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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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1 day 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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2 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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3 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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Mock Watch, Less than 24 Hours to Go

Here’s what some of the mock drafts that go into the second round seek the C’s taking at #58:

ESPN/Chad Ford: Bryan Mullins, PG, Southern Illinois

DraftExpress: Alade Aminu, PF, Georgia Tech

NBADraft.net: Wesley Matthews, SG, Marquette

RealGM: Jeff Adrien, PF, UConn

HoopsWorld: Jon Brockman, PF, Washington

NBA-Draft.com: Patrick Beverley, PG/SG, Ukraine

Collegehoopsnet.com: Josh Heytvelt, PF, Gonzaga

The Draft Review: DeMarre Carroll, PF/SF, Missouri

There you have it. If I’ve missed an obvious (and credible) mock that does a pick-by-pick second round, please let me know in the comments. 

Frankly, some of these picks seem really unlikely to me. I’d be very surprised if any of Heytvelt, Brockman, Carroll or Beverly fell all the way to #58. Heck, there are a few mock drafts (see DX and Ford’s, for instance) who have Carroll, Heytvelt and Brockman as first round picks, and the consensus of the most “mainstream” sources seems to be that all three–plus Beverley–will be gone by the 50th pick. 

But strange stuff happens in the draft. 

We’re going to be a part of the ESPN/TrueHoop live blog, and you’ll be able to follow the blog and participate here. We’ll put up the CoverItLive post at noon or so tomorrow.

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