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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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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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2 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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4 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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4 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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Catching Some C’s

(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Anyone who’s read the site before knows I LOVE Bill Walker. What’s not to love? He plays hard. He plays tough. He scores 21 points in 35 minutes?

That last one, albeit a bit surprising, is exactly what he did tonight against the Cleveland Cavaliers. For a player who hardly got any run in his two years in Boston, it’s a nice to see him make the most of his opportunity.

Still, it begs the question: why no love by way of PT when Walker was with the Green?

It seemed pretty clear that for one reason or the other, the coaching staff didn’t trust Walker to play the type of defense the Celtics needed him to.   Still, for a team searching for offensive answers coming off the bench, wouldn’t the Celtics have been wise to make the most of Walker’s youth and athleticism?

The answer is unequivocally in the affirmative. Walker showed tonight that not only could he put the ball in the bucket, but he could do it from all over the floor. In fact, here is his shot chart:

With the C’s looking for someone off the bench who can spread the floor, it’s a little disconcerting for Celtics’ fans to see Bill Walker go 2-for-5 from deep and make two foul line jumpers.

In no way does this one game make Bill Walker anything more than capable. The issue I have with him not getting the chance in Boston is that “capable” is all the Celtics needed him to be. With some talk brewing about bringing in Michael Finley, the Walker exodus really puts any of that “talk” in perspective.

The bottom line is, what is Michael Finley going to do in Boston that Bill Walker didn’t, or couldn’t do?

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In other news, our old pal Lester Hudson was just assigned to Memphis’ D-League affiliate. I, personally, really hope Lester makes it in this league. His offensive ability can be electrifying.

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