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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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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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My Goals for the Pre-Season

The pre-season is upon us! Tonight, the C’s open their eight-game pre-season schedule at Houston. (Actually, the game is at something called Dodge Arena in a place called Hidalgo, Texas). 

To mark the occasion, I thought I would list what I personally want to see from the Celtics in pre-season:

1) Stay Healthy 

That is all.

If you forced me—against my will—to offer up things I really wanted to see, I guess I’d list the following:

1) Has Shelden Williams learned a jump shot? 

2) How does Marquis Daniels look at the point?

3) What will J.R. Giddens show us? With Bill Walker hurt and Tony Allen almost always hurt or on the verge of being hurt, the C’s are only one or two injuries away from placing Giddens (or Lester Hudson) on the active 12-man roster.

4) Unleash Lester Hudson. Let’s see if his ball-handling is good enough to handle NBA pressure. Let’s see the scoring ability and the NBA three-point range. Let’s see the relentless defense Hudson and others have talked about. He’s probably not going to get any meaningful playing time this season, but you never know. But this may be the only chance we get to see him with the big club all year. Make the most of it, rook.

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