Basket Case : A Podcast About the WNBL: Recent Episodes
Pods By Carol
Winner WNBL Media Awards Best Radio Coverage 2016/17 Season.
Every Thursday ready for your commute home.
First posted Thursday nights it changed with the fixture to Tuesdays during the 2017/18 WNBL season. It began 16 October 2014. In 2019 we changed again to Thursday. It's an interview show about WNBL. A bit of basketball talk, a bit of chat. Previews of the round to come, long interviews, and reflections on the previous week.
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It's the last ep finally! The usual plus the Case Awards without Mark Alabakov for the first time. Carol rants about inequity of no calls on fouls & the effect of decades of deification of Lauren Jackson on refereeing.
Back from a break Helen & Carol sum up WTAF is going on now & Mark Alabakov remains the sane one in the GOTW preview
Helen & Carol do the usual while Mark Alabakov flies solo with Fire v SSF GOTW & Bendigo Spirit import Mehryn Kraker gives so much more than a pronunciation lesson!
It's very long we know! It's old school Basket Case as Helen & Carol vent/rant about koalaing gone mad. Mark Alabakov previews Boomers v Southside. Lynx centre Emily Potter is the guest.
If you get tired of us go about 55 in for Mark's review followed by Emily.
GOTW is Melbourne v Sydney with Mark Alabakov.
No show next week - Carol's at the beach.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
New Boomer Aimie Rocci jins the pod while Mark Alabakov breaks down Fire v Flyers for us
Friend of the pod Lara McSpadden returns to talk about moving back to the Flames & answers the question "what's that thing on your arm?"
Mark Alabakov does the GOTW.
Alex Ciabattoni returns and there's a bit to catch up on since 2017.
Mark Alabakov walks us through his game of the week.
News, Round 1 impressions, Game of the Week with NBL1 Coach of the Year Mark Alabakov, and Fire point guard Steph Reid gives an insight into the new lineup in Townsville.
Helen and Carol return with an intro to the upcoming WNBL season. Mark Alabakov gives us his GOTW
For episode 200 its the Case OGs Helen, Carol & Mark!!
1. Mark talks use through a lossless NBL1 season
2. Quick rundown of where WNBA is at & current Opals squad
3. Mark analyses team composition as we go through our WNBL Off Season Tracker. Play along here: https://www.basketcasepodcast.com.au/wnbl-offseason-tracker/
Ownership, money, representation, kudos & kicks, player movements.
Off Season Tracker : https://www.basketcasepodcast.com.au/wnbl-offseason-tracker/
Carol Wical, Helen Theoharakis & Mark Alabakov bring you the wild west of WNBL awards! Carol has feelings, Marks has stats, Helen has a spreadsheet - what can go wrong? See you next season folks. Mark gives the Fire v Flyers match-up his comprehensive GOTW treatment. Enjoy the grand final series.
SEE YOU NEXT SEASON!
Mark Alabakov, Carol & Helen Look back at Rd 16 & the WNBL Awards, farewell Mia Murray & take a look forward to the semis.
Helen & Carol ponder what the what is going on with Bendigo. Mark Alabakov breaks down the vital Spirit v Fire game. Aimie Rocci talks about her career & the importance of Lifeline Round as a spotlight for mental health & wellbeing and as the continuing legacy of the great Jenna O'Hea.
Two rounds of home & away left. Drama off court. Helen Theoharakis, Carol Wical & Mark Alabakov in end of season form. Our guest is Bendigo centre Megan McKay.
While Helen takes a well earned break NBL1 Bendigo Braves coach Mark Alabakov talks us through the "fist fight" between the Fire & the Spirit.
As almost everyone takes a break because "FIBA window" Carol, Helen bring you the usual, Mark Alabakov says GOTW is No room fo error v Need to adjust.
Helen & Carol talk over what's what & Carol talked to Wyoming Basketball Queen 2016 Robbi Ryan (before the Shyla Heal news dropped). After the news dropped Mark Alabakov adds it into his Series of The Week & anaylises Fire (whatever they might look like) v Lynx.
Carol & Helen are in fine form, Mark Alabakov says Boomers v Lynx is Game of Thrones & Ryan Petrik says the Lynx are doing it their way.
