Category Archives: Playoffs
The End of A Blighted Era
It was over before we knew it – literally in this case, as few had predicted that both The Panthers and The Tigers would succumb to their lower-ranked opponents. So this Warriors season, which a few days ago seemed so … Continue reading
Filed under NRL, Playoffs, Rugby league
DeadCast: BALLS! 028 / Homophobia in Sports, The Warriors & Weepu vs Cowan
Aaron from Radio 1 in Dunedin and Duncan from DeadBall discuss the week’s sporting issues, including “suck on that, faggots!”, the Warriors chances this weekend and Weepu’s start against the Wallabies. http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5212745%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-9muub&secret_url=false DeadCast: BALLS! 028 / Homophobia in Sports, The … Continue reading
Filed under DeadCast, Kirk Penney's Hair, League, NRL, Playoffs, Rugby, Rugby league, Tri-Nations
DeadCast: Balls! 25 feat the winning Warriors, Bill Harrigan and Brendon McCullum
New Dunedin mayoral candidate (seriously/excitingly) Aaron Hawkins and Duncan talk live on radio 1 about Warriors rosey playoff hopes, Bill Harrigan’s monumental blunder (and general weirdness) , the ICC cricketer of the year awards (and why Brendan McCullum’s presence makes … Continue reading
Filed under Cricket, DeadCast, NRL, Playoffs, Rugby league
Shut Up And Jam!
Heading into last weekend, it seemed the NBA Playoff Marathon was lurching toward the tedium of two chest-thumping juggernauts slugging it out for more prized jewellery; the competitions most decorated club pitted against their most decorated coach. Paul Pierce didn’t … Continue reading
Filed under Basketball, NBA, Playoffs, Reminiscing
Sunny Side Up
The men above have a combined age of 73, comfortably past pensionable in any nation on this earth, and well past the time when most sportsmen have become figureheads or locker room guys or whatever. Instead this Suns team is … Continue reading
Filed under Basketball, NBA, Playoffs
Fear the Deer
Anyone notice that Milwaukee quietly took the lead in the series against the Hawks? – Henry
Filed under Basketball, NBA, Playoffs
Fear the Deer
Any notice that the Milwaukee Bucks have quietly tied the series against the Hawks? – Henry
Filed under Basketball, NBA, Playoffs
I Can't Hate the Lakers
Note: due to continued f*** ups with their much-advertised, little-supported International League Pass broadband system (which has pretty much shut down since the playoffs arrived, happily), I’ve only watched the two ESPN games so far. So frustrating. I can heartily … Continue reading
Filed under Basketball, NBA, Playoffs
The Skinny Post: Crunch Time In The Bayou
In our ‘fallow period’ you missed a bunch of great Tierney. Go here to catch up. Kim K. She’ll be behind Reggie Bush. And then later, he’ll be behind her. High Noon At The Superdome. Or Battle Of The Gunslingers. … Continue reading
Filed under NFL, Playoffs, The Skinny Post
LAKERS!
Lakers win! 4-1! Odom wins a ring! Fuck, The MACHINE won a goddam championship. There’s hope for every misfiring Euro. Did he even score in the finals? I can’t remember. Anyway, one of us here at DeadBall is happy as … Continue reading
Filed under Basketball, NBA, Playoffs
