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Rondo Replacing Johnson on All-Star Team

The Herald got it right from Rondo’s agent. According to his agent, Bill Duffy, the Celtics point guard has been named to the Eastern Conference All-star roster, presumably to replace Joe Johnson, the injured Atlanta Hawks guard. This would be Rondo’s third all-star appearance. Nice birthday present for RR, who probably should have been selected [...]

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3 days ago

Comments Deleting?

We apologize if your comments are being deleted (provided that they are not offensive). We are looking into why this is happening. We also want to apologize for the lack of a game thread for last night’s game.  We had a premonition that the Celtics would play that poorly and thought if we pretended the [...]

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7 days ago

5 Questions With Greg Monroe

I talked with Detroit star forward Greg Monroe prior to the Celtics-Pistons game on Wednesday night.  Here is what the 2nd year big man out of Georgetown, who is averaging 16.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists per game had to say. 1. Just your 2nd year in the league, but playing so well, were you disappointed [...]

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8 days ago

Call for Responses: 5-on-5

Readers! Last week’s responses to the 5-on-5 questions were really, really great. We had way more qualified answers than we were able to use. So we’re going to keep doing it! FOREVER. Here are this week’s questions: 1. Are you concerned about Rondo’s media boycott this week? 2. The trade deadline is less than a [...]

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11 days ago

5 Questions With Ronnie Brewer

I talked with Chicago starting guard Ronnie Brewer prior to the Celtics-Bulls game on Sunday.  Here is what the 6th year man out of Arkansas who is averaging 7.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists had to say. 1. You guys have a lot of the same players back from last year’s team which was [...]

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13 days ago

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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Stein: Iverson to Boston not “outlandish”

Me: Yes it is. 

We all know Stein is as plugged in as any reporter covering the NBA, and his Weekend Dime has Boston among the possible NBA teams willing to sign AI on the cheap. He points out that a) the Celtics expressed interest about Iverson in 2006; and b) their signing of Marbury shows they are willing to take on malcontents with talent. The veteran locker room leadership, the title already in the bag–all that stuff is supposed to overwhelm any lingering selfishness. 

Two other disclaimers from Stein. He concedes (and as a reporter myself in my regular job, I appreciate this) that the Boston mention is based only on “an educated guess from one of my guys who knows his stuff.” I’d like a bit more on who that “guy” is–a league exec? An assistant coach? Also: Stein seems to premise any Boston interest in AI on the condition that the C’s fail to win the title this season.

I don’t see this coming anywhere close to happening. First, Iverson’s already on a team that a) has won a title with most of the nucleus that’s already there and b) has some veteran guys who are respected around the league, though no one with KG’s stature/intensity/insanity. And all we’ve seen this year suggests that, even in such an environment, Iverson cannot deal with playing a limited role. Yes, his field goal attempts and his scoring are down, and I believe he’s willing to be a 15-point scorer/penetrator/distributor on a winning team. 

But that’s not what he’d be in Boston. Barring some unexpected production, he’d be Marbury, someone who plays 12 minutes a game as the lead ball-handler off the bench. He played that role for two games in Detroit and announced he’d rather retire than do it.

Throw in the fact that the C’s need to focus on signing Big Baby and/or Powe, and I don’t see it.

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