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10 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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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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Rock Bottom? Cavs 95, Celtics 90

Boston Celtics 90 Final

Recap | Box Score

95 Cleveland Cavaliers

Five Things We Saw

  1. This game was almost kind of reflective of the entire season for the C’s. In the first half, the defense wasn’t working when the offense one. C’s then step up the defensive intensity at the half and can’t get a shot to fall in the second half (26 percent shooting). This team can’t seem to run on all cylinders at any point and the result is losses like this against inept teams.
  2. The Paul Pierce slump watch is now on high-alert. One of his worst nights of the season going 3-for-15, with his jumpshot looking extremely flat at times. He’s shooting 32 percent in his past five games, 17 percent from deep. I don’t mind the slumps (they will happen). I do mind him having to take 15 shots when he’s in one, essentially stalling the offense.
  3. Kyrie Irving just kills the Celtics. He hit a game-winner for them in Boston last year, and did the almost same thing tonight to help put the game away in the near charge on Jared Sullinger. Not quite sure why Rondo was on him more than Avery Bradley (assuming it has something to do with Avery’s injury). Still, once the Cavs get some reinforcements around him, this will be a fun team.
  4. Six points in the paint in the second half for the Celtics. 10 turnovers in the second half for the Celtics. When you can’t score around the basket against the likes of Tyler Zeller and Tristan Thompson, you have issues.
  5. The next three-game stretch vs. NY, @ ATL, vs. Miami should be incredibly telling. Bright lights will be on all three games around the country.

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