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
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Recorded 11 January 2022
Basketball:
(00:07) NBL:
Breakers get their first win (Salt & Wetzell); Bullets inconsistency; South East Melbourne Phoenix pick up Brandon Ashley; replacement players (Scott Fisher #45 nostalgia); more schedule problem-solving.
(12:28) NBA:
Brad Newley traded to New York Knicks? (and other trade oddities); Klay Thompson returns (successfully); Kevin Porter Jr and the Wizards announcers; Lance Stephenson enjoys his 'homecoming' to Indiana; LeBron passes Alvin Robertson to land in top 10 for steals; Josh Giddey youngest ever to NBA triple-double (and token LaMelo Ball/NBL Next Stars talk); Kristina Pink fall.
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Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Recorded 11 January 2022
This Week in Sport History.
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Friday Jan 07, 2022
Friday Jan 07, 2022
Recorded 1 January 2022
(00:25) Happy New Year/Changes for the Sport Blokes in 2022/Late Christmas presents
(06:18) NBA and then 6 other sports-related searches top Australia's Google Trends for 2021/Reflections on 2021 and some of our favourite moments/New Year's (sport) resolutions
(16:52) What caught your attention and Whatdya miss? (RIP John Madden, Sam Jones & Betty White)
(26:29) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?
(27:28) Cricket – Australia win Boxing Day Test and therefore the Ashes; Scot Boland's amazing debut; Joe Root the only consistent batter for England in 2021 (other than 'Extras'); Should Australia make some changtes to the line-up for the 4th test?; How much can England's woes be attributed to their focus on the shortest forms of the game (and more broadly as wickets fall left, right and centre on Boxing Day)?; The Fun Police at Aussie cricket grounds (with a nod to Richo); Ross Taylor and Quinton de Kock retire; Ben McDermott breaks records in the BBL
(46:53) This Week in Sport History
(54:22) Basketball: NBL – Potential options as COVID wreaks havoc; Will the NBA pick at the NBL for back-up players?; Recaps on games since we last recorded; Do the Tasmania Jack Jumpers know how to win? (is Will Magnay good?); How much do we worry about New Zealand and Sydney?; Teams at the top; With thanks to @NBLFacts (some nostalgia).
(1:21:05) Basketball: NBA – Postponements & replacement players (impact on team stats); LeBron appreciation; Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Draymond Green/Joel Embiid; and the Golden State Warriors commentators sound like idiots (put down your glasses!).
(1:34:50) What Are You Amped for?
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Recorded 1 January 2022
Basketball:
(00:07) NBL:
Potential options as COVID wreaks havoc; Will the NBA pick at the NBL for back-up players?; Recaps on games since we last recorded; Do the Tasmania Jack Jumpers know how to win? (is Will Magnay good?); How much do we worry about New Zealand and Sydney?; Teams at the top; With thanks to @NBLFacts (some nostalgia).
(26:50) NBA:
Postponements & replacement players (impact on team stats); LeBron appreciation; Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Draymond Green/Joel Embiid; and the Golden State Warriors commentators sound like idiots (put down your glasses!).
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Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
Recorded 1 January 2022
Cricket: Ashes (Ross Taylor & Quinton de Kock retire; Ben McDermott makes history in the BBL)
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Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
Recorded 1 January 2022
This Week in Sport History.
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Friday Dec 24, 2021
Friday Dec 24, 2021
Recorded 21 December 2021
(00:25) What caught your attention and Whatdya miss?
(03:04) Christmas presents - Who has been naughty and who has been nice since July 2021?
(23:34) Basketball: NBL – Round 3: Sydney are Jesters and Kings in the same weekend (Dejan Vasiljevic back, Hunter out for season); Melbourne happy Goulding & White are back; Freaky Friday: Hawks survive Breakers in 2OT/Deng Deng survives Vic Law's head (but was more likely to get hurt hitting the floor flopping); Adelaide embarrassed by Cairns; Brisbane hand Illawarra their first loss (more on the depth chat); Perth handle homestand (getting huge production from their imports); Should we be worried about Will Magnay? Thon Maker.
(49:52) NCAAW - Georgia Southern dominate.
(50:48) NBA – COVID/No bubble?; Brooklyn Nets’ Kyrie Irving to play road games? Concerns over KD's mileage; Isiah Thomas joins the Lakers (LeBron’s mileage); Replacement players?; Steph gets the record (Thibs classy); Damian Lillard, Kemba Walker.
