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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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1 day 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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2 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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3 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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3 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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Links of Interest: DJ’s HOF Worthiness, Video Goodness, All-D Teams, UCONN!!!!

• You won’t read more polar opposite conclusions about Dennis Johnson’s qualifications than those contained in these pieces by Bob Ryan in the Globe and David Berri, of Wages of Wins fame, on his Web site.

Ryan, in a piece that deserves your full read, argues that stats cannot properly show DJ’s importance as a player:

But as is the case with any legitimately great player, his essence cannot be gleaned from a résumé. As much as any great player I can think of, it can truly be said that there was no one like him.

And Berri? In a piece that also deserves your time, he argues that statistics alone show DJ was, at best, a borderline Hall of Fame candidate. Berri’s Wins Produced system rates DJ as a below average player in each of seasons with the C’s.

One thing Berri brings up that we can all agree on: Artis Gilmore belongs in the Hall.

• John Hollinger names his 1st, 2nd and 3rd All-Defense teams using a combination of available metrics (i.e. plus/minus) and his considerable observational skills. Four of the five C’s starters get a mention, but only one makes any of Hollingers three teams. Guess which one?

• I’m a little late on this, but Celtics Town has a nice video breakdown of the Paul Pierce isolation play Doc called at the end of regulation Friday night against Houston. Celtics fans hate this play without thinking about it at this point, but CT does better and examines it in depth.

• Speaking of video, NBAPlaybook, which gives you top-notch video analysis every day, breaks down LeBron’s shot selection down the stretch against Boston on Sunday.

• CelticsBlog gets us thinking about the Heat as a possible first-round playoff opponent. The Heat have Dwyane Wade, but, as we wrote here, the C’s have handled Miami without much of a problem over the last two seasons.

• Finally, a hearty congratulations to the UConn Lady Huskies, who finished their second straight undefeated season last night with a hard fought (and sorta ugly) win in the title game against Stanford. That’s 78 straight wins, seven national titles and counting.

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