Tag: NBA
NBA Straya – Monday Feb 5 (Episode 53)
NBA Straya!! HUNGOVER POST-SUPER BOWL EDITION! Man… rough one, but still! Even with being dusty as hell after the Super Bowl, we’re here crushing loads of NBA guff, like should the Cavs fire Ty Lue, would DeAndre Jordan make Portland a contender, Al Horford’s immense buzzer-beater and HOW GOOD IS JOEL EMBIID RUNNING AMOK ON… Read more
NBA ‘Straya – Never Forget! Chris Anstey vs Boston, Feb 4 1998
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! 20 years ago today the first sighting of a real life unicorn was reported, as Chris Anstey — aka the Original Unicorn, aka the Melbourne Menace, aka Aussie Porzingis — went to work for the Dallas Mavericks in a loss to the Boston Celtics… and had the BEST game of his… Read more
NBA ‘Straya – Never Forget! Thon Maker vs Denver, Feb 3 2017
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! On this day 12 months ago, ‘Strayan-South Sudanese absolute ledge Thon ‘ThonSong’ Maker made it rain for his Milwaukee Bucks like SisQó in the club in 2002, playing a PERFECT GAME and leaving the Denver Nuggets more cooked than Dr Karl on the pingas! Playing only the 25th game of his… Read more
NBA Straya – Friday Feb 2 (Episode 52)
NBA Straya!! WHAT AN NBA NIGHT! Blake Griffin’s first game as a Piston! Gary Harris! Paul George! Russell Westbrook! SO MUCH FUN STUFF! We’re talking that amazing Thunder-Nuggets game and its absolutely bonkers fourth quarter… but also yelling about how BEN SIMMONS was overlooked AGAIN for an NBA All-Star spot! AND NOT ONLY THAT,… Read more
NBA ‘Straya – Never Forget! Mark Bradtke vs Orlando, Jan 31 1997
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! 21 years ago today, Mark Bradtke — aka the Aussie Arvydas Sabonis — suited up for Rocky’s hometown, the City of Brotherly Love, as Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers lost a heartbreaker to Penny Hardaway’s Orlando Magic. Unfortunately for Bradtke — Australia’s hairiest and sweatiest export since DK Lillee was… Read more
NBA Straya – Thursday Feb 1 (Episode 51)
NBA Straya!! Man! LeBron James to the Golden State Warriors! Say it ain’t so! MASSIVE episode today: we’re talking LeBron maybe wanting to join the Warriors (c’mon – it’s a beat up), Joe Johnson and Greg Monroe being on the move, Terry Rozier’s EPIC first start, AND talk about our HUGE night at the Sixers-Nets… 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 – 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