Just like the penultimate matchup of the sweet sixteen, the final matchup features Paul Pierce versus Rajon Rondo. It’s one of Rondo’s best assists of his career going against Pierce’s best playoff game of the year when he saved Rondo (via suspension) and carried the Celtics on his back, 2002 style. This should be a [...]
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. Meanwhile, Dooling informed the Celtics of his plans to retire and the club is now left without a primary backup point guard to Rajon Rondo. Dooling had [...]
September 21, 2012 John - Red's Army Free Agency, Keyon Dooling, The Morning Dump The Celtics just announced they have waived Keyon Dooling, but this sounds like it was Keyon’s decision: “Keyon has decided that he has given the NBA 12 good years and that it’s time to pursue other interests and spend more time with his family,” said Dooling’s representative Kenge Stevenson. “He will never forget his time [...]
September 20, 2012 Chuck - Red's Army Celtics News, Keyon Dooling Came across this fantastic “KG: History of Kicks” post this morning. It chronicles virtually every shoe KG has worn from his rookie season, all the way up until today. From Jordan, to Nike, to And One and more, you’ll see them all. Pics are courtesy of T.C.M.S. Enjoy: [...]
The “Great 8″ have been decided. Rajon Rondo’s Nike Hyperfuse 2011 home p.e. are the final pair in, as they beat KG’s “KG2″ alternate away p.e. 60% of you voted for Rajon’s white & green Nikes to move on. So without further adieu, here are the 1st two pairs of the semifinals: 1)Rajon Rondo Nike [...]
In this Today Show segment about Rajon Rondo’s internship at GQ and his affinity for fashion, we learn that he owns 35 pairs of jeans. Contrast that with the two pairs in my closet. Rondo also owns a hideous pair of gold sneakers. He’s still looking for the right occasion to wear those babies. Rondo singled [...]
September 19, 2012 Chuck - Red's Army Celtics News, Humor, Rajon Rondo There are just two matchups left in the sweet sixteen with today’s matchup fitting a Paul Pierce milestone against a Rajon Rondo trick play. Pierce’s three to surpass Larry Bird into second place on the Celtics all-time scoring list was an upset winner in round one. Can he do it again? Seed #29 – Paul Pierce [...]
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. With the 2012-13 training camp opening in less than two weeks, one encouraging sign for Boston is that the team as a whole appears to be ready [...]
September 19, 2012 John - Red's Army Celtics News, The Morning Dump, The Team ESPN’s John Hollinger has published his 2012 scouting reports and player profiles for the Celtics. For those of you without ESPN Insider Access, I’ve pulled out some of the more interesting (good and bad) analysis. Rajon Rondo: One of the league’s most unique players, Rondo is either great or horrible at nearly everything, producing wildly [...]
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. According to a source close to the situation, suddenly, three NBA teams have shown major interest in the nine-year veteran and two of the teams seem very [...]