Pump It Up

by Jeff Clark on Feb 14, 2007 12:14 PM EST in Boston Celtics News & Links

pump it up

A little bird at Reebok told me that Gerald will indeed be pumping his shoes before each dunk, ala Dee Brown.Â And yes, Reebok will be paying per pump.

For more details on his dunk preperation, see Shira's article from today's Globe, including this:

For that reason, no detail has been overlooked in his preparation. Following a morning shootaround last week, Green and Paul Pierce spent 15 minutes perfecting a bounce between the legs from the foul line. The ball must come off the floor hard enough to hit a spot on the backboard just left of the square, and with a certain amount of pace. With the perfect bounce, Green can collect the rebound for an easy dunk. After a handful of bounces, Green and Pierce discussed angles, speed, power, and timing in a way that would make a physics professor proud.

Also in the Globe:

Quote of the day goes to Celtics slam dunk contest representative Gerald Green. The second-year swingman was asked if he had anybody with the team helping him screen his dunks. His reply was priceless.
"A lot of people are, but I'm the GM right now. I make all the decisions on my dunks. I'm the Danny Ainge of my dunks right now."

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that is one ugly shoe. The ugliest shoe was the david robinson moon boots. I couldnt believe I spent a hundred buck on them

by gizardoe on Feb 14, 2007 2:17 PM EST reply actions

I had those moon boots too. Even rolled my socks like D.R. – my friends taunted me and called me The Admiral for months :P

by Jeff Clark on Feb 14, 2007 2:19 PM EST reply actions

I’m with gizardoe; pretty darn ugly.

by Roy_Hobbs on Feb 14, 2007 2:25 PM EST reply actions

GG – " I am the Danny Ainge of my Dunks right now"

Well….. OK DannyG$ – just make sure you don’t trade any of your healthy dunks for some older often injured dunk with bad ankles, knees, or back. I mean you want to win … Right? You don’t want to Tank your Dunk and wait for next year.

Peace

by Master Po on Feb 14, 2007 2:30 PM EST reply actions

Those are some unfortunate shoes…I want a pair!
The Danny Ainge of dunks? Is he going to spend the next four years planning his dunk? ;D
In any case, he will be similar to DA in that his planned dunks ostensibly involve Paul Pierce…
Just kidding, Danny…you’ve done a bang up job. Much love. Go G-money, put that little SOB Tyrus Thomas in his place!

by CitizenWakefield on Feb 14, 2007 2:35 PM EST reply actions

Well….. OK DannyG$ – just make sure you don’t trade any of your healthy dunks for some older often injured dunk with bad ankles, knees, or back. I mean you want to win … Right? You don’t want to Tank your Dunk and wait for next year.

LOL … funny stuff, Master Po!

by libermaniac on Feb 14, 2007 2:37 PM EST reply actions

love gg

hate the shoes. those are heinous!

by TheProphet on Feb 14, 2007 2:50 PM EST reply actions

Qoute of the year by Gerald!!! This year, everyone will get to see how high the G5 gets…

by truthhurts34 on Feb 14, 2007 2:50 PM EST reply actions

Btw- Anybody notice the G2 emblems all over his shoe??? Wonder if this new “squared” thing shows how much P2 has had an impact on young Gerald.

by truthhurts34 on Feb 14, 2007 2:53 PM EST reply actions

The dunk contest will be good for Gerald. Gerald will be good for the dunk contest. The dunk contest will be good for the NBA.

[And Dwight Howard, while no chance to win, will be enjoyable and will add to the experience.]

by Luke Middleton on Feb 14, 2007 2:55 PM EST reply actions

those shoes are nice niceeee. you gutta have something that stands out. Gerald Green is going to be a very talked about name from Saturday night on… This will be the beginning.

by Jimmy Toscano on Feb 14, 2007 2:57 PM EST reply actions

nice remarks Po.

Maybe Im think or something but I don’t get the “And yes, Reebok will be paying per pump” comment.

by cos on Feb 14, 2007 3:00 PM EST reply actions

Not sure if anyone saw this but, ESPN is allowing people to write a pep talk that should be said before the next celtics game. The best part is they ask people to keep it clean. HA! just as clean as the games have been?

http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/mailbagESPN?event_id=14646

by cos on Feb 14, 2007 3:40 PM EST reply actions

Those things are AMAZING.

by johnny5 on Feb 14, 2007 3:46 PM EST reply actions

That’s sick! Gerald probably reads our posts :)

by AdrianoMG6 on Feb 14, 2007 4:08 PM EST reply actions

you G^2 shoe haters are REDICULOUS. Does anyone know if I can buy a pair of those?

by Raygus on Feb 14, 2007 4:17 PM EST reply actions

Those shoes should be mandatory wear for all Members. They’re outrageous.

by Siggy on Feb 14, 2007 4:35 PM EST reply actions

Hey, we’re officially an NBA backwater now, all green Pumps and dunk contest hype.

by Siggy on Feb 14, 2007 4:39 PM EST reply actions

Raygus said:
you G^2 shoe haters are REDICULOUS. Does anyone know if I can buy a pair of those?

If he wins it mate i wouldnt be surprised if he gets his own siggy shoe!

by jackson_34 on Feb 14, 2007 4:53 PM EST reply actions

those remind me a little bit of the shawn kemp kamizakes, my all-time favorite shoe

by FrieCod on Feb 14, 2007 4:55 PM EST reply actions

Where can I get a pair ?

by Champzilla on Feb 14, 2007 5:29 PM EST reply actions

those remind me a little bit of the shawn kemp kamizakes, my all-time favorite shoe

I was thinking the same thing. These are ridiculously awesome.

by Robb @ CelticsBlog on Feb 14, 2007 6:37 PM EST reply actions

If Gerald’s the Danny Ainge of his dunks, perhaps he’ll trade one dunk for a hobbled dunk with an oversized contract, sign a backup dunk to a multi-year contract, and give up one dunk with the hope of getting two dunks back sometime in the future.
I do hear he’s got the youngest dunk in the competition.

by Big_Easy on Feb 14, 2007 7:29 PM EST reply actions

G2 stands for “G” erald “G” reen… Get it?! Take a look at the Reebok Home Page and see the little clip on Gerald preparing for the dunk contest. It is quite funny. Unreal hops on that kid. It looks like he isn’t even trying to jump at all.

What an ugly shoe… I never much liked Reebok’s styling but this is one of the worst.

by EJPLAYA on Feb 14, 2007 8:01 PM EST reply actions