He braced for the worst – Garnett yelling at him, Garnett embarrassing him, Garnett cussing him out like only Garnett can. “I was just mentally being prepared to not cry on the bench,” Sullinger said. Turns out, Sullinger hasn’t cried (at least that he has admitted publicly), and the experience has been rewarding for him [...]
November 21, 2012 John - Red's Army Celtics News Jared Sullinger and Jeff Green both broke out some nice kicks from Jordan Brand last night. Sully posted pics of his personalized, player exclusive Air Jordan 2012 Lite on his instagram. They feature a sweet black and Celtic green colorway, and “Sully” stitched onto the tongue. Jeff Green played in the Air Jordan XI “Silver [...]
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 thought he did a great job,” Garnett said of Sullinger’s first start during the Celtics [team stats]’ win in Washington last Saturday. “He’s a no-nonsense guy. Not that [...]
November 7, 2012 John - Red's Army Celtics News, 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 has picked up fouls when officials didn’t want to whistle Kevin Garnett or Paul Pierce, he’s gotten them for merely raising his hands and standing in [...]
Lost in all this Bass vs. Sullinger “who should the starter” be talk is the fact that Brandon Bass through this entire thing has been a total pro about everything. How many established veterans would be cool with (or at least appear to be cool with) a rookie coming in and making a play for [...]
October 25, 2012 John - Red's Army Brandon Bass, Celtics News A few days ago, WEEI’s Paul Flannery wrote a very convincing argument for starting Jared Sullinger. And if Doc Rivers were to use those reasons as justification for starting Sullinger, I’d probably just nod a little and move on. It’s a solid case. But you can make just as solid a case for Brandon Bass, [...]
October 22, 2012 John - Red's Army Brandon Bass, Celtics News 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. And yet, through six preseason games, Sullinger has stood out both for his on-court play — 11 points, 7 rebounds, 56 percent shooting in 25 minutes — [...]
The Biggest news this week was Christmas and Smith Getting Cut. But the guys get right into the “who should start” debate with Jared Sullinger and Brandon Bass (Dave LOVES Sully). And Kurt Wants a Pair of JET’s Kicks. If killing half an hour with the Gang Green crew isn’t enough, then please [...]
October 18, 2012 John - Red's Army 2 Man Game, Gang Green TV The Celtics hit the Garden parquet for the first time this preseason. Jeff Green brought out some heat, as he wore the Nike Hyperposite in a Atomic Green/Charcoal colorway. The Nike Hyperposite is a $225 high end basketball shoe released by Nike earlier this summer. Check out The Shoe Games post about the shoes. Rajon [...]
Most of you know what it’s like driving to work in New England. When you first start a job, you need a GPS to get you where you’re going. You go slow, you turn your radio down, you squint at street signs, and you hit the same… damn… pothole… EVERY time. But after a while, [...]
October 16, 2012 John - Red's Army Celtics News, Jared Sullinger