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Those two block/charge calls that should have gone against Rose that went against Rondo and Pierce completely changed the outcome of the game. What SHOULD HAVE been Rose's 3rd foul and 2 FT's for Rondo became a T on Rondo, 2 Ft's for Rose instead of Pierce, and a 5 point swing. Add in the ridiculous call Korver got at the half and that's 2 more points. 7 points alone on 3 bullcrap calls.
Recap: C's comeback falls short
Pardon the super quick recap tonight, but aside from the third quarter, there wasn't a whole lot to talk about. The Celtics came out of the box frigid, missing some makeable shots but also looking old and slow. They found the fountain of youth in the third quarter, hitting on 11 of 19 shots a...
The officiating cost Boston 2 games in a row so far. Tonight was even worse than the NY game.
Recap: C's comeback falls short, Heat win 115-107
The Celtics really have to stop trying to make huge comebacks. For the second straight game, the Celtics fell behind big early, staged a furious comeback, and then fell short. This time the Celtics didn't quite make it all the way back. They got as close as 3 points, but the Heat took advant...
Marshall is already in midseason form when it comes to being the worst analyst the C's have.
Report: Celtics still looking to move Rajon Rondo
CSNNE's Donny Marshall says the Celtics have not closed the door on trading Rajon Rondo this season. Here's what was said on Celtics Pregame Live: Donny Marshall: I don't think it's off the radar yet to say Rondo is going to be with this team for the entire season. I spoke with an agent earlier...
Guys like Marquise are perfect to have on this team. Despite his setbacks, he continues to work hard and keep the right attitude. And the fact that he's so humble and thankful for everything makes his presence that much more special. I truly believe that if he can remain injury free, Marquise Daniels will be one of the best offseason signings in the NBA.
Marquis Daniels is glad to be back in Boston
In this interview from today's media day at Waltham, Marquis explains just how much last year's neck/spinal injury affected him. He also gives his reason for choosing to wear #4 this year, and tells a great story about a hospital visit he received while recovering from surgery.
I love it...gives us another versatile player off the bench. Green can play the 2/3/4 and Quise can play the 1/2/3. Gives us a lot of options. Just hope this doesn't prevent us from bringing back Delonte.
Quisy's coming back?
Twitter / @julianbenbow: The #Celtics are close to ... via kwout According to the Globe's Julian Benbow.... yes. Count me as being on board with this. This also fits along with the most likely, and most boring, scenario of the Celtics looking a lot like they did at the beginning of last...
Can you imagine Curry trying to play defense in the Eastern conference?? Makes me cringe. If this deal happens, we're so much worse. Rondo alone could make GS a playoff team.
Report: Ainge offered Rondo for Stephen Curry
Tim Kawakami of the Mercury News reports: By the way, this is probably why Boston recently contacted the Warriors to talk about the outlines of a deal potentially centering around Rajon Rondo-for-Curry (which I believe the GSWs flat-out rejected)… If Boston got Curry, the Celtics would be in pos...
First off, the Lakers didn't offer a better deal. Al Jefferson was and still is a better player than Bynum. And the draft picks AND cap relief was more than enough to make up for Odom.
Second, you think the Lakers would win countless banners after getting CP3, you don't know how trades work. They would have to give up Bynum and Gasol/Odom to get him which takes away from the one advantage they have which is size. They're still screwed salary cap wise so they wouldn't be able to bring in anyone else worth a damn even after getting CP3. Lastly, Kobe is at the end of his rope even after his "legal" German procedure so LA would be giving up 2 of their 3 bigs to get a ball dominant PG that wouldn't fit with a shoot first, aging Kobe. In a couple years, it'd be CP3 and more garbage than he plays with in NO right now.
Report: Celtics offer Rondo, Green, two 1st round picks for Chris Paul
Via Ken Berger of CBS Sports: The Clippers' opening salvo was an offer that included Eric Gordon and restricted free agent DeAndre Jordan, with L.A. hoping that the prospect of playing with electrifying forward Blake Griffin and the big stage of Los Angeles would be enticing enough to Paul that ...
Actually, that looks like Ray Allen with his wedding ring. I like what you thought you were doing though.
This picture just sums things up
The facepalm. I've been sitting here trying to summon words that make sense. Words that don't come off as another rant. I just can't do it. But that photo sums it up nicely for me. I can't believe we're here. With so much money at stake. With so much momentum to make even more. I simply...
Stern and the owners are fully responsible for this crap. My hatred for Stern has now reached an all-time high. And I now have no respect for owners who aren't competent enough to run their businesses and expect their employees, the players, to bail them out.
Stern blows up the first two weeks
David Stern blew up the first two weeks of the regular season, costing the Celtics home games against Cleveland, Charlotte and the Clippers. So no Blake Griffin in Boston this season. Sorry Celtics fans. You lose on what would have been a must-see player. I had to cut and paste this part of...
