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Paul Pierce’s Contract: Dispelling The Myths and Stating The Facts

The first domino to fall this offseason is Paul Pierce’s contract. Until Danny Ainge figures out what he’s doing there, little else matters. As we wait for this decision, we also must face the rest of the offseason, which means it is also rumor season. With that time of year, comes plenty of information floating [...]

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10 days ago

Final Grade: Avery Bradley (C+)

In his third year in the league, in which promising players often make brash leaps from benchwarmer to starter, from starter to star, Avery Bradley took a big step back. But his regression might be deceptive. When he returned to the Celtics’ lineup on January the 2nd after two in-season months recovering from offseason shoulder [...]

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11 days ago

Danny Ainge Expects Doc Rivers & Kevin Garnett To Return, Unsure About Paul Pierce

A long, challenging offseason awaits Danny Ainge this summer. Before he dives in head first, he joined Salk and Holley on WEEI-FM 93.7 to discuss the multitude of decisions facing him this offseason, as well as the progress of Rajon Rondo in his rehab from ACL surgery. A few of the notable highlights from the interview. Ainge [...]

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11 days ago

Suns Hire Away Celtics’ Assistant GM Ryan McDonough

In one way or another, there will be change this offseason in Boston. That process started in the past couple days, with the first piece moving out coming as a name most C’s fans might not be familiar with. Yet, it was Celtics’ assistant general manager Ryan McDonough, one of Danny Ainge’s top lieutenants, who [...]

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12 days ago

Doc Rivers Finishes 13th in Coach of the Year Voting

It was a tough season for the Boston Celtics, and that includes for head coach Doc Rivers. The long-time coach battled to find the right fit for a lot of new pieces that were both underperforming and/or failed to pick up his schemes on both ends of the floor. Naturally, an unfortunate plethora of injuries [...]

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13 days ago

Overconfident Answers To Offseason Questions (Part 1)

It seems like every offseason since 2010 we’ve been through this: a myriad of questions and concerns about the Celtics’ roster that usually involve the possibility of the core of the team being dismantled. As we head into the summer of 2013, we’ve got a whole batch of questions, many of which will be familiar.  [...]

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Irresistible Force Meets Very Movable Object: C’s Demolish Bobcats 93-62

ESPN Box Score • Queen City Hoops • Rufus On Fire

Pace: 88.7 (very slow)

Offensive Efficiency: 104.8 points/100 possessions (middle-of-the-pack)

Defensive Efficiency: 69.9 points/100 possessions (beyond elite; it was as if the C’s were playing a group of middle school girls).

This is how it started:

And this is how it ended:

In between, the Celtics toyed with their overmatched foes from North Carolina in a game reminiscent of the many blowouts during the 2007-08 championship season. The Celtics quietly built a 42-32 halftime lead by holding the Bobcats to 0 points on the fast break and 0 points from behind the arc. Then Boston choked off the lifeless Charlotte offense (34.5 efg%) in the third quarter and this thing devolved into a rout, and a tenth straight Celtics win.

Ray Allen and Glen Davis paced the C’s with 16 points apiece, Rajon Rondo held DJ Augustin scoreless and Kevin Garnett managed another double-double (13 points, 11 rebounds) in 23 easy minutes. In addition, Semih Erden got some serious run tonight, tallying 41 regular and garbage-time minutes, and registering 10 points and 7 rebounds.

In summary – it was everything you could possibly want from a mid-December game against an inferior opponent. The Celtics continue their torrid stretch and with each passing win, they position themselves better for the playoffs.

Next up – almost four full days off before a meeting with the red-hot New York Knicks (did I just write that?) on Wednesday night.

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