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8 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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8 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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9 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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9 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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10 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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11 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 Know Facing Knicks is a Major Challenge

The Celtics gathered in Waltham today for the final practice of their regular season. While two games remain for...

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The Knicks Are Already Talking Up A Storm About Celtics

That didn’t take too long. We will hear from the Celtics later today at practice speak about their first...

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Paul Pierce Still Hasn’t Forgiven Ray Allen for Going to Miami

Paul Pierce did not play in Miami last night, but that did not stop Mark Murphy of The Boston Herald from...

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Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett Out vs. Heat Friday Night

Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce are headed to South Beach. They won’t play playing there though. The Celtics...

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Playoffs?! Nets 101, Celtics 93

The Celtics failed what will likely be their last true test before the playoffs start. They play the Heat on...

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Mapping Out A Plan For Celtics’ Final Five Games

The Celtics have five games remaining in the regular season. They are close to wrapping up the 7th seed in the...

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Celtics Grind It Out in Kevin Garnett’s Return, Prepare for Playoff Push

The following column is a guest post written by Tracy Clements  For a third time this year the Celtics beat...

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Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce Return To Practice, Expect to Play Sunday

Reinforcements are on the way for the Celtics in the form of Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett. The two Hall of Famers...

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Why Keeping Jeff Green In The Starting Lineup Makes The Celtics More Dangerous

Doc Rivers was sitting at the podium Wednesday night, deep into his press conference after the Celtics escaped...

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Kevin Garnett Could Return to Celtics Lineup As Soon As Sunday

Kevin Garnett is getting close. Really close. As the regular season winds down, Doc Rivers announced at...

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