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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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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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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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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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Celtics Are Still Interested in Josh Smith

We’ve had about three years of Josh Smith rumors lingering around the Boston Celtics and despite a lack of...

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Jeff Green Has A Rebounding Incentive In His Contract?

After signing a bloated four-year contract this offseason, we’ve been pretty tough on Jeff Green throughout...

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By The Numbers: The Current Six-Game Winning Streak

The 2012-13 Boston Celtics have been as unpredictable as any team in the league this season. Since they defeated...

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The Celtics are not a better team without Rajon Rondo. That’s been the popular storyline floated out this week,...

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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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5-on-5: Sully, Green & The Celtics Offense

With the 2012-13 season nearly halfway finished and the Celtics in the midst of a four-game winning streak, we...

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Jeff Green Soars One Year After His Heart Surgery

It’s been a long, challenging journey for Jeff Green and sometime it’s easy to lose sight of that....

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The Disturbing Decline of the Celtics Offense

It’s been a slow disturbing decline for the Celtics’ offense over the past four seasons. With a core...

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Boston’s Roster: This Can’t Be It, Can It?

Avery Bradley returns today and, shoulders willing, he should have a significant impact on the Boston defense,...

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Game 29: Celtics (14-14) @ Warriors (20-10) Open Thread

Boston at Golden State 10:30 P.M. ET Oracle Arena CSNNE Offensive Efficiency: Boston: 102.9 points/100...

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