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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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Doc: Jermaine O’Neal Will Rejoin Team Monday, Shaq Expected Back in Next 5-6 Days

Doc Rivers hit the airwaves this morning on WEEI and gave us an update on the latest involving the statuses of...

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Ainge: Jermaine O’Neal Could Return Next Week

After setting the record straight on Lawrence Frank earlier today, Danny Ainge may a somewhat surprising...

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Center Stage: Replacing Perk’s Minutes

The Boston Celtics of the Big Three Era have never been on the cutting edge of positional flexibility. All around...

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It Never Ends: Delonte West Sprains Ankle, Will Miss Tonight’s Game

The injuries are getting a bit comical at this point, but the C’s took another hit yesterday, when Delonte...

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Evening Notebook: Updates on Pierce, Semih, Shaq, Jermaine & Delonte, KG’s Latest Blog

A few news and notes to go over as the C’s prepare for their final home game before the All-Star break...

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Jermaine O’Neal Undergoes Surgery….. And Loses The Benefit Of The Doubt

The Celtics had just finished up a hard fought loss to the Dallas Mavericks as I headed back towards the media...

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Tuesday Notebook: Jermaine’s Second Opinion, Wiz Banged Up

Third consecutive day off. Brutal. Let’s ride it out together with a look at yesterday’s news. Gary Washburn...

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