Aussie Hoopla Nbl & Nba Podcast

Cairns Taipans forward Ron Dorsey nailed an incredible three-point fade away to send game two of the 2011 NBL Grand Final series into double overtime, the first time this had occurred in NBL history. He joins this episode of the podcast to talk about his time in Cairns, how close the team came to winning it all, and, of course, gives us a play-by-play of the aforementioned shot. He also tells up about playing alongside Patty Mills at the Melbourne Tigers in 2011/12, a season which ended up tumultuous, to say the very least. Topics include... Growing up in Detroit (2:00) Following in Joe Dumars footsteps (6:00) Beginning his pro career in Finland (9:00) An NBA try-out with the San Antonio Spurs (12:00) Signing with Cairns and their run to the NBL Grand Final (15:30) Dorsey, Ayinde Ubaka and Daniel Dillon all leave Cairns for the Tigers (27:00) Patty Mills joins the Tigers (29:00) Winning a title in the New Zealand NBL (35:00) Wrapping up his career and then retiring from pro basketball (36:30) Life after bask