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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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Q-Richardson the X-Factor?

This morning I woke to news that Quentin Richardson was yet again on the trade block (thanks to Jerry Zgoda and HoopsHype.com).  This is hardly surprising considering the T’Wolves massive rebuilding operation and Richardson even calling it himself.

If you’ve read any of my stuff before, you know that as soon as I read this news, I went immediately to the ESPN NBA Trade Machine and tried to figure out ways in which this could help the Celtics.  The best option I could come up with is Richardson being the X-factor in the sign-and-trade for Marquis Daniels.  The Celtics are currently looking for a third team to make it work and Tony Allen and Brian Scalabrine’s expiring contracts may make the T-Wolves happy to oblige.  The most glaring potential road block is the number of players under contract with the T’Wolves, as I have them taking back three players in the deal.  It seems weird that Minnesota do a three-for-one considering they just did one themselves in getting Richardson.  The only difference is, Sebastian Telfair’s contract had a player option while all three contracts I sent to Minnesota were expiring, which would give Minnesota a total of 5 expiring contracts (not including Atkins and Brown), making them a major player in the 2010 free agent sweepstakes.

The details of the trade are after the jump.

Because the Trade Machine doesn’t have a sign-and-trade feature, I had to improvise.  I sent three contracts from the Pacers totally $5.4 million, Quentin Richardson to the Pacers, and Brian Scalabrine, Tony Allen, and Travis Diener to the T’Wolves…

…and in case your windering, I did also complete a straight up trade involving Richardson for Scal, Allen, and J.R. Giddens, which worked.  Despite not really needing him, Richardson is even less likely to come to the Celtics given their past squabbles.  He also seems to be fading into obscurity (his new team will be his fourth team in the last year) and I think we’ve learned our lesson on that here and here.

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