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Daily Links 3/19

FLCeltsFan — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:03:29 -0000

Herald Danny Ainge: Kevin Garnett can’t do it alone
Scouting report: Celtics at Rockets
Magic blow lead, beat Heat in OT
Globe A Doc-umentary on Chicago hoops
CSN-NE Rich Levine: Rondo and Perkins re-adjusting to their roles
Will this be Celts' road to success?
Road test awaits the Celtics

CelticsGreen   Random Thoughts Before a Crucial Stretch of Games
Lex Nihil Novi    Birdy's Last Game
The Sherman Douglas Shoe Saga (Part 2)
What Adjustments will KC Jones Make for Game 2?
CelticsBlog   Tony Allen Finds Himself Back on the Bench
Shelden Pushing Big Baby
First Round Fun 'n' Games
Red's Army    The 2 Man Game presented by T-Mobile: Win Nuggets tickets tonight!
"He's going to win a playoff game for us"
Doc threatens players with Shelden Williams
Your Morning Dump... Where Danny knows KG isn't the same
Celtics Hub    This Could Be Interesting
Nate Robinson: Boorish Clown or Righteously Angry?
Friday Notebook: Pierce’s Recovery, The Five Most Hated Celtics, Screeners and the Strangest Sentence Written About the C’s This Year
NESN   Celtics Must Focus on Consistency During Upcoming Road Trip
Celtics Live Blog: Paul Pierce and Co. Open Three-Game Road Trip in Houston
Brian Scalabrine Accepting Lesser Role on Celtics With Grace of an NBA Veteran
North Station Sports    Win Celtics Tickets From Union Park Press
Schedule-Makers Did Celtics Well
Is the NBA fixed?
Celtics Town   A case of the too’s A case of the too’s
Red Claws Annihilate T-Birds
Morning Walkthrough: Nate taunts D’Antoni
Celtics Life    There will never be another Larry Bird
Today's Video: 1983-84 Boston Celtics
NBA Announcing: Where Awful Happens Part II
Banner 18?   The Causeway St. Connection..
Gino's Jungle    Can Big Baby Fix Your Windshield?
Fans Have a Greater Effect On Their Team Than They Know
Celtics Stuff Live   Gang Green 3-21
ESPN   Play like a champion
Bragging rights for Doc, Nate
Boston Celtics' upcoming stretch should be very telling
Boston Celtics mailbag: Why is the team so inconsistent?
USA Today   As season winds down, Celtics confident they can end lull
Mass Live   Nate Robinson enjoys Mike D'Antoni's misery, Doc Rivers giving individual pep talks and more
Chron.com   Rockets' improved execution brings surge in scoring
WEEI    Scalabrine responsible for his own opportunities
NY Post   Opportunity knocks for Knicks' Giddens
Telegram    Walker: A shot in the dark that hit
Pro Basketball Talk    Rondo shows the Knicks how to run a break
Have we seen the last of Scalabrine?
SI.com    All-Star forward David Lee has priced himself out of New York
Sporting News    Celtics-Rockets Preview
Green Street    Rivers on D&C: ‘We’re starting to get it back’
Doc on D&C: Celtics almost there
Off the Dribble    Q.& A. With HBO Sports President on ‘Magic & Bird’
Knickerblogger    The Grass Really Isn’t Greener

Daily Links 3/5

FLCeltsFan — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:57:58 -0000

Herald Agent confirms deal; Finley to join Cs Saturday
Celtics finally fit in Michael Finley
Team doctor off to Haiti
Scouting report: Celtics at Sixers
Mavericks’ Jason Terry will have surgery for facial injuries
Stephen Curry finds his calling with Warriors
Heat nip LA in OT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas wishes to return to Cavaliers
Globe 76ers thumbnails
A healthy optimism
Celtics bring in Finley

