Tag: NBA STRAYA
NBA ‘Straya NEVER FORGET: David Andersen vs Phoenix, Jan 30 2011
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! It was 7 years ago today that full blown Aussie ledge David Andersen – aka Stretched-Out Delly – pulled on the ol’ white and teal for the #NewOrleansHornets and smashed the Phoenix Suns like the Danish Viking Kings he’s descended from, having one of his best games for The Crescent City.… Read more
NBA Straya – Wednesday Jan 31 (Episode 50)
NBA Straya!! Whew! 50 episodes! And we’ve got a corker today: James Harden’s EPIC record-setting night, the John Wall and Kevin Love injuries, the failed Nikola Mirotic trade, and MAN DO THE CAVS STINK!! We’ve got that and loads more, including Ben Simmons’ All-Star case, other fake Blake Griffin trades, the Wizards missing the… Read more
NBA Straya – Tuesday Jan 30 (Episode 49)
NBA ‘Straya!! BLAKE GRIFFIN GOT TRADED!? Yep, a MASSIVE episode today as we break down the LA Clippers trading Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons, figuring out who won the trade and made off like a bandit, what the plans are now for the Clippers, as well as what it means for Blake’s stand-up career,… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget: Luc Longley vs Portland, Jan 29 1998
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! 20 years ago today, Luc Longley — aka Australia’s Bill Russell, aka Lucky Luc, aka the 7-foot John Stockton — suited up for his reigning champion Chicago Bulls and went into Portland’s Rose Garden and laid an almighty smackdown on Arvydas Sabonis and the Portland Trail Blazers only bettered by Shane… Read more
NBA Straya – Monday Jan 29 (Episode 48)
NBA Straya!! WHAT A TOPSY TURVY NBA WEEKEND! We got a great Steph vs Kyrie duel, and an Embiid vs Westbrook special… but BOOGIE is also out for the year. Man. Brutal. So we break down all the latest NBA news including potential Avery Bradley trades, the NBA All-Star coaches, Memphis tanking and whether a… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget: The Recipe for Shane ‘The Hammer’ Heal vs Sacramento, Jan 28 1997
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! ‘THE HAMMER’ A handy recipe to re-create Shane ‘The Hammer’ Heal’s 3rd-best ever NBA game, 21 years ago today! *What you’ll need* 1 x Shane ‘The Hammer’ Heal, Aussie icon 1 x Minnesota Timberwolves 1 x Sacramento Kings 1 x Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1 x January 28, 1997 1 x… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget! Delly vs Toronto, Jan 27 2017
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Me, in line at the supermarket ME [to random guy in front of me]: Hey! RANDOM GUY: Ah, excuse me? ME: Did you know that exactly ONE YEAR AGO today, Matthew Dellavedova, better known as ‘Delly, the first King of Maryborough’ had one of his best ever games for his new… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget! Andrew Bogut Australia Day vs Dallas 2010
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Eight years ago today, in a true celebration of Aussie spirit on ‘Straya Day back in 2010, Andrew Bogut — aka the Croatian Wilt Chamberlain — had a skinful of Aussie pride. In between listening to the Hottest 100 to see if Birds of Tokyo would come in No.1, Bogey shredded… Read more
NBA Straya – Friday Jan 26 (Episode 47)
#NBA #Straya!! ‘STRAYA DAY SPECIAL! We celebrate ‘Straya Day the only way we know how: hungover and with more dumb stuff than an episode of Summer Heights High! We’ve got a mess of Strayan fun today — would Ben Simmons win the dunk comp over Delly? Would Joe Ingles win the 3-point contest!? Would Aron Bangers… Read more
NBA Straya – Thursday Jan 25 (Episode 46)
#NBA #Straya!! ‘STRAYA DAY SPECIAL! We get loose and celebrate a bit more ‘Straya today… so it’s just as well Big Ben Simmons had an absolute bloody PEARLER last night for the Sixers! AND, not only that, Jinglin’ Joe Ingles led the Jazz to a win in OT, Patty ‘Thrills’ Mills was the Spurs leading… Read more