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Top of the World – A Book Review

By ⋅ December 11, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

“Anything is Possible.” The three words uttered/screamed by Kevin Garnett as he stood at center court after the Celtics won their 17th NBA title. Boston Celtics fans had been waiting 22 years for another Larry O’Brien trophy to make it’s way to Causeway Street and finally the new “big 3″ made it happen. We all [...]

Celtics One Step Ahead of Pistons

By ⋅ November 7, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

On Monday, the Pistons traded Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess, and Cheikh Samb to the Nuggets for star guard Allen Iverson. At first look, it appears the Pistons have pushed in all their chips and mortgaged thier immediate future for success this season. But, beneath the surface, it appears GM Joe Dumars has outsmarted us all…that [...]

Celtics Waive Darius Miles

By ⋅ October 20, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Several news outlets are reporting the Celtics have waived Darius Miles. After missing two seasons due to a knee injury, Miles seemed like a long shot to make the roster. Though he did play some decent minutes for the Celts in the preseason, he just doesn’t seem to be in basketball shape. Celts GM Danny [...]

Celtics Surviving Rough Economy Just Fine

By ⋅ October 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

In this edition of the Four-Point Play, I’ll discuss how the rough U.S. economy is affecting the Celtics, Tony Allen’s offseason saga, Ray Allen’s renewed focus, and I’ll take a look at how the Celtics fared against the 76ers on Wednesday night. 1. The 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 98-92 in the opening game of [...]

Celtics GM Review: Danny Ainge

By ⋅ September 18, 2008 ⋅ One comment

There was a lot of speculation as to whether Danny Ainge would have his job much longer as the general manager of the Celtics after the terrible results of the 06-07 season. Nothing had seemed to be going right at all in Ainge’s career as GM. None of the draft picks or players acquired in [...]

Doc Gets Ring, Then Gets Paid

By ⋅ September 10, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

Yahoo! Sports is reporting that the Celtics and head coach Doc Rivers have agreed on an extension that will keep the coach with the team through the 2010-2011 season. Rivers, who made $5 million during his championship season, is set to make $5.5 million per year with incentives totaling up to $7 million annually. It [...]

Celtics Player Review: Kevin Garnett

By ⋅ September 4, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

Kevin Garnett is the most intense player I have seen on the Celtics in my lifetime. KG (or the “The Big Ticket”) was one of the major pieces to this Championship winning team. Garnett was a powerhouse the whole season. From the moment the Celtics finalized the deal to bring him to Boston to the [...]

House and Tony Allen to Stay With Celtics

By ⋅ July 21, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

According to Danny Ainge, the Celtics have reached two year agreements with both Tony Allen and Eddie House. Ainge would not be specific on the financial figures, but according to a source, both are being paid in the mid-$2 million range. For Eddie House, the money is roughly half the mid-level exception of $5.585 million. [...]

So, Who is J.R. Giddens Anyway?

By ⋅ June 27, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

During the 2007 NBA Draft, Danny Ainge began his magical offseason and before the night was done, the Celtics had acquired Ray Allen and Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis for Jeff Green, Delonte West, and Wally Szczerbiak. That, as everyone now knows, led to the acquisition of Kevin Garnett and the eventual NBA Champion rolling rally [...]

Celtics Pass With Flying Colors in 2007-2008

By ⋅ June 24, 2008 ⋅ One comment

KC did a piece earlier in the Celtics season in which he reviewed and issued grades for each individual player on the team. Now that the season is over I’ll take a look at all of the players on the team and give them a grade and a little bit of review on how I [...]

Celtics: Season in Review

By ⋅ June 23, 2008 ⋅ One comment

It is really funny to look back at what I predicted way back on October 5, 2007 for the then-upcoming NBA season. To recap one of the greatest seasons in Celtics history, I find it necessary to turn back to that initial preview and find out how bad I was at my guesses. Don’t worry, [...]

Ainge Named NBA’s Top Executive

By ⋅ May 14, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

(Update: More analysis of this Celtics story and others to come in Four-Point Play Column after Game 5) Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge was named the league’s Executive of the Year on Wednesday. OK, we knew that was pretty obvious. The real surprise? Not winning the award in a sweep. He beat out Los [...]

Celtics Four-Point Play (4-9)

By ⋅ April 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

In this edition of the Four-Point Play, I will discuss the ridiculousness of Celtics playoff tickets, the recent play of the bench players, and the old Celtics at Fenway’s Opening Day. Also, in light of the recent NCAA Final Four, I’ll examine a couple players from Kansas, North Carolina, Memphis, and/or UCLA that I think [...]

Cassell Makes It Official

By ⋅ March 5, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Sam Cassell officially signed on for the championship run on Tuesday, filling the roster and clinching Executive of the Year for Danny Ainge. Doc Rivers ruled out Cassell for tonight’s showdown against Detroit, but he could practice with the team. Reaction: This signing is great. Rajon Rondo will enjoy having a back-up, so he’s not [...]

The Danny Ainge Conundrum

By ⋅ September 18, 2007 ⋅ 7 comments

C’s Director of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge, above, watches intently at a recent NBA Summer League game.(Courtesy of NBA.com) Is Danny Ainge one of the best judges of player personnel in the NBA? Is he one of the worst? Fans of the NBA could debate these questions for hours. On the one hand, Ainge has [...]

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