While I like the fact that these guys aren't sitting around like fat, lazy slobs a la Shawn Kemp these games are glorified And 1 games without the traveling/palming. Anyone can score when you're wide open all the time. I wanna see footage of these guys in a gym playing seriously on both ends.
Jeff Green runs with John Wall & company in DC
Boston Celtic Jeff Green ran some ball over the weekend with John Wall, KD and others at the "Clash of the Superstars" charity event in Washington, DC. Despite the fact that defense was obviously not a priority in this game, I'm still pretty impressed by the array of sick dunks Jeff threw down. ...
Having to vote for either my favorite player of all time or my 2nd favorite player of all time was tough. PP is better athletically and could drive to the basket on Bird but if he missed, he may not ever see the ball again. In the end, I had to go with Bird but in a very close game. 15-13 as Bird couldn't pull away to win by 2 til the end.
Ultimate 1-on-1 Finals: Pierce Vs. Bird
Bill Russell's run in this tourney came to an abrupt halt last week when he ran up against Larry Bird. Now, we have the matchup we anticipated. #1 overall seed Larry Bird vs. #2 overall seed Paul Pierce. This is an intense matchup. Their names sit next to each other in many of the Celtics'...
The NBA has gone through four lockouts if I'm not mistaken and I believe Stern has been the commish for at least three. Know how many players strikes they've gone through?? ZERO. How the hell are players negotiating in bad faith when the owners are lying their billionaire asses off about how much money they're supposedly losing?? Not one fan in all the world pays $$ to see an owner. We all pay to see the players. If the owners feel that they paid too much for scrubs...NOT THE PLAYERS FAULTS.
Your Morning Dump... Where David Stern has no soul
Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here... highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. Stern: "I'm not optimistic." Then, in his last words before leaving, he essentially accused TheNBPA of not bargaining in goo...
I gotta say, I've disliked Rick Fox ever since he left Boston. His reasoning behind picking the #17 in LA was because he said he would win a ring before we won our 17th banner. Screw him. Seeing him get beat up by a wimp like Doug Christie was one of my favorite non-Celtics moments in basketball.
Foreign Born Celtic – Rick Fox
I felt bad doing my last foreigner on a player no one has ever seen play, probably for good reason. That is why I am bringing out an old Celtic who went to the dark side. Rick Fox split his career between Boston and Los Angeles, although we aren’t mad at you Rick. It still hurt seeing Laker...
Wait...are you seriously trying to tell me that the Lakers and Heat don't have the most loyal fan bases?? GET OUT!! LOL.
Celtics have "real fans" who'll be more forgiving of a lockout
Hard feelings soften over time. It's why you wonder why you ever broke up with that girl five years ago. And the most loyal of NBA fans will, no matter how long the lockout goes, ultimately come back to basketball. And of all the loyal fan-bases, the Celtics trail only San Antonio and Clevela...
This guy won't sniff Maine unless the Celtics play a pre-season game up there. Big 10 Player of the Year AND Defensive Player of the Year. And since his season ended reports say he has already added 5-10 pounds of muscle to his frame. Johnson will make it possible for us to give KG more rest so he's at his best when it matters. With Bradley, Delonte, Green, and Johnson on the 2nd unit we will finally have some serious athleticism with the ability to score as well as defend. Add a couple solid veteran bigs and we'll be in great shape.
Celtics swap picks with New Jersey (updated headline)
According to Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Celtics have traded the 25th pick (Marshon Brooks) to New Jersey. More shortly **Update** The Celtics have swapped picks with New Jersey, and they'll get a future 2nd rounder. The Nets will make the 27th pick for the Celtics. **Update 2** The New Je...
The Celtics have more titles than the rest do combined. More Hall of Famers. The Greatest coach in the history of sports coached the C's. The worst thing is when the local media won't even stick up for us the same way they do the Sox, Pats, or now the B's. The Pats have the biggest bandwagon fan base in New England. The Sox fans were so used to being losers it sticks with them even today. And the B's fan base was limited to their hardcore little group. If you look at all of the titles in the last 11 years, the Celtics title over LA was EASILY the best one as it not only brought together 2 generations of C's fans but it brought back the NBA's greatest rivalry. Too bad people like Glenn Ordway and Michael Felger don't have a damn clue about the C's or basketball in general. They're too afraid to rock the boat and say anything controversial to defend the C's for fear the NBA, ESPN, or other major media outlets refuse to talk to them.
The Celtics are without question the top dogs in this town, too bad most people aren't smart enough to realize it.
In a city of champions, the Celtics deserve more respect
The Bruins won their first Stanley Cup since 1972 last week, and in the process gave the city of Boston its seventh championship of the 2000's. They also completed the City-of-Champions-Grand-Slam by giving Boston an unprecedented title in all four major pro sports over just seven years. Bos...
Outside of Jordan and Pippen, the 72 win Bulls team doesn't have a single player to match up with the 86 Celtics. And not that Pippen could do anything against Bird in his prime but he's the closest the Bulls would have. And with DJ covering MJ, MJ wouldn't have an easy time at all. The Bulls wouldn't stand a chance against our frontline. Rodman would be a non factor. Kerr?? Please. Kukoc?? Please. It would be an embarrassing rout.