A couple of upsets is all it takes to make Carol & Helen happy! Mark Alabakov analyses who'll be taking Flamethrowers to the Perth/Sydney gunfight.
Carol & Helen are in a funk. Must be back half of the season! Mark Alabakov cheers us up.
Happy New Year.
Helen & Carol have hopes & resolutions, Mark Alabakov has thoughts on the game of the week & Britt Smart has resilience.
Carley Ernst is gracious when Carol calls her a veteran even though she's not even 30 yet, Mark Alabakov brings it again with his Game of the Week facts, Helen & Carol do what they do. Merry Christmas everybody.
Special Guest is Townsville Fire centre Lara McSpadden. Mark Alabakov's GOTW - you'll never guess it! Carol & Helen don't like bad behaviour, but do like the shot clock.
Helen Theoharakis and Carol Wical cover the week that was - the positives & negatives - while Mark Alabakov finds Lynx v SSF an interesting prospect for his game of the week. The always awesome Mia Murray joins us for a quick chat in which Carol is an obvious fan girl.
Helen & Carol review the news and round 3, like & dislike stuff, while Mark Alabakov says it's Spirit by 9 over Fire in his chosen game of the week round 4. Emilee Whittle-Harmon adds to Carol's list of fave players from Ohio!
Steph Reid talks to Carol from the ice bath and Mark Alabakov reckons we'll be in the deep end of the ocean with Fire v SSF in his game of the week preview. Helen & Carol ponder mysteries.
Bendigo legend Kelly Wilson joins us to talk about Bendigo's great start to the season (spoiler: it's preparation) and Mark Alabakov returns with his choice of game of the week. Helen & Carol chew over the events of the week.
Season 9 starts with a bang! Helen and Carol talk game of the week & things to look forward to with Mark Alabakov. Special guest is WNBL boss Christy Collier-Hill.
Recorded 5 Oct 2022. Helen & Carol discuss the recent FIBA World Cup in Sydney and player movement in the WNBL - check out the Tracker on our website to follow along https://www.basketcasepodcast.com.au/wnbl-offseason-tracker/
Opals, retirements, NBL1, WNBA, WNBL player movement - read along here: https://www.basketcasepodcast.com.au/wnbl-offseason-tracker/
AND a chat with back to cack NBL1 West Defensive POTY & Case Fave Emma Gandini
Helen & Carol get across the news, signings & WNBL in the NBL1 & WNBA in this first off season episode for 2022.
Helen & Carol discuss the latest news & then Bendigo's Mark Alabakov joins for The Case Awards 2022.
We're taking a look at the semi-final match-ups this week & one last look back at the last round. Bendigo Assistant Coach Mark Alabakov assesses the stats to pay attention to & what to ignore.
Finals teams make their mark, coach misbehaviour goes unpunished, we're still outraged at the schedule.
Carol and Helen discuss the good and the bad. Helen is almost giddy about the Lynx being home. Anneli Maley POTW shares some thoughts.
The WNBL invents its own mathematics as it releases the new shorter fixture. Caps great on court but off? The week in review, the ladder, what we think Round 12 will look like.
Forfeit, postponement, Penny Taylor: - Carol and Helen bring the news and their assessment of where teams are at at this crucial point of the season as round 11 tips off in Townsville.
With Carol still recovering from the plague no guest this week but a solid round up of what's going on
Coaching decisions puzzle us. Selection decisions need to be made. Our COVID Overlord strikes again.
Carol struggles to keep motivated. The league struggles to handle COVID disruptions. The Lynx can't go home. Helen tries to inject some positives.
Carol coughs, Helen jumps into awkward pauses, Britt Smart lays out the Caps' season so far.
Helen and Carol review Round 5 and preview a Round 6 that has dwindled since recording! Our COVID Overlord has been at work in the city of churches so Lightning games postponed, Perth games postponed. Kelly 400 postponed.
Season's Greetings! Helen and Carol ho ho hope you enjoy the round 4 review and round 5 preview. The always excellent Bec Cole returns to talk 200 games, how the Flyers are going and quarantining after disappointment.
