Tag: FIBA World Cup
NBA Straya – Mon Sep 16: BOOMERS BREAK HEARTS & FINISH 4th – FIBA WORLD CUP WRAP (Ep 329)
Anybody else hurting in their soul today? Well… we should be: up 15 pts with 1 1/2 Qs of basketball, and the Australia Boomers remain medal-less at major tourneys. Feels out for the legends on the team: gave it their all & we love ’em… this one hurts hey… So today’s show wraps up the… Read more
NBA Straya – Fri Sep 13: CZECH MATE – BOOMERS MAKE THE FIBA WORLD CUP SEMIS & Team USA UNRAVELS (Ep 328)
WE’RE IN THE FIBA World Cup SEMIS YOU BEAUTIFUL BASTARDS! We take on Spain tonight after beating the Czech Republic on Wednesday… so today’s show is a quick recap of that, with an eye on the Spaniards this evening. Also, quick YEAH-NAH, why Team USA fell apart and more! Give it a smash and get… Read more
NBA Straya – Wed Sep 11: BOOMERS TAKE DOWN FRANCE & GO TO THE WORLD CUP QUARTER FINALS!!! w/ guest BEN MALLIS (Ep 327)
UN-BLOODY-REAL! The Boomers beat France while I was in an uber watching it on my phone… and now they take on the Czech Republic tonight. SO! We welcome back Ben Mallis from the pickandroll.com.au to talk ALL things Boomers & FIBA World Cup. We got the NBA Straya Approved Performance of the Night, Old Mate… Read more
NBA Straya – Fri Sep 6: WORLD CUP GM 3 – BANGERS GOES OFF as BOOMERS beat LITHUANIA + NICK KAY APOLOGY (Ep 326)
Ayy, the Boomers beat Lithuania last night & are now through to the next stage of the FIBA World Cup 2019! Nooice! So… we break down that game with all the usual guff — Old Mate No Mates, Spud of the Night & more — and talk about what’s ahead in the next group stage… Read more
NBA Straya – Wed Sep 4: LEIGH ELLIS + WORLD CUP GM 2 – BOOMERS vs SENEGAL (Ep 325)
It’s a VERY… SPECIAL… GUEST on today’s show, LEIGH ELLIS, formerly of The Starters & now of The Free Agents! Leigh joins me to talk about the World Cup, the Boomers, Team USA, his trip to Oz, and some NBA offseason guff. ALSO! A break down of the Boomers beating Senegal in Game 2 of… Read more
NBA Straya – Mon Sep 2: WORLD CUP GM 1 – BOOMERS BEAT CANADA & KING DELLY GOES OFF (Ep 324)
Straya’s first game of the FIBA World Cup is in the bag, and our man King Delly of Maryborough is now also King of Canada hey… Yep, Delly went off, and Australia got the win – it’s no coincidence. Also, Joe Ingles was amazing… but what the hell happened in that 3rd? So NBA Straya… Read more
NBA Straya – Fri Aug 16: BOOGIE INJURED, TEAM USA GOT BEAT, MITCH CREEK IS BACK, & I’M SICK (Ep 321)
I think Boogie Cousins is unreal. And it STINKS that he got hurt again…. so today’s show GOT ME OFF MY SICKBED to yell about how much I think he’s awesome… also, there’s some Boomers-Canada, Boomers-Team USA stuff… after we lost Xavier Cooks to injury and welcome back the CREEK FREAK… also Team USA lost… Read more
NBA Straya – Wed Aug 7: AUSSIE WORLD CUP SELECTION, BEN SIMMONS vs CROWN & SIXERS OFFSEASON w/ BEN MALLIS (Ep 320)
The Aussie World Cup team was announced this week with a few shock omissions, Crown refused Ben Simmons entry & kicked off a shit-storm of dumbassery, and the since we last spoke to him, most of the NBA has changed teams… so we’ve got pickandroll.com.au‘s BEN MALLIS on his week’s show to talk through it… Read more