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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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19 hours 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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3 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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Ray’s “Nothing But Net” Moment

Oh man, am I jealous of Kevin Arnovitz (of TrueHoop and ClipperBlog) today, because he just finished up watching the C’s take their gameday shootaround at the United Center. And of course he came away with a fantastic story

J.R. Giddens was on the court working on his long-distance shot. And he was doing alright—he made three straight three-pointers at one point, Arnovitz tells us. Ray Allen was (playfully) unimpressed. 

I’ll let Kevin take over:

“You touched the rim!” Allen said after Giddens’ third make. 

Giddens turned around to face Allen. He wasn’t despondent, but appeared more like an eager child trying to please a father-coach. 

“What kind of shooter are you if you’re touching the rim on your shot?” Allen said with a smile. 

Allen then rose from his cushioned seat on the sidelines for a demonstration, launching a shot from 25-feet. As has been the case more than 2,000 times over his 14-year career, Allen’s shot caught nothing but net. 

Allen cooly went back to his place on the bench, and Giddens went back to work.

Of course he swished the shot. This isn’t quite Bird raising his “Number One” finger as his final money ball in the three-point shootout was in mid-air (an underrated Bird moment), but it’s still pretty damn cool.

Now, let’s get that three-point percentage in real games well north of where it is now (33 percent), Walter Ray.

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