No guest this week but Helen and Carol try to get their head around Filmgate and the foulathon that was round 3,
Merry Christmas listener.
Townsville Fire starting point guard and Frankston product Steph Reid joins the Case fam to tell us her basketball story. Helen and Carol do the usual plus a one time segment called "Shit We're Tired of Hearing About".
Mary Goulding - Bendigo's versatile guard - joins The Case family and Helen & Carol go to it as usual. Review round 1 and a quick round 2 preview.
Bendigo Spirit Assistant coach and Case Spirit animal Mark Alabakov joins Helen and Carol to talk about coaching in the time of COVID & how the clubs line up this season
The Sky v Mercury duked it out in the WNBA; WNBL plans to be flexible; player tracker, KRE!
Helen and Carol wander around the title topics. Read along in the back half of the pod with the tracker https://www.basketcasepodcast.com.au/wnbl-offseason-tracker/
A grab-bag of off-season goodies including Opals, WNBA and WNBL signings, the usual nonsense. As always Carol Wical & Helen Theoharakis are your hosts!
In the penultimate episode in the year of our lord COCID Helen and Carol discuss what might happen next in the WNBL. Carol calls a lot of people morons so it's that sort of episode.
Brittany tells Carol about pod life, being at the UC Caps, (no such thing as too many) point guards, what you learn from losses, and other stuff.
Bendigo Assistant Coach Mark Alabakov (@TheCountofHoops) steps in as a supersub for Helen to review the week's play.
Helen & Carol get through a massive week of WNBL and Carol talks to Nadeen Payne about being back in Townsville, The Covid Season & what was in that notebook
Bendigo Spirit Assistant coach and Friend o' the pod Mark Alabakov talks braiding hair in the hub, gelling a team in the time of COVID and hitting the road in the new Bermuda Triangle of Mackay, Townsville and Cairns
Carol & Helen discuss the possibility of no WNBL season etc. & go through the off season tracker. Carol has a quick catch up with returning Perth Lynx forward Maddie Allen.
Joining us for this episode is 4 time WNBL champion and life member Jenny Froling (aka the winningest Froling) for the latest installment of our 40 year flashback series.
Helen and Carol also run through our WNBL offseason tracker, which is also available to view on our website: https://www.basketcasepodcast.com.au/
Mark Alabakov joins Helen and Carol in their best frocks for Awards night and finals are reviewed and previewed. All the best to Southside Flyers and Canberra Capitals.
Bendigo Spirit Assistant Coach Mark Alabakov gives us a preview of the semi finals. Carol talks to Stella from Bushrangers Basketball - an expanding, inclusive, social basketball club. The season's almost over - go play!
University of Canberra Capitals & French point guard Olivia Epoupa and former Opal, Breaker & Caps centre Fiona Hannan are our guests for the last show if the home and away season.
WNBL multi award winner and Australian Opals Coach Sandy Brondello talks Logan Thunder, WNBL, and Opals Olympics path.
Nicole Seekamp one of Carols' predictions for future Opals Captaincy tells her story and Gabe Richards say farewell and plays hype man for her long time partner in crime Kelly Wilson for her record setting game 395.
Kellie Abrams was there through the tough years and the golden years of the Canberra Capitals.
Hear about her journey from Ballarat Saint to Captain Capital.
Sydney Uni Flames import Jess Kuster talks getting to the Flames via Romeo and adjustment to WNBL
Sarah Graham talks captaincy & "going all right" and Rachel Jarry chats about her year away and her interaction with the WNBL from fan to player. Helen & Carol wrestle rounds 8 and 9 into submission.
The voice of the Sydney Flames WNBL live stream Rachel Herrick walks us through her life in basketball from dancing and netball to the Hills Hornets to Basketball NSW administrator.
League legend Natalie Hurst confirms her retirement plans and Larissa Anderson talks changing colours and managing players around the qualifier break. Carol blanks on Lindsay Allen's name but is rescued by Larissa!
Play resumes after the Olympic qualifier break. Helen Theoharakis reminds Carol what happened in round 5 then get uplifted by a great chat Carol had with Bendigo Spirit coach Tracy York. A quick look at round 6 and you're out in just under an hour!
