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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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C’s Deserving of Number One Power Ranking?

Monday is a day where we can expect the latest power rankings from around the league. Personally, I was excited to see where the Celtics would stack up, coming off six game winning streak, with their two latest wins coming in extremely impressive fashion. With the C’s rolling and the Lakers reeling after losing four straight last week….this appeared to be Boston’s chance.

However, I forgot to take into account that Dallas is playing well and Marc Stein is a bit of a Mavs fan. Plus, they edged the C’s in Dallas earlier this year. However, all things being equal on an neutral court, would anyone out of Dallas be willing to take the Mavs in a head-to-head matchup? In any case, here are the top two spots courtesy of ESPN.com:

2010-11 Power Rankings: Week 6
RK (LW) TEAM REC COMMENT
1 (2) Mavericks 16-4 It’ll be fascinating to see what The Streakbusters can do with their six straight home games. I’d buy into Hollinger’s idea that they can really stretch this thing to 15 … except that the Mavs lose focus at home so often.
2 (3) Celtics 16-4 The Rondo Effect: Folks are starting to ask on a regular basis whether RR can really pull a Stockton and average 14 dimes for the season. The KG Effect: Boston has started at a brisk 16-4 for the fourth consecutive season.

The good news? Hollinger’s power rankings have the C’s going out on top, ahead of the Spurs thanks to their strong schedule and growing margin of victories. I ask you the question though C’s fans, through 20 games, despite all the injuries, does Boston still deserve the top spot at this juncture?

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