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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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Top 10 Games of the Year, non-Bulls Edition

A wholly subjective list of my favorite Celtics games of the year, not including the Bulls series, just because it...

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Mo Williams Gets His Roger Clemens On

“I thought it was the bat.” “I thought he was the ref.” “I thought he was the...

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I Owe Glen Davis a Slight Apology

Though I’ve defended Glen Davis against malevolent statistics that show he may not be as good as we think he...

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Memory Lane…

…can be a cruel mistress. Especially when thinking back to how excited Celtics fans were last off season. ...

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Defending Doc

I love my colleague Zach Lowe to death, but have to respectively disagree with him and David Thorpe about the...

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Kings Want to Talk to Thibodeau

From the Globe:  It’s uncertain when Thibodeau will interview for either job. Considering that Thibodeau is...

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Some People Didn’t Like Doc’s Injury Etiquette

Two excerpts from David Thorpe’s chat on ESPN.com today:  And #2: More proof that the Celtics are right...

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The Celtics, not the Magic, Died by the Three

I tabulated the numbers from the Celtics-Magic series to see how Boston’s performance dropped off and...

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Picking Up The Pieces

After hearing from Doc Rivers about the overwhelming number of injuries that this Celtic team had been affected by...

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Tuesday Afternoon Links

Celtics raise doubts about what’s possible: Questions, not banners: We always are looking for a bright side, and...

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