Robyn Maher talks about her life in the WNBL. It's awesome.Helen and Carol follow up with their usual review and preview.
Brittany Smart talks about why you don't put elbows in eyes and Sydney's win over the Caps.
Tracey Browning talks about her career in part one of our WNBL40 tribute series to former generations of players.
Carol Wical and Helen Theoharakis preview round 3 and review round two of the WNBL and Carley Ernst (Bendigo Spirit) and Bec Cole (Southside Flyers) grace us with their presence.
Helen Theoharakis and Carol Wical host your weekly look at all this WNBL. Friend of The Case and new Bendigo Lead Assistant Coach Mark Alabakov talks over the changes at the Spirit.
Helen and Carol talk about player and coach movement in the WNBL and WNBL players in the WNBA. The WNBL Head resigned the day after recording so we'll deal with that next time!
Your hosts Helen Theorharakis & Carol Wical are joined by regular expert commentator Mark Alabakov to analyse the semi-final results and preview the finals series. Also the annual awards!!!
Semi-finals WNBL19 - 1 game down. Caps & Lightning one up. What and what's going to happen? Mark Alabakov brings the diagnostics.
Just before semi-finals Sydney Flames' Mark Alabakov does a deep dive into the stats to give us the science about things most of us can feel.
Sydney Flame Vanessa Panousis talks us through her packed young life & the Flames season as the WNBL heads towards finals at breakneck speed. Carol is a bit of a sweaty bear & Helen is totes profesh.
Sydney Uni Flames' assistant coach Mark Alabakov and Dandenong Ranger's shooting guard Bec Cole join us to talk impressive wins in WNBL Rd 9.
Join Helen and Carol as they criticise where necessary and praise when earned. WNBL19 - great basketball, great players, great heaping spoonfuls of sort yourself out, BA! Guest list is all Ohio Brittany Smart and Ally Malott.
Carol and Helen air out some systemic problems with the WNBL and talk about Rounds 7 and 8. Then for the first time on the pod Rangers coach Larissa Anderson.
Melbourne Boomer Ash Grant and Bendigo import Barbara Turner tell their stories. RD6 review and RD7 preview
Helen and Carol review round 3 and preview round 4 WNBL19. Rachel Jarry explains the ABA Parental and Parenting Agreement, Belinda Snell talks retirement, and Caps import Kaili McLaren explains how it felt to be part of Unbeatable UCONN and to meet the Obamas.
WNBL19 round 2 review and round 3 preview plus a discussion about noise and Tessa Lavey and Marena Whittle. Carol apologises for the bison joke but it's one of two jokes she can remember all the way through. And honestly? How many opportunities present themselves?
Round 1 was a round of away team wins. Carol & Helen sift through that and power round 2. Guests this week are Sydney Asst Coach Mark Alabakov and Bendigo point guard Natalie Hurst.
Helen Theoharakis joins Carol Wical for the first show of season 5 to talk round one, team changes, and what we're excited about for 18/19. Premiership coaches Claudia Brassard & Cheryl Chambers weigh in with actual wisdom.
24 September 2018
Helen & Carol fret about the Opals and mostly have more questions than answers. The WNBL season is almost upon us and rosters are pretty done.
Helen & Carol look at player movement & Carol has a long chat with WNBL head Sally Phillips
Mark Alabakov joins Carol and Helen to rehash Finals game 1, give all the awards, and bid farewell to Season 4.
Mark Alabakov joins Carol and Helen to talk finals series.
Fire and Boomer point guards Mikhaela Donnelly and Brittany Smart are guests.
Carol and Helen review round 12 and preview the final round of the home and away season.
Kate Gaze (Logan Thunder QBL 2017) talks all things University of Canberra Capitals, Jarry's injury, and breaking the losing streak.
Super subs Alex Ciabattoni and Darcee Garbin are our guests. Helen Theoharakis and Carol Wical talk it out about suspensions, round review and preview.
Maddie Garrick talks Maddie Riewoldt Vision game and the talks Maddie Garrick. Helen Theoharakis and Carol Wical do the round review and preview
Simon Pritchard talks Bendigo's way forward without Kelsey Griffin and Hayley Moffatt walks us down memory lane with her neighbours dog having his say in the background. Helen Theoharakis and Carol do the yoush.