(58:05) This Week in Sport History
(1:03:10) Cricket – Ashes: Australia wins 2nd Ashes Test without Cummins & Hazlewood (Neser good on debut, Richardson made the most of his opportunity); Root continually having to try and save bad starts, Grumpy Chappelli; England's negative tactics; Marnus' rise continues; Declarations vs Follow-ons; Team line-ups and potential changes for Boxing Day Test (and an endorsement for Voyager in Eurovision)
Australian domestic: Ambidextrous u/19s spinner Nivethan Radhakrishnan impresses; Brief BBL update
(1:18:26) What Are You Amped for?
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Recorded 14 December 2021
(00:25) What caught your attention and Whatdya miss? (Happy NBA Jersey Day)
(06:11) NBL – Reflections on Round 2.
(34:35) NBA
(42:08) This Week in Sport History
(50:27) Cricket: Ashes - Review of 1st Test and look ahead to 2nd Test. (Very brief BBL).
(1:10:47) What Are You Amped for?
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Recorded 14 December 2021
Cricket: Ashes - a brief review of the 1st test and a look ahead to the 2nd. (Also a tiny bit of BBL)
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Friday Dec 10, 2021
Friday Dec 10, 2021
Recorded 7 December 2021
(00:25) What caught your attention and Whatdya miss?
(07:48) Basketball: NBL – Reflections on Round 1.
(39:50) NBA
(45:46) This Week in Sport History
(51:12) Cricket: Ajaz Patel picks up a 10fer in an innings! Ashes squads and XI ahead of GABBA test; How relevant is the Big Bash?
(58:24) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?
(1:01:40) Football codes – NFL & AFL
(1:09:48) What Are You Amped for?
Friday Dec 03, 2021
Friday Dec 03, 2021
Recorded 30 November 2021
(00:25) Reflections on NBL Season 2021/22 Preview Part 1 Cross-over with NBL Pocket Podcast
(01:35) What caught your attention and Whatdya miss?
(05:09) Basketball: NBL – Season 2021/22 Preview Part 2 with Cody Ellis: COVID/Schedule concerns; Lead-in to season 2021/22; Who will be this years’ LaMelo Ball or Cody Ellis? We discuss Luke Travers, Jack White, Ariel Hukporti, Xavier Cooks); Sydney Kings (Coach Chase Buford, Dejan Vasiljevic injury, Jarell Martin MVP candidate?); South East Melbourne Phoenix (Title favourites? Ryan Broekhoff, Xavier Munford, Zhou Qi); Adelaide (Kai Sotto, Mitch McCarron, Coach CJ Bruton); Cairns (Departures, Nate Jawai, Keanu Pinder, Coach Adam Forde). Predictions for Top 4 (Gaze doctrine).
(37:40) MAILBAG (with Cody Ellis) – How would a team of internationals fare against Team USA full strength
(44:55) NBA (with Cody Ellis) – The LA Lakers woes (LeBron James/Isaiah Stewart incident); John Wall situation; New York Knicks; Chicago Bulls; Minnesota Timberwolves; Portland Trailblazers.
(57:39) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?
(59:22) Cricket: WBBL – Perth Scorchers defeat Adelaide Strikers (Amanda-Jade Wellington leg-spin genius; Eliminator, Challenger, Final). Ashes: Pat Cummins named captain; Perth Stadium almost certainly to be stripped of 5th Test; Tim Paine steps away (hats off to the Barmy Army); Ben Stokes.
(1:09:22) What Are You Amped for?
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Recorded 27 November 2021
In a special crossover episode we chat with Joseph & Andrew from the NBL Pocket Podcast about the Foxtel Cup circa 1996 and players we used to love (and loved to hate) back in the day, the NBL Blitz & TV deal/coverage and a bit of time on nearly all of the teams before the boys talk about some of the best sporting performances we've seen live.
Check out the NBL Pocket Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-nbl-pocket-podcast/id1446971704
Friday Nov 26, 2021
Friday Nov 26, 2021
Recorded 23 November 2021
(00:25) Stuey’s old
(01:15) What caught your attention and Whatdya miss?
(10:41) Cricket: Crazy T20I record in Antigua; Tim Paine steps down as Australian Test captain after dick pic scandal emerges (brief reference to Yorkshire cricket’s cultural problems with racism); Around the grounds -New Zealand in India, West Indies in Sri Lanka, Pakistan in Bangladesh, WBBL Finals and AB De Villiers retires)
(30:49) This Week in Sport History.
(36:34) NFL - A quick recap on a crazy Week 11 (and lots of love for Johnathan Taylor’s 5 TDs against Buffalo) and Lee Corso mascot heads.
(45:18) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?
