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Im Still Ballin
05-06-2015, 06:45 AM
And we Australians are the chosen ones,


After a few years of working for financial firms, Jeff got into journalism and began writing basketball stories for a major overseas magazine, doing a major cover story on then-rookie Kobe Bryant, and becoming the main U.S. NBA writer for what at the time was Australia's only famous basketball publication.

In late 1999, Jeff decided to shake life up, and over the next few months he moved on from working in finance, got out of his NYC apartment lease, bought a laptop, started InsideHoops.com, and flew to the other side of the world. Beginning a trip that had no end in sight, Jeff flew to Australia and spent six months traveling the entire East coast of the continent. He started in Sydney, spent a month learning to surf in a legendary mecca called Byron Bay, kept the habit going in Surfer's Paradise, and continued to travel north from New South Wales to Queensland, eventually going north enough where surfing ends and the Great Barrier Reef begins. Jeff spent about two months getting to know the wonders of explorating ancient coral reef and seeing life below the ocean surface.

When not having fun, meeting people and enjoying paradise, Jeff kept building InsideHoops.com up. It began to develop a cult following.

In late 2000 Jeff left Australia and lived in Los Angeles for almost one year. By then, InsideHoops.com had a solid readership and a terrific reputation as a leading source of fun, educated basketball opinions. Jeff began doing radio interviews. The website kept growing. Inside Hoops was becoming famous.

Jeff finally returned to New York City in mid 2001.

Now in 2009, Inside Hoops is one of the world's most popular sports websites. It's a trusted media outlet and the web's most well-established pro basketball website. Jeff has contacts and sources across every level of basketball. And at this point, if someone doesn't know Inside Hoops, they've been living in a hole.
Read more at http://www.insidehoops.com/about.shtml#0p0hEHGy57hhOms6.99

InsideHoops was founded on the magic of Australia. Jeff was able to take his conscious brain-wave continuum to another level on our soil. Without Australia... Jeff might still be working the 9 to 5 finance gig... Instead of covering the glorious NBA. Australia was like the training sequence from Batman Begins... Or the training sequence in the Hercules animated movie from the 90's... Or the training montage from Mulan... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSS5dEeMX64)... "I'll, make a man out of you!"

The magic lies with Australians,

We are the magic of InsideHoops,

fiddy
05-06-2015, 06:49 AM
Theres no such thing as australians, yall suck the Queen's clit

Im Still Ballin
05-06-2015, 06:57 AM
Let's get down to business
To defeat the Huns.
Did they send me daughters
When I asked for sons?

You're the saddest bunch I ever met
But you can bet before we're through
Mister, I'll make a man
Out of you.

Tranquil as a forest
But on fire within.
Once you find your center
You are sure to win.

You're a spineless, pale pathetic lot
And you haven't got a clue.
Somehow I'll make a man
Out of you.

Chien-po: I'm never gonna catch my breath
Yao: Say goodbye to those who knew me
Ling: Boy, was I a fool in school for cutting gym
Mushu: This guy's got them scared to death
Mulan: Hope he doesn't see right through me
Chien-po: Now I really wish that I knew how to swim

[men] BE A MAN
We must be swift as a coursing river
[men] BE A MAN
With all the force of a great typhoon
[men] BE A MAN
With all the strength of a raging fire
Mysterious as the dark side of the moon

Time is racing toward us
'til the Huns arrive.
Heed my every order
And you might survive.

You're unsuited for the rage of war
So pack up, go home you're through
How could I make a man
Out of you?

[men] BE A MAN
We must be swift as a coursing river
[men] BE A MAN
With all the force of a great typhoon
[men] BE A MAN
With all the strength of a raging fire
Mysterious as the dark side of the moon

[everyone]BE A MAN
We must be swift as a coursing river
BE A MAN
With all the force of a great typhoon
BE A MAN
With all the strength of a raging fire
Mysterious as the dark side of the moon
Hoo-ah!

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Hittin_Shots
05-06-2015, 07:00 AM
Theres no such thing as australians, yall suck the Queen's clit

Eat a bag of ***** mate.

JohnFreeman
05-06-2015, 07:06 AM
Hey Australia, hold this W

Draz
05-06-2015, 07:18 AM
Hey Australia, hold this W
:roll:

StephHamann
05-06-2015, 07:22 AM
yo send me a PM. I PMed you

plowking
05-06-2015, 08:20 AM
I'm proud of a lot of things as an Australian, but this is right at the top.

This website, that we, Australia created, has brought so much joy to posters on here. I'm so happy we can provide a basketball forum for Americans, Filos, Europe, etc to discuss on this Australian forum.

You've done a truly fantastic job here Jeff and Australia. Flying the flag high, and holding that W.

sweggeh
05-06-2015, 08:36 AM
Do Australians actually have sex with kangaroos? Like Wales and sheep?

If so, you should not even bring up your country. Nasty ass Aussies.

Hittin_Shots
05-06-2015, 09:19 AM
Do Australians actually have sex with kangaroos? Like Wales and sheep?

If so, you should not even bring up your country. Nasty ass Aussies.

Don't project your fantasies onto our country buddy.

Im Still Ballin
05-06-2015, 02:42 PM
yo send me a PM. I PMed you
for what?

Nanners
05-06-2015, 02:53 PM
straya is the worst (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5j_EcmRvaI)

outbreak
05-06-2015, 06:12 PM
So we get a +1 for ISH and a -100 for OP. We still haven't come close to apologising for OP.

Im Still Ballin
05-06-2015, 06:29 PM
Official Australians list:
Im Still Ballin
Plowking
JohnFreeman
Hittin_shots
Wavves

plowking
05-06-2015, 07:01 PM
Official Australians list:
Im Still Ballin
Plowking
JohnFreeman
Hittin_shots
Wavves

I love all of these posters. Especially plowking.

poido123
05-07-2015, 04:05 AM
Official Australians list:
Im Still Ballin
Plowking
JohnFreeman
Hittin_shots
Wavves



Checking in.

SexSymbol
05-07-2015, 04:12 AM
You're the voice

DonD13
05-07-2015, 04:12 AM
Australia - Home of the registered sex offenders :applause:

Balla_Status
05-07-2015, 04:21 AM
Official Australians list:
Im Still Ballin
Plowking
JohnFreeman
Hittin_shots
Wavves

I'm on that 457 shit.

Hittin_Shots
05-07-2015, 07:19 AM
Australia - Home of the registered sex offenders :applause:

So you'd prefer them unregistered? You gotta take a good hard look at yourself mate.

Balla_Status
05-07-2015, 07:57 AM
Australia - Home of the registered sex offenders :applause:

They have so many because they only give them a $200 on-the-spot fine and let them go. :lol

poido123
05-07-2015, 09:23 AM
Australia - Home of the registered sex offenders :applause:



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:coleman:

red1
05-07-2015, 11:06 AM
OP single-handedly embarrassing an entire nation

outbreak
05-07-2015, 05:43 PM
OP single-handedly embarrassing an entire nation

Yeah I'm packing my bags and booking a flight right now, where should I move to? Canada is meant to be pretty close in lifestyle\culture to Aus isn't it?

Big_Dogg
05-07-2015, 11:16 PM
I've been in Australia for 34 years, there's no place I'd rather be

Lebron23
06-03-2020, 05:41 AM
That's why we have plenty of Australians posters here.

FultzNationRISE
06-03-2020, 05:55 AM
OP single-handedly embarrassing an entire nation


:lol