College team mates Ruth Hamblin and Sydney Wiese join Carol Wical and Helen Theoharakis on this special 80th episode with the usual review and preview of rounds 4 & 5.
Keeping your head is the name of the game in overtime so Carol Wical caught up with two of the best at it Melbourne Boomer Brittany Smart and Natalie Novosel of the Adelaide Lightning. Carol and Helen Theoharakis talk about rounds three and four.
Helen Theoharakis and Carol Wical do the round 2 review and round 3 preview. Carol speaks with gun Bendigo import Rachel Banham and Sydney scout/assistant coach Mark Alabakov.
10 Oct 2017
Carol Wical & Helen Theoharakis are back in the groove baby!
Review of WNBL round 1 with the tipping comp news
UC Capitals Jordan Hooper
Preview of round 2
Perth Lynx Sami Whitcomb
Helen Theoharakis joins Carol to preview this week's fixture and FreshFM & Bendigo Weekly's Joel Peterson chats Spirit matters.
Helen Theoharakis and Carol Talk you through the player movements in the WNBL off-season and a little WNBA
Helen and Carol chew over the Fox Sports deal, Opals coming home, WNBL flavoured WNBA and then WNBL Head Sally Phillips and Carol enthuse wildly about the season to come.
Helen and Carol have one last tilt at season 16/17, talk a whirl at the teams shaping up for 17/18, check out the WNBL flavours in the WNBA and wax nostalgic about the Flames.
The old firm is back together kinda as Mark Alabakov reveals NOTHING about Sydney v Townsville despite Carol's expert grilling! Carol mis-uses the phrase "water under the bridge". Helen and Carol hash it out as per ush.
Special guest Megan Hustwaite joins Helen Theoharakis and Carol Wical as they frock up and freak out for the WNBL 16/17 season. We love youse all. Also includes the review of the final home and away round and a preview of the semis.
Olympian and fine human Rachel Jarry fills the middle of this odd ball sandwich that is the second last show of the home and away season. Helen Theoharakis tries to keep the ship upright.
Everybody but Sydney are winding up tight for the lat two rounds. You'd be brave to call it. Helen Theoharakis and Carol go through the facts. Townsville's Darcee Garbin drops by for a chat. WNBA signings were released after the show was recorded. More on that in the next episode!
Bendigo Spirit point guard Kerryn Harrington talks about the Spirit's 2017 so far and the big game against the Fire and a little about herself.
Sydney Uni Flames' Alex Wilson talks about her absolute belter against Sami Whitcomb. Helen goes over the splits.
Carol hangs around.
With five rounds to go and skills so even is it a case of the least flaky wins it? Who can put some games together to make it into the top four? How is it possible that Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe and Carol share a birthday yet only one of them is fantastic at basketball? Will Sarah Graham ever be able to play WNBL for a Brisbane team again? Helen Theoharakis and Carol Wical walk you gently through the maze.
Colleen Planeta joins us to celebrate Adelaide's first wins of the season - one over top of the ladder Dandenong. Helen Theoharakis and Carol review, preview, and wander around a bit.
Helen explains the split situation to Carol giving her a headache.
WNBL Head Sally Phillips tells us where it's at.
Round 12 review, round 13 preview.
Bendigo Coach Simon Pritchard joins us for a half season chat.
Safe and happy Christmas break from Basket Case HQ
Bendigo's Nadeen Payne (150 games) and Sydney's Mark Alabakov join Helen Theohrakis and Carol.
If you like this league you love both of this weeks' guests. Carly Wilson ponders joining the 350 club and Gabe Richards tells us where Bendigo's at (did you just think: It's in Victoria?). Helen and Carol do the review and preview thing.
League leading rebounder and WNBL Team of the Week member Canberra Capitals Mikaela Ruef was kind enough to drop in to Basket Case.
Helen Theoharakis and Carol review round five and preview round 6. Carol chats with Bendigo coach Simon Pritchard.
Helen Theoharakis and Carol talk about rounds 4 and 5. Sami Whitcomb keeps up with Carol's meandering mind. Big thanks to Harrison at Lynx for his help.
