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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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On The Board: Celtics 96, Pistons 85

ESPN Box Score • Detroit Bad Boys • Piston Powered Oh my how the Celtics needed that! And the best news is...

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Pistons Hire Lawrence Frank

Doc Rivers will be looking for a new defensive coordinator now that Lawrence Frank has accepted the head coaching...

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Thursday Notebook: Rondo Talks Injury, Playing Overseas, Lawrence Frank Still A Possibility for Pistons

A few odds and ends on a perfect summer day in Boston on day 14 of the NBA Lockout. We’ll start with some...

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Source: Lawrence Frank “Blows Pistons Away” In His Interview

Remember that growing chance I talked about yesterday regarding Lawrence Frank’s potential return to the...

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Friday Notebook: Ray Allen Willing To Come Off Bench, Frank Passed Over For Raptors Job

A few odds and ends at the end of a quiet news week, as we patiently wait for things to ramp up again for the NBA...

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The Defensive Specialist Carousel: Who’s Next?

The Celtics are going to lose Lawrence Frank, probably later this week. He’s competing with Dwayne Casey...

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Lawrence Frank Is A Finalist For Golden State Job

After being passed over last week for Kevin McHale for the Houston Rockets top coaching gig, C’s top...

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Notebook: Frank Interviews in Golden State, Doc’s Highest Paid NBA Coach, Will Shaq Return?

A few nuggets for everyone on this Thursday afternoon. We’ll start with more news on top lieutenant Lawrence...

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Doc Undergoing Throat Surgery, Lawrence Frank Gets Second Look in Houston

A few odds and ends on a dreary Tuesday here in Boston. We’ll start with the news from Mark Murphy of The...

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Saturday Notebook: Frank To Interview in Houston, Latest on Shaq’s & Udonis Haslem’s Status

A mix and match of news on the final day of hype before arguably the biggest Eastern Conference Semifinals faceoff...

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