Tag: NBA
NBA Straya Never Forget – David Andersen vs the Jazz, Feb 16 2010
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Eight years ago today, David Andersen — aka Stretched-Out Delly, aka The Great Aussie Dane, aka Aussie Chris Bosh — was tugging on the togs for the Houston Rockets and throwing himself into fray against the pre-Jingling Joe Ingles Utah Jazz with such fury his Viking ancestors would’ve been proud… and… Read more
NBA Straya – Thursday Feb 15 (Episode 61)
NBA Straya!! HOW GOOD WAS LAST NIGHT! What an amazing NBA night: two 20+point comebacks, triple doubles galore, Big Ben Simmons SMASHING, the Jazz & Rockets kept their massive win streaks going, Rondo and IT got ejected AND the Blazers beat the Warriors while Dame Lillard outduelled the Coward Kevin Durant! Unreal! Shame about… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Jingling Joe Ingles vs Blazers, Feb 15 2017
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! In honour of his current unbelievable hot streak, exactly one year ago today one Joseph Howarth Ingles — aka Down Under Durant, aka Jingling Joe, aka Slow Mo Joe, aka Dr Joseph J Ingles: ThreeBallologist — had his BEST game of the season for the Utah Jazz! Never mind the fact… 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 – Wednesday Feb 14 – VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL! (Episode 60)
NBA Straya!! HAPPY NBA VALENTINE’S DAY! NBA ‘Straya loves you baby!! We also love having an eff-ton of basketball to talk about! So today’s show covers off the BEST NBA COUPLES, the new-look Cavs taking on the Thunder last night, James Harden’s MVP case, Donovan Mitchell vs Ben Simmons for Rookie of the Year… and… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Thon Maker vs Detroit Feb 13, 2017
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Bang on a full year ago today, dead-set Aussie ledge Thon ‘ThonSong’ Maker found himself in a hail of Aussie ledges! Starting for his Milwaukee Bucks for only the 6th time in his young NBA career… Thon took a page out of the book of Outback Jesus himself Matthew Dellavedova and… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget: Shane Heal vs LA Lakers, Feb 12 1997
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Back in the hazy mists of time, 21 years ago today, fresh-faced, peroxide-haired Aussie legend Shane ‘The Hammer’ Heal was pulling ’em on next to Kevin Garnett and a rookie Stephon Marbury 3 for the Minnesota Timberwolves as they took on the Los Angeles Lakers with Shaquille O’ Neal (in his… Read more
NBA Straya – Tuesday Feb 13 (Episode 59)
NBA Straya!! MAN the NBA is FUN!! Today’s show features the Warriors coaching themselves, the Utah Jazz’s 10-game win streak, LaVar Ball saying dumb stuff again, the Bulls nearly blowing an 18-point lead, and how BOTH of the New York teams suck worse than Ed Sheeran. SO! We wrap EVERY SINGLE NBA GAME from… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget: Chris Anstey vs Philly, Feb 11 1998
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Strewth! It was 20 years ago today that a rookie Chris Anstey — aka the Original Unicorn, aka Aussie Porzingis — came off the bench for the Dallas Mavericks and went up against Allen Iverson’s Philadelphia 76ers… and set a CAREER HIGH that he’d never better again! Boasting a haircut you… Read more
NBA Straya – Monday Feb 12 (Episode 58)
NBA Straya!! MASSIVE NBA WEEKEND WRAP! Today’s show covers the emotional Paul Pierce jersey retirement ceremony, the new-look Cavs dismantling the Celtics, Isaiah Thomas’ debut for the Lakers, D-Wade’s return to Miami (in those sweet Miami Vice unis no less!), the Raptors taking top spot in the East, and Damian Lillard’s HUGE weekend! We… Read more