Rear view mirror and crystal ball work by Helen Theoharakis and Carol Wical. Special guests Melbourne Boomer Brittany Smart and Sydney Flame (and season 1 regular) Sarah Graham.
Yes, we're back baby! The new Head of the WNBL Sally Phillips was good enough to have a yarn with Carol, Megan Husthwaite confesses her both own and Rachel Jarry's sweet tooth, Coach Claudia Brassard pops in and Helen Theoharakis and Carol review round one and preview round 2.
Welcome back Casers!
Helen Theoharakis joins Carol to go through off season coach and player movements.
It's basically the audio book of Helen's work here: http://www.hoopshots.com.au/2016-wnbl-offseason-tracker/
Helen Theoharakis and Megan Husthwaite join me to talk the gobsmacking Opals loss to Serbia.
We also chat a little about WNBL 2016/17.
The game was an absolute cracker in front of 10120 people and relied on Della Donne missing a shot with 2 seconds on the clock for the Liberty to win. Unbelievably she did miss.
Mark Alabakov, Helen Theoharakis, and Carol talk finals - game one, game two, and whether there'll be a game three; pick their own All Star 5 (and most improved and best off bench) and Opals teams. There's a lot of agreeing and then we sing Kumbaya. (Not). Thanks for your company folks. Until next time.
It's just Perth and Townsville left standing. Boomer Assistant Coach Mark Alabakov and Helen (Hoopshots) Theoharakis help Carol through the Prelim and the first final and we discuss some nominations for end of year awards.
Helen Theoharakis and Mark Alabakov bring the knowledge looking forward and back at the finals series. Then The Megans : Husthwaite tells us what it was like at Dandenong and Thompson talks keeping in the now.
Stars coach Megan Thompson talks about their winning stream, Mansfield's ankle, having 5 point guards. Helen Theoharakis and Carol do their review and preview thang.
Review of round 16 with Helen Theoharakis, Josh Paterson returns with an SEQ update, preview of round 17 with Helen.
Live from Perth Airport
From BayFM 6 Feb 2016 10:30-10:45am
with Michael Chettle and Carol Wical
Journo Josh Paterson on WTF with SEQ???
Helen Theoharakis on all the usual.
Kate Oliver.
Rachel Jarry talks Rio and SEQ Stars.
Helen Theoharakis and Carol walk through rounds 14 and 15.
Carol speaks to SEQ Star Jordan Hooper, Perth-based Helen Theoharakis from Hoopshots gets into the review of round 13 and the preview of round 14, and Mark "The Count of Hoops" Alabakov from the Melbourne Boomers says the Boomers are injured not dead and buried!
Helen Theoharakis saw the Fire Lynx game and talks about it and we talk round 12. We think the Fire are going all right. Then we Nostradamus a bit about round 13. Then Carol speaks to very special guest Bendigo Spirit skip Kelly Wilson about ... oh, look, to be honest it wanders around all over the shop.
Photo from knoxbasketball.com.au
In which we like Kelsey and Sami a bit. Mark Alabakov from the Melbourne Boomers and Hoopshots' Helen Theoharakis join Carol to look at the first part of the season and the first round of 2016 and answer the question "What's the weirdest thing to happen so far?".
WNBL POTW Brittany Smart returns. Helen Theoharakis and Carol review round 10 and preview round 11. Merry Christmas all!
Logan Watch: Hanna Zavecz talks injury, retirement, and the difficulties of pulling the pin; SEQ's Shane Heal and Jordan Hooper from the post match press conference Sunday; Boomers Mark Alabakov lets me lead him off at tangents, Helen Theoharakis and I survive an attack by a wild dog while reviewing round 9 and fight off exhaustion as we preview round 10.
It's ladies night on Basket Case!
As always Helen Theoharakis from Hoopshots.com.au humours Carol along in a discussion of rounds 8 and 9 of the WNBL. Our guests this week are SEQ Stars Assistant Coach Megan Thompson, Boomer Elyse Penaluna, and Lightning Coach Tracy York. If you want someone interviewed let me know on Twitter @WicalBNE and I'll see what I can do. Also ICYMI listen to Bec Allen on BayFM last week (30 minutes or so in) http://www.spreaker.com/user/carolwical/bayfm-sports-show-28-november-2015
As always Helen Theoharakis and Carol bookend the show with the round review and preview. Mikaela Ruef returns. Shane Heal and Nadeen Payne talk after the Stars' loss in the QLD derby. Mark Alabakov returns to talk Boomers.
