Tag: 2010
NBA Straya Never Forget – Nathan Jawai ‘Aussie Shaq’ FINAL NBA GAME vs Sacramento, March 14, 2010
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! It’s not often we have a day steeped in sadness here at NBA Straya… but here it is. Nine years ago, on this very day, the man the size of the Gulf of Carpentaria… the one… the only… Outback Shaq played his LAST EVER NBA game. That’s right, Nathan Jawai —… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Stretched-Out Delly David Andersen vs the Raptors, Mar 1 2010
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Just imagine it: eight years ago TODAY, Jason Derulo’s ‘In My Head’ was spending its second week atop the #ARIA charts, and The Great Aussie Dane, David Andersen — aka Stretched-out Delly — had the SECOND HIGHEST SCORING GAME OF HIS ENTIRE #NBA CAREER! That’s right, despite looking like the bass… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Andrew Bogut vs the Knicks, Feb 22 2010
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Eight years ago today, the mountainous Croat Andrew Bogut wandered into the Mecca of Basketball like mythical Stribog himself, putting up a stat line bigger than the Dandenong Ranges Bogey once called home. And, in beating the pants off the New York Knicks like he was the ghost of Reggie Miller… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – David Andersen vs the Jazz, Feb 16 2010
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Eight years ago today, David Andersen — aka Stretched-Out Delly, aka The Great Aussie Dane, aka Aussie Chris Bosh — was tugging on the togs for the Houston Rockets and throwing himself into fray against the pre-Jingling Joe Ingles Utah Jazz with such fury his Viking ancestors would’ve been proud… and… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget: Andrew Bogut vs New Jersey Nets, Feb 10 2010
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Eight years back, long before he was leading Stephen Curry & the Golden State Warriors to an NBA title, Andrew Bogut, — the Croatian Wilt Chamberlain — stood taller than Mount Kosciuszko and led the Milwaukee Bucks to a win over the New Jersey #Nets more crushing than the time… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget! Andrew Bogut Australia Day vs Dallas 2010
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Eight years ago today, in a true celebration of Aussie spirit on ‘Straya Day back in 2010, Andrew Bogut — aka the Croatian Wilt Chamberlain — had a skinful of Aussie pride. In between listening to the Hottest 100 to see if Birds of Tokyo would come in No.1, Bogey shredded… Read more