Everything Hoops

17 July

Joe Ingles Drops Into Throwback

I always talk about remembering where I came from to get to where I am now. The ride that Throwback has taken me on as an individual has taught me many things and this week...

19 June

The Bay Area Dynasty Begins!

KD has brought the Golden State Warriors their 2nd title in 3 seasons with a 4-1 romp of the Cleveland Cavaliers. For any fan who loves defence, this was not your series to watch. It...

13 June

The Warriors have a 3-1 Lead….Again!!

We’ve seen this movie before, the Warriors have a 3-1 lead again! Last year they blew it. Will they find a way to finish it off this time in the Bay, game 5? Yes…yes they...

06 June

Get the Brooms Out – The Sweep is On!

You’re probably thinking “Hang on a minute, they’ve only done what they were supposed to do…hold home court!” That is true, that’s all they’ve done is hold home court. But it’s the way in which...

01 June

Triple Treat in NBA Finals!

Here we go again, for the third straight year in the NBA Finals, Golden State will go toe to toe with the Cleveland Cavaliers; Basketball’s own version of Ali v Frazier. It couldn’t come soon...

23 May

What’s Next for the Spurs?

The West Finals have come and gone. Golden State had too much talent in the end for a depleted Spurs team. The result would have been far different if Kawhi was healthy, but unfortunately that...

18 May

Conference 1-2 Punch go Toe-to-Toe

The crystal ball prediction has come alive at long last. Both conference finals have finally been set. The Celtics managed to scrape out a 7 game series win to knock off the Wizards at home....

10 May

We Took Note of the Jazz!

For a lot of Basketball fans out there, we held hope that Utah could push the Warriors. By looking at a 4-0 score line you’d think it was a little one sided. But this Utah...

04 May

Aussies Flying the Flag in Playoff Hoops!

One round of the playoffs has come and gone and the Aussies are flying high into the 2nd round of the playoffs! Unfortunately we said farewell to our Aussie Bucks, but the vast improvement of...

01 May

The #Playoffs are here! Throwback will be running a competition each round of the Playoffs until the end of the Finals. Rules - Like our Instagram and Facebook pages, Tag 3 friends & follow the link...

30 April

Shout Out to the Brodie! The Real MVP

One word. Wow. Russell Westbrook this season made a lot of basketball fans happy, and we were truly blessed to watch something like that take place this season. Records are meant to be broken. But...

22 April

Playoffs! Time to get the Crystal Ball Out!

It’s the best time of the year when basketball finally starts getting real again! After a long NBA season, the playoffs have begun! We are roughly a week into the playoffs and there are some...

18 March

March Madness is Here!

Yes hoops fans, March Madness is finally here! No doubt this is the best time of the year for most basketball fans. There’s no other tournament like the NCAA Tournament. It’s time to fill out...

16 March

What Do You Mean... Justin Bieber Drops By Throwback

It was about 1:30pm and I was at my desk in my Alexandria store when I received a call from the Darlinghurst store manager advising me that Justin Bieber was in store shopping our range. I...

04 March

Teams hit hard with injuries late in a long NBA Season

Superstar players are going down left right and centre! First to fall just before All Star break was Kevin Love. This hasn’t hurt the Cavs that much due to the fact they have that LeBron...

25 February

The trade deadline's over, time to get back to basketball!

Years from now you’ll sit down and have a laugh with your friends and say “remember that time DeMarcus “Boogie” Cousins got traded for a ham sandwich?” Seriously, did that actually happen? Boogie was the...

17 February

All Star Weekend Time!

We’ve hit the unofficial half way mark of the NBA Season, otherwise known as All Star Weekend! This season sees the weekend being taken to New Orleans. Fair to say some players will be enjoying...

02 January

Mitchell & Ness Bringing Retro Back to NBL

Who else is excited about this? I for one am no doubt excited about this move by the NBL, bringing in such a huge company like Mitchell & Ness to produce all gear this season...

02 January

Booming time for our Olympic Boomers!

Is this the time for our Boomers to finally Medal? If there was ever a chance our boys could get it done then this is it! Understandably we are missing 3 of our young future...

02 January

NBA Free Agency Splash for Cash

First things first I’d like to welcome everyone to our first edition of “Trash Talk”. I’m thankful for the opportunity given by Mike to write some cool pieces and look forward to all you awesome...

02 January

Big Man Basketball is Back!

Yes ladies and gents, the return of the Big Man in the NBA is back. Yes the likes of Steph Curry and Klay Thompson shooting 3 balls for days has become the most popular thing...

02 January

Oh, Hi There DeMar DeRozan!

This week’s player in focus goes to a man playing out in Toronto. Yes ladies and gents Toronto have a basketball team and they’re very good! DeMar DeRozan is straight out filthy ballin this season!!...

02 January

KD vs. Westbrook

We haven't had to wait long NBA Fans. The time has come for the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State to square off on this epic Friday afternoon match up for us here in Sydney. I...

02 January

Christmas in October is upon us!

It’s that time of year - the NBA is back baby! Wednesday we see the Cleveland Cavaliers raise their banner, in what is bound to be an emotional roller coaster ride in Cleveland (suddenly the...

02 January

The Kings Are Having a Party!

The Kings are having a party! Yes, those were the words sung out by the boys as they won their 2nd straight game this season defeating the Taipans! Jason Cadee (big Bulldogs NRL Fan himself, and...

02 January

Questions after Week 1 of the NBL

The NBL is underway and Round 1 is complete! A few questions are already upon us and it’s only week 1 of the new and improved season. The old saying “A team of champions never...

02 January

Q&A With Throwback Director - Mike Lazaris

First things first, welcome back Mike! Looked like a belter of a trip and a whole lot of business going on! We thought it would be a great idea to allow our followers into your...

02 January

Illawarra Hawks take fly high in Pre Season!

The NBL is just around the corner, and if the preseason Australian Basketball Challenge is anything to go by, we are in for one hell of an exciting season!! The Illawarra Hawks, tipped by many...

02 January

Who's Your Line Up? NBA 2k Phenomenon is Back!

NBA 2k17 has hit our shores and everyone is excited. Many people will use Golden State (cheating in my opinion), but I dare say the 2nd most used team in Australia may very well be...

02 January

NBA Logos, What Makes them Great?

NBA Logos - some get an upgrade, others remain plain Jane. This off season a couple of teams decided to make an upgrade. Utah’s one seemed long overdue as they’ve had the old school retro...

02 January

Heart Ache for Our Boomers! Where to now?

I was one of many Australians who stayed up to watch our boys play off for the Bronze Medal game at 12.30am Monday morning, playing off against the world Number 2 Spain outfit. The look...

02 January

Are we feeling very Olympic? Finals time for Our Aussie Hoopers!

The time has come for finals play to begin with our Opals getting play under way tonight against Serbia in their quarter final at Midnight. Our Boomers kick things off Wednesday night (midnight) taking on...

02 January

Small Market v Big Market Teams

A very interesting topic and one, which has definitely come about, even more this off season, with Kevin Durant signing with a much bigger market team (Golden State) rather than sticking to the smaller market...

02 January

NBL vs NBA – How big is the gap?

Well let’s be honest. The gap is big. It’s big in comparison to every league in the world but the league is getting better. More quality imports are now coming into the league rather than...

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