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9 days ago

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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9 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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10 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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10 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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11 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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12 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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Danny Ainge Wants Paul Pierce to Retire As Celtic, But Won’t Rule Out Trading Him

Danny Ainge joined The Big Show in studio today on WEEI-FM for an extended in-studio interview. Much of the early...

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Jared Sullinger Misses Practice, Is “50-50″ To Play Against Orlando

The Celtics have been able to navigate treacherous waters in two games thus far without Rajon Rondo, but that path...

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Avery Bradley is Elastic

There was a moment in the first quarter where I was certain Celtics fans were about to experience heartbreak part...

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No Rondo, No Problem: Celtics 99, Kings 81

Sacramento Kings 81 Final Recap | Box Score 99 Boston Celtics Five Things We Saw The democratization...

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Game 45: Kings (17-29) @ Celtics (21-23) Open Thread

Sacramento at Boston 7:30 P.M. ET TD Garden CSNNE Offensive Efficiency: Boston: 99.6 points/100 possessions...

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Jared Sullinger Not Selected for Rookie-Sophomore Game

Even the few bright spots during the Celtics’ underwhelming season so far aren’t able to get the...

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Keyon Dooling Will Not Play for the Celtics This Season and (Why He Won’t)

There have been a variety of reports in recent days about the possibility of Keyon Dooling returning to the...

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Breaking Down Boston’s Future and Potential C’s Trades Without Rajon Rondo.

The amazing part of the injury to Rajon Rondo is that there are so many layers of intrigue that Rondo’s...

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Rajon Rondo Seeking Second Opinion On ACL, Wants to Speak With Adrian Peterson

Although Rajon Rondo has continued to maintain silence to the media as he awaits a potential surgery on his torn...

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Paul Pierce (Still) Wants To Retire As A Celtic: Why It Matters

The question has been asked several times of Paul Pierce in the latter stages of his career: “Do you want to...

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