Tag: San Antonio Spurs
NBA Straya Never Forget – Patty Mills vs the Kings, Mar 8, 2017
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! A years ago today, all the way back in 2017, Patty ‘Thrills’ Mills — aka Patty Cakes, aka Bala Supreme, aka the Torres Strait Terror — wandered into AT&T Center in downtown San Antonio, looked around and went, ‘yeah nah, better light this place up, ay bala!’ Patty then delivered the… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Andrew Gaze NBA Career High vs the Clippers, Mar 6, 1999
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Hoist ‘em up! 20 years ago, ON THIS VERY DAY, Andrew ‘Gazey’ Gaze — aka the Aussie Larry Bird, aka The Grey Mamba — had the GAME OF HIS NBA LIFE. Brought in to get his San Antonio Spurs over the hump in a 29-point win over the L.A. Clippers, Grey… Read more
NBA Straya – Tuesday Mar 6 (Episode 71)
NBA Straya!! DAME LILLIARD IS THE HUMAN TORCH! Today’s show covers off Dame going hibachi and turning the Lakers into a charred mess, big wins for the Celtics, Cavs, Heat and Jazz, while the Pacers and Spurs eeked out wins crucial to their playoff hopes, Kevin Love breaking his silence on mental health, and Ben… Read more
NBA Straya – Thursday Mar 1 (Episode 68)
NBA Straya!! CLEAN UP ISLE 4 – WE HAVE A WES JOHNSON MESS! Man… how fun is the NBA!? Today’s show talks about James Harden officially killing Wes Johnson and sending him into an early retirement with that ankle-breaking staredown 3 — a 20/10 in the disrespectiful NBA moment stakes — and also covers Dirk’s 31k point… Read more
NBA Straya – Tuesday Feb 27 (Episode 66)
NBA Straya!! WHAT THE HELL ANTHONY DAVIS! Man! The Brow is going bananas huh? Today’s show talks all about Anthony Davis’ HISTORIC night — AGAIN!!!! — and his MVP case, the emergence of Devin Booker, how Lonzo Ball’s return is going, the Rockets win streak, and just how badly Jarrett Allen KILLED poor Lauri Markannen last night.… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Aron ‘Bangers’ Baynes vs Pistons vs Celtics! Feb 26, 2014 & 2017
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! In a weird twist of fate, both one AND four years ago on THIS VERY DATE, Aron ‘Bangers’ Baynes TWICE played against teams he’d eventually go on to play for! That’s right, in some sort of cosmic alignment that not even the good sorts at Parkes Observatory could’ve seen coming, four… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Patty Mills vs the Blazers, Feb 25 2015
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Three years ago today, the Bala supreme Patty Mills — aka Patty Thrills, aka Patty Cakes, aka the Torres Strait Terror — was coming off leading Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs to their fifth NBA title… and on a typically cold, wet Oregon night at the Rose Garden, went… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Andrew Gaze vs the Sonics, Feb 24 1999
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! 19 years ago today, Andrew ‘Gazey’ Gaze — aka the Aussie GOAT, aka Air Gaze, aka the Grey Mamba — strapped on his K-Mart signature edition Dunlop Gaze 1s for his sixth game for the San Antonio Spurs… and, after roughly 80,000 buckets in the NBL, finally scored his FIRST NBA… Read more
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 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