Tag Archives: Boston Celtics
CHANGE
This decade: The Lakers are going to fade, and then the Thunder will take over the West. The Thunder will be the Anti-Heat, the Cool. The narrative: Good vs Evil, Ambition vs Ego, Organic vs Processed, Basketball vs Fame, Homemade … Continue reading
Filed under Basketball, Fandom, NBA
The Summer of 2010: Ill Informed Predictions
One of the earliest DeadBall posts, over 18 months ago, was Henry’s advance look at a scenario right on top of us right now: the battle for LeBron, and his only slightly less talented friends Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade. … Continue reading
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DeadCast: BALLS! 15
Aaron and Duncan get on Radio 1 on Dunedin to discuss the astounding implications of the Melbourne Storm salary cap scandal, Piri Weepu’s looming defection to the Northern Hemisphere, Kevin Garnett’s elbow and the NBA playoffs, plus some other things … Continue reading
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Anyone But The Celtics
After the Celtics hyper-emotional run to victory in the 2008 finals, as a basketball neophyte, I was ready to fall in love with that team. Everything about it worked. The storylines were overblown but extremely engaging, and the way they … Continue reading
Filed under Basketball, Dick-List, NBA
The Skinny Post: What Are The Odds?
“So what you’re saying is, if I just keep saying motherf*cker non-stop in all my movies, I’ll never be out of work?” “Yep.” Last week I accidentally set fire to my penis. No I didn’t, but good god it felt … Continue reading
Filed under Basketball, Guest Post, NFL, The Skinny Post
A Pivotal Moment: Celtics vs. Cavaliers
In a previous post I compared this year’s Celtics team to a jealous girlfriend. They were defending their title with a fiery passion, mildly irrational paranoia and with Kevin Garnett picking on younger, prettier and strangely threatening girls (or basketball players). The clip below of Garnett taunting Jose … Continue reading
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27-4
For the past month or so ESPN.com has been barely able to contain themselves comparing the current Celtics season with that of the 95/96 Bulls. Will Boston make 70 wins? Will they match the record of 72 set by Phil … Continue reading
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The Goal Felt Like An Ocean
Celebrate! How good has this NBA season been so far? Very good. Lebron is carrying his team, Kobe is passing to his team and Boston are defending their championship like a jealous girlfriend. Oh, and Wade has comeback like a soap character … Continue reading
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