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. Three big-name NBA guards may be going back to school rather than going to Europe if the NBA lockout drags on into the fall. Kentucky coach John [...]
July 29, 2011 Chuck - Red's Army Uncategorized Rajon Rondo is going to run with a Kentucky Wildcat alumni all-star team: On August 15, Calipari's two teams will collide at Rupp Arena, according to tweets from the head coach. Team Dominican Republic will face Team Kentucky, which will be made up of eight of the program's former stars. Calipari will coach the national [...]
July 28, 2011 Chuck - Red's Army Uncategorized Wizards PG John Wall was tabbed to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before a recent Nationals game. Two words. Epic. Failure. [...]
June 19, 2011 Chuck - Red's Army Uncategorized (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images) On a night where the bench provided little support, the Celtics starters delivered big time in a 104-88 victory over the Wizards. Paul Pierce had 22 points and 12 rebounds in 40 minutes. Rajon Rondo bounced back from his shellacking in Chicago with 20 points, 14 assists and [...]
April 8, 2011 Chuck - Red's Army Uncategorized Tip: 7:30pm Court: TD Garden Watch it: CSN Hear it: WEEI Referees: Tom Washington, Josh Tiven, Leon Wood Get your tickets here The Matchup Record: 54-24 (1st Atlantic, 2nd East) Record: 21-57 (5th Southeast, 13th East) At Home: 31-8 On road: 3-36 Streak: Lost 1 Streak: Lost 1 Leaders Leaders Buckets: Pierce (18.8 [...]
April 8, 2011 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized Let me say up front that I'm not basing my argument entirely on how the Wizards defended Rajon Rondo… because they're pretty terrible defensively. But they do provide a couple of examples of the reaction to Rajon Rondo attacking the basket. The "book" on Rondo says he will pass… a lot… even when he's [...]
January 25, 2011 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized AP Photo/Alex Brandon This one looked like another C's blowout early in the game as they built up a 15 point first quarter lead. But the Wizards won every quarter after that, and ultimately the game 85-83. The C's dropped 35 points in the first quarter… but 27 points in the entire second half. The [...]
January 22, 2011 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized This preview is provided by Accuscore and is not written by any members of RedsArmy.com. Predictions are based on computer simulations The Boston Celtics are solid 72 percent favorites over the Washington Wizards. The Celtics are shooting 47.8 percent from the field and the Wizards are forecasted to shoot 43 percent. The Celtics have the [...]
January 22, 2011 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized We just posted Paul Pierce's steal and poster on Lou Williams… which serves as a shining example of how to bear down on D, hustle, and then finish off the break so as to energize your team and home crowd. … and now, by contrast, I present Andray Blatche's interpretation of a similar play [...]
December 23, 2010 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized Were you hoping to see a super-blazing fast, one-and-done, phenom of a point guard from Kentucky face off against a super-blazing fast, one-and-done, phenom of a point guard from Kentucky? You might be out of luck. Wall didn't play last night because of a sprained foot. He did make the trip with the team, [...]
November 17, 2010 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized