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5 Questions With Josh McRoberts

I talked to Los Angeles back up big man Josh McRoberts prior to the Celtics-Lakers game Thursday night at the Garden.  Here is what the former Duke Blue Devil, who is averaging 2.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in his first year in LA, had to say. 1. How have you guys been able to deal [...]

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7 hours ago

5-on-5: Predicting All-Star Reserves

I was a panelist on the 5-on-5 today at ESPN, choosing reserves for the Eastern and Western Conference all-star teams. I took two Celtics, as noted below. Hit the link to read the rest. 1. Which East and West point guards should be chosen as All-Star reserves? Ryan DeGama, CelticsHub: East: Deron Williams, Rajon Rondo [...]

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2 days ago

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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3 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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Rondo and Davis ruled out for Wednesday’s game

Any news on the injury front this season has generally been bad news for the Celtics. That trend continues today as Boston.com is reporting that Rajon Rondo and Glen Davis will be out for Wednesday’s night contest in Miami and perhaps even into next week.

“We’ll probably be down to 10 for probably this whole week,” coach Doc Rivers said. “[Davis] and Rondo are out and will be out for probably the next couple games, maybe the next week.

“I actually made the comment [after Sunday's game] that Rondo would be ready for Wednesday, I think we were wrong.”

Analysis: I touched on the potential of this happening in yesterday’s recap and the potential nightmare has become a reality for this team. Luckily for the Celtics the upcoming schedule gets a little bit easier after Wednesday with extremely winnable games for a shorthanded Boston team against Memphis and Milwaukee.

Given these developments I hope Doc Rivers throws in the towel somewhat in the team’s quest to keep pace with Cleveland in the east and gives the young guys some significant playing time all of these games.

Ray Allen and Paul Pierce have been incredibly overworked in the past month as the injuries have piled up. The team’s main focus must now be shifted from winning the conference to getting everyone as healthy as possible for the stretch run and trying to ensure Allen and Pierce are fresh for the postseason.

If this philosophy shifts takes place (which I hope it does) the next few games may not be pretty. However it will better serve this team in achieving its ultimate goal of repeating as NBA Champions.

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