Tag: Australian NBA Players
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET: Andrew Bogut CAREER HIGH! Warriors vs the Pelicans, April 7, 2015
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! On this day, three shorts years ago, big Andrew Bogut — the Croatian-Strayan Wilt Chamberlain — was leading the Golden State Warriors to the NBA title and playing basketball, rather than what he does now: running Melbourne’s municipal council policy agenda via twitter. And WHAT a game the Hulking Human Headline… Read more
NBA Straya – Friday Apr 6: NBA JAM WEEKEND SPECIAL EDITION! (Episode 92)
NBA Straya!! NBA JAM WEEKEND SPECIAL EDITION!! YES! Today’s show — our last from STRAYA! — is an NBA Jam-heavy classic! We’re talking who would be the NBA Jam duos for EVERY NBA team in 2018… with a bit of Straya thrown in for good measure! PLUS! We cover all the games from yesterday including the… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET: Patty Mills! Spurs vs the Hornets, April 5, 2012
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! How’s this! Reckon on this day, back in 2012, Patty Mills — aka Patty Thrills, aka Patty Cakes, aka the Torres Strait Terror — truly cemented his place in the NBA and on the way to being an all-time dead-set Aussie ledge, as, in only his 4th ever game for the… Read more
NBA Straya – Thursday Apr 5: THE STRAYAN TOUR CONTINUES! (Episode 91)
NBA Straya!! YEAH! ‘STRAYA! Today’s show — from STRAYA! — talks Damian Lillard’s injury, Ben Simmons CRUSHING IT on and off the court, the Cavs proving the Raptors are fakes, the Warriors handling the Thunder and loads more! Like! The Spurs run of 50-win season is over, Charlotte finalising a deal with Mitch Kupchak and why… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET: Aron Bangers Baynes BEST SPURS game! Spurs vs the Nuggets, April 3, 2015
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Long before the sight of his copious rig gave Tommy Heinsohn the night terrors up in Boston, on this day 3 years ago, Aron ‘Bangers’ Baynes was tugging on the black and silver against the Denver Nuggets…and had his HIGHEST SCORING and BEST EVER GAME for the San Antonio Spurs! Bangers… Read more
NBA Straya – Tuesday Apr 3: GENERAL NBA MADNESS w/ LAKERS FAN TIM… FROM Straya!! (Episode 90)
NBA Straya!! IN ‘STRAYA! Today’s show comes with a very special guest, our former Derong Guy co-host, Laker fan Tim Hamilton! We whip through a whole MESS of NBA goodness…. LIKE will Kawhi Leonard return this year? Is Ben Simmons the rookie of the year? Will James Harden be a straight up unanimous MVP? …… Read more
NBA 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 – Monday Apr 2: WEEKEND WRAP FROM Straya!! (Episode 89)
NBA Straya!! THE ‘STRAYA TOUR ROLLS ON WITH A WEEKEND WRAP!! oioioi! Today’s show is from the motherland, and covers off all the NBA action from the weekend with our Weekend Winners & Losers… including BEN SIMMONS’ HUGE weekend (and instagram dalliances), LeBron & Russell Westbrook going off, the massive Celtics win over the… Read more
NBA Straya – Friday Mar 31: BACK IN STRAYA! (Episode 88)
NBA Straya!! BACK IN STRAYA! Yep, today’s show comes direct from Straya, and we’re covering off all the NBA craziness going on right now, including Joel Embiid’s injury, Ben Simmons’ 11thtriple double of the year, and, of course, Karl Anthony-Towns’ massive FRANCHISE RECORD NIGHT against the Hawks! PLUS! We’ve got dumb wins by tanking… Read more
NBA Straya – Wednesday Mar 28: DAME LILLARD IS A GOLDEN GOD & D-WADE KILLS LEBRON! (Episode 87)
NBA Straya!! DAME LILLARD IS A GOLDEN GOD & D-WADE BLOCKED LEBRON OFF THE BANANA BOAT! Yep, today’s show talks about last night’s sweet Heat-Cavs LeBron-Wade showdown, along with all the other insane happenings on a VERY fun NBA night: Clippers-Bucks, Pacers vs Golden State’s G-League team, the Spurs losing to the Wizards bench, LaMarcus… Read more