Tag: Australian NBA podcast
Wed Sep 1: CHRIS ANSTEY on the BOOMERS, FATHER’S DAY & JOSH GIDDEY (Ep 673)
Chris Anstey — former Dallas Maverick, Chicago Bull, NBL MVP, NBL Champ & all-round legend — joins the show this week for an AWESOME, wide-ranging chat about watching the Boomers win Rose Gold in Tokyo, the difference in Josh Giddey’s draft experience compared to his own, how Josh will fit in OKC, and — just… Read more
Wed Aug 25: ROWDY RYAN BROEKHOFF!! TALKING NBA HARSH REALITIES, COMING HOME, BOOMERS & MORE (Ep 672)
Rowdy Ryan Broekhoff – Friend of the Show & Recurring Guest – returns to NBA Straya this week to chat about all things NBA & the harsh reality of the business of basketball — like being let go by the Mavs, joining the Sixers & being waived before last season… as well as coming home,… Read more
Wed Aug 18: NICK KAY – MY BEST MATE, ABSOLUTE GUN & OLYMPIC MEDALLIST! TALKING TOKYO, BOOMERS & MORE (Ep 671)
Nick Kay – My Best Mate, Absolute Gun & Olympic Medallist – joins Jimmy on NBA Straya this week to talk the Tokyo Olympics, witnessing the Patty Thrills Mills experience up close & personal, guarding Kevin Durant, who was the Boomers Best-On-Ground at smashing tins after their Rose Gold win & more! It’s an absolutely… Read more
Wed Aug 11: OFFSEASON WINNERS & LOSERS + BOOMERS TOKYO GRADES! (Ep 670)
It’s been a WILD NBA offseason — just think: the Finals end, we go STRAIGHT to the NBA draft, then STRAIGHT to Free Agency… with the Olympics going on… it’s been an absolutely NUTS — so as Free Agency wraps up, today’s show covers just about EVERYTHING, with a MEGA OFFSEASON WINNERS & LOSERS! We’re… Read more
Mon Aug 9: BOOMERS WIN BRONZE & MAKE AUSTRALIAN BASKETBALL HISTORY + JOSH GIDDEY DEBUTS (Ep 669)
PATTY FN THRILLS MILLS!!!!! 42pts! THE BOOMERS WIN BRONZE!!!! Good times, eh? The Boomers win the Bronze medal in Tokyo, beating the Sooking Slovenian Luka Doncic & his Lukettes… and made Australian basketball history in the process. There were ABSOLUTE SCENES everywhere… Chris Goulding smashing tins, Bangers on the phone from hospital… and tears everywhere.… Read more
Thurs Aug 5: AUSSIES FALL APART vs TEAM USA = SAD PANDA JIMMY & LATEST FREE AGENCY STUFF (Ep 667)
WELL. THAT SUCKED. Team USA stomped the Boomers, as the Aussies got up 15 in the 2nd Q, with them raising our expectation then dashing them quite expertly. The Boomers fell apart across the end of the 2nd Q and the start of the 3rd Q… and as a result will now play in the… Read more
Wed Aug 4: BOOMERS SMASH ARGENTINA + JOCK TO THE NBA, PATTY SIGNS W/ NETS + FREE AGENT WINNERS & LOSERS! (Ep 666)
WHAT A DAY! The Boomers SMASHED Argentina in their Olympic Quarter Final, and will now face the USA in the Semis… PLUS Jock Landale is off to the NBA with the Spurs, and Patty Thrills Mills has signed with the Nets! NOICE. With that in mind, and all moves from the Lakers, Knicks & Bulls…… Read more
Tues Aug 3: FREE AGENCY CHAOS – LOWRY TO MIAMI, CP3 STAYS, LONZO TO THE BULLS & HEAPS MORE + BOOMERS-ARGENTINA OLYMPIC QF PREVIEW (Ep 665)
AB. SOL. UTE. CHAOS today! As NBA free agency opened today, we copped an AVALANCHE of movement & signings… Kyle Lowry is off to Miami, Lonzo is going to the Bulls, Chris Paul is staying put in Phoenix, WHAT ARE THE KNICKS DOING!? And we’ve got ALL OF IT – the best & worst, in… Read more
Mon Aug 2: TOP 10 FREE AGENTS PREVIEW + BOOMERS BEAT GERMANY thru to QFs + LUC LONGLEY w/ guest LARS BRANDLE (Ep 664)
THE BOOMERS ARE THROUGH TO THE TOKYO 2020 in 2021 QUARTER FINALS! We’re wrapping up their win over Germany, ahead of the Quarter Final vs Argentina. Also: NBA free agency starts TOMORROW!? So we get you caught up with Jimmy’s Top 10 Most Interesting Free Agents… and get you up to speed on who’s in… Read more
Fri Jul 30: NBA DRAFT WINNERS & LOSERS + JOSH GIDDEY LANDS IN OKC + RUSTY WESTBROOK IS OFF TO LA + BAYNES OUT OF OLYMPICS (Ep 663)
What. A. RIDE! Insane NBA day, with the NBA draft going absolute HAM and Josh Giddey landing as the LITERAL Thunder from Down Under on the OkC Thunder… and Russell Westbrook was traded to LA!?! SO! We’ve got the Draft wrapped with Winners & Losers, Surprises, Steals & heaps more… as well as a preview… Read more