This one looked like a classic 2011-2012 Celtics game…. come out big, suck in the 2nd, show some signs of life, blow it in the last 5 minutes. But instead of following the script in the last 5 minutes, the Celtics went on a 20-7 run and beat the Clippers 94-85. Let's make this [...]
March 13, 2012 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized This just in: We got a pair of great tickets to the April 24th Celtics-Heat game to raffle off at our party today. Here’s the list of prizes: 2 tickets to the April 24 Celtics game vs. the Miami Heat 2 tickets to the March 28 Celtics game vs. Al Jefferson and the Utah Jazz [...]
March 11, 2012 RedsArmyAdmin Red's Army News, Uncategorized 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. You can't help but wonder if Boston will need to make a move at the back end of its roster this week to at least free a [...]
March 11, 2012 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized Twitter / @SherrodbCSN: #CelticsTalk: The #Celtics … via kwout When I read Pietrus (right knee), I get a little queasy. That's his surgically repaired knee and the knee that keeps him from showing his full abilities, turning him into primarily a spot-up shooter. I'm in the midst of putting our game preview together now… and [...]
March 9, 2012 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized Tip: 7:30 PM Court: TD Garden Watch it: CSN Hear it: WEEI Referees: Eddie F. Rush, Josh Tiven, Gary Zielinski Get your tickets here The Matchup Record: 20-18 (2nd Atlantic, 7th East) Record: 19-20 (5th Northwest, 11th West) At [...]
March 9, 2012 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized It's apparently throwback day here on Red's Army. Next up Bill Russell, who sat down for an hour long special on the Golf Channel to regale us with story after story. They're all awesome, and they range from playing days, to the civil rights movement, to his life as a child. In this excerpt, [...]
March 9, 2012 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized The Sloan Sports Analytics conference was held at MIT last weekend. The event is, in part, a place to discuss new ways to look at statistics and it always leads to an explosion in discussion of the use of advanced analytics in the assessment of basketball. I preface this post with that because Stats.com has an [...]
March 8, 2012 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized Doc Rivers was on WEEI earlier today and while a lot of people are focusing on him saying everything is cool between him and Rondo, I want to focus on something else he said: “I underestimated a couple of things,” Rivers said. “Number one, the lack of practice time, how that all was going to [...]
March 8, 2012 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized The rumors I had hoped would die still won't. Chad Ford is the latest one to keep them alive (insider link) by suggesting Rondo is still the most likely player to be traded by March 15. I know the Celtics are saying Rondo isn't going anywhere. But there are two problems with that. (1) It [...]
March 8, 2012 RedsArmyAdmin Uncategorized 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. With a division title within reach and 28 games left, Rivers said he doesn’t anticipate any major moves. “I’m sure there will be more rumors, there’s nothing [...]
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