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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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23 hours 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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1 day 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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2 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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2 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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4 days ago

5 Questions With Landry Fields

I talked with New York starting guard Landry Fields prior to the Celtics-Knicks game at the TD Garden.  Here is what the 2nd year man out of Stanford, who is averaging 10 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.1 assists had to say. 1.  I’m sure you guys are frustrated with your record to this point of [...]

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Where We Stand at Noon

Three hours to go. Here’s where things stand:

• The C’s/Knicks deal that reportedly centers around Nate Robinson and Eddie House is not done, and, as Paul Flannery notes at WEEI.com, likely needs a third team or some other cap wizardry to work under the league’s collective bargaining agreement.

Still: Everyone agrees this deal will get done.

• The Kings have dealt another rumored Boston target, Kevin Martin, to the Rockets, and they got an asset in return the likes of which Boston simply doesn’t have: Carl Landry, a budding star at power forward with a cheap $3 million deal that expires next year. The C’s could not have landed Martin (and filler) in a straight-up deal with Sacto alone.

• The Bucks are getting John Salmons from the Bulls for Hakim Warrick and Joe Alexander, both of whom are on expiring deals. You have to believe the C’s could have made at run at Salmons had they wanted him.

Warrick is having a disappointing year, and Alexander will likely find himself out of the league next season.

• Amare Stoudemire appears likely to remain in Phoenix. A segment of C’s fans are lobbying for the team to offer Allen (and change) to the Suns in exchange for Stoudemire and Jason Richardson. It’s an interesting thought. If Stoudemire exercises his player option (unlikely), those two guys would make a combined $31 million next season, but both of their deals would expire, making them hugely appealing trade chips.

If Amare opts out, the Celtics would have his Bird rights and, with them, the ability to go over the cap to sign him. But they’d also have a glut of big men that are either difficult to trade (KG, Sheed), promising (Big Baby) or cornerstones (Perk).

The C’s would have to throw in about $6 million in additional salary to make the trade work, and they have the expiring deals to do it.

But it won’t happen.

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