Boston Celtics

By Frank Dell'Apa The Celtics’ team for the Orlando Summer League, which begins play against the Utah Jazz tomorrow, will provide a test to measure the progress of J.R. Giddens, Gabe Pruitt, and Bill Walker. None of the three figured into the Celtics’ plans last season, and they faded beyond obscurity in the p...

By Graham Brunell Also seen at Celtics 17. Wow it's 7/02/09 and the Los Angeles Lakers have already been crowned champions!" Nor Cleveland, even though they just patched up As if you hadn't guessed yet, the six are (in no particular order): the Lakers, Magic, Celtics, Cavaliers, Spurs, and Nuggets.

Rasheed Wallace is not expected to decide on the Celtics’ contract offer for at least a week. The Celtics sent Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, and Paul Pierce, president of basketball operations Danny Ainge, and managing partner Wyc Grousbeck to Wallace’s home in suburban Detroit for a three-...

By Text Story by: City News Service Phil Jackson received a clean bill of health from a doctor and will return to coach the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers for the 2009-10 season, the league's most successful coach announced today. According to the Los Angeles Lakers site on NBA.com announcement:

By bob bob Shaquille O'Neal headed to the Cavaliers Richard Jefferson traded to the Spurs. Jefferson played with the New Jersey Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks before he got traded to the San Antonio Spurs. During that time he averaged 17.7 points, three assists, and 5.3 rebounds per game. 

The Boston Celtics have offered forward Rasheed Wallace a contract as part of a major push to land the coveted forward, according to a published report on Friday. The Boston Celtics have offered forward Rasheed Wallace a contract as part of a major push to land the coveted forward, accordi...

The Boston Celtics are pressing Rasheed Wallace — for a decision, according to the Boston Globe.

By Jon Alba Rasheed Wallace has been offered the full mid-level exception from the Boston Celtics, which is about $5.8 million.  Rasheed reportedly met with F Kevin Garnett, G Ray Allen, F Paul Pierce, and GM Danny Ainge about becoming a member of the squad. 

By Yama Hazheer The Artest signing makes the top of the league even more dangerous now. The Cleveland Cavaliers traded for Shaquille O'Neal, the Orlando Magic traded for Vince Carter, the San Antonio Spurs traded for Richard Jefferson, and now the Lakers have added Artest.

Danny Ainge hopes to re-sign Glen Davis after the forward sees what he can get as a free agent. The Boston Celtics general manager said Wednesday he hasn't started negotiations with Davis, who emerged as a solid player when he filled in for injured Kevin Garnett late in the regular season an...

By FLCeltsFan Bargain Shopping Free Agents Celtics Hub     Let the Madness Begin: Baby, House, Dahntay Jones, Etc. PBN    Breaking down free agency in the Eastern Conference Ballerblogger    2009 Eastern Conference Draft Review Sports of Boston     Will Rondo Remain a Celtic?

By 3rdStone FromTheSun The Logo, Jerry West, had built a very good team (again) and then stole Kobe Bryant for garbage in a trade. Somehow, he got Bill Russell. He got Robert Parish and a draft pick, which turned out to be Kevin McHale, for nothing from Golden State.

By FLCeltsFan Time To Focus On Free Agents Celtics 17   Quick Recap of the NBA Draft NESN    Live Blog: NBA draft NBA Draft: Celtics wisely stand pat Celtics Town     2009 NBA Draft Grades 2009 NBA Draft Podcast Oregon Live   Cleveland, Orlando make bold moves in NBA’s Eastern Conference

By FLCeltsFan Herald    Key issues in the 2009 NBA draft Jason Jones’ mock NBA draft Shaq to Cavaliers? Celtics low on draft Ten players we could see in Green Celtics Town   Assessing the 2009 NBA Draft Binary Basketball    “To Stay, or to Go?” NBA Draft Preview Don’t Deal Rondo

By Anthony(noreply@blogger.com) Prince: good passing forward, fast with some size and mediocre scoring. Stuckey: speedy and scores relatively well. he can play both point and shooting guard, but isn't really your standard point guard. Hamilton: 31-year-old guard-forward with a very solid offensive game, nothing amaz...