Sorry, '96 Bulls... The '86 Celtics were better
The Sporting News just came out with its 10 greatest NBA teams of all time. And, of course, it lists the 1996 Chicago Bulls team at #1. I could go into how the league was terribly watered down at that point, having expanded three times in seven years... adding six teams over that span... incl...
I can't see us wasting another pick on a PG when we have Rondo, Bradley, and hopefully Delonte. I still say draft JuJuan Johnson, Jeremy Tyler, or Nikola Vucevic(sp), or if we're not drafting bigs go after a 2/3 combo like Marshawn Brooks. PG is a position of strength for us.
A look at the Point Guards
I seem to be running a lot of themed style writings, setting up my summer work for you guys. This theme is going to break down position by position. I first start with the point guard and work my way to the center. We have a long off-season and will have plenty of time to dissect this roster ...
HEY GUYS....Did you all hear about the new Lebron James IPhone coming out?? You can only keep it on Vibrate because it has no rings. LOL
Suck on that LeBron
Congrats to the Dallas Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki for winning the 2011 NBA championship. Congrats to LeBron James for being the biggest front-running fraud in sports. PS - The Mavs celebration was pathetic.
What a shock...Breen conveniently forgets to mention how Bynum and Kobe injured Perk in game 6. And even more conveniently forgets to mention the criminal FT disparity in the 4th quarter of game 7 that handed LA their title*.
As far as these 2 clowns go, wasn't there a story just a few weeks ago about how Lebron woke up with a cold and it made national news?? And Wade's "injury" last night sure looked career ending like they played it out to be. 2 douchebags climbing to a new level of douchebaggery.
Wade and LeBron mock Dirk
Wow. Does D-Wade remember that he once needed a wheelchair escort off the court for a separated shoulder? (Spare me the Paul Pierce comments... at least he had a leg injury). And has LeBron forgotten about his phony elbow injury from last season? Dirk should drop a Rashard Lewis reference as pa...
No thanks. Winning a dunk contest and being an athlete with no fundamentals is not what we need in the post KG era. Jeff Green is the superior player already and is humble enough to fit in in Boston. Josh Smith is awful for this team AND town.
Your Morning Dump... Blatant speculation about Josh Smith
Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here... highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. For seven seasons, Josh Smith has shown us that he can be the best player on the floor. For seven seasons, he has shown us t...
Oh I can think of one flop off the top of my head that makes this look like a foul. It was Robert Horry vs the Jazz. Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ukde193ivM
And then you can basically make a highlight reel of flopping off of Derek Fisher and Manu Ginobili.
I nominate LeBron for worst flop ever
Sad thing is... he got the call. There may be flops just as bad somewhere that I'm forgetting... but is there a worse flop in NBA history? And by a player as good as LeBron... who shouldn't need to flop. If I'm an NBA ref and I see that I fell for this crap, I start to not call things ...
Perk is doing what a great teammate does. But it doesn't change the fact that Westbrook cost OKC the series. When you have the best scorer in the NBA on your team, you should NEVER shoot more than him. Durant should be the one shooting 30 times in a game. Next year OKC's #1 offensive set should be the Pick and Roll with Harden and Durant. Have Westbrook as a decoy.
Perk Thinks Westbrook was Treated Worse than Rondo
You can take Kendrick Perkins out of the Celtics, but you can't take the Celtics out of Perkins. After being eliminated in 5 games to the Dallas Mavericks, Perk was asked about his new point guard and the criticism he's received. In a piece written by ESPN's John Hollinger,Perk's response was ...
Glad someone else is saying it now too. I have been pointing out the DISGUSTING FT discrepancy Miami has been getting in each playoff series. They beat the 76ers at the FT line. They sure as hell best us because of the FT line. And now they beat the Bulls, with the "MVP" Derrick Rose, at the FT line. My only hope is Mark Cuban does what we all expect him to do and talks about the officiating publicly.
Your Morning Dump... The best three minutes of LeBron's life
Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here... highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. "We don't even know what happened," Wade said. "I'm not going to lie to you and say we do. I can't remember all the plays." T...
I would also rather see JR Smith over Jamal Crawford. He's bigger, more athletic, stronger, and probably more explosive of a scorer. And the potential for him to be a better defender is there. Smith is the perfect candidate for us as he clearly isn't fitting in with Denver anymore and he needs to improve his stock to get one more decent pay day. Put him out there with Jeff Green, Delonte West, Avery Bradley, and Nenad Krstic and our 2nd unit would never go through scoring droughts ever again.
Cue the speculation: Jamal Crawford?
Hoops World drops the name today. If the mid-level and bi-annual salary exceptions still exist in the next Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the Celtics would be an interesting destination for Crawford. The Celtics were eliminated in five games by the Miami HEAT in the second round of th...
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