Tag: NBA
NBA Straya Never Forget – Dante Exum vs Patty Mills & the Spurs, Feb 23 2015
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! It might feel like three lifetimes ago, but it’s only been three years (and, like, eight different injuries) since Dante Exum — aka Kangaroo Kobe — was a rookie for the Utah Jazz running the San Antonio Spurs ragged even in the face of some strident Anti-Strayan Bias. Sure, since the… Read more
NBA Straya – Friday Feb 23 (Episode 64)
NBA Straya!! THANK THE LERRRD FOR NBA BASKETBALL BEING BACK!! AND HOW We’re back — with our special guest, resident NBA ‘Straya Mavs fan and all-round good guy, Bill Armour — wrapping ALL the games from last including a BONKERS win for the Philadelphia Sixers courtesy of a clutch BEN SIMMONS performance, along with an incredible Rusty Westbrook… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Andrew Bogut vs the Knicks, Feb 22 2010
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Eight years ago today, the mountainous Croat Andrew Bogut wandered into the Mecca of Basketball like mythical Stribog himself, putting up a stat line bigger than the Dandenong Ranges Bogey once called home. And, in beating the pants off the New York Knicks like he was the ghost of Reggie Miller… Read more
NBA Straya – Thursday Feb 22 (Episode 63)
NBA Straya!! WE BACK!! … And with our very first guest – NBA Straya’s resident Mavs fan: Brother-In-Law Bill! We’re previewing the rest of the season with the best storylines for the last quarter of the NBA season — who will be the #1 seeds, which team will rise over the last quarter, which teams will miss… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Shane Heal vs Golden State Warriors Feb 21, 1997
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! INT: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 21 Years Ago The Minnesota Timberwolves, led by Kevin Garnett, are blowing out the Golden State Warriors. Australian basketball’s golden child SHANE ‘The Hammer’ HEAL sits on the bench, eagerly awaiting his chance to shine. Wolves coach FLIP SAUNDERS finally turns to our hero… FLIP SAUNDERS… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Kyrie Irving vs New Orleans, Feb 20 2013
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Five years ago today, the NBA woke up to the fact that Melbourne-born Kyrie Irving was a realer deal than Andrew O’Keefe getting on the turps at Revs, as Son of Drederick came off dominating the 2013 NBA All-Star weekend and dropped 35 points — with 20 of ‘em coming in… 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 – THE ALL-AUSSIE ‘STRAYAN NBA ALL STAR CLASSIC! Feb 18, 2018
#NBA #Straya Never Forget the only All-Star Game ever worth watching who you got? #TeamGazey #TeamHeal #AllStarStraya #AntiStrayanBias **Subscribe to the DAILY NBA Straya podcast here** https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nba-straya/id1313092126… ** And check out the NBA Straya twitter here** https://twitter.com/NbaStraya Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Andrew Gaze vs the Phoenix Suns, Feb 17 1999
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! In honour of tonight’s All-Star skills challenge, dunk comp and 3-point shootout… WHY NOT GET THE MAN WHO CAN DO IT ALL HIMSELF: THE GREY MAMBA! That’s right, strap on your K-Mart special edition Dunlop Gaze1s, because 19 years ago today, Aussie ledge Andrew ‘Gazey’ Gaze was showing off his legendary… Read more
NBA Straya – Friday Feb 16 – ALL-STAR PREVIEW SPECIAL!! (Episode 62)
NBA Straya!! NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND PREVIEW SPECIAL!! How much fun is the All-Star weekend! Today we cover off the best & worst All-Star jerseys ever, deliver our 10-man all-time 3-point shootout, the 5 worst dunkers in the NBA today, annnnnnnnd reveal our NBA ‘STRAYA – ALL-‘STRAYAN ALL-STAR TEAMS! TEAM GAZE vs TEAM HEAL – who… Read more