By Anthony(noreply@blogger.com) Celtics free agents (players who will need a contract extension or a new contract to continue playing): Centers 1. Kendrick Perkins Small Forwards 1. Paul Pierce 2. Bill Walker Shooting Guards 1. Ray Allen 2. Tony Allen 3. Eddie House 4. J.R. Giddens

By Tyler Rose Cleveland Cavaliers They have LeBron James, who almost single handedly carried them to the Finals again. But after that they still have no-one. I'm beginning to wonder does James make those around him better or worse? Sure, Mo Williams was an All Star this past season, but he put up similar n...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Herald NBA prospects converge on Chicago NBA D-League team unveils parquet floor Lakers move closer Could Jonas Jerebko be the next James Posey for the Celtics? NESN Celtics' focus should be on Rondo Sports of Boston Was the Celtics season a letdown?

By Sam Orme 1. Boston Celtics 2. Cleveland Cavaliers They were expecting to see the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, and while they would have had home court advantage, that still would have been a beast of a series. 3. Orlando Magic 4. Los Angeles Lakers 5. Chicago Bulls

By BabyTate For better or worse, we have the NBA in Los Angeles and Chicago and no longer in Fort Wayne and Rochester. Lucky us. LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers: Voted the top player in the NBA this season. He is the Joe DiMaggio, Johnny Unitas, and Muhammad Ali of his time, all rolled into one.

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) In the lone loss with Stafford hosting, Orlando shot 30.4% from the field and committed 24 TO's against the Denver Nuggets. In the playoffs, Orlando is 1-0 when Steve Javie referees. In the playoffs, Orlando is 2-0 when Scott Foster referees.

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) The Celtics sure stunk it up in that second quarter. But they played like we know they are capable of in the end of the 3rd and 4th. They lost the first game last series and pulled it out so not worried yet. They just need to remember that the game starts at the tip off, not after half time. It's always f...

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) 1) Cleveland Cavaliers, 66-16 2) L.A. Lakers, 65-17 3) Boston Celtics, 62-20 4) Orlando Magic, 59-23 5-7) Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, 54-28 1) Dwyane Wade, MIA 30.2 ppg 2) LeBron James, CLE 28.4 ppg 3) Kobe Bryant, LAL 26.8 ppg 4) Dirk Nowitzki, DAL 25.9 ppg 5) Danny Granger, IND 25.8 ppg 6) Kevin Durant, OKC 25.3 ppg 7) Chris Paul, NOR 22.8 ppg 8) Carmelo Anthony, DEN 22.8 ppg 9) Chris Bosh, TOR 22.7 ppg 10) Brandon Roy, POR 22.6 ppg 18) Dwight Howard, ORL 20.6 ppg 19) Paul Pierce, BOS 20.5 ppg 24) Tim Duncan, SAS 19.3 ppg 26) Pau Gasol, LAL 18.9 ppg 30) Ray Allen, BOS 18.2 ppg 16) Shaquille O'Neal, PHX 8.4 rpg 17) Dirk Nowitzki, DAL 8.4 rpg 27) LeBron James, CLE 7.6 rpg   [read the full post]

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By Marcel Mansour Eastern Conference: No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 8 Detroit Pistons - Cavs In 4 No. 2 Boston Celtics vs. No. 7 Chicago Bulls - Celtics In 5 No. 3 Orlando Magic vs. No. 6 Philadelphia 76ers - Magic In 5 No. 4 Atlanta Hawks vs. No. 5 Miami Heat - Hawks In 7 No. 1 Los Angeles Lakers vs. No. 8 Utah Jazz - Lakers in 5

By Kelly Dwyer 13. Phoenix Suns - Does that feel good? Beno Udrih? 21. Milwaukee Bucks - Detroit Pistons? Chicago Bulls? You are lucky, lucky sons of beestings. Choose either Michael Redd or Andrew Bogut to stay healthy, and the Bucks are in the playoffs comfortably.

By Michael Femia The grueling case of Marbury vs. Madison [Square Garden] seems to have come to an end, as the Knicks are reportedly buying out the contract of malcontented guard Stephon Marbury, who's been in street clothes all year while the Knicks anguished over how much they've been paying him and how m...

By J.E. Skeets 11. Atlanta Hawks — I reckon the Hawks are in for a wee bit of that regression to the mean. As the defense stays mediocre and the offense comes back to earth. Injuries hurt, but it’s also the front office’s fault for conspiring to create such dodgy depth in the first place. [KD]

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) The biggest test will be tomorrow night against the Magic. Orlando sits on top of just about every power ranking now and they also have the best record in the NBA. They have handled all the competition including a romp over the Lakers in LA. How the Celtics play against the Magic in Orlando is goi...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) How I hate the Celtics!!! Pierce , flapping his arms like he got shot PIERCE MISSES! Ron Artest can wave goodbye back to Pierce now. Take that Boston!! I cant believe we stole this one from the Celtics Discuss this topic on the Celtics Green Forums!]

