{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Remembering Ken Cole (Remastered Interview): The Invincibles, Early NBL Stories & Mitch Creek","description":"Originally recorded in 2018 \u2014 this episode has been remastered and re-released following the passing of Australian basketball legend Ken Cole. Ken Cole, a championship-winning coach of the Adelaide 36ers and architect of the iconic 1986 \u201cInvincibles\u201d season (24\u20132), left a lasting impact on basketball in Australia \u2014 as a coach, leader, and later President of the Sixers. In this interview, Ken reflects on his return to the Adelaide 36ers, his battle with multiple myeloma, and shares unforgettable stories from the early days of the NBL \u2014 from the birth of the game in Australia to the evolution of imports, trash talking, and player development. This episode also captures Ken\u2019s thoughts at the time on the Adelaide 36ers roster, the Mitch Creek NBA situation, and what it takes to build a winning culture. This remastered version features improved audio quality. Vale Ken Cole. In this episode: \u2022 Why Ken returned to the Adelaide 36ers (2:00) \u2022 Battling cancer and mindset for survival (9:30) \u2022 Thoughts on the 2018 Adelaide 36ers roster (19:30) \u2022 The 1986 championship \u201cInvincibles\u201d season (36:00) \u2022 Basketball in Australia in the 60s & 70s (54:00) \u2022 The origins of trash talking in Australia (1:43:00) \u2022 Classic NBL stories from the early days (1:47:00) \u2022 Imports in the NBL \u2014 should they be limited? (1:54:00) \u2022 Mitch Creek & the Brooklyn Nets situation (2:01:00) \u2022 Funding grassroots basketball development (2:06:00) \u2022 Eddie Palubinskas stories (2:14:00)   ","author_name":"Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/aussiehoopla.com","html":"