A weekly sport podcast by fans for fans (with a focus on basketball, cricket and football). As well as regular episodes on recent news and involving interviews, other episode topics include: great sport chokes, sport curses, sporting families, revisiting old drafts and more! We’ll cover anything but we have a strong love for NBL, NBA, NCAA, AFL, NFL, test cricket, ODI, T20I, BBL, WBBL, Sheffield Shield, IPL, tennis, WNBL, WNBA & ALFW (not the Hundred because that sucks). MAILBAG: sportblokes@gmail.com or @sportblokes on Twitter. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook.
Episodes
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
Recorded 2 February 2022
(00:25) What caught your attention and Whatdya miss?
(10:20) Tennis: Nadal wins Grand Slam 21; Ash Barty wins women's final in straight sets after being down big in the 2nd; Dylan falls at the final hurdle to Sam Schroder after winning Australian of the year; Kyrios and Kokkinakis defeat Matty Ebden and Max Purcell in an all-Australian final.
(23:50) Cricket: Thrilling draw in women's Ashes test (Alyssa Healy's poor form continues); Ash Gardener wins Belinda Clarke Award while Mitchell Starc wins Allan Border Medal. BBL Finals: Sydney Sixers defeat Adelaide Strikers in eventful match (subs vs. mankads); Perth Scorchers defeat Sixers in Final to win record 4th Big Bash title.
(42:03) This Week in Sport History
(48:12) NBL: Consistently inconsistent form across the league; Matt Hodgson's face palms, enusing 'melee' and penalties (what will Matt get? Precents?); Perth Wildcats (Michael Frazier); Adelaide (Dusty Hannahs); Melbourne United still the benchmark; Brisbane Bullets; Illawarra Hawks (Tyler Harvey/Antonius Cleveland); Tasmania JackJumpers (Scott Roth; Jack McVeigh); Do we need a wildcard?
(1:24:15) NBA: Brian Windhorst's moving story on Aron Baynes; Keifer Sykes impresses for Indiana; (Lauren Jackson playing NBL1); Andrew Wiggins NBA starter!; the class of 96; If NBA players were in movies; Julius Irving?; John Wall's missed games.
(1:50:05) What Are You Amped For?
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