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6 days ago

Terrence Williams Arrested on Gun Charges, Following Domestic Dispute

Terrence Williams was on the verge of coming back to the Boston Celtics next season after being one of the few bright spots of the Celtics’ postseason. Now, that journey is just an afterthought. According to a report from the Kent Reporter, a newspaper in Williams’ home state of Washington, the point guard was arrested yesterday [...]

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7 days ago

Kevin Garnett Will Avoid Foot Surgery

As we await Kevin Garnett’s decision about whether or not he will play a 7th season with the Boston Celtics, an important physical limitation has been avoided for the big man. After laboring through the last couple months of the season with a foot/ankle injury, which caused him to miss much of the regular season, [...]

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9 days ago

Danny Ainge is Waiting on Talking Future with Kevin Garnett

Yesterday was a good day in Boston. We found out Doc Rivers would definitely be coming back as a head coach, the Bruins won in overtime, and the Sox had a big comeback as well. As the first big decision of the Celtics offseason came in though, a brighter light begins to shine down now [...]

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10 days ago

Jeff Green’s 2012-13 Final Grade

Unless we’re discussing the eight or nine best players in the world, it’s impossible to separate a contract’s price from a player’s expectations, value, and overall performance. Jeff Green is the manifestation of this theory. In August he was guaranteed $36 million over four years, even though he didn’t play a single game during the [...]

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10 days ago

Painful Reminders (Part I): The Celtics Drafted JaJuan Johnson Instead of Jimmy Butler

On June 23rd, 2011, Brian Robb and I stood around a high top bar table in Tommy Doyle’s in Kendall Square.  Before us lay one of the biggest mounds of buffalo chicken wings I had ever endeavor to make disappear.  These 25 cent flappers- one of the few indulgences afforded to the participants of our [...]

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11 days ago

Chris Wilcox: 2012-13 Final Grade

There are a number of contextually-appropriate ways to craft this post. One would be to forgo words entirely, and represent Chris Wilcox’s entire season with a series of videos. That would involve one part of this: For every eight parts of this: Tweet

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Escape From South Beach: Celtics 100, Heat 98

ESPN • Hot Hot Hoops • Peninsula is Mightier Paul Pierce gets the hero nod tonight as he drains a 15 footer*...

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Game 3: C’s @ Heat

Offensive Efficiency: Boston: 107.7 points/100 possessions (15th) Miami: 106.6 points/100 possessions...

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Why The Celtics Love The 1st Round: Rest

I can’t help but be overly optimistic about the Celtics chances to head into Miami this weekend and at...

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Guarding Wade in Game 2: Sticking With What Works

We saw in Game 1 that Dwyane Wade torched the Celtics on screen/roll until Boston in the 3rd quarter began...

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Sheed’s Main Playoff Contribution So Far: A $35,000 Fine

Only Rasheed Wallace could draw a fine for complaining about officials before they had even done anything to...

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An Overlooked Factor Responsible for The C’s Defensive Resurgence

The Boston Celtics have put on a clinic in their dismantling of the Miami Heat these past two games, holding...

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Waiting For Michael Beasley to Stand Up

The Celtics are flying high right now, but the larger story beyond this season remains one of rebuilding in order...

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Doc’s Play of Game 2

Doc called this the most important play of Game 2, according to ESPNBoston.com (h/t: CelticsTown): Sorry...

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The Value of Ray: 12 Points in 1:45

Two weeks before the trade deadline, I wrote the following in this post: Think about how many times you’ve seen...

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Postgame Chatter: Doc on Rebounding & Ticket Stub The Comedian?

A 29 point victory provides you with a lot of happy campers around the Celtic locker room with everyone having a...

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