By tips@sportable.com To kick off our NBA season preview, we talked about the Atlantic Division, home of the defending NBA Champion Boston Celtics. With the Big Three finally getting rings, will we see Boston rule the Eastern Conference again? Or can the Raptors and 76ers, backed by big-time acquisitions, cha...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Herald Dwight Howard visits Atlanta alma mater with gold medal FL's Take: I won't be able to take the Hall of Fame seriously until they elect Dennis Johnson. It is a travesty that he has been left out. He should have been elected when Kevin McHale and Robert Parish were. He won championships with 2 different teams and he was described by Larry Bird as the best player he ever played with. The Hall of Fame is a joke until they right the wrong that has gone on way too long. Celtics championship trophy to visit Vermont Hoopsworld Injuries happen Sports of Boston Celtics player review: Kevin Garnett The Salt Palace Could NBA players make in the NFL? Lex Nihil Novi Jabbar was a Celtics fan   [read the full post]

By Kerry Skemp Proceeds from the auction go to the Shamrock Foundation, a Celtics charity currently partnering with Perkins School for the Blind, Children's Hospital Boston, Horizons for Homeless Children and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC) to provide...

By AJ Hernandez I was, however, rooting against Boston because now Boston sports fans will be insufferable. The Red Sox and Celtics are world champions, and the Patriots…well, they’re still in denial about the last Super Bowl, so they’re still cheering there. And the Bruins? “Eh, who watches hockey anym...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Curse the Celtics!! May their cockiness get the best of them!! Something inside tells me we win this game, we win this series. I think an angel is talking to me. Garnett has given at least 3 illegal screens in the 2nd half... Such BS The Boston Celtics lose to sasha vujacic and Kobe Bryant here at staples center.... There was no lakers tonight...there was 2 people....vs the Celtics! 2-1! Finally we beat Boston this season Great pic, all 5 Celtics in shock and awe. Pierce - sprained knee Perkins- sprained ankle Rondo - sprained ankle Cassell - sprained wrist PJ Brown - old age Celtics are in trouble. Discuss this topic on the Celtics Green Forums!]   [read the full post]

Sam Panayotovich breaks down the heavily anticipated Celtics/Lakers NBA Finals matchup and the possibility of Dwyane Wade returning to Chicago. Plus, the White Sox selection of Gordon Beckham is analyzed with a little help from The Pitch’s Brandon Rosage.

By tips@sportable.com Hosts: Sonny, Ryan, Rich and Kevin In this episode, the entire Sportable staff discussed the dream NBA Finals matchup between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, which tips off tonight in Beantown. Can Kobe Bryant complete his MVP season with his first ring without Shaquille O’Ne...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Well, the Pistons have finished off the Magic in 5 games. They won on the road and they did it without Chauncey Billups. That should concern the Celtics in that they haven't been able to get it done on the road in 5 tries at full strength. Another thing that is concerning is that the Pistons are now sitting back and resting while the Celtics are going to have to go at least 6 games and possibly 7 if the Celtics can find some heart somewhere. This is assuming that the Celtics can come back and win 2 more games. I used to think that the Celtics were a lock for the Eastern Conference finals but the way they have been playing I don't know any more. Discuss this topic on the Celtics Green Forums!]   [read the full post]

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By FLCeltsFan Here are comments found around the Hawks boards during their game with the Celtics. The Hawks earned this win and their fans can be proud of their team. However, the Celtics are very mad at themselves right now for javascript:void(0) Publish Posthow they played and I wouldn't bet against them in game 4. Garnett verbally abuses one of our players every time he scores or blocks a shot and Horford was just repaying the favor. KG has been taunting Horford constantly since the last regular season game. They have no business crying when Horford taunts them back. Discuss this topic on the Celtics Green Forums!]   [read the full post]

If I were Sam’s agent, I would break it down to him like this. “Sam, in your career you have made 56 million dollars, so this decision should not be based on money. In June, the NBA could have the Boston Celtics vs. the Los Angeles Lakers in the finals in primetime, and you Sammy the big Hammy, could...

