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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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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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4 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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Calling BS on Doc’s Shelden Comments

When the Globe asked Doc Rivers about Shelden Williams’ possible role on the team, the coach reportedly said the following: 

“Very similar to Baby’s role – terrific 15-foot shooter, can pop, he’s strong, can really rebound. That’s his role.”

Sorry, Doc. You lost me at “terrific 15-foot shooter.” Unless he’s improved dramatically, Shelden Williams is, to put it very kindly, NOT a terrific 15-shoot shooter. Statistically, he’s actually the opposite of a terrific 15-foot shooter. As I wrote here, Shelden has never shot higher than 34.6 percent on jump shots during any of stints with Atlanta, Sacramento or Minnesota. You can check the 82games.com links yourselves: See here, here, here, here and here.

Again, maybe Shelden has been working his butt off to become a better jump-shooter. It’s possible. We saw it with Big Baby last season. It’s a lot of work and it involves a lot of in-game bricks, but it’s possible. 

And I like Shelden Williams. He seems like a nice guy. He Tweets about his wife (I think you know who she is), their dogs, their house, his daily issues—basically, the same crap you and I deal with, except Kevin Garnett yells at him during the day. I’m rooting for Shelden to be a contributor this season, and I think he will be. But not as a jump-shooter.

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