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Greg Stiemsma’s Contract To Become Fully Guaranteed

The C’s gave their 26-year-old rookie a vote of confidence before Tuesday’s game. By not waiving the seven-footer, Stiemsma’s contract will become fully guaranteed on Friday, allowing the shot blocker to breath a little bit and perhaps unpack some boxes for good in Beantown. Here’s Chris Forsberg of ESPN Boston with some reaction from Stiemsma and [...]

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2 days ago

5 Questions With Kemba Walker

I had a chance to talk with Bobcats rookie Kemba Walker prior to the Celtics game against Charlotte on Tuesday night.  Here is what the UConn star, who is averaging 12.3 points, 4 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game had to say. 1. How much communication have you had with Michael Jordan this year? Walker: [...]

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2 days ago

I Am Awesome!

Yes. This is a “pat myself on the back” post because a) I’m a jackass and b) I predicted something correctly. Back on January 8th, I predicted that the next ten games will tell us everything we need to know about this Celtics’ team. If they struggled, it was time to blow it up. If [...]

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3 days ago

Pierce Wins Eastern Conference Player Of Week

One day before he’s scheduled to pass Larry Bird for second on the Celtics’ all-time scoring list, Paul Pierce won the Eastern Conference Player of the Week award. Pierce averaged 22 points, 6.3 assists and 5.8 rebounds in four Boston wins, playing point forward in Rajon Rondo’s absence. Pierce is only 9 points behind Bird [...]

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4 days ago

Garnett’s Wondrous 3-point Rant

Via ESPN Boston’s Chris Forsberg, who knows a great, playful rant when he hears one, here’s Kevin Garnett discussing his not-so-newfound aptitude for three-point shooting after the C’s took down the Grizzlies. “When I walk around the streets, y’all stop acting like y’all shocked that I can shoot 3’s. Everybody in Boston, everybody in the [...]

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4 days ago

5 Questions With O.J. Mayo

I talked with Memphis guard O.J. Mayo prior to the Celtics-Grizzlies, Super Bowl Sunday game at the Garden.  Here is what the 4th year man out of USC, who is averaging 12.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2 assists per game had to say. 1. You started every game your first two years in the league, [...]

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Round-up: Smith signs, Scal’s out, Baby gets posterized and more

Here’s a quick round-up of some Celtics-related news:

• Marc Stein is reporting that Joe Smith is likely to sign with Cleveland and Drew Gooden is likely headed to the Spurs. Neither move is unexpected. It will be interesting to see how Pop integrates Gooden into the Spurs offense, which is centered on ball movement and focusing on the most efficient shots (in the paint, corner threes, etc.). Our TH Network brother 48 Minutes of Hell notes that Gooden knows the Spurs defensive system, since he’s played for Cleveland coach Mike Brown–a Pop disciple.

So it’s official: The C’s are going to war with what they have. Oh, and Phoenix is signing Stro Swift for some reason. 

• You’ve heard by now, but Scal’s out for a month. I’ll say it again: With Scal saying he’s having trouble focusing and reading, I’m not banking on him coming back again this season. If he returns and plays well, it will be a pleasant surprise. 

• Celtics Blog has a poll up asking which of five teams (Atlanta, Miami, Philly, Detroit, Chicago and “other”) fans fear most as a potential first-round opponent. Atlanta and Detroit have a combined 76 percent of the vote right now, with Atlanta leading 42-34. My vote (Philly) is in last. 

Really? Atlanta is the clear winner here? I don’t see it. Joe Johnson looks exhausted, Bibby’s hurting and his play has declined since the year turned, and people are under-estimating importance of Childress to their depth last year. Their 20-7 home record is scary, yes, but I guess I’m surprised by the Hawks nearly capturing a majority of this vote.

• Finally, here’s Carmelo Anthony posterizing Glen Davis during the C’s blowout win over Denver last week. I post this to praise Baby, not humiliate him. As I said in my recap of this game, Baby’s challenge here symbolizes what is good about this team. He didn’t duck, turn away or stay flat-footed. He went up to try and block the shot or foul Melo hard enough to prevent the dunk. We should praise the guts, not mock the result. If every young big came into the league with a lunatic defensive cyborg like KG screaming at them, more players would try and make a play like Baby did here.

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