Image courtesy Ryan Hurst designs “He’s doing a little bit more, [but] he’s still indefinite,” Spoelstra said of Bosh. “For me, it’s my responsibility right now to prepare this team without him. If and when we get to a point when he starts to emerge into the picture, we’ll gladly deal with that. For our [...]
May 27, 2012 John - Red's Army Around the NBA, Gametime, Injuries After the game, Doc Rivers said he thought Rondo was a good shooter when he catches the ball in rythm. He also said you could tell Rondo wanted this shot. The kid showed some big-time sack in taking that shot. And check out Pierce's reaction…. This team kills me sometimes. I feel like [...]
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. “(Going home) tomorrow was not an option,” Garnett said. “I think we played like it. We played with a sense of urgency and we understood what the [...]
May 27, 2012 John - Red's Army The Morning Dump It looked like a killer moment for the Celtics. Paul Pierce had committed his 6th foul with 4:16 left in a 3 point game. The tide appeared to be turning. This was truly a game changing moment. Except… It changed the game in the Celtics favor…. because Rajon Rondo went absolutely effing nuts. He scored [...]
May 26, 2012 John - Red's Army Gametime, Rajon Rondo, Recaps Meanwhile, Bradley is resting after surgery Friday on both shoulders, a source with direct knowledge of the situation tells WEEI.com. He was the only Celtics player not in attendance at the Saturday morning shootaround. The source confirms that Bradley had surgery on Friday and is expecting a summer-long rehab program that could last up to [...]
May 26, 2012 John - Red's Army Avery Bradley, Celtics News, Injuries 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. Asked about their resiliency, Rajon Rondo said, "We haven’t got it done yet, but we will tomorrow. I think it’s our mindset. It’s our focus and our [...]
May 26, 2012 John - Red's Army The Morning Dump The sad fact of tomorrow night's game is that it really could be the last game of the "Big 3" era. There's no guarantee that Ray Allen or Kevin Garnett come back. And as confident as I am the Celtics are going to win, it's entirely possible they'll lose, too. So with that in mind, [...]
May 25, 2012 John - Red's Army Celtics News The Avery Bradley situation has gone from "he might play in Game 6" to "out for four months" in a blink… and that was solidified today at shoot around when word broke that Bradley would need surgery to repair his constantly dislocating left shoulder. If you go back to the beginning of training camp, Bradley [...]
May 25, 2012 John - Red's Army Avery Bradley, Celtics News, Injuries Have we even considered this reality yet? I mean after all, the Celtics are supposed to win Saturday night aren't they? They are a much better team than the Sixers right? Is it me or is there minimal panic in Celtics Nation for what could be one of the biggest Game 7's in the Big [...]
May 25, 2012 Nick Sannicandro Gametime, Previews So we're all still a little upset over last night. I get that. It was probably the worst playoff game we've ever watched. The score at halftime was worse than some Div. 3 games. And today, we're all saying a lot of things that we may or may not regret. With that in mind, here [...]
May 24, 2012 John - Red's Army Gametime