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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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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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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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Are the Nets an NBA Team?

Update: So apparently this is fake, and I’m a moron. Kudos to Mike for fooling me and for possessing an amazing word-for-word knowledge of Jim Mora’s famous rant. Again, proof that I’m an idiot.

Mike Prada at Bullets Forever has transcribed Flip Saunders’ opening remarks from last night’s post-game press conference after the T’Wolves beat the Wiz in Minny by 12: 

A usually subdued Flip Saunders walks into the post-game press conference angrier than ever.  

Flip Saunders: Let me start out saying this: Do NOT blame that game on Gilbert, OK?  I don’t care who you play, whether it’s Bishop O’Connell, the New Jersey Nets, the University of Maryland, much less an NBA team, when you give up 19 offensive rebounds, you ain’t gonna beat anybody.

The New Jersey Nets: Now officially being compared to high school and college teams and explicitly being labeled “not an NBA team.” Awesome. 

In all seriousness, you have to wonder whether this works for or against LeBron James (and others) going to a team like the Nets or the Clippers. Does the fact that the franchise has been a joke for 90 percent of its existence make it A) more appealing (“I can prove I can win anywhere”) or B) less appealing (“I demean myself simply by putting on their uniform”)?

I think the answer is probably C) “It doesn’t matter as long as they throw me a ton of money and sign some talent.”

But it’s still fun to think about, and it’s fun to read Flip going into Jim Mora diddly-poo mode. (PLAYOFFS???)

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