Tag: Ben Simmons
Wed Feb 2: Ben Simmons Is Trippin’ + Gary Trent Jr Is On One + Dunk Comp & Rising Stars Squads Announced (Ep 749)
A super fun NBA day, with the entrants for the 2022 All Star Dunk comp announced AND the Rising Stars squads released, which includes a COUPLE of Aussies! Josh Giddey AND Dyson Daniels! (I reckon Jock Landale was stiff to miss out… classic Anti-Strayan Bias). Also… what the hell, Spurs, the Nets are a mess…… Read more
Tues Feb 1: Joe Ingles ACL Tear Confirmed – What Could Be Next For Jingles + JA vs MAXEY Was SICK, Steph Goes Off For 40 & Latest NBA Trade Chatter (Ep 748)
News broke today confirming that Joe Ingles has torn his left ACL, meaning he’s out for the rest of this season… and also has folks trying to figure out what could be next for Jingles? Staying in the NBA? Coming home for the NBL? So NBA Straya talks that out, PLUS the OT battle between… Read more
Mon Jan 31: Joe Ingles Goes Down w/ Devastating Knee Injury & Everything Now Sucks (Ep 747)
Joe Ingles represents something intrinsic about basketball and Australia… his smart-arse persona, his work ethic & dedication, his rise from the NBL to the NBA, and today he went down with a knee injury that looked very serious. Which is devastating for him, us, the Jazz and anyone who loves basketball. So. Hopefully it’s not… Read more
Fri Jan 28: Aron Baynes – the Incredible Story Behind His Injury & Recovery +2022 All-Star Starters Announced – hahaha ANDREW WIGGINS? & How The Aussies Fared (Ep 746)
Today we got a heartbreaking, harrowing, and inspirational look at exactly happened to Aron Baynes — our beloved Bangers — at the Tokyo Olympics, with a slip and fall causing him to miss the rest of the tournament… and fear that he’d be paralysed. His subsequent rehab and recovery is an incredible story, so we… Read more
Wed Jan 26: Embiid & Joker Are Epic + All-Star Weekend Change + Biggest Home Win In Celtics History & An ALL-TIME 35pt MELTDOWN By The Wizards! (Ep 744)
Nuts day of NBA today, with close games or blowouts EVERYWHERE, news of an All-Star Weekend change, Joel Embiid & Joker going absolutely EPIC in their quest for MVP, the biggest home win in Celtic history, and, of course, an ALL-TIME INSANE 35PT MELTODWN LOSS FROM THE WIZARDS! You hate to see it. SO! As… Read more
Tues Jan 25: Knicks Crap The Bed, OKC Scare Bulls + Ben Simmons Rumours Suck & Westbrook For Wall, AGAIN? (Ep 743)
With only four games today, the biggest vibes in NBA land were the latest Ben Simmons rumours, which suck as it’s now just turned into a game of chicken where everyone just runs into each other… ALSO: the Knicks crapped the bed in Cleveland, the Bulls thought they had OKC beat & could we see… Read more
Mon Jan 24: Josh Giddey Career High + Joel Embiid Rules & Grayson Allen Sucks + WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS (Ep 742)
Josh Giddey did it! He finally cracked 20pts! And so set a new career high! You little ripper! SO! A wildly fun NBA weekend to wrap today, with Grayson Allen doing some really Grayson Allen things & injuring a fellow player, cos he sucks… Joel Embiid continued to rule & tore through two more teams,… Read more
Fri Jan 21: All-Star Picks + CP3 vs Luka + What Lonzo’s Injury Means For Chicago & Kiefer Sykes Sinks Warriors! (Ep 741)
Who have you got for All Star 2022? Well… today’s show has the initial NBA Straya picks (10 Dellys… but also the real ones) and looks at the cases for the bubble contenders… and also takes a peep at what Lonzo Ball’s meniscus tear means for the Bulls… and how NBL legend Kiefer Sykes beat… Read more
Thurs Jan 20: BIG MEN DAY! Embiid Drops 50, Joker’s 49-14-10 Triple Double, Mo Bamba’s Career High & A HUGE 13-Game Day Of Chaos (Ep 740)
Absolutely MENTAL day today… with Joel Embiid lighting up the Magic for 50, one-upping Mo Bamba’s career high… while the reigning MVP, the JOKER, went absolutely HAM against the Clippers WHO WON ON A MASSIVE AIR GORDON 3!!!! 49-14-9! Also… MO BAMBA WENT OFF!? Plus we got BIG upsets, more coaching drama AND some more… Read more
Wed Jan 19: Celtics-Spurs-Nuggets 3-Way Trade + Ben Simmons Offers & The Lakers Nearly Fired Frank Vogel!? (Ep 739)
It was a pretty chill NBA day for a bit… then we got a 3-Way trade between Celtics-Spurs-Nuggets AND it came out that if the Lakers had’ve lost to the Jazz on Tuesday, they would’ve fired Frank Vogel!??! WHAT IS GOING ON IN LAKER-LAND? Also… details on trade packages around Ben Simmons are emerging… and… Read more