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I've got to give credit where credit is due.  Celtics.com is stepping up this preseason.  They've been posting interviews with everyone and making a lot of good stuff available to C's fans. Today, they put up a 5 minute interview with Doc Rivers.  Among the topics:  his association with Red Auerbach… who is great coaching [...]

Everyone is bitching about replacement referees.  So much so that the NBA just came out today and told everyone to quit it. Well, TrueHoop took the opportunity to highlight a referee-related portion of Bill Russell's book… which showed Red Auerbach's… umm… salty side. For years, Red had a running problem with a ref named Sid [...]

Every once in a while, we in the NBA blogosphere gather together for what we like to call the Carnival of the NBA.  This month, Red's Army is happy to host a collection of some of the finest links the last couple of months has to offer. And because all of today's news seems to [...]

The top 10 coaches of all-time, according to the Sports News: 1. John Wooden, college basketball2. Vince Lombardi, NFL 3. Bear Bryant, college football 4. Phil Jackson, NBA 5. Don Shula, NFL 6. Red Auerbach, NBA 7. Scotty Bowman, NHL 8. Dean Smith, college basketball 9. Casey Stengel, MLB 10. Knute Rockne, college football Stop [...]

Yeah, it's a little slow around here.  But that just gives us a chance to get creative.  And one thing that I know we always like debating is "All-Time" teams.  So I'm going throw out my "All-Celtics" team. PG:  Bob Cousy - The "Houdini of the Hardwood" set the stage for all future point guards.  [...]

I wish I knew how to stop time.  If I could, I'd do it right now. But Father Time is a stubborn bastard.  He's not stopping for anyone.  So before we know it, Paul Pierce will be standing at center court at the Garden… tears in his eyes… thanking Boston fans before he, the last [...]

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Bill Russell thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Jason Jones in Iran I know I'm late on this, but Bill Russell was on The Daily Show a couple of nights ago to hawk his new book Red and Me.  The good thing [...]

I'm not just saying that because our site's named after him.  I'm not saying Phil's a bad coach.  He's a great coach.  But he's not the greatest coach.  Red's the best ever… and it's not even a discussion. We've heard the arguments before… but they're worth reiterating.  Phil Jackson had two players in the NBA's [...]