CelticsBlog    Celtics Reach Agreement With Michael Finley
Optimistic Realism
Celtics Green    Random Thoughts on Celtics Goings On
ESPN    For the Celtics to be at their best, they need the old (as in vintage) KG, not the old (as in aged) KG.
Celtic For Life?
Nate's next All-Star venture: HORSE?
C's agree to deal with Finley
C's chat Friday at 2 p.m.
More rest for Ray?
Michael Finley says he has agreement to join the Boston Celtics.
Would Paul Pierce consider opting out of his contract after this season?
NESN    Celtics Riding High Into Regular Season's Final Visit to Struggling Philadelphia
Report: Celtics to Sign Veteran Michael Finley
A Healthy Paul Pierce Proves to Pay Large Dividends For Celtics
NECN    Autistic teen reaches new heights as manager of the Red Claws
Red's Army    Nate vs. Eddie
Celtics Signing Finley
Your Morning Dump... Where Ray might finally get rest
CSN-NE    Celtics reach agreement with Finley
Celtics Hub    Rasheed Wallace and Historically Bad Three-Point Shooting Seasons
Celtics Get Older, Sign Finley
Michael Finley By The Numbers
Loscy   Nike Air Sharkley IDs "
North Station Sports    Breaking:Finley To Boston. The AARP Called And Want A Pick Up Game.
North Station Sports Writers: Top 10 NBA Player Rankings
I Am So Excited For Celtics/Sixers Tonight(?)...Seriously!
CT News     Boston Celtics- Fork in the Road
Celtics Town   Highlight Reel: Michael Finley’s youth
Michael Finley, newest Celtic, a great teammate
Hardwood Houdini    What Will It Take For The Celtics To Win You Over?
Michael Finley Is Headed To The Celtics
Kevin Garnett Is Winding Up The Cuss Meter
Lex Nihil Novi    Paul Pierce, Where the Hell have You Been?
Shelden Williams: 26-year-Old Rebounding Big with Fresh Legs
Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain
CelticsLife    Celtics Sign Finley
Welcome to Boston Nate!
Celtics agree to terms with Kama Chinen
What the Hell Happened to...Alton Lister?
NBA Plays of the Week
Gino's Jungle     No Respect Is A Good Thing
Celtics Stuff Live    An Assist to the Wall Street Journal on the Art of Passing
Dimemag   Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant Shoot it Out in an Overtime Thriller; Big Z Finds a Home
NBA Rumor: Boston Celtics to Sign Michael Finley
Bleacher Report    The Ugliest Jumpshots in the NBA
Bill Walker's Journey to the New York Knicks
Green Street     Meet Michael Finley
Reports: Finley chooses Celtics
Doc on D&C: Trash-talking no big deal
NBA Power Rankings, 3/4
Patriot Ledger    Celtics sign veteran Finley to provide experience on bench
The Spread    NBA Preview: Celtics vs. 76ers, March 5, 2010
Philly.com    For sagging 76ers, it doesn't get any easier
NY Post    Donnie's master plan may cap-size Knicks
Hoopsworld     Primed To Fall: Western Conference
Primed To Fall: Eastern Conference
CBS Sports    How Bill Walker can bring LeBron to New York
Box Scores Sports    Why Michael Finley Joining the Boston Celtics Is All About the Playoffs
Projo Celtics Journal: Pierce says no extra motivation needed
Finley confirms that he's joining the Celtics
SI.com   NBA's Dirtiest Players
Dueling Couches   Kind of Awesome Response by Paul Pierce
Pro Basketball Talk    Rasheed Wallace and three-point futility
Celtics taking on interesting variations of former selves
Buckets over Broadway    Knicks Suck Less Than Detroit Pistons And Win!
FanHouse    Finley Joins Celtics for Stretch
Locksmith Sports Picks Former Los Angeles Clipper Ricky Davis to Play in Turkey
SB Nation    NBA Talking Points: Where Galifianakis Is Greek For 'More Fun Than LeBron James'
NY Knicks Beat    Enemies Now Teammates (Tmac and Bill Walker have words)
Yahoo    Sources: Celtics to sign Finley
Orlando Sentinel    Varsity High Five: on the ridiculousness of college recruiting and beyond

Great To Have Nate

Jeff Clark — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:09:56 -0000

More photos » Carlos Osorio - AP

Nate was great tonight.

Browse more photos »

When it looked like the Celtics might let another 2nd half lead slip away, Nate Robinson stepped up with some timely buckets. Which was the idea behind bringing him in. He finished the game with 14, which tied him with KG for second on the team behind Ray Allen with 18 to pace the Celtics. As usual, Rondo spread the ball around with 11 assists and 10 players got points on the board.

Also, nice to see Shelden Williams get some quality minutes and do some good work with them.

Good to get back into the win column.

