Kiwi Steve in the NBA #3: Triple Threats
This is such a weird season, man. The Pelicans started 4-2. Then they sunk to 5-10. Next thing they reel off a few wins and are up to 11-12... then come a few more defeats and that’s been the pattern.
It’s Been Sympathy Off The Court, Frustration On The Court For the Breakers So Far
The NBL Cup begins in a few days, with all the teams amassing in Melbourne for a mini-tournament within a tournament. Everybody plays each other once with those games counting also towards the proper season, as well as to a points table specifically for the hub games
Kiwi Steve in the NBA #2: Board Meetings
The first one of these Steve-o round-ups deliberately avoided making wider judgements about a team that came into this season with a new head coach, a couple new starters, their two best players both under the age of 24, trying to play a very different system of basketball…
Sean Marks Has Now Completed His Team Of Brooklyn Nets Supervillains
Once upon a time Sean Marks was the general manager of a plucky underdog Brooklyn Nets team, inheriting the job at a time when few would have envied the task ahead of him but quickly transforming the entire perception of the franchise as he and head coach Kenny Atkinson instilled a fresh, modern, humble, team-first culture.
Previewing An Unprecedented (But Exciting) Aotearoa Breakers Season
It’s taken a lot of waiting for this NBL season to finally swing around and even as it does the Breakers still have to wait a little longer as they didn’t have a scheduled game in round one. All part of the juggling of various state protocols, trying to do this thing in the midst of a global pandemic, you know?
Kiwi Steve in the NBA #1: And So It Begins...
Not gonna lie, it’s been difficult to get a handle on this Steven Adams on the New Orleans Pelicans thing and it’s nothing to do with the player or the team either. This whole NBA season has been ridiculous so far.
The Wildcard’s NFL Picks - Week 17
Well, here we are. We made it. Somehow amidst a crippling pandemic in a nation led by morons and power-grabbers the National Football League is just 16 games shy of a completed regular season.
The Wildcard’s NFL Picks - Week 16
How appropriate that the Minnesota Vikings would be playing on Christmas Day. Not because Kirk Cousins is like Santa’s little helper with all the gifts he offers up (to his own receivers and to opposition defenders) but for a simpler, more innocent reason...
The Brooklyn Nets Are Ready For The Spotlight (Hopefully)
The Brooklyn Nets have been on a few different sides of those various reflections in recent times and no doubt you’ve read plenty about all of those incarnations (hit the page tags).
The Wildcard’s NFL Picks - Week 15
Yeah, that’ll do it. Thaaaaat’ll do it. I’d say that will do it. Yeah, that’ll do it.
The Wildcard’s NFL Picks - Week 14
Green Bay are another and that battle between them and New Orleans for the top seed is gonna be good – only one team gets a first round bye this time so the top seed is bug business
The Wildcard’s NFL Picks - Week 13
This might as well be an every week thing now. Nobody’s even surprised when he does these amazing feats right before our eyes. As much as I wanna see Russell Wilson get that MVP award for sentimental reasons... it ain’t him. Not any longer.
Gathering Wisdom From Steven Adams’ First Interview As A New Orleans Pelican
Sit back and listen to the man himself talk about the whole drama. Straight from the horse’s mouth. No agendas or speculation, just pure relevance. Here’s a bit of what he had to say.
Exploring The Final Days Of The Steven Adams x OKC Thunder Era
It was a beautiful run while it lasted. Steven Adams as the big man of the Oklahoma City Thunder, a bloke who so perfectly represented all that they were trying to achieve as a franchise. But all things must pass.
The Wildcard’s NFL Picks - Week 12
It’s Thanksgiving in the United (so to speak) States of America and the timeline is stacked with people ranking Thanksgiving food. I’m sure there are some other aspects to that particular holiday, gaudy USA patriotism being one of them, but mostly it seems to be about fighting with relatives and eating food?
It Actually Happened: Steven Adams Got Traded To The New Orleans Pelicans
It’s the birthplace of jazz. The Big Easy. Home to the Mardi Gras. Home to all manner of fine cuisine – po’ boys, jambalaya, gumbo and plenty else. The setting of the play A Streetcar Named Desire.
The Wildcard’s NFL Picks - Week 11
DeAndre Hopkins is second in total receiving yardage this season, 45 yards behind Stefon Diggs in one fewer game with six fewer catches. 861 yards on 67 catches with the best catch percentage on targets of anyone in the top six.
The Wildcard’s NFL Picks - Week 9
A little bit late on the picks this week, apologies for that... though still not as late as Nevada polling results.
The Wildcard’s NFL Picks - Week 8
Todd Gurley with the accidental touchdown, trying to stop himself from falling into the end zone but the ball just edging over the plane as he hit the deck and defensive players started signalling for the score against them.
The Quotable Steven Adams – 2019-20 Edition
Greetings, fair squires, and may golden horses carry you. Since you’re still above ground, here’s a bit of a treat to put some lead in your pencil. It’s the fifth annual edition of an old favourite.