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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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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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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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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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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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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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Baby Fined 25K, Giddens Sent to Red Claws

A lot of Celtics news and notes hitting the net this afternoon, let’s get caught up to speed here.

First Big Baby has been fined 25 thousand by the NBA according to Chris Forsberg at ESPNBoston.com An excerpt from the report:

The NBA fined Boston Celtics forward Glen Davis $25,000 Thursday for an obscene outburst directed at a fan during Wednesday’s 92-86 loss to the Detroit Pistons at The Palace at Auburn Hills.

A jeering fan near the Celtics’ bench repeatedly called Davis “fat boy” and told him to lose some weight. Davis’ obscene response was audible on both the Boston radio and television broadcasts of the game.

“We know what happened, and that’s unacceptable,” Celtics coach Doc Rivers said after the game. “It’s tough when the fans are yelling that stuff at you, but you have to be stronger than that.”

You would think after the broken thumb incident, Baby would work extra hard to keep his nose clean for the rest of the season. With an outburst like this, that clearly did not happen. With signs of immaturity like this, it makes you wonder if that was part of the reason why Danny and (other teams) did not want to invest long term in the 3rd year power forward.

In unrelated news, A Sherrod Blakely from CSNNE.com (h/t: CelticsBlog) has reported that J.R. Giddens has been sent down to the Maine Red Claws of the NBDL. This move would seem to indicate a couple things:

1) Kevin Garnett is on schedule to return Friday night against Portland as anticipated, giving the C’s a full 12 man active roster without Giddens.

2) Bill Walker has moved back ahead of J.R. Giddens on the depth chart. He played spot minutes in the 2nd quarter last night in Detroit, so we will see if that PT is an anomaly rather than a trend.

Finally, Gary Tanguay, also of CSN and 98.5 The Sports Hub has reported that Giddens was offered to the Knicks along with future considerations in the widely reported trade offer for Nate Robinson. The deal was offered a few weeks back, during Robinson’s benching. With Robinson back in the Knick rotation now, a deal looks unlikely unless the C’s are able to significantly upgrade their offer.

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