Basket Case : A Podcast About the WNBL

The only place to get your WNBL semi finals previews & constructive criticism!

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!

Courtney Woods guests, GOTW with Mark Alabackov

Rounds 8 & 9 are discussed and Mark Alabakov is here for GOTW.

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

The regular news and discussion on rounds 5&6 plus a special GOTW

Helen & Carol talk DPs, schedules. Mark Alabakov's GOTW & a chat with Amy Atwell

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

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.

Quick show's a good show! Happy New Year!

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.

Claudia Brassard and Emily McInerny talk about their basketball journeys.

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.

Helen & Carol talk about rounds 13 and 14, news and finals

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!

Looking back at the Opals' Olympic campaign and forward to the Asia Cup & WNBL 2021/22

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!

Semi final and prelim final wrap & GF predictions.

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

Carol & Helen discuss the first look at WNBL 2020 squads in action

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/

Keely Froling fills us in on life after the Championship game.

Basketball talk in the time of COVID19!

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 are back with Helen's famous Tracker

What's happening in the WNBL off season?

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.