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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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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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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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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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Stumbling On Wins Promotion Week

Do you like to read?  Do you like advanced statistics explained to you clearly using real-life examples from your favorite sports?  Do you like winning free stuff?

If you answered “Yes” or “Hell Yes” to any of these questions, this contest is for you.  Economists/statisticians/authors David Berri and Martin Schmidt (The Wages of Wins) have written their second book and want to give it away to basketball fans.  Stumbling On Wins is currently on sale now at your local, national, and online bookstores, but Berri, Schmidt, and Financial Times Press have also provided the TrueHoop Network with copies of the book to give away to our loyal readers.  Right now, CelticsHub is set to give away four copies.

I am no stat geek, but I am thoroughly enjoying this read and am now encouraged to go out and buy their first book, The Wages of Wins, once I am done with Stumbling.

So, how do YOU get your own FREE copy of this book?  I am glad you asked.

Below, we have devised four questions for you to answer based on some handy tables in the book (a contest model I hijacked from Zach Harper of CowbellKingdom and Sebastian Pruiti of NetsAreScorching).  Just by answering these questions, you will be entered into a drawing for a copy of the book. If you get two out of the four questions right, you’ll get two entries, and if you answer all four correctly, you’ll get four.  Simple enough.  It’s like the NBA Draft Lottery without the annual tank jobs.

You can either respond to these questions in the comments section or email them to bjackson@celticshub.com.  Be sure to enter a valid email address if you choose to utilize the comments section so we can contact you after the contest is over.  Speaking of awesome segues, the contest ends on Thursday at 10am and we will hopefully announce the winners that afternoon so those winners will have their books by the following week.

Also, fear not those of you who do not end up winning a copy of Stumbling On Wins from us.  Berri and Schmidt don’t want anyone who buys their book to go home with merely book-in-hand.  If you buy a copy of Stumbling On Wins from now until Friday, you will be given access to a bonus article on the NBA Draft.  Just see The Wages of Wins Journal for the details.

Alright, so now it is time to put on your thinking caps and see if you can answer some questions:

1) In Stumbling On Wins, there is a chapter entitled “Defending Isiah” which discusses Isiah Thomas terrible reign as GM of the Knicks.  In this chapter, a chart is provided which displays the actual wins produced by the Stephon Marbury, Jamal Crawford, Quentin Richardson, Eddy Curry, and Zach Randolph acquisitions.  For the 2007-2008, how many wins did each of these players collectively give the New York Knicks?

A) 14.5

B) 7.9

C) 6.9

D) 4.3

2)From 1989-2005, how many current Celtics led their draft class in wins produced?

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

(Those ones were tough and may end up being blind guesses so here are two Celtics related gimmies)

3) What jersey number did Pete Maravich wear when he played for the Celtics?

A) 7

B) 44

C) 23

D) 91

4) Who was the tallest player on the 2002-2003 Celtics team?

A) Tony Battie

B) Bruno Sundov

C) Mark Blount

D) Mikki Moore

There you have ‘em.  Good luck and we look forward to giving you free stuff.

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