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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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3 hours ago

5-on-5: Predicting All-Star Reserves

I was a panelist on the 5-on-5 today at ESPN, choosing reserves for the Eastern and Western Conference all-star teams. I took two Celtics, as noted below. Hit the link to read the rest. 1. Which East and West point guards should be chosen as All-Star reserves? Ryan DeGama, CelticsHub: East: Deron Williams, Rajon Rondo [...]

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1 day ago

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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Links of Some C’s Relevance, and a Note on Buyouts

• It’s among the most popular topics among diehards: How is Rondo shooting? Paul Flannery takes a look at WEEI.com’s Green Street blog and finds that Rondo has maintained his very solid (50 percent-plus) shooting on mid-range shots since Brian Robb last checked in on Rondo’s numbers last month. Rajon’s percentages from between the rim and 10 feet away and from between 10 and 15 feet out have actually dropped a bit since Brian wrote his piece, according to Flannery and Hoopdata.com. 

• When Matt Moore at Hardwood Paroxysm breaks out his charts, it’s always a must-read. Today, Matt charts how the projected Eastern Conference playoff teams are doing in terms of the so-called Four Factors of winning. There is good news and bad news here: Orlando and Cleveland are a level above Boston, but the C’s, all things considered, don’t fare as badly as you might think in certain categories certain writers harp on every single day. Check out Matt’s work. 

• With two days to go before the trade deadline, both the Celtics and Cavs are still discussing Antawn Jamison deals, according to Brian Windhorst at the Cleveland Plain-Dealer and Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Stay tuned.

• The Wizards are going to buy out Drew Gooden, according to NBC’s Pro Basketball Talk blog (via Wojnarowksi’s Twitter). He’d be on the open market, but he may sit out the mandatory 30 days and re-sign with Dallas. 

• The Clippers and Blazers completed their deal centered around Marcus Camby, and Camby is expected to debut for Portland this week, meaning he’ll be in the line-up when the C’s face Portland on Friday. 

• To make room for their new players (Steve Blake and Travis Outlaw), the Clippers waived Ricky Davis. Don’t even think about it. There are already some folks out there wondering if Danny Ainge will think about signing Ricky Davis (or some other buyout guy).

Let’s be clear: The Celtics are over the salary cap, so they can’t just sign players. The only exception the C’s have left is the veteran’s minimum exception, which means any buyout guy interested in coming to Boston would have to accept (as I understand it) a pro-rated chunk of the veteran’s minimum salary. The C’s used their mid-level exception on Rasheed Wallace and biannual exception on Marquis Daniels.

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