Tag: phoenix suns
NBA Straya NEVER FORGET – OFF-SEASON EDITION: Wayman Tisdale
NBA STRAYA #NeverForget OFF-SEASON EDITION! Name: Wayman Tisdale Nickname: ‘Tower of Power’ ‘Strayan Nickame: ‘Dale’ / ‘Waym-o’ / ‘Fingers’ / ‘Tizza’ Teams played for: Indiana Pacers (’85-’89) Sacramento Kings (‘89-’94) Phoenix Suns (’94-’97) Career Stats (per game): 15.3 pts // 6.1 rebs // 1.3 asts // 0.6 blks // 50.5 FG% Best known for: –… Read more
NBA Straya NEVER FORGET – OFF-SEASON EDITION: Stromile Swift
NBA STRAYA #NeverForget OFF-SEASON EDITION! Name: Stromile Swift Nickname: ‘Stro’ ‘Strayan Nickame: ‘Kilo’ / ‘Slow Mo’ / ‘Deuce’ / ‘Swifty’ Teams played for: Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies (’00-’05) Houston Rockets (’05-’06) Memphis (’07-’08) New Jersey #Nets (’08-’09) Phoenix Suns (’09) Career Stats (per game): 8.4 pts // 4.6 rebs // 0.5 asts // 1.2 blks // 47.3… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET OFF-SEASON EDITION: Kurt Rambis
NBA STRAYA #NeverForget OFF-SEASON EDITION! Name: Kurt Rambis Nickname: ‘Rambo’ / ‘Clark Kent’ ‘Strayan Nickame: ‘Foggles’ / ‘Four Eyes’ / ‘Rammer’ Teams played for: Los Angeles Lakers (’81-’88) Charlotte Hornets (’88-’90) Phoenix Suns (’90-’92) Sacramento Kings (1993) Los Angeles Lakers (’93-’95) Career Stats (per game): 5.2 pts // 5.6 rebs // 1.1 asts // 53.4… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET OFF-SEASON EDITION: Anfernee ‘Penny’ Hardaway
NBA STRAYA #NeverForget OFF-SEASON EDITION! Name: Anfernee Hardaway Nickname: ‘Penny’ ‘Strayan Nickame: ‘Coiny’ / ‘Hards’ / ‘Dicky Nee’ / ‘Copper’‘ / ‘Oner’ / ‘Anthony’ Teams played for: Orlando Magic (’93-’99) Phoenix Suns (’99-’04) New York Knicks (’04-06) Miami Heat (’07-’08) Career Stats (per game): 15.2 pts // 5.0 asts // 4.5 rebs // 1.6 stls… Read more
NBA Straya – Fri June 15: ONE WEEK TIL THE 2018 NBA DRAFT w/ GUEST PDX PETE! (Episode 140)
NBA Straya!! WE’VE ONLY GOT ONE WEEK TIL THE NBA DRAFT! So we’re here to help get you ready with dubious options and barely-formed commentary! Today’s show welcomes recurring guest PDX Pete in to talk all things NBA Draft – as well as a couple of sneaky trades we wouldn’t mind seeing in the next… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET – PLAYOFF EDITON: Luc Longley’s FINAL Playoff Game – Suns Vs Lakers, May 16 2000
#NBA #Straya Never Forget… PLAYOFF EDITION! 18 years ago today, one of Australia’s greatest ever sportspeople — like Liesel Jones, David Boon, Matty Lloyd and Makybe Diva combined — Lucien ‘Luc’ Longley played his LAST EVER NBA playoff game, suiting up alongside Jason Kidd and Penny Hardaway for the Phoenix Suns… while taking on big… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET: Luc Longley’s last best game- Phoenix Suns vs New York Knicks, March 26, 1999
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! 19 years ago today, Australia’s Bill Russell, big Lucien ‘Luc’ Longley — aka Lucky Luc, aka Cool Hands Luc, aka the Thunder from Down Under — bestrode the court at America West Arena in Phoenix, and stared big Patrick Ewing and skinny-ol’ Marcus Camby right in the eyes as Luc’s Phoenix… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Luc Longley vs the Utah Jazz, March 10 2000
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! 18 year ago today, Big Luc Longley — the Aussie Bill Russell — was toiling away in the Arizona desert with the Phoenix Suns, finally away from the cold of Chicago and unburdened of carrying Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen to the NBA title every year. On a balmy March evening,… Read more