sportsofboston.com - 6/29/2009
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The long awaited announcement that was always expected will finally come to fruition today at the Maine Red Claws – a new NBA Developmental League team in Portland, Maine – will be named as the Boston Celtics affiliate.
While the Red Claws have used the past few months developing ...
New D-League Team in Maine: The Red Claws
sportsofboston.com 4/3/2009 — Maine’s new NBA Development League team has a name: the Maine Red Claws.
The name, true to the state’s lobster tradition, was announced Thursday by team president and general manager Jon Jennings on The Big Jab sports radio station.
The Red Claws plan to unveil their logo in the ...
D-League Update: Maine Red Claws Closing in on Head Coach
ridiculousupside.com 7/11/2009 — D-League Update: Maine Red Claws Closing in on Head Coach
Austin Ainge, son of NBA great Danny Ainge, is mentioned as one of three possible candidates for the Red Claws, the other two going unnamed. My only question: Is he actually qualified to be a head coach? Or are local ties and ...
The Maine Red Claws are Holding Mascot Tryouts
ridiculousupside.com 7/16/2009 — The Maine Red Claws are Holding Mascot Tryouts
So it's finally happened! The Maine Red Claws are gearing up for the D-league season and first item on the list: Hire a Mascot. I cannot wait to see some guy dressed as a giant lobster claw trying to dunk off a trampoline. If Bakersfield ...
Welcome to the D-League, Maine Red Claws
ridiculousupside.com 4/2/2009 — Welcome to the D-League, Maine Red Claws
Wow. Disappointed in this one.
That division may now be the awkwardest named division in all of sports if it breaks down correctly:
Maine Red Claws
Erie Bayhawks
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Springfield Peach Baskets
Ainge’s son may coach Maine Red Claws of D-League – Boston Celtics
www2.nesn.com 7/16/2009 — D040301030.JPG For fans of the Maine Red Claws in the NBA’s Development League, having a skipper by the name of ‘Coach Ainge’ sounds like a wonderful idea. No, no, no. Not that Ainge. Austin Ainge, the 28-year-old son of Celtics president of ...
Ainge to coach Maine Red Claws
redsarmy.com 7/21/2009 — Ok... that was an admittedly deceptive headline aimed at grabbing your attention. But it's not false. Danny's son Austin will officially be named head coach of the Maine Red Claws today. Ainge is a 2007 graduate from BYU, and played in three NCAA Tournaments
for the Cougars. ...
It's Official! The Red Claws First Head Coach Is....
cmsbmedia.com 7/21/2009 — The CMSB is proud to report that according to sources with intimate knowledge of the situation, Austin Ainge is officially the inaugural head coach of the Maine Red Claws. He arrived to sign his contract at 11:30 this morning, and will be meeting with ...
Maine Red Claws
celticsblog.com 4/2/2009 — CMSB reports:
The official name contest announcement was made at 7:45 AM on the Big Jab 96.3 FM Thursday Morning. Jon Jennings announced that the Maine Red Claws was the winning name.
Celtics prospects will be travelling a lot less
redsarmy.com 6/29/2009 — That's because instead of going about 2,400 miles between Boston and Utah... they'll be going about 100 miles north to Portland, Maine. Today, the Maine Red Claws announced, officially, that they'll be affiliated with the Celtics and the Charlotte Bobcats . I think this is ...
Are We Completely Sold on Glen Davis? —
Bleacher Report - NBA 6/29/2009
Maybe I'm just trying to direct the focus away from Rajon Rondo for the first time in what seems like months. Perhaps I'm just in a Glen Davis-type of mood lately. Or maybe, I'm not entirely convinced that he's the player we need to sign in order to ...
Boston Celtics Free Agent Primer 2009 —
Bleacher Report - NBA 6/29/2009
With the free-agency period beginning Wednesday morning at 12:01 am EST, Danny Ainge and the Boston Celtics will hit the phones in hopes of adding a player or two, as well as begin conversations to keep their current group of players without a ...