Did I not sufficiently put to rest any thoughts of DeMarcus Cousins in green yesterday? Maybe Sacramento Kings GM Geoff Petrie will today (via PBT) Reached Monday morning, Petrie said Cousins is not on the block. “You can put that one to rest,” Petrie said. “He’s not going anywhere. You can lay that to rest. [...]
January 1, 2013 John - Red's Army Celtics News, Rumors I hear you all screaming. “TRADE THIS GUY!” “GO GET THAT GUY!” You’re frustrated, which is understandable. But it’s not that easy. It never is. Look… I get it. Guys aren’t playing up to expectations, and for a lot of you, the natural inclination is to say “get ridda tha bum!”… which fails to take [...]
December 31, 2012 John - Red's Army Celtics News, Rumors Hey… remember all those rumors about Marcin Gortat in Boston? Go ahead and give this a read and let me know if you still want the guy: “I think I lost the hunger of the game,” Gortat said. “I wasn’t hungry enough to go and get it just like I used to do. I definitely [...]
December 21, 2012 John - Red's Army Celtics News, Rumors The Celtics rebounding is bad. Really bad. So bad that Dennis Rodman could show up tomorrow in his wedding dress and be the best rebounder on the team. The Cavaliers just so happen to have the best rebounder in the league on their roster in Anderson Varejao, and he’s available for the right price. Enter [...]
December 20, 2012 John - Red's Army Rumors We all know the situation… Darko’s departure has left the Celtics with an open spot, and they are considering adding a big man to help their glaring need for some productive height that can help defend the rim and maybe… possibly… grab a freakin’ rebound. Everyone keeps bringing up Kenyon Martin’s name… Well… everyone except [...]
December 5, 2012 John - Red's Army Rumors The rumor mill is churning. After an initial report that Gortat is unhappy in Phoenix and the Celtics have some interest… the story has progressed to the point where the Celtics are reportedly preparing to make an actual offer for him. But, according to Przeglad Sportowy, it looks like they’ll be looking to upgrade their lack [...]
November 23, 2012 John - Red's Army Rumors Here’s the deal. Jeff Green tweeted this: FINALLY!!! — jeff (@unclejeffgreen) August 22, 2012 After Sam Amick wrote this The agent for forward Jeff Green, David Falk, told me last night that the four-year deal with Boston worth approximately $36 million should finally be formalized “in the next day or two…We just had some sort [...]
August 22, 2012 John - Red's Army Jeff Green, Rumors Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. “We’ve looked, and I wish we had the money to add him,” Rivers told the Argentinian website Olé. “We could really use him.” The Celtics were reportedly [...]
August 8, 2012 John - Red's Army Rumors, The Morning Dump Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. He’s come to London to work in the studio for NBC Sports on Olympic basketball, but his trip’s been an excuse to grab a notebook and visit [...]
August 1, 2012 John - Red's Army Doc Rivers, Rumors, The Morning Dump Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. Indeed, at 11:50 a.m. Saturday, a Mavs source advised us that the rights to Jet had been renounced. Meanwhile, Terry was in Boston conducting a press conference [...]