(46:22) NBA – LeBron James and Isaiah Stewart get suspensions for altercation at the Palace; Golden State Warriors and Chicago Bulls continue to impress while the LA Lakers struggle; Injuries.
(1:03:00) What Are You Amped for?
Friday Nov 19, 2021
Friday Nov 19, 2021
Recorded 16 November 2021
(00:25) What caught your attention and Whatdya miss? (AFL: North Melbourne Kangaroos swoop in on Hugh Greenwood, leaving the Gold Coast Suns with egg on their face; Skin folds tests to be scrapped?)
(11:49) Cricket - Men's World T20: Semi-finals New Zealand defeat England and Australia defeat Pakistan; Aussies defeat Black Caps in thrilling Final. WBBL: Stuey gets a 1st hand look of Issy Wong scoring 43 off 17 including three consecutive 6s in Sydney Thunder's loss to Adelaide Strikers.
(46:34) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?
(48:26) Basketball - NBA
(59:03) This Week in Sport History
(1:02:00) Football - NFL
(1:07:37) What Are You Amped for?
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Recorded 16 October 2021
(00:25) Intro - More sporting chokes, this week we go to the world of golf and tennis.
(06:07) Golf - 1999 British Open (Carnoustie, Scotland): Jean Van de Velde
(27:42) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell? (2020 Reese McGuire)
(29:40) Tennis - 1993 Wimbledon Women's Final: Jana Novotna
(44:09) Outro
Check out Episode 72 Great Sport Chokes I
Friday Nov 05, 2021
Friday Nov 05, 2021
Recorded 2 November 2021
(00:25) The Melbourne Cup
(01:33) What caught your attention and Whatdya miss?
(11:05) Cricket - World T20, WBBL
(39:02) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?
(41:36) Football - NFL
(54:00) This Week in Sport History
(58:34) Basketball - NBA
(1:03:39) What Are You Amped for?
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Recorded 26 October 2021
(00:25) Reflections on Great Sporting Chokes I (with apologies to Elisabeta Lipă).
(01:35) What caught your attention and Whatdya miss?
(09:51) Basketball –
WNBA: Chicago Sky defeat Sandy Brondello-coached Phoenix Mercury 3-1 out of the 6th seed in Candace Parker's homecoming, Kahleah Copper Finals MVP.
NBA: NBA at 75 ad; NBA at 75 team (and snubs, we seem to be the only ones who don't think Dwight Howard should've made it); random stats; Jim McIlvaine likes our tweet; Stu's early questions after week 1.
(46:40) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?
(48:46) Cricket -
WBBL: Kim Garth, Sophie Devine and Darcy Brown highlight
T20 World Cup: Australia defeat South Africa (in a tighter contest than it looked after one innings); Other thoughts about Scotland, Namibia, Ireland (Curtis Campher takes the 3rd ever T20 World Cup double hat trick); the grounds and 'fan fences'
(1:04:20) What Are You Amped for?
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Friday Oct 22, 2021
(00:25) Intro - What is choking in a sporting sense? (with some vague references to academic research and a 'gut-feel' choke score scale for each 'choke' including references to legacy).
(13:30) Game 6, 2013 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs @ Miami Heat
(21:30) 1999 Cricket World Cup Semi-Final: South Africa vs Australia (an early chapter in a long line of Proteas choking at/around major cricket finals).
(34:33) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell? (Latrell Sprewell chokes PJ Carlesimo at Golden State)
(37:35) 2004 Women's Olympic 8's Rowing Final: 'Lay Down' Sally Robbins
(50:30) Outro
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Recorded 12 October 2021
(00:25) What caught your attention and Whatdya miss?
Basketball: NBA Season 21/22 Preview Part 2.
(08:35) Quick bits about the Lakers age; Suns not giving Ayton a max extension?; Ben Simmons reports to Philadelphia; team nicknames (and a number change)
(11:09) Northwest Division
(25:06) This Week in Sport History.
(30:12) Southeast Division
(47:29) Southwest Division
(1:04:40) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?
(1:07:00) Cricket: Australia Southern Stars win series against touring India team (Ellyse Perry keeps getting records; Shikha Pandey's 'ball of the century'; Tayla Vlaeminck bowls thunderbolts)
(1:15:35) What Are You Amped for?
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Recorded 5 October 2021
(00:25) What caught your attention and Whatdya miss?
Basketball: NBA Season 21/22 Preview Part 1.
(10:45) More COVID-19 vaccine stuff
(15:25) Central Division
(31:30) This Week in Sport History.
(34:21) Pacific Division
(53:29) Atlantic Division
(1:07:55) What Are You Amped for?