The Wildcard’s NFL Predictions - Week 9
Ah yes, Jimmy G. The NFL’s most handsome backup… or at least he was. He's off to San Francisco and a bunch of other people are off to a bunch of other places and WC's picks are back in hot form.
Kiwi Steve in the NBA #2: Rebounding Claims & Aviation Issues
Steven Adams is going about doing some magical things this season. It’s very early days but he’s teasing career bests in scoring and rebounding while thriving as much as anybody on the roster for the additions of George and Anthony.
Ili-Matic: The Rapid Rise of Shea Ili for the Breakers
It’s not like there weren’t people out there talking this up as a breakout season for Shea Ili. The signs were all there: the performances for Wellington and for the Tall Blacks, the state of the roster, the arc of his career, the faith and trust of Coach Henare… but seriously, how good has he been!?
The Wildcard’s NFL Predictions - Week 8
That’s three wins in a row for the Dolphins now and it may not have been easy against the Jets but they got there thanks to the fourth quarter heroics of… Matt Moore! Plus all that other stuff going on in the NFL - good fun.
The Case For D’Angelo Russell
The Nets rebuild has started from the ground up, as they all do. They refurbished the front office, hired a new coach and set about dealing away the players they had no use for and developing those that they did.
Kiwi Steve in the NBA #1: Reunions
We're back! And so is Enes Kanter, whose first game since leaving the Thunder was in Oklahoma City against the Thunder... and his Stache Bro mate. Three games in we've already seen Steven Adams filling the box score up like he fills up those jandals of his.
The Wildcard’s NFL Predictions - Week 7
Green Bay Packers fans got to learn how to spell a new word this week because Aaron Rodgers is probably done for the whole season with that broken collarbone. You really can’t overestimate how much of a devastation that is.
The Chicago Bulls Ain’t What They Used To Be
Basically everyone who has ever written about basketball for The Niche Cache (and most who read about it) would have grown up during the peak years of the Chicago Bulls. The Michael Jordan years.
Five Good Things & Five Bad Things From the Breakers So Far
The one major debate about the starting five was whether DJ Newbill would get to start ahead of Kirk Penney and which of the pair would therefore be tasked as the sixth man. Turns out it’ll be Penney, no worries.
The Wildcard’s NFL Predictions - Week 6
Week six of the National Football League and the New York Football Jets still have a (slightly) better record than the New England Football Patriots. Probably not for much longer though.
The Wildcard’s NFL Predictions - Week 5
Whisper it quietly but what do the Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers all have in common?
Previewing the Breakers’ 2017-18 NBL Season (With An Open Mind)
The Breakers tip off their new season on Sunday against the Cairns Taipans at Spark Arena. A new season with a blank slate, with refreshed expectations. A new season with three new import players. With a new intake of development players.
A Requiem For The Stache Bros: Remembering Their Greatest Moments
It’s a business, they say. There’s no room for sentiment. As a fan you learn to accept this quickly with injuries and trades and retirements and all that ensuring that even the greatest, most loyal players will eventually, one day, move on.
The Wildcard’s NFL Predictions - Week 4
The Wildcard is still recovering from a terrible round of picks last week and we're not gonna talk about the protests. No we're not gonna talk about the protests at all... with several exceptions.
Take A Knee: The NFL Is United In Protest
Don’t call them Anthem Protests. Nobody is protesting the national anthem of America, they’re protesting the racial injustice that pervades the country at almost every level. They’re not protesting the flag either, just because they unfold a big one out on the field while they sing a song about it.
So, Carmelo Anthony’s Been Traded to the Thunder…
Melo’s on his way to OKC and going in the other direction are Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and a second round pick. Melo waived his no-trade clause for this and he also waived his trade kicker.
Where Did Steven Adams End Up On All These NBA Player Rankings? // The 2017 Edition
A couple things have happened with Kiwi Steve over the last week or so. One is that both ESPN and Sports Illustrated dropped their annual player rankings, which each saw Adams dropping a few places...
The Wildcard’s NFL Predictions - Week 3
How about the bloke Todd Gurley aye? A dude who last year couldn’t find a space to run through if he was crossing the street and now here he is jumping over dudes.
The Art of Rebuilding: The Hinkie Process vs The Marks Method
Hinkie worked on his jigsaw puzzle from the inside out and Marks is doing his edge pieces first. Give it a few years and we’ll see if they don’t end up in the same place.
The Wildcard’s NFL Predictions - Week 2
The Cowboys defence is great this season! The Rams have an incredible offence, look at all the points they scored! Sam Bradford for MVP! ... Yeah it's week two, which means time for the annual Overreaction Week.