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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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8 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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8 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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9 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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10 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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11 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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Afternoon Delight: Celtics 107, Raptors 89

In lieu of grades for a C’s comfortable 18-point win over the undermanned Raptors during a rare Saturday matinee at the TD Garden, here are a few numbers that told the story from today’s easy win against Toronto.

20 - Rajon Rondo was back from a one-game absence from a sprained ankle and picked up where he left off, slicing and dicing the Raptor defense apart to the tune of 20 assists in just 32 minutes of action. According to NBA.com, he’s just the fourth player to post that 20 assist number in fewer than 32 minutes in NBA history. Safe to say there there should be no lingering concern about the ankle’s condition.

17 - The number of minutes Kevin Garnett played. With the C’s third game in four days today and another one against Detroit looming tomorrow, Doc Rivers is getting the best of both worlds with an easy win and a light workload for the 36-year-old power forward. 

12-11 - The first double-double of Jared Sullinger’s career off the bench. As the rookie settles into a rhythm coming off the pine after a short stint in the starting five, it’s promising to see some growth out of the 21-year-old against inferior opponents like Toronto. The flashes of potential that we saw in the preseason are still there and should become more prevalent as the season continues.

4 - That’s four or more points for every member of the roster (10 players) that played in today’s game. In what was an underwhelming start to the season for the C’s newcomers has quickly and quietly transferred in a reliable threat from all five positions off the bench.

We’re back at it tomorrow at the Hub with a full preview and grades for an early evening tilt with the one-win Detroit Pistons looming.

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