Doc Rivers will be wearing a mic for tonight's game Celtics coach Doc Rivers will be mic’d up for tonight’s nationally-televised broadcast. Rivers will be interviewed live during tonight’s game. All coaches will be mic’d up at some point this season, but this is the first time for Rivers. Rivers will also wear a microphone [...]
December 19, 2007 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized JA Adande drops some serious knowledge in his latest piece on the Celtics, and their unwarranted shunning by the black community: Let's just say it: To fans who came of age during the NBA's glory days of the 1980s, the Celtics have long been considered a "white team." They were Larry Bird's team when Magic [...]
December 19, 2007 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized Thanks to a few scheduling changes, the C's will be featured in four more national broadcasts Tuesday, March 18, 2008 The Boston at Houston game time is changed to 9:30 PM ET will now be televised by TNT. The Phoenix at Portland game will no longer be televised by TNT. Thursday, March 20, 2008 The [...]
December 19, 2007 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized Tomorrow night is the big matchup against the Pistons… and a lot of us have been looking forward to this game for a while. It's supposed to be the first real true test for the Boston Celtics in what has been a dream season so far. But there's one reason why they're better than us right now. They've [...]
December 18, 2007 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized Brandon Wallace… who impressed so many people in the Summer League… has been released. Wallace's contract would have been guaranteed had he been on the roster on the 20th of December. And with the team already over the luxury cap threshold, any savings is magnified [...]
December 18, 2007 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized Yes… the Celtics are 20-2, but to many people, they might as well be 0-0. Consider it a 22 game preseason. The C's real season begins Wednesday night, when they take on the Pistons… who are currently the 2nd best team in the Eastern Conference (and 3rd best overall). Yes, it's only December… but this is the [...]
December 17, 2007 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized Paul Pierce was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week. He averaged 25.3 points and 5.0 rebounds as the C's won three games this week. Here's a closer look at Pierce's week (courtesy of NBA.com): Dec. 12 vs. Sacramento: Tallied 26 points, six rebounds, four assists, two steals and one block in Boston’s 90-78 win over the Kings. Dec. 14 [...]
December 17, 2007 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized Chuck says Canada is good for 2 things: ….beer (Labatts, Molson) and strippers (try Montreal, Vancouver). And yes, I can vouch for both. But as far as basketball goes, the Raptors are a joke. Last year's Atlantic Division champs are crying for respect, saying we shouldn't crown the Celtics just yet. I'm saying, give us [...]
December 17, 2007 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized Watch out. The Raptors have won four straight and are seeking revenge. The Celtics won both games against them this season, the most recent being a 112-84 shellacking. According to all those Raptors' fans who flooded this site before that game, it's about respect. Toronto is the defending Atlantic Division champs, damnit! And we Celtics fans should [...]
December 16, 2007 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized Let's give the Raptors credit. This was a game for about 5 minutes. The Celtics (20-2) extended their winning streak to 9 games with a 90-77 victory north of the border. The Pats/Jets game was closer. The C's used suffocating defense to maul the Raptors. Toronto shot just 39%. "Their defense is very aggressive," Bosh said. "They are [...]
December 16, 2007 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized