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Rondo Replacing Johnson on All-Star Team

The Herald got it right from Rondo’s agent. According to his agent, Bill Duffy, the Celtics point guard has been named to the Eastern Conference All-star roster, presumably to replace Joe Johnson, the injured Atlanta Hawks guard. This would be Rondo’s third all-star appearance. Nice birthday present for RR, who probably should have been selected [...]

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3 days ago

Comments Deleting?

We apologize if your comments are being deleted (provided that they are not offensive). We are looking into why this is happening. We also want to apologize for the lack of a game thread for last night’s game.  We had a premonition that the Celtics would play that poorly and thought if we pretended the [...]

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7 days ago

5 Questions With Greg Monroe

I talked with Detroit star forward Greg Monroe prior to the Celtics-Pistons game on Wednesday night.  Here is what the 2nd year big man out of Georgetown, who is averaging 16.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists per game had to say. 1. Just your 2nd year in the league, but playing so well, were you disappointed [...]

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8 days ago

Call for Responses: 5-on-5

Readers! Last week’s responses to the 5-on-5 questions were really, really great. We had way more qualified answers than we were able to use. So we’re going to keep doing it! FOREVER. Here are this week’s questions: 1. Are you concerned about Rondo’s media boycott this week? 2. The trade deadline is less than a [...]

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11 days ago

5 Questions With Ronnie Brewer

I talked with Chicago starting guard Ronnie Brewer prior to the Celtics-Bulls game on Sunday.  Here is what the 6th year man out of Arkansas who is averaging 7.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists had to say. 1. You guys have a lot of the same players back from last year’s team which was [...]

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13 days ago

5 Questions With Josh McRoberts

I talked to Los Angeles back up big man Josh McRoberts prior to the Celtics-Lakers game Thursday night at the Garden.  Here is what the former Duke Blue Devil, who is averaging 2.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in his first year in LA, had to say. 1. How have you guys been able to deal [...]

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Nate Update: Nothing Close…Yet

In case you missed it, Alan Hahn, Newsday’s excellent Knicks beat reporter, filed a brief update on the Nate Robinson situation last night.

Per Hahn: “We got indications tonight that the two sources have, indeed, talked, but according to one source there is nothing yet happening.”

Hahn reports that Robinson would accept a deal to Boston because it would guarantee he receives the $1 million playoff bonus built into his one-year deal. (Robinson has veto power over any deal because of his status as a soon-to-be free agent with Bird rights playing on a one-year contract. Hahn reports that Nate Rob has already vetoed a deal that would have sent him to the Grizz in exchange for ex-UConn point guard Marcus Williams, since the Grizz aren’t exactly a post-season lock).

The Knicks, Hahn speculates, would most likely want Tony Allen, Eddie House or Marquis Daniels in any Nate trade. He also outlines the difficulties in making a Nate/Boston deal, which I went through here. The deal becomes easier if you introduce a third team with cap room, which would almost have to be Memphis. But the Grizzlies sudden status as a playoff contender (and not a lottery-bound also-ran) complicates that, as well.

Update #2: CelticsBlog links to a New York Daily News story in which anonymous source claims Doc would have no problem coaching Robinson.

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