S2 EP31 - Across the Courts Part Two

The SA Shotclock is back for another week including the latest on SA’s local basketball leagues and the NBL1 Central 2025 seasonTP is joined for his second of a mid-season series “Around the Courts” by fellow The Collective broadcaster and NBL1 West commentator and expert Eric McFarland and NBl1 East and North expert and podcaster Jacinta “Squin” Govind to look at what’s been happening with our SA linked, born and connected players.“Downtown” Allan Browne joins the show to help us cover the SA Junior State Basketball Championships and the latest SA Basketball News plus we review the upcoming Round 8 of the NBL1 Central.TP takes one of his deep dives into the impact of the splits margins and what recent history tells us about the change in advantage for teams as they head into the second round of match ups after the weekend – one for the numbers people not to miss.Our show however was hijacked in 24 hours with the bombshell announcement and TP, Downtown and Eric have all the insight from Adelaide and Perth on the “Bryce Cotton Call” – and that leads the show off in spectacular fashion with an intro not to miss from the tip-off… Show List0:00 – Introduction8:30 – “The Bryce Cotton Call” – the impact, the happenings and the connections that landed the super signing for the Sixers 18:19 – WNBL – Ready to Rise – a new image for a new league24:45 – SA Junior State Championships Wrap31:50 – Opals from SA selected for Asia Cup 2025 in Shenzhen China36:30 – Eric McFarland on the reaction of “The Red Army” in the West42:14 - Around the Courts – NBL1 West Womens and Mens with Eric McFarland1:12:20 - Around the Courts – NBL1 East Womens and Mens with Jacinta Govind1:37:30 - Around the Courts – NBL1 North Womens and Mens with Jacinta Govind1:59:50 – TP’s Deep Dive – Significance of Splits in NBL1 Central 20252:13:40 - NBL1 Central Round 8 Preview – Womens and Mens