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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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A Word on the Grand Marquis’ PG Abilities

In most stories about Marquis Daniels, the writer notes that Daniels played some point guard during his rookie season in Dallas under the Mad Genius Don Nelson. (Daniels backed up Steve Nash at points during that 2003-04 season). 

But it’s important to note that Daniels occasionally ran the point during his three seasons with the Pacers. In 2007-08, for instance, Daniels played about 11 percent of Indiana’s  available point guard minutes, according to 82games. That’s not a ton, but it’s something. And it’s important because there is some notion out there that only Wacky Ol’ Nellie was crazy enough to install Daniels at the point for extended minutes—as if only a gimmicky head coach would do such a thing. 

So it’s really nice to see that Jessica Camerato of WEEI got Stephen Graham (otherwise known as Graham The Lesser) to chat a bit about Daniels’ time at the point while the two were teammates with the Pacers. 

Here’s Graham:

“He actually did play some point at one point in time when we had a couple of guys out on injuries. In my first year with him (2007-2008) he played a lot of point when Jamaal Tinsley was out. He can definitely handle the ball and he can guard a point guard. 

He’s pretty vocal. He’s not a solidified point guard, he’s a multi-position player, but he’s just as loud as any other point guard that you’d play with and he can see the floor just as well as any other point guard that you would play against. He’s one of those tweener guys who can play the point, shooting guard, and small forward. He definitely has a high IQ and is probably one of the better passers I’ve seen playing and as a slasher as well.”

I think we’ve seen the last of Lester Hudson.

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