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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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Highlights of Ainge and Doc’s Press Conference: Rondo, Free Agency, West

Doc Rivers and Danny Ainge just spoke at length at a presser at the C’s practice facility in Waltham. The duo covered a wide-ranging array of topics, including the latest Rondo rumors. Our guy Chris Forsberg over at ESPNBoston has us covered on some of the highlights. We will have more extensive coverage and additional quotes as the day continues:

Ainge on Rondo: “I’m not, no,” bottom-lined Ainge. Asked how he’ll approach his young guard given all the media attention around the rumored deal, Ainge said he’ll be honest with him. “I”ll talk to Rondo,” he said. “But I won’t tell you what I’ll say to him. Rondo will be fine, Rondo knows that we love him. He knows that we like him. He’s excited to come back and play basketball, in my opinion. He gets a lot of attention; He’s a great player. There’s a lot of people that call me and aks me about Rondo. So, how these rumors get out, it’s unfortunate, but we didn’t leak those rumors out. We’ll deal with it. He’ll be fine.”

Other Tidbits (via Forsberg):
– The Celtics do not plan to use the amnesty clause to void a contract this season
– Ainge expects to only have the mini mid-level exception ($3 million) available
– Asked about a priority, Ainge said size is at the top of his shopping list
– Ainge said he hopes to have 10 bodies in camp when it opens on Dec. 9
– Rivers and Ainge noted at various times an interest in bringing back Jeff Green, Glen Davis, and Delonte West

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