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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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Larry Hughes?

You know how crazy people—at least as portrayed in the movies—believe that everything happening on TV is somehow about them? That the president is talking directly to them, or that advertisements have hidden messages only they can understand?

There was a moment this morning when I could briefly relate to that sort of movie insanity. When I read in this Boston Herald story that the Celtics are at least kicking the tires on Larry Hughes (recently bought out by the Kings after being dealt there in the massive Houston/New York/Sacto deal centered around T-Mac), I thought to myself, “It’s as if the Celtics are conducting a personal experiment to see how many of my least favorite players they can sign before I get really angry.” And I suspect I’m not alone feeling this way.

Of course, the answer is basically infinity, since loyalties are to the uniform and all. But between Stephon Marbury, Nate Robinson (whom I believe I can grow to like) and the mere mention of the name Larry Hughes…yikes.

I mean, Larry Hughes inspired someone to buy the domain name and create the site called www.heylarryhughespleasestoptakingsomanybadshots.com.

If you like contested 20-footers, Larry Hughes is your guy.

Larry Hughes hasn’t shot higher than 40.9 percent from the floor since 2005!

I’ll say this, though: When Hughes is motivated and part of a non-dysfunctional team, he can be a competent—and sometimes even trouble-making—defender and a decent ball-handler.

Oh: He also has a broken finger.

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