Tag: Chicago bulls
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET! Cam Bairstow’s last rookie game: Bulls vs Nets, April 13 2015
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! On this day, 3 years ago, Big Cam Bairstow — aka Cam ‘Airstow’, aka Aussie Charles Barkley — tied back his flowing flaxen locks and played the final game of his rookie year next to Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler on the Chicago Bulls and led them to an almighty beatdown of… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET! Luc Longley bullies Detroit: Bulls vs Pistons, April 12, 1995
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! On this day, 23 years ago, big Lucien ‘Luc’ Longley — aka Lucky Luc, aka Cool Hands Luc, aka the Thunder from Down Under, aka Aussie Bill Russell — was pulling on his Chicago Bulls togs and busy teaching America’s answer to Andrew Gaze — Michael Jordan — how to play… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET: Luc Longley’s last best game- Phoenix Suns vs New York Knicks, March 26, 1999
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! 19 years ago today, Australia’s Bill Russell, big Lucien ‘Luc’ Longley — aka Lucky Luc, aka Cool Hands Luc, aka the Thunder from Down Under — bestrode the court at America West Arena in Phoenix, and stared big Patrick Ewing and skinny-ol’ Marcus Camby right in the eyes as Luc’s Phoenix… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET: Luke Schenscher debut game for Portland vs New York Knicks, March 22, 2007
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Hoist your cans to the sky! 11 years ago today, after being thrown a lifeline by the Portland Trail Blazers, Fanta Pants Shaq himself — the ledge Luke Schenscher — pulled on the black, white and red togs for his first game for the signature franchise of fixies, craft breweries, and… Read more
NBA Straya – Thursday Mar 8 (Episode 73)
NBA Straya!! HOLY WHAT LEBRON & DEMAR!?!? Today’s show jumps all over LeBron James and DeMar DeRozan’s UNBELIEVABLE game-winning performances, the Rockets popping the Bucks and extending their win streak to SEVENTEEN, Jingling Joe Ingles having a CAREER NIGHT for his Jazz against the Pacers, the refs causing turmoil in Laker-land, Derrick Rose hooking up… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Luke Schenscher NBA debut vs the Cavs, Mar 5 2006
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Man. Can you believe that 12 years ago today Fanta Pants Shaq — Luke Schenscher — made his NBA debut!? That’s right, all the way back in 2006, Hope Forest’s favourite son played his FIRST EVER NBA game, manning the paint for 12 minutes against Big Zydrunas Ilgauskas and a young… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Cam ‘Air’ Bairstow vs Orlando, March 2 2016
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! It might seem like yesterday, but it’s now been two long years since Cam ‘Air’ Bairstow gracefully tied back the flowing flaxen locks that would’ve made him the best looking sheila in Adelaide, pulled on his No. 41 Chicago Bulls jersey, and played his BEST ever NBA game… which, in a… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Luc Longley vs Toronto, Feb 19 1998
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! It was exactly 20 years ago today that the Aussie Bill Russell — big Luc Longley — outscored the GOAT Michael Jordan and led his Chicago Bulls to a huge win over the Toronto Raptors, proving once again just who was responsible for Jordan and Scottie Pippen’s last three rings. The… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Andrew Gaze vs Chicago, Feb 14 1999
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! On this day, 19 years ago, the Aussie Larry Bird, Andrew ‘Gazey’ Gaze — an Aussie sporting legend only topped if you combined Don Bradman, Dawn Frazer, Cathy Freeman, Steven Bradbury, Brocky, Thorpie and Makybe Diva all together — found himself in Chicago, Illinois for his 10th ever NBA game! That’s… Read more
NBA ‘Straya – Never Forget! Cam ‘Air’ Bairstow vs Denver, Feb 5 2016
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! It might be hard to believe, but it was only two short years ago that Cam ‘Air’ Bairstow was tying back his flowing flaxen locks, shrugging on a No. 41 Chicago Bulls jersey with the lithe grace of a young David ‘The Admiral’ Robinson mixed with a cheetah, starting his THIRD-EVER… Read more