Tag: 1997
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET: Luc Longley’s 1st 1997 Playoff game – Bulls Vs Washington, April 25 1997
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! 1997. We had Drazic & Anita, Silverchair’s nose-ring period and seminal Aussie tome ‘The Castle’ (officially recognized by the Guinness World Records as the World’s Funniest Movie)…. and, on the other side of the Pacific, a giant Sandgroper by the name of Lucien ‘Big Luc’ Longley was launching skyhooks more deadly than… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Mark Bradtke’s BEST NBA GAME EVER, Sixers vs Charlotte, March 15 1997
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Hoist ‘em up! 25 years ago today, the Big Unit himself, Mark Bradtke — the Aussie Arvydas Sabonis — tugged his No.50 Philadelphia 76ers jersey over his gloriously voluptuous chest hair, followed an arguing Allen Iverson and Jerry Stackhouse out onto the hardwood and threw his sweaty chassis into battle with… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET! A Shane ‘The Hammer’ Heal Trillion – Wolves vs Mavs, 1997
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! ‘A HAMMER TRILLION’
A handy recipe for a Shane ‘The Hammer’ Heal Trillion in his 3rd-last rookie regular season NBA game, 21 years ago today ** What you’ll need ** 1 x Shane ‘The Hammer’ Heal 1 x Minnesota Timberwolves 1 x Dallas Mavericks 1 x Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota… Read moreNBA Straya – NEVER FORGET: Mark Bradtke vs the Raptors, April 2, 2017
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Back in the hazy days of 1996-97, one Aussie stood taller, hairier, and sweatier than the rest… and still found himself bolted to the Philadelphia 76ers like a 6-foot-10 piece of balsa covered in clag and left on the floor of a Narre Warren waxer the week of an Ed Sheeran… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Shane Heal vs the Celtics, March 16 1997
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! 21 years ago today, Australian basketball’s golden child, SHANE ‘the Hammer’ HEAL was enduring a frustrating first year in the NBA, stuck between Stojko Vrankovic and Cherokee Parks on the end of the Minnesota Timberwolves bench. With the Wolves beating the Boston Celtics, Wolves coach FLIP SAUNDERS turned to Hammer to… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Shane ‘The Hammer’ Heal vs Utah Jazz, March 9 1997
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! March 9, 1997 — INT: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota — The Utah Jazz — led by JOHN STOCKTON and KARL ‘the Mailman’ MALONE — are smothering the Minnesota Timberwolves young core of KEVIN GARNETT and STEPHON MARBURY, and the Wolves are about to lose by double digits. Our hero, SHANE HEAL,… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Shane Heal vs Golden State Warriors Feb 21, 1997
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! INT: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 21 Years Ago The Minnesota Timberwolves, led by Kevin Garnett, are blowing out the Golden State Warriors. Australian basketball’s golden child SHANE ‘The Hammer’ HEAL sits on the bench, eagerly awaiting his chance to shine. Wolves coach FLIP SAUNDERS finally turns to our hero… FLIP SAUNDERS… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget: Shane Heal vs LA Lakers, Feb 12 1997
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Back in the hazy mists of time, 21 years ago today, fresh-faced, peroxide-haired Aussie legend Shane ‘The Hammer’ Heal was pulling ’em on next to Kevin Garnett and a rookie Stephon Marbury 3 for the Minnesota Timberwolves as they took on the Los Angeles Lakers with Shaquille O’ Neal (in his… Read more