By FLCeltsFan LBJ > KG + Allen + Pierce LBJ >>>> Celtics >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Doc Rivers Pierce and Ray can combine to out score LBJ by 30, but at the end of the day, the impact of LBJ far exceeds the impact of any combination of Boston Celtics... Boohoo Paul Pierce" Hahaha.... Of course Paul Pierce has stomach problems. Facing Lebron always seems to make him sick. Wow, Austin Carr really making fun of PP. Lol Great - Rondo hitting his jumpers Imagine how much better we'd be if we had gotten Ray Allen instead of Hughes. Ray Allen is flat out ridiculous. Celtics are very good, they're showing it without KG and a sick Pierce. Perkins annoys me for some reason Tony Allen is destroying Damon Jones   [read the full post]

Celtics show their vulnerable side -- not unexpectedly Posted: Thursday January 17, 2008 11:36AM; Updated: Thursday January 17, 2008 11:36AM Kevin Garnett says the Celtics have lost some "spunk" of late, but ... via SI.com

Los Angeles Lakers (25-11) at Seattle (9-27) Seattle rookie Kevin Durant will start out defensively against Kobe Bryant, but expect to see Damien Wilkins, Delonte West and Jeff Green guarding Bryant as well, along with some zone or box-and-1.

By Matt Caputo will go on - Ettore Messina, CSKA head coach from Italy explained what http://www.ballineurope.com/national-teams/european-basketball-something-between-college-basketball-and-nba/“>European basketball for him is like.

By Eric Williams Durant watch -- Kevin Durant played well against the Celtics, finishing with 25 points on 10-of-23 shooting from the field Overheard -- “Got ‘em”. Kevin Durant said this over his shoulder to the Boston bench after making a jumper on the wing. The Celtics’ bench hounded Durant every time he p...

By FLCeltsFan Season Preview: Boston Celtics On July 31, everything changed for this franchise when Danny finally was able to pull the trigger on a trade for Kevin Garnett. He had to give up Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, Sebastian Telfair, Gerald Green, Theo Ratliff and 2 first round picks to get him and immediately there was concern that we gave up too much in the trade and would have no bench. Al Jefferson was a very popular player and was just on the verge of breaking out as an All Star himself. So at first, the reaction to the trade was mixed. But when Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett appeared together at the press conference, most doubts were gone.   [read the full post]

By james Who can forget all the epic battles with the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. Boston had an unbelievable starting lineup with Dennis Johnson and Danny Ainge complementing the big three of Robert Big Chief Parish, Kevin McHale, and Larry Bird. More blogs about basketball.

By FLCeltsFan This afternoon, Reggie Miller was on the Dan Patrick show on ESPN radio. First, Reggie was on and Patrick was asking if he decided and Reggie said that he doesn't know what he is going to do yet, but he is working out hard and doing 2 a days trying to see if his body can do it. He said that it wasn't going to be like when Jordan came back where he had to play 35 minutes a night. He said that is not going to be his role on the Celtics. Patrick called him on this and said that he was talking like he was already on the team. He also admitted that if he joined the Celtics they would be the team to beat. Patrick asked him if he would be slower in green and Reggie laughed and said "Slower than I am at 42 years old?" He was asked if he had any problems with KG, Ray Allen or Pierce and he...   [read the full post]

By FLCeltsFan The Sun Sentinel has a rather caustic article that puts forth the fact that the tree teams accused of tanking last season ended up slipping down to the worst possible scenario for them in the draft. The article goes on to be very anti-Celtics. Should Boston's Danny Ainge be rewarded for trading for Sebastian Telfair at the cost of Brandon Roy? Should Memphis' Jerry West be bailed out after dispatching Shane Battier and throwing money at Brian Cardinal and Damon Stoudamire? And enough of the argument about how Boston and Milwaukee weren't tanking but merely were injured, and therefore shouldn't be discriminated against in the lottery. That, in fact, is the weakest of arguments, since Paul Pierce, Wally Szczerbiak and Brian Scalabrine wi...   [read the full post]

By FLCeltsFan There are several very good veterans reportedly available. There are several very good players who will be available to us in the draft. I have a lot more faith in Danny's drafting than I do in his trading. Mocks are coming out with some having us taking Yi and some Noah. I like what I have read about Noah. He knows how to win. He is working very hard to improve himself and I think he will push himself to be the very best he can be and think he would be a good fit for us. Yi's defense is suspect and there are questions about his age so I am not sold on him yet. Hawes might be a possibility. Or if Mike Conley was available we might even go for a point guard. Danny has gotten a new PG every year so far so why break the string. Rondo and Conley would be a nice PG tandem. Corey Brewer i...   [read the full post]