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Rondo Replacing Johnson on All-Star Team

The Herald got it right from Rondo’s agent. According to his agent, Bill Duffy, the Celtics point guard has been named to the Eastern Conference All-star roster, presumably to replace Joe Johnson, the injured Atlanta Hawks guard. This would be Rondo’s third all-star appearance. Nice birthday present for RR, who probably should have been selected [...]

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3 days ago

Comments Deleting?

We apologize if your comments are being deleted (provided that they are not offensive). We are looking into why this is happening. We also want to apologize for the lack of a game thread for last night’s game.  We had a premonition that the Celtics would play that poorly and thought if we pretended the [...]

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7 days ago

5 Questions With Greg Monroe

I talked with Detroit star forward Greg Monroe prior to the Celtics-Pistons game on Wednesday night.  Here is what the 2nd year big man out of Georgetown, who is averaging 16.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists per game had to say. 1. Just your 2nd year in the league, but playing so well, were you disappointed [...]

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8 days ago

Call for Responses: 5-on-5

Readers! Last week’s responses to the 5-on-5 questions were really, really great. We had way more qualified answers than we were able to use. So we’re going to keep doing it! FOREVER. Here are this week’s questions: 1. Are you concerned about Rondo’s media boycott this week? 2. The trade deadline is less than a [...]

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11 days ago

5 Questions With Ronnie Brewer

I talked with Chicago starting guard Ronnie Brewer prior to the Celtics-Bulls game on Sunday.  Here is what the 6th year man out of Arkansas who is averaging 7.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists had to say. 1. You guys have a lot of the same players back from last year’s team which was [...]

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13 days ago

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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Nets Interested in Thibodeau?

The C’s top assistant Tom Thibodeau has been caught up in the prospective head coach rumor mill for the past two offseasons. Today’s report out of Tuesday’s edition of the New York Daily News indicates this year will be no different, with the New Jersey Nets kicking the tires on the defensive mastermind:

Thorn hinted the Nets will likely reach out to former Knicks assistant Tom Thibodeau, who is currently associate head coach to Doc Rivers in Boston.

One of the most respected assistants in the league, Thibodeau’s name comes up regularly whenever a head coaching job is available, and sources say that he would be interested in the job. Without naming him, Thorn revealed several reasons why Thibodeau could be a perfect fit in New Jersey, including the fact the Nets are looking for “somebody who has a defensive presence.”

Thibodeau is considered one of the top defensive minds in the game. During his years as Jeff Van Gundy’s assistant with the Knicks and the Rockets, both teams were among the stingiest in the league. The Celtics have also been a top defensive team during Thibodeau’s three seasons in Boston.

Thorn also indicates in the piece, he would like to have a new head coach in place by the NBA draft on June 24th.

After being passed over in several head coach openings in the last few years including Sacramento and Philadelphia last year, you can’t help but feel that this guy’s opportunity is waiting for him somewhere out there. A team like New Jersey, who is largely in need of a defensive overhaul, would be well served with Thibs.

Here’s my question though for Celtics fans. With Doc Rivers potentially on his way out at the end of this season, does Danny Ainge have to strongly consider handing the reigns over to Thibodeau if Doc bows out of Beantown? And would that be a wise move by Danny or would is this team in need of a completely new voice and authority, after a tumultuous regular season.

The outcome of these playoffs will undoubtedly be the true indicator of that question, but it’s an interesting nugget to consider as we look ahead to this offseason.

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