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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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Doc: Shaq Expected To Play In Postseason, Could Travel to NY

The Celtics just wrapped up their film session over in Waltham, and with the heavy minutes and nagging injuries,...

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Source: Celtics Are Not Expecting Shaq Back In Playoffs

The news comes via Bill Burt (a respected reporter and sports editor) of The Eagle Tribune: a small newspaper...

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Shaquille O’Neal Will Not Play In Game 1, Remains Day-To-Day

The Celtics wrapped up their final practice today before Game 1 over in Waltham and held an impromptu press...

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The 350 Pound X Factor

A few days ago, John Schuhmann of NBA.com’s Stats Cube had a superb piece quantifying Shaquille...

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Shaquille O’Neal Will Not Play Against Heat & Wizards

A week after seeing a very brief return from the team’s prized starting center in Shaquille O’Neal,...

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Morning Notebook: KG’s Latest Blog, Shaq Could Be Back At End Of Week, Updates on Murphy & Krstic

A nice mix of news to get you through the morning, as the C’s prepare for their potential first round...

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Takeaways from Celtics-Pistons

With only a few games remaining in the season, all these injuries are really starting to get in the way...

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Doc Rivers on Shaquille O’Neal: “It’s Not An Achilles, It’s Not A Bad Calf Strain”

On the heels of the Celtics 101-90 victory over the Detroit Pistons, somewhat positive news continues to filter...

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Shaquille O’Neal Suffers Right Calf Injury

An update here live at the TD Garden, where Shaq re-injured his right calf after dazzling the crowd for his first...

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Shaquille O’Neal Will Return Tonight Against Detroit

Big news from the TD Garden tonight, as Shaquille O’Neal will take the floor for the first time since...

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