Final - 3.2.2010	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston Celtics	25	30	17	33	105
Detroit Pistons	25	27	23	25	100

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Daily Links 2/18

FLCeltsFan — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:04:39 -0000

Herald Expecting House swap
Shooting for versatility
Doc Rivers lauds Eddie House’s professional approach
Ankle injury KO’s Kobe Bryant for tonight
Scouting report: Celtics at Lakers
Cavs snag Antawn Jamison in three-way
Bulls agree to send John Salmons to Bucks
Kings’ Kevin Martin expected to be traded to Rockets
Globe Celtics, Knicks working out details of Robinson deal
Wizards trade Jamison to Cleveland
House: Strong possibility I'll be traded to New York
Lakers’ Bryant may not face Celtics tonight
Celtics work on deal for Knicks’ Robinson

CelticsBlog Breaking Up is Hard to Do
Is That It?
Trade Deadline Open Thread
Celtics Green    The Big Bang
Red's Army   Eddie House: "this is a business."
Your Morning Dump... Where that's life in the NBA
Rumor: Ray Allen isn't going anywhere
Jamison trade is worse than the Pau Gasol trade
CSN-NE   NBA Trade Rumor Twitter list
Bryant may not play vs. Celtics
House: 'There's a strong possibility I'll be traded'
Celtics Hub   Report: Cavs Get Jamison For…Nothing; Salmons On Way Out
House: It’s Likely I’m Gone
So, What Are The C’s Getting?
Where We Stand at Noon
NESN   Celtics Get Their Rematch With Archrival Lakers
NBA Trade Deadline Live Blog
Ray Allen's Future Unclear as NBA Trade Deadline Approaches
Report: Boston Unlikely to Host NBA All-Star Game Soon
Celtics Blog Roundtable: Making Sense of Trade Rumors
Loscy    360 degrees of reactions to possible Nate-Rob and Eddie trade
North Station Sports    Celtics Late Night Show: Special Trade Deadline Show at Noon Today
NBA Trade Deadline Rumors
Celtics Town   Morning Walkthrough: Robinson ‘dribbles to his own drum’
Rumor: Ray Allen ‘highly unlikely’ to be moved
Trade deadline chat
Highlight Reel: Nate Robinson’s top ten dunks
Interesting nugget on Nate Robinson
Hardwood Houdini     Cavs Get Antawn Jamison For Free.. Basically
Nate Robinson Is Here, Do You Approve?
Tracy McGrady Headed To Sac Town For Kevin Martin
Trade Deadline Live Chat 12:00-4:00 EST Today
Lex Nihil Novi    THANK YOU EDDIE
I JUST WANT TO SAY
The Predictive Power of Celtics-Lakers Regular Season Matchups
It's Been Hell for KG
Might Nate Surprise Us on Defense?
Yahoo Trade buzz: Few bidders for Amar'e
Celtics Life    NBA Trade Buzz Update III
Eddie House checks in
Danny misses out on another one; Kevin Martin to the Rockets
ESPN   House expects to be traded
What's the deal with Robinson?
Mailbag: 11th-hour trade pitches
C's slip to 12th in power rankings
After dealing with injuries all season, don't expect the Boston Celtics to feel sorry for the Los Angeles Lakers
Sources: Houston Rockets agree to acquire Sacramento Kings' Kevin Martin
Trading Eddie House for Nate Robinson would be effort to shake up Boston Celtics
Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant might miss against Boston Celtics
Nate Robinson not in New York Knicks lineup as rumors swirl
Fox Sports    Reports: Knicks, Celtics close to making deal
Washington Examiner    Top 5: Trade deadline deals in the NBA
Celtics 17   Sources: T-Mac Still on Track For NY, Martin to the Rockets
Dimemag    Amar’e Stoudemire’s Agent: "Not sure that he will be traded at this point"
I Love Nate Robinson, But Not On The Celtics
NBA Trading Day: McGrady to Sacramento for K-Mart; LeBron gets an All-Star Plan B
4 Sport Boston    Celtics Take Risk with Slam Dunk Champ
NY Post    Moves show Knicks still focused on future
Sporting News    Jamison Deal Sets The Deadline Dominoes Falling
Green Street    All eyes on New York
What to make of Nate
Cavs land Jamison
Celtics vs. Lakers: Just Another Game?
CBS Sports    Tag:Trade Deadline Buzz
SI.com    Stephon Marbury aims for turnaround and sneaker sales in China
Inside Hoops    NBA Rumors: Thursday, Feb. 18
ProJo    Celtics Midterm Report Card
Eddie House expects to be traded
Slam Online   Six Trades That Should Be Made
No Contest
NY Daily News    New York Knicks make moves: Nate Robinson on way to Boston Celtics, Darko to Minnesota
Knicks to move Darko
Oregon Live   Blazers' Brandon Roy says he will try to play Friday against Boston Celtics
CBS Sports   Celtics-Lakers Preview
North Jersey.com   KNICKS BLOG: So long, Nate Robinson
Tribal Pursuit    The Cavs Get The Final Piece Of The Puzzle…Sebastian Telfair
LA Times   Kobe Bryant doesn't expect to play against Boston
Carrying Celtics tougher than ever for hobbled Kevin Garnett
Action News   Cavaliers trade rumors increase pressure on Celtics to deal
Troubadour   Celtics aren’t finished yet
Whittier Daily News   COLUMN: Celtics' Big Three still stuck on one
Bleacher Report    Cavs Get Jamison! LeBron To Get Title?
The NBA post All Star predictions the Cavs will be crowned Kings!
NBA Trade Deadline: Antawn Jamison's Impact on the Cleveland Cavaliers
Morning Journal    Cavs are the most dangerous in the NBA
Freedom Blogging    Kobe not planning to face Celtics
NBA.com   Cavs Catch a Shooting Star
Fire Danny Ainge   WOW There really is NO loyalty in the NBA anymore is there?
MSNBC Brandon Roy will attempt to play on Friday
Leon Powe Fan Site    Leon Powe Making Cavs Debut?
Celtics Stuff Live   Celtics Blog Round Table - Trade Rumors
Gold Rarities Pregame Show: Celtics at Lakers
The Meaning Behind "The Full Rondo"
CT News    Knicks’ Nate Robinson to be traded to the Celtics
Mass Live Celtics buzz: Boston reportedly close to deal for Knicks guard Nate Robinson, Shelden Williams late returning from Russia and more
Newsday   Nate trade to Celtics 'close'; McGrady update
Hoopsvibe    Marquis Daniels Orders Diamond Pendant of his Own Head
WEEI    Lessons from a trade deadline past

