The TickerPaul Pierce’s Contract: Dispelling The Myths and Stating The Facts
The first domino to fall this offseason is Paul Pierce’s contract. Until Danny Ainge figures out what he’s doing there, little else matters. As we wait for this decision, we also must face the rest of the offseason, which means it is also rumor season. With that time of year, comes plenty of information floating [...]
42Final Grade: Avery Bradley (C+)
In his third year in the league, in which promising players often make brash leaps from benchwarmer to starter, from starter to star, Avery Bradley took a big step back. But his regression might be deceptive. When he returned to the Celtics’ lineup on January the 2nd after two in-season months recovering from offseason shoulder [...]
9Danny Ainge Expects Doc Rivers & Kevin Garnett To Return, Unsure About Paul Pierce
A long, challenging offseason awaits Danny Ainge this summer. Before he dives in head first, he joined Salk and Holley on WEEI-FM 93.7 to discuss the multitude of decisions facing him this offseason, as well as the progress of Rajon Rondo in his rehab from ACL surgery. A few of the notable highlights from the interview. Ainge [...]
11Suns Hire Away Celtics’ Assistant GM Ryan McDonough
In one way or another, there will be change this offseason in Boston. That process started in the past couple days, with the first piece moving out coming as a name most C’s fans might not be familiar with. Yet, it was Celtics’ assistant general manager Ryan McDonough, one of Danny Ainge’s top lieutenants, who [...]
0Doc Rivers Finishes 13th in Coach of the Year Voting
It was a tough season for the Boston Celtics, and that includes for head coach Doc Rivers. The long-time coach battled to find the right fit for a lot of new pieces that were both underperforming and/or failed to pick up his schemes on both ends of the floor. Naturally, an unfortunate plethora of injuries [...]
23Overconfident Answers To Offseason Questions (Part 1)
It seems like every offseason since 2010 we’ve been through this: a myriad of questions and concerns about the Celtics’ roster that usually involve the possibility of the core of the team being dismantled. As we head into the summer of 2013, we’ve got a whole batch of questions, many of which will be familiar. [...]
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My girlfriend, who grew up in Croatia and visits every August, kindly cut her trip a bit short to fly back to the U.S. and attend the wedding of my close friend. She had just spent a few days on Hvar, a Croatian island that has apparently become quite the high-end resort destination–especially for Croatian athletes. Among the celeb-letes who were there (according to Croatian media) at the same time as my girlfriend: Toni Kukoc, Iva Majoli and Goran Ivanisevic.