With the Celtics struggling mightily of late, fans across the board are trying to find a scapegoat as to whom the problems begin with on their beloved team. While there may be a bit of fault from top to bottom, and no player exempt from blame one has to notice one specific area where 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.. Pierce, battling a terrible shooting slump, connected on 6 of 15 shots overall, but it wasn’t the fact that he missed nine attempts; it was the fact [...]
January 25, 2013 John - Red's Army Celtics News, The Morning Dump Sigh. The Celtics clawed their way back from a 10-point deficit in the 4th quarter only to fumble the ball out of bounds on two critical possessions late in the game. It was those mental mistakes, courtesy Jason Terry and Paul Pierce, that cost them a chance at victory over the Knicks. The final score: [...]
January 24, 2013 Chuck - Red's Army Gametime, Recaps Wannabe tough guy Carmelo Anthony is so afraid of what Celtics fans might do to him tonight… he’s brought his bodyguard to Boston: Carmelo Anthony has become public enemy No. 1 in Celtics Nation, which would explain the Knicks All-Star forward being accompanied by his own personal bodyguard as he ventured into hostile territory for [...]
January 24, 2013 Chuck - Red's Army Celtics News Tip: 8PM Court: TD Garden Watch it: TNT Hear it: WEEI Referees: Joe Crawford, Dick Bavetta and Marat Kogut Spread: NY – 1.5 Boston Celtics Tickets The Matchup Record: 20-21 Record: 25-14 At home: 13-8 On road: 11-8 Streak: Lost 4 Streak: Lost 1 Leaders Leaders Buckets: Pierce (18.9 ppg) Buckets: [...]
January 24, 2013 Chuck - Red's Army Gametime, Previews Forbes reporter Mike Ozanian recently sat down with Celtics owners Wyc Grousbeck and Steve Pagliuca for separate, wide-ranging interviews. The interviews were mainly centered around the business aspect of running the Boston Celtics but there were a handful of gems from Wyc and Steve during each video. Both discussed the process of how they [...]
January 24, 2013 Jay Celtics News, Videos I did a little writing for The Classical series “Why We Watch,” focusing on Paul Pierce’s years of faking us all out. Here’s a little bit of it: Your eyes tell you that Pierce is not doing those things. Even as he backpedals and blows kisses to the Madison Square Garden crowd after yet [...]
January 24, 2013 John - Red's Army Paul Pierce, The Team 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.. Good piece this morning on KG from the NY Times’ Harvey Araton. Heading into tonight’s game with the Knicks, Melo & KG have supposedly put their squabble [...]
What can be more fun that talking about a team that seems to be slowly swirling down the toilet? WATCHING guys talk about a team that seems to be slowly swirling down the toilet. The guys talk about the recent struggles… a little KG vs. Noah… Doc’s threats…. and they fire up the trade machine! [...]
January 23, 2013 John - Red's Army Gang Green TV The Celtics On Demand series “Beyond the Green” is back. This time, it’s a short documentary called “Weight On My Shoulders”, featuring Jared Sullinger: The Comcast On Demand Celtics Series “Beyond The Green” takes an exclusive look into Jared Sullinger’s personal struggle with weight, and how overcoming it has helped him achieve great success in [...]