Hoopshots' Helen Theoharakis and Boomer Assistant Coach Mark Alabakov hash out rounds 6 and 7 with Carol.
Long show this week. Helen Theoharakis and Carol "The Glue" Wical do the re-and pre- thang. In between we've got three - count em three - WNBL superstars from three different clubs - all Basket Case debutants! Bendigo's Kelsey Griffin, Natalie Novosel from the Fire and Boomer Olivia Thompson.
How is Michelle Payne, hey?
Short show's a good show!
Helen Theoharakis up from her death bed to review round 4 and preview round 5 with me. Mark Alabakov is a very happy assistant coach after Boomers win against both Caps & Fire. POTW Rachel Jarry gets out of cooking dinner by talking to me.
Excellent forward and even better human Hanna Zavecz retired this week and that's just one of Canberra's litany of problems. From Helen Theoharakis (hoopshots.com.au) mulls this over with me while reviewing round 3. Amy Lewis who had a belter for SEQ Stars last week chats coaches, cohesion, and belief. Boomers assistant coach Mark Alabakov indulges the Kristen Veal fangirl in me as we discuss where Melbourne is at (It's in Victoria - boom! boom!).
As always Helen Theoharakis and I review and preview (rounds 2 & 3). Interviews with SEQ Stars point guard Lauren Mansfield and Melbourne Boomer Brittany Smart.
SEQ Stars coach Shane Heal joins Carol as well as regulars Helen Theoharakis from Hoopshots and Mark Alabakov from the Melbourne Boomers. Round 1 review and round 2 previews.
8 October 2015
The 2015/16 season kicks off with a new franchise in the home of the Thunder, Adelaide back from the dead, no Harrowers, the Lynx are back..... Mark Alabakov and Helen Theoharakis return to chew it all over. Special guest is Cherie Gallagher from defending champs Townsville Fire.
Helen Theoharakis and I hash out player movements etc etc. Check it out here http://www.hoopshots.com.au/wnbl-offseason-tracker/ .
(Thanks to Helen for the Lynx memorabilia in the pic)
Richard Goodbody talks to Carol on the BayFM Sports Show ahead of the WNBL 2014/15 Grand Final Townsville Fire v Bendigo Spirit.
In the final episode for the season Carol, Mark Alabakov and Helen Theoharakis talk Spirit v Flames prelim final and grand final Fire v Spirit (round three) then get frocked up for the best WNBL awards show you're going to have. Congratulations to all the nominees. What a season! See you next year! CAN'T WAIT FOR SUNDAY'S GF!!!
Melbourne Boomer assistant coach Mark Alabakov (@TheCountOfHoops) and Helen Theoharakis (@hoopshots) chew over the semis (Rangers v Flames & Fire v Spirit) and the prelim (Spirit v Flames) as WNBL 2014/15 comes towards its close. See Helen's photography at hoopshots.com.au
Students of the WNBL game hoopshots.com.au's Helen Theoharakis and Melbourne Asst Coach Mark Alabakov walk Carol through the semis. SPOILER: WE ALL THINK IT'S GOING TO BE FANTASTIC!!!
Helen Theoharakis from hoopshots.com.au helps me talk rounds 16 & 17, Sarah Graham from Waves talks season end, excited Boomers Assistant Coach Mark Alabakov and 100 gamer Micaela Cocks from the Fire.
In a week when I'm time poor Mark Alabakov and Helen Theoharakis make it look like I know what I'm doing. Thanks guys. FINALS coming up. Who will take the fourth spot?
Helen Theoharakis of hoopshots.com.au with the p/review, Hanna Zavecz from the Uni Canberra Caps back from injury and winning, Townsville Fire gun benchy Jillian Harmon, Melbourne Boomer assistant coach Mark Alabakov.
