During an appearance last night on CSNNE, Bob Ryan stated the Celtics are high on North Carolina swingman Harrison Barnes. It’s going to take more than the Celtics 21st and 22nd picks to land Barnes. There’s a report that Charlotte is considering Barnes with the 2nd pick. Ryan had some scathing criticism for Brandon Bass: I’m [...]
June 15, 2012 Chuck - Red's Army Brandon Bass, Celtics News, Draft This is as surprising as Chuck ordering another beer… While there has been considerable speculation as to what Bass will do this summer, his agent tells CSNNE.com that the 6-foot-8 forward plans to not opt-in to the final year of his contract, and thus test the free agent waters. However, all indications are that [...]
June 14, 2012 John - Red's Army Brandon Bass, Free Agency 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. “I don’t know,” said coach Doc Rivers. “Obviously, we’re all smart… I think we’re going to wait and see what happens with free agency and all that [...]
June 10, 2012 Chuck - Red's Army Doc Rivers, 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. “They’re not just going to pack for [Game 7],” Rivers said of his team. “They’re going to bring suits for Tuesday and they’re going to bring suits [...]
June 8, 2012 Chuck - Red's Army Doc Rivers, The Morning Dump Doc Rivers has been stressing the post game so much that I wouldn't be surprised if the team put a shock collar on him and set it to go off 5 feet from the rim. And as you can see from one Jay's videos from the Greenlights earlier today, it really paid off. But the [...]
June 3, 2012 John - Red's Army Kevin Garnett 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. “It’s easier to post someone out of pick and roll than it is just straight post,” Rivers said. “Their weakside is so athletic with LeBron or Wade, [...]
June 3, 2012 Chuck - Red's Army Doc Rivers, Kevin Garnett An epic performance by Rajon Rondo and a tremendous "grit and balls" effort by the Celtics tonight was marred by wretched officiating. I didn't want to bitch about the officials. The game was too good. But I can't stomach the bias. Just look at the photo. With the game tied at 105 in overtime, Rondo [...]
May 30, 2012 Chuck - Red's Army Rajon Rondo Check-out some photos from last night’s Game 1 loss. Top play GIFs after the jump… [...]
We often wonder what opposing teams, their beat reporters and bloggers are saying about the Celtics after playing the Celtics. Here’s a dose of ‘enemy chatter’ from Miami. Playing in the first conference game of his career, Shane Battier recorded his first postseason double-double. He had 10 points and 10 rebounds and shut out Brandon Bass [...]
May 29, 2012 John - Red's Army Enemy Chatter, Gametime Fueled by a 35-point outburst in the 2nd quarter, the Celtics had us all believing at halftime that a Game 1 victory was possible. But faith quickly dissolved into disgust as the Celtics offense collapsed returned to form in the 2nd half. The end result: a 93-79 Heat victory. Rajon Rondo (16 points, 9 rebounds, [...]
May 28, 2012 Chuck - Red's Army Gametime, Recaps