Tag: NBA
Thurs Nov 4: New Ball Struggles, Celtics ‘Players Only Meeting’, Kevin Durant Still Rules & Why Does Pop Hate Jock? (Ep 691)
Absolute BELTER of an NBA day today, with 11 games of non-stop action & some WILDLY fun finishes! We saw the Celtics bounce back after a ‘Players Only meeting’, turns out Kevin Durant is still the best player in the world, Jordan Poole out-battled Miles Bridges (that happened!?), turns out Cleveland doesn’t run on Dame-Time,… Read more
Wed Nov 3: Would Simmons For Zinger Fix Dallas? LeBron Saves Lakers & Ranking New NBA City Edition Jerseys 30-1 (Ep 690)
Fascinating NBA day, with Dallas proving against the Heat that, yeh, they might be no Good? ALSO the Lakers and Suns BOTH needed to wake up to get over bad opponents, the Jazz were taken all the way by the Kings and, well, the Pistons still suck. BUT lots to cover, cos we’re also ranking… Read more
Tues Oct 26: Ben Simmons & Mental Health, Josh Giddey vs Joel Embiid + Weekend Winners & Losers (Ep 684)
A fiery NBA Weekend (and Monday & Tuesday) to cover in today’s show (cos I was sick as a dog yesterday): we got the confirmation that Ben Simmons isn’t mentally ready to play for the Sixers, we saw JOEL EMBIID try snap our beloved Moptop Mamba JOSH GIDDEY in half — which came with a… Read more
Wed Oct 20: Opening Day Season ’21-’22 + Patty Mills Thrills & Sixers Suspend Simmons (Ep 681)
WE’RE HERE! IT’S STARTED! THE SEASON HAS STARTED! That’s right, The NBA’s 75th Season has started, so we’re back DAILY from here on… and the season got under way with a couple of pretty entertaining games… one where Patty Mills THRILLS the Nets faithful, and another where the Lakers gave up the ghost against the… Read more
Mon Oct 18: NBA Season ’21-’22 Over-Unders & Award Picks & Finals Prediction + Opening Night Preview + Dante Exum cut by Houston (Ep 680)
THE SEASON IS HERE! THE SEASON! IS! HERE! So! we’ve got the last of the NBA Straya season ’21-’22 Preview, with Win Total Over-Unders for EVERY TEAM, as well as our Award picks! Who wins MVP!? Rookie of the Year!? ALSO… OUR FINALS PICK! PLUS… the Nets take on the Bucks and the Lakers host… Read more
Wed Oct 13: Ben Simmons Rocks Up TO Philly Without Telling Anyone & Kyrie Is NBA Kanye + WTF Team Rankings! (Ep 679)
Wait. So Ben Simmons just rocked up to Philly without TELLING ANYONE!? AHAHAHA! The Simmons Saga just continues to deliver… but then, if I were getting fined 360K for not rocking up to work, I’D ROCK UP TO WORK TOO! Also this week… Kyrie Irving is taking his NBA Kanye schtick to a whole new,… Read more
Wed Oct 6: Pre-Season Begins! GIDDEY UP + Ben Simmons Saga Rolls On & #NBAStraya Rank 25-1 (Ep 678)
Pre-season is here! So… GIDDEY UP… cos Josh Giddey’s Rookie of the Year campaign is already underway, Jock Landale crushed it in his first outing, and even Dante Exum got some run! PLUS… the Ben Simmons Saga rolls on unabated AND we finish off the #NBAStrayaRank with the top 25 players in the NBA! Noice.… Read more
Wed Sep 29: Dave Thornton + Ben Simmons Chaos, NBA Media Day & #NBAStraya Rank (Ep 677)
YES! Comedian & all-round legend Dave Thornton joins NBA Straya this week to talk Boomers, lockdowns, earthquakes, comedy & the new NBA season… PLUS! The latest on the chaos surrounding Ben Simmons and the Sixers with A FEW CHOICE WORDS ABOUT THE SITUATION, plus NBA Media Day revelations. Idiots, so many idiots. ALSO: 50-26 of… Read more
Fri Sep 24: Tim Watts MP + Dante Exum still a Rocket & Ben Simmons still a Sixer… for now + #NBAStraya Rank (Ep 676)
Joining the show this week is Tim Watts MP — Federal Member for Gelibrand & Friend of the Show & Recurring Guest — to talk Dante Exum returning to the Houston Rockets, Ben Simmons remaining a Sixer (for now) and a WHOLE bunch of other stuff… including what it’s like dealing with a pandemic and… 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