This week: 1. Rd 13 review with Helen Theoharakis from Hoopshots.com.au 2. Rachael McCully hangs em up 3. Rd 14 Preview 4. Paris Johnson talks Caps, Boomers, Fire 5. Joel Peterson of FreshFM & Bendigo Weekly 6. Boomers Mark Alabakov gives us the lowdown 7. Waves Sarah Graham talks injuries and barbecues.
From Perth Sarah Graham from West Coast Waves on things not going to plan, Boomer Rebecca Cole from Melbourne on being POTW and other things, Townsville's Mia Newley from Adelaide on her 200 game career, Boomer Assistant Coach Mark Alabakov gives us his perspective on where they're at, and Helen Theoharakis from hoopshots.com.au chats rounds 12 and 13.
Helen Theoharakis (hoopshots.com.au) aka No. 1 K.Harrower fan talks rounds 11 and 12 and a little about Kristi. I catch Sarah Graham at the airport and Rachael McCully the morning after the Fire's big win over Canberra. Then Mark Alabakov give away 10 double passes to Boomer v Lightning at the State Bball Centre 3pm Saturday. Tweet me the answer at @WicalBNE and include the @MelbourneBoomer in the Tweet.
Helen Theoharakis (hoopshots.com.au) and Carol recap the first half of the season, dish out some (pretty prestigious) awards and Carol's made a list of Things of The Season So Far. Happy New Year Basket Cases!
In this last episode of 2014 West Coast's Sarah Graham and Perth photographer and WNBL aficionado Helen Theoharakis (hoopshots.com.au) are joined by Boomer Nat Burton and Fire Assistant Coach Claudia Brassard.
Regular Basket Casers West Coast's Sarah Graham, Boomer Mark Alabakov and Helen Theoharakis join me and the fabulous new kid on the Townsville block Kate Gaze drops in for a chat.
Cayla Francis talks Logan, Kristen Veal, tearing it up, and Townsville. From BayFM Sport Show 6 December 2014.
Basket Case regulars Sarah Graham talks Kristen Veal, loss, and big road trips, Helen Theoharakis makes my questions look good and Mark Alabakov talks Boomers on the rise.
Helen Theoharakis from hoopshots.com.au - order some pics for Christmas! - talks round 6 and 7 with Carol. - This interview not included in Episode 7 because of the blackout at Basket Case HQ caused by the storm in Brisbane.
Boomer assistant coach Mark Alabakov looks forward to the rest of the season, welcomes Laurie Koehn to the fold. - This interview not included in the episode because of the blackout at Basket Case HQ.
Richard Goodbody GM Townsville Fire, Paris Johnson interviews Hayley Moffat, Sarah Graham. More uploaded when there's electricity at Basket Case HQ.
Helen Theoharakis (hoopshots.com.au), Paris Blocka Johnson from Sydney Flames, Waves guard Sarah Graham in Alice Springs, Boomer Bec Cole, and Fire's Alex Wilson talk careers and rounds five and six of WNBL 2014/15. I forgot: Congrats on the 300 Carly Wilson, WNBL report out next month, and go you good thing Hanna Zav!
In which I show my true cred as a Basket Case by talking to American Jill Harmon about netball, lose my ish in the middle of a sentence with Sarah Graham, wisely let Helen Theoharakis of hoopshots.com.au do the talking, mangle Hanna Zavecz's evening and hash out Boomer stuff with Mark Alabakov.
This week: Mikaela Ruef (Sydney), Hanna Zavecz (Canberra), Helen Theoharakis (hoopshots.com.au), Jayne Arlett (Townsville Chair), Mark Alabakov (Melbourne), Kate Fielding interviewed by Sarah Graham (West Coast), Micaela Cocks (Townsville).
Paris Johnson, Mark Alabakov, Sarah Graham, Helen Theoharakis (hoopshots.com.au), Kristen Veal, and Mia Newley. webcast 24.10.2014
Many thanks to Sarah Graham (apologies for the volume problem at the very beginning), Claudia Brassard, Hanna Zavecz, Emma Langford and Mark Alabakov.
Sarah Graham, Claudia Brassard. Hanna Zavecz, Emma Langford, Mark Alabakov Thursday 16 October 2014 8:30 QLD time.