Archive for the ‘Photo Essays’ Category

Shaq Through The Years

August 11th, 2010

The signing of Shaquille O’Neal was completed yesterday with the introduction of the big man to a giant media mob at the team’s practice facility in Waltham. As expected, Shaq did not disappoint with a lively Q and A with the crowd.

In honor of the new arrival though, my buddy Rich suggested a photo retrospective on the 38 year old Center might be an entertaining idea. Therefore, I have put together a photo montage of The Big Shamrock to chronicle some high and lowlights of the big man’s career, both on and off the floor. Sit back and enjoy.   » More: Shaq Through The Years

The NBA Store: Where You Can Buy This Painting

December 22nd, 2009

pau

This is a painting of Pau Gasol. It is, frankly, terrifying. That beard is positively Biblical. Almost Amish.

What is Pau staring at? Is he watching Kobe shoot another 20-foot fallaway? Is he angry? Pensive?

One thing is for sure: This is only like the 22nd most ridiculous thing you can buy at the NBA store, where I ran around for 30 minutes on Sunday because my girlfriend was kind enough to indulge me on our way to Rockefeller Center. » More: The NBA Store: Where You Can Buy This Painting

A Thing That Works

November 21st, 2009

Back when the C’s played the Bobcats earlier this season, I noted a string of Rondo-based plays that started in an usual place: Along the left sideline, just across midcourt. That’s a tight spot far, far from the hoop. I wondered whether the C’s ran screen/rolls that far away as an on-the-fly response to Charlotte’s pressure defense or as some pre-planned strategy. 

Whatever the nature of the strategy, those plays worked like magic. 

We saw a string of them again this week against Golden State, and they worked again. Whether they worked in these cases because the opponents (one good defensive team and one awful one) defended them stupidly is an open question. But as we search for ways to jump start Rondo against teams that sag off of him completely (i.e. Orlando), this play—and the idea of involving Rondo in more screen/rolls in general—is something to keep in mind. Would it work against the Magic? Who knows.

Here’s one clip from the Warriors game.

 

As you can see early in the clip, Rondo notices something as he approaches midcourt and waves at Perk to get in position. We’ll look at some still images, after the jump. » More: A Thing That Works

Rondo is getting that ‘fasho’

May 6th, 2009

McLovin is a Celtics fan, thanks to Ball Don’t Lie.

Family Feud: The Perkins clash

May 4th, 2009

It’s no wonder why pro athletes hire pseudo secretaries to handle all the ticket requests. Aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, taxi drivers, friends’ friends, barbers — they all want a piece of you. The best seats, more importantly, for free make today’s ballers quite popular as the Playoffs advance.

And you thought that caused a burden on athletes’ families.

Here’s the Perkins situation. Based on our exclusive CelticsHub.com investigative report, Kendrick Perkins has a cousin named Kenny who may or may not be a Bulls fan.

After the Greatest Series concluded with the Celtics winning in 7 games, it’s fair to say that Thanksgiving might be a little awkward around the Perkins household.

Let the evidence, eloquently visible on Kenny’s Facebook profile, do the talking: