85. I Think it’s Time for Bed

Recorded 18 January 2022 (00:25) What caught your attention and Whatdya miss? (06:01) Tennis – Novak Djokovic sent home Australian Open; some early upsets; turns out Bernard Tomic does have COVID; Turns out leaked Channel 7 news discussion about Novak was a conspiracy by the Illuminati in concert with the underground Lizard-Mole people. (15:16) What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell? (17:25) Football: NFL –  Carson Wentz, Coaching carousel, New York teams, Reflections on wildcard Weekend Bengals defeat Raiders (with controversy); Bills break records in defeating New England (Josh Allen is a beast); Bucs defeat Eagles (Jalen.. Hurts, his team); San Francisco beat Cowboys in Dallas (who have no one to blame but themselves); Kansas City Chiefs handle Pittsburgh easily; Rams defeat Cardinals (Budda Baker injury); picks for Divisional round. (42:48) Cricket – Men's Ashes wrap up while women's begin; U/19 World Cup; Virat Kohli steps down as test captain (but doesn't get in trouble for accusing the South Africans of cheating); More T20 Ramiz!?; BBL. (1:08:40) This Week in Sport History (1:15:20) Basketball: NBL – NBL gets back into action after postponements; COVID fatigue (South East Melbourne look pedestrian in loss to Brisbane); The schedule Sydney (RJ Hunter injured again - this time for the season?), Chase Buford as coach; NZ starting to look better (but Dieng?); Melbourne United sizzling; Tyler Harvey's slow start (and fit!?); Wildcats on the road. (1:35:34) Basketball: NBA – First time ever 2 former NBL players got a double double on the same day in their following season in the NBA (Giddey and Landale of course); Reflections on NBL Pocket Podcast's discussion about Giddey; Ben Simmons; Kyrie Irving; Shawn Bradley; Trades (and the artist formerly known as the Bol Bol trade); Injuries to LaVine, Curry and Durant; Russell Westbrook; Devin Booker; Orlando Magic slow starters; Atlanta Hawks; Ayo Dosunmu. (1:51:50) What Are You Amped for?