Daily Links 2/17

FLCeltsFan — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:21:36 -0000

Herald Sources: Celtics to land Knicks’ Nate Robinson
Celtics survive, hold off Kings
Ray Allen stays cool, calm
Shelden Williams’ late fee worth every penny
Blazers add Marcus Camby to sharpen playoff picture
Cavs in dealing mood to chase title
Globe Live: Celtics at Kings
Sources: Celtics-Knicks talking Nate Robinson
Analysis of Celtics 95, Kings 92
Playing Doc (and Danny) with the Celtics
Flights of fancy boost Williams
Pierce, Celtics silence Kings
C's will have to play through deadline drama

CelticsBlog    Celtics win ugly over Kings, 95-92
Essential Trade Deadline Links
Celtics Green    Comments from the Other Side - Kings 2/16
Celtics.com   Ford Keys to the Game: Celtics at Kings
Red's Army    Glen Davis ate his Wheaties...
Your Morning Dump... Where maybe we can stop talking about trading Sheed
A graphtacular look at the Eastern Conference
Celtics Hub    Links of Some C’s Relevance, and a Note on Buyouts
Trade Thoughts on Ray Allen, Nate Robinson and more
Nate Robinson’s Issues
We’ll Take It: C’s 95, Kings 92
Yahoo   Knicks' Nate Robinson headed to Boston?
North Station Sports    Celtics Slip Past Kings 95-92 2/16/10
Celtics Town   Celtics with a much-needed win in Sac-town
Celtics closing in on deal for Nate Robinson
Kevin Martin to Boston talks extinguished?
Morning Walkthrough: It’s ‘nut-crunching time’ now
Sheed: Zaza Pachulia = ‘The Big Head Dude’
Hardwood Houdini    Clippers Waive Ricky Davis – Could Celtics Be Interested?
Why Small Boston Celtics Additions May Not Be So Bad
Newest Boston Celtics Possible Trade: Slam Dunk Champion Nate Robinson
Celtics Escape Kings Castle With A Victory
Does Nate Robinson Belong on the Boston Celtics?
Lex Nihil Novi    Can Doc Get the Celtics to Finish the Season the Way they Started?
Road Trip Projections
Not Fade Away
Nate Robinson for Eddie House?
Dig the Crooked Numbers in the Assists Column
Nate Robinson: The Warts
CelticsLife    NBA Trade Buzz Update II
Celtics/Kings Post Game Videos
Nate Robinson likely to end up in Boston
Celtics 95, Kings 92 Highlights
Courtside View    Celtics to Get Buckets?
Green Street    Fast Break: Celtics vs. Kings
Scal’s All-Star Scrapbook
NESN    Celtics Bench Finally Living Up to Preseason Hype
Celtics Squeak by Kings 95-92 Behind Rasheed Wallace, Bench
Report: Celtics Working on Deal for Nate Robinson
Rajon Rondo Wants to Play for Team USA
CMSB    Nate Robinson to #Celtics? Possible, and Here's How
CSN-NE   Reserve strength helps Celtics beat Kings
Robinson-to-Celtics may happen Wednesday
Celtics notes: Back from the USSR
Allen unworried about being dealt
Stachketball   Sixth Men of the NBA all-star game with Starters’ hairstyles
CT News    Celtics Edge Kings 95-92: Free Throws Decide Game
ESPN    Trade chatter
Road to recovery?
Report: C's close to deal for Robinson
Postgame chatter: Bench play, free-throw woes
First impressions: Celtics 95, Kings 92
Mavs would welcome back Gooden
Indiana Pacers center Jeff Foster undergoes back surgery
Bill Simmons: 2010 NBA trade value column
NBA's true Superman
WEEI    The Three-Pointer: Second wind
Cleveland.com    Wait and see: Stoudemire remains Cleveland Cavaliers' top target, but Jamison still a strong option
Possible Cleveland Cavaliers deals won't force rival to make a move
Celtics 17 More Talk: Camby on the Move, Ainge Content with Something Small, Knicks-Rockets Still Chasing After Deal
Yahoo Cavs talks with Wizards intensify
NBA.com Celtics look West in hopes of fixing inconsistency
Dimemag   End of the Road for Ricky Davis
Examiner   Red Claws makes a trade with the Armor
Maine Biz    Red Claws' Crusher plays Cupid
Hoopsworld   NBA Power Rankings

