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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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3 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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Sheed to Start?

I didn’t think it was possible for Perk to be demoted, but it sounds like Doc is already thinking about it. Via Fanhouse:

“We’re going to put our best five on the floor,” said Celtics Coach Doc Rivers Wednesday. “At this point, I don’t know if we’re going to change the starting lineup.”

This makes me…uncomfortable. More tomorrow. 

Oh, and ‘Sheed’s deal contains a player option for the third season, according to the Globe. This makes me more uncomfortable. As of right now, the only players guaranteed to be on the 2011-12 Boston Celtics are Kevin Garnett and Rasheed Wallace.

UPDATE: CelticsBlog has a poll up here asking who should start at center, Perk or Sheed. The incumbent is winning in a landslide right now, which is interesting. Are we, as fans, blindly loyal to Perk because of the hard work he’s put in to become a more complete player on both sides of the ball? If so, are we, to put it bluntly, being stupid? If you polled GMs and asked them who is better at this moment, Sheed or Perk, I bet at least 20 would say Sheed without thinking about it for more than five seconds. 

There could also be another dynamic at work here. For whatever reason, we like the idea of an offensive force coming off the bench. We like balance in our line-ups. We don’t like the idea of Perk out there as the second scoring option among the back-ups. 

Of course, basketball is much more complicated than this, and no matter who starts, Doc will do all sorts of mix and matching so that each of the “centers” plays with various combos of the Big Four. That’s the nice thing about having depth.

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