -Six teams that surprised

57:26

No Shot Clock, Ep. 100: Previewing the 2019-20 season

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2019/11/24

The 2019-20 basketball season starts on Monday. Welcome to the 100th episode of No Shot Clock. Hard to believe we've made it this far. Thanks to everyone for listening and sending in questions every week. This episode is all about the upcoming season. We revealed the rankings on last week's episode, so check that out. We go in-depth on each team, starting with No. 1 all the way down to No. 25. This week's topics: -Six sleeper teams that were not ranked in the preseason Super 25. -Five players

01:21:59

No Shot Clock, Ep. 99: Breaking down the preseason...

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2019/11/18

Welcome to the 2019-20 basketball season. It’s the sixth 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. Things begin with a mailbag of listener questions. Topics include: -DePaul's recruiting bonanza -Updates on

01:25:21

No Shot Clock, Ep. 98: State finals review, season...

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2019/03/19

No Shot Clock, Ep. 98: State finals review, season wrap-up Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen answer a bunch of listener questions, give their Two Takes and discuss the state finals this past weekend in Peoria. -A ton of Evanston analysis -Rockford East appreciation -IHSA gossip -Southwestern vs. CPS shootout? -Who is next season's 4A favorite? -Henricksen on Liddell -O'Brien gushes on Terrence Hargrove That and a ton more…

01:26:30

No Shot Clock, Ep. 97: State finals preview

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2019/03/14

No Shot Clock, Ep. 97: State finals preview Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien answer listener questions, give their Two Takes and discuss the state finals this weekend in Peoria. It's a historic episode: We finally have a guest. Ben Pope, the Sun-Times intern, joins the show to give his Two Takes and give an outsider's impression of our basketball scene. -Genuine state finals weekend excitement -So much Rockford East talk -Discussing the North Lawndale-Farragut brawl -Where does Providence-St. Mel

01:02:42

No Shot Clock, Ep. 96: Sectional preview, regional...

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2019/03/04

No Shot Clock, Ep. 96: Sectional preview, regional review Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen answer listener questions, give their Two Takes and discuss the state playoffs, including a look back at all of the regional action and a look ahead at this week's sectionals. -Simeon vs. Brother Rice through the years -Don't forget about Evanston -High academic Public League schools stepping up in basketball -Lake Park's turnaround That and a ton more…

01:00:19

No Shot Clock, Ep. 95: Regionals preview

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2019/02/25

No Shot Clock, Ep. 95: Regional preview Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien answer listener questions, give their Two Takes and discuss the state playoffs, including an in-depth look at the Class 4A regionals. -What is the best recent team not to win the state title? -Taking a look back a the 2005 Player of the Year race -MSL title game rewind, the fantastic Fremd-Prospect game -Which team has the toughest road to the Class 4A title? That and a ton more…

01:04:14

No Shot Clock, Ep. 94: State playoff seeds, city...

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2019/02/19

No Shot Clock, Ep. 94: Playoff seeds, city title game talk Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen answer listener questions, talk about the city tournament drama give their Two Takes and discuss the state playoff seeds and the seeding system. -An appreciation of Orr's Sherif Kenney -Why don't the top four seeds host regionals? -Breaking down Maine South's resurgence -Lawless award drama in the Catholic League -Curie's remarkable season That and a ton more…

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