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5 Questions With Josh McRoberts

I talked to Los Angeles back up big man Josh McRoberts prior to the Celtics-Lakers game Thursday night at the Garden.  Here is what the former Duke Blue Devil, who is averaging 2.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in his first year in LA, had to say. 1. How have you guys been able to deal [...]

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5-on-5: Predicting All-Star Reserves

I was a panelist on the 5-on-5 today at ESPN, choosing reserves for the Eastern and Western Conference all-star teams. I took two Celtics, as noted below. Hit the link to read the rest. 1. Which East and West point guards should be chosen as All-Star reserves? Ryan DeGama, CelticsHub: East: Deron Williams, Rajon Rondo [...]

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2 days ago

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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3 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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On Lotto Busts: Kedrick Brown

From the always-great Kelly Dwyer’s list of the 10 worst lottery picks of the decade:

9) Kedrick Brown, Boston Celtics, taken 11th overall in 2001

He wasn’t exactly taken ahead of Jordan, Stockton, or Malone; but by my count, Brown was selected ahead of 15 players who started an NBA game last year. An athletic … something, who was working out of a junior college long enough to impress Chris Wallace and the C’s, Brown was an immediate washout.

This was also the infamous Joe Forte draft. In semi-defense of the Brown selection, there’s a theory that if you’ve got a bunch of first round picks—especially two clustered near the top—you can take a flier with one. (This is part of the reason the Celtics selected Larry Joe Bird with the 6th pick in the 1978 draft even though Bird was staying for another year at Indiana State; the team also had the 8th pick, which they used on Freeman Williams of Portland State—a player the Clippers eventually chose over Bird when the owners of the C’s and the Buffalo Braves traded teams).

The C’s had the 10th pick in 2001 and selected a proven college player in Joe Johnson.

And the Brown and Forte picks have been the exceptions in a run of very strong Celtic drafts this decade.

As you likely know by now, Kedrick Brown is still playing ball. He just signed with a Turkish team, per Jessica Camerato.

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