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LISTEN: Answering the big questions | No Shot Clock, Episode 111

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien review the past week of action in Chicago high school basketball.

By  Michael O’Brien
   
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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 biggest surprise?

-Our favorite teams to watch

-Which player would you want to take a game winner?

-What team has the most to prove in March?

-This season’s biggest disappointment

-The team no one is talking about but should be

All that and a ton more.

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