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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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9 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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12 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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Game 1: Celtics (0-0) at Heat (0-0) Open Thread

Boston at Miami 8:00 PM American Airlines Arena TNT Offensive Efficiency (2011-12) Boston: 98.9 points/100...

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Celtics Rank High in NBA GM Survey

The results of the league’s annual survey of the team’s 30 general managers from across the league was...

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Kevin Garnett “Lost Ray Allen’s Number” And Other Revelations From Media Day

Media day festivities just wrapped up in here in Waltham and the highlight of the day was Kevin Garnett speaking...

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Dissecting Paul Pierce’s Latest Comments on Ray Allen, His Future & C’s Offseason

I dug into the comments Paul Pierce made to Molly McGrath of Celtics.com late last week on the C’s...

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Paul Pierce Discusses His Knee Injury, Ray Allen’s Departure and C’s Offseason

In what has been a quiet offseason from the signed veterans of the Celtics’ roster, captain Paul Pierce was...

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What Boston’s New Bench Can Do For Its Offense

Before game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, I asked Doc Rivers if he was comfortable with the lack of...

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Woj: Doc Rivers Blames Himself For Ray Allen’s Departure

Y! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski caught up with Doc Rivers. The topic? Ray Allen’s departure....

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The Benefits of a Celtics Roster Set In Stone

Roster turnover is a reality on most NBA teams. Contracts expire, valuable chips are traded, rookies are drafted,...

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Celtics Will Open 2012-13 Regular Season against Ray Allen and Miami Heat

If there is one thing the NBA does especially well, it’s picking the right teams to kick off the regular...

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Ray Allen Thanks Celtics Fans With Boston Globe Ad

Ray Allen delivers a classy gesture today by taking out an ad in Sunday’s Boston Globe to thank the...

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