188. Ref Rants, ’Lost’ Luggage and ... the wrong time for a dump!?

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Recorded 10 January 2024 (00:22) Introduction and reflections on the 12 Days of Sport Blokes (be sure to check out episodes 176-187 if you haven’t already! (06:39) Opening Bounce: The Californian tax office says no way to Shohei?; Nath laments on the Colts mediocrity as they agonisingly miss the NFL playoffs; Michigan win National Championship (with a shout out to Tory Taylor for breaking punting yards record in NCAAF); Aaron Rodgers’ hypocrisy and a couple of other thoughts heading into the NFL playoffs. (13:03) Basketball – NBL: News of the New Zealand Breakers demise is overblown (crowd numbers league-wide; trivia without notice); Pride jerseys; Garry Browne punch and punishment (or relative lack thereof); Open Air games; Decals do in another (this time Alexandre Sarr) who will be out at least a fortnight); How bout them Hawks?/the run home/is this the top 2?; Can anyone beat Bryce for MVP?; Some love for Rocco Zikarsky & concerns for the Kings. (41:11) Basketball – NBA: Detroit’s winless streak finally over; A mutually beneficial OG Anunoby/RJ Barrett trade for the Raptors and Knicks?; We applaud Darko for his rant about the refs; Trivia without notice; Draymond returns as CP3 is injured (how to solve the Warriors… if that’s possible?); Morant (and Grizz?) done for the season; True or False (with more trivia without notice); Other quick hits. (1:27:00) Cricket – Congrats to Ellyse Perry on 300 internationals!; Australia’s 3-0 victory Pakistan closer than the scoreline looked (Shaheen Shah Afridi misses third test; Congrats to Cummo, Starcy, Hazle and Lyon for being most successful quartet in test history); Warner’s kit; Smitty to bat at #1 against Windies; Laurie Evans goes off for the Scorchers. India v South Africa. (1:45:48) Final Thoughts Wanna Test yourself? Trivia without notice timestamps: (16:15) Basketball – NBL. (49:13) Basketball – NBA. (1:15:32) Basketball – NBA. (1:24:27) Basketball – NBA. Find us on twitter @sportblokes or write to us [email protected]. Music and artwork @danntozerillustrations on Instagram/danntozerillustrations on Facebook