maine red claws introduce mascot

Source: NBA.com
My only beef here is where are the little basketballs at the end of the antennae? That’s my favorite part of the logo. Deadspin thinks Crusher looks like Nightmare Ant. I think they’re right. I wonder if Crusher is on Twitter yet? I tried following Nightmare Ant on Twitter for awhile, but he was [...]

red claws unveil unis

All that’s left to add here is the Morton Salt girl
* First, they decided on the name “Red Claws,” which was one of my least favorite choices of the options on the “name the team” fan vote list. Then in a radio commercial, they referred to something as “clawsome.” Later, I find out the fan base is to [...]

d-league’s maine red claws officially marry up with boston celtics and charlotte bobcats

The Maine Red Claws, Portland’s NBA Development League team, announced today that the expansion club will be affiliated with the Boston Celtics (no surprise) and Charlotte Bobcats (mild surprise). Previously, the Celtics D-League affiliate was in Provo, Utah and Charlotte’s was in Sioux Falls, S.D. Should make for a shorter commute for both.
I heard the news on [...]

celtics afterthoughts: are you kidding me?

Playoffs Game 6
Celtics @ Bulls 127-128 3OT

Both of these teams are like cockroaches. They simply refuse to die. I’m glad there is only one possible game left because I’m sick to death of the following:

Vinny Del Negro’s pointy nose
Kirk Heinrich’s rat face
Ben Gordon’s balls
Joakim Noah’s fuzzy ponytail
Tyrus Thomas’ bitchassness
Derrick Rose’s I’m-not-fazed gaze
The color red

Ah yes, [...]

the winner is… maine red claws

Haha, it figures. When I first posted about the Maine NBA D-League team that was going to be accepting fan votes to help name them, the one name that jumped out at me as being clearly ridiculous was “Red Claws.” Of course, that’s the name that ends up winning. I laughed out loud this morning [...]

fans will help name d-league team

This is cool and all, but it could go horribly horribly wrong. These are the options for Maine’s NBA Development League team (which will most likely be affiliated with the Boston Celtics):

Maine Beacons- The Beacons is a tribute to the more than 60 lighthouses in Maine that guide ships safely to shore, like our coaches will guide [...]