There are a number of contextually-appropriate ways to craft this post. One would be to forgo words entirely, and represent Chris Wilcox’s entire season with a series of videos. That would involve one part of this: For every eight parts of this: Note the headline on that second clip. Someone was so amused/enraged by Wilcox’s [...]

Here’s a sweeping general statement involving super specific statistics that may or may not mean anything: In the 1423 minutes Rajon Rondo played this season, the Boston Celtics were outscored by 1.3 points per 100 possessions. When he sat (including all contests after he tore his ACL), Boston was better than their opponents by 1.8 [...]

Final Grade: Avery Bradley (C+)

In his third year in the league, in which promising players often make brash leaps from benchwarmer to starter, from starter to star, Avery Bradley took a big step back. But his regression might be deceptive. When he returned to the Celtics’ lineup on January the 2nd after two in-season months recovering from offseason shoulder [...]

Baby Fined 25K, Giddens Sent to Red Claws

Posted by Brian Robb on Jan 21, 2010 55350 comments2010-01-22+00%3A05%3A59Brian+Robb

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.

Painful Reminders (Part I): The Celtics Drafted JaJuan Johnson Instead of Jimmy Butler

Chris Wilcox: 2012-13 Final Grade

Rajon Rondo’s 2012-13 Final Grade

Avery Bradley Elected to NBA All-Defense Second Team

Paul Pierce’s Contract: Dispelling The Myths and Stating The Facts

Final Grade: Avery Bradley (C+)

Baby Fined 25K, Giddens Sent to Red Claws

Leave a Reply Cancel reply