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18 hours 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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1 day 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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2 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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2 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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4 days ago

5 Questions With Landry Fields

I talked with New York starting guard Landry Fields prior to the Celtics-Knicks game at the TD Garden.  Here is what the 2nd year man out of Stanford, who is averaging 10 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.1 assists had to say. 1.  I’m sure you guys are frustrated with your record to this point of [...]

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5 days ago

New CelticsHub Poll – Please Vote!

We’ve added a new poll (left hand side) to the site soliciting your input on our coverage and what you want to see more of in the future. Please take time to vote. You can choose up to 2 of the available topics. You can also write us longer messages by email at celticshub@gmail.com or [...]

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Monday afternoon links

  • Helpless against this firing squad: He sent Tony Allen and Gabe Pruitt in for captain Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. Eighteen seconds later, he made the surrender complete by inserting Mikki Moore and Bill Walker for Kendrick Perkins and Rajon Rondo, and so it was official even before the final buzzer. [Globe]
  • They’d have looked sharper with Garnett: The 6-foot-11-inch slender yet muscular celebrity wasn’t wearing a No. 5 jersey, fancy adidas sneakers, or long baggy shorts. Instead, Kevin Garnett wore a pretty custom-made dark blue suit, with a white shirt, red tie, white pocket square, and shiny dress shoes. [Globe]
  • What of the future? You do the math: Barring some startling development – and with Danny Ainge as general manager it’s wise to keep your mental seat belt fastened – the Celtics won’t have to start contemplating that future for at least another year. [Globe]
  • Rediscovered touch not enough for Celtics: Stan Van Gundy was talking like a man who’d been spending all his spare time reading – ingesting – the press clippings and the blogs, going so far as to suggest that, hey, the sportswriters would have you believe his Orlando Magic had been trailing this best-of-seven playoff series against the Celtics [team stats] “six to nothing.’ [Herald]

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