Daily Links 2/7

FLCeltsFan — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:21:30 -0000

Herald Leon Powe now rarin’ to go
Paul Pierce has plan of action
LeBron James, Cavs shoot straight
Globe Pierce 'good to go'
Welcome to the Garden

CelticsBlog    To Play: Pierce and Daniels both suiting up
Orlando @ Boston GameThread,
Celtics Green   Celtics Host Magic in their Final Regular Season Battle
Red's Army   Your Morning Dump... Where this is a big game
Celtics/Magic Game Preview
Doc: "Everybody is a go"
CSN-NE   Live from the TD Garden
Celtics Hub    Saturday Notebook: Ray’s Gettin’ Old, C’s Feed the Pig, Remembering the Legend
Game 49/82: Magic (33-17) @ C’s (32-16)
Brief Sunday Notebook: Changing the League as We Know it, and the Future of the C’s
NESN    Celtics Host Magic in Final Regular Season Meeting With Southeast Leaders
Live Blog: Celtics vs. Magic
Loscy    What the hell is wrong with Sheed? "
North Station Sports    The Big Ticket Is About To Leap The Worm
Celtics Town   Is Boston finally healthy?
Super Sunday
Pierce and Daniels will play
Hardwood Houdini    Celtics Late Night Show Episode 011: Special Guest Julian Benbow
Back In The Day Kevin Garnett
Shelden Williams vs. Glen "Big Baby" Davis – Daily Poll
Orlando Magic @ Boston Celtics Preview
Settle In For Magic @ Celtics Flowing Into Super Bowl XLIV Saints vs. Colts
Lex Nihil Novi     Ray Allen's Field-Goal Percentage is Actually Higher than his Career Average
Grampa Celtic with Some Historical Insight
Magic and Larry Add New Wrinkle to Old Rivalry
Will the Excuses, Justifications, and Rationalizations ever be Replaced by Wins?
Gino's Jungle     Despite Injuries and Everything - Celtics Defense Still Shows Up
Despite Injuries and Everything - Celtics Defense Still Shows Up
Celtics Stuff Live    Celtics Pride Saturday Morning
Celtics 17    Scott Souza: Will It Be Enough?
A Few Trade Rumors to Mull Over
Eulogies for MVN Throughout the Blogging Land
CelticsLife    Celtics/Magic Live Game Chat
Celtics Week In Review
What the Hell Happened to...AJ Wynder?
Patriot Ledger   Celtics, Magic square off in Super Bowl appetizer
MetroWest Daily    Courtside View: Rondo's engine driving Celtics
ESPN   Mind of a sharpshooter
Saturday's practice report: Pierce, Daniels want to play Sunday
If they beat Orlando Magic on Sunday, Boston Celtics can make a point on a Super stage
Ray Allen of the Boston Celtics has history, time working against him
Telegram     NBA: Battie falls into basement
NY Daily News    Talk of guns and a lockout in 2011 has the NBA seeing red
Mercury News     Warriors throw away Claxton’s $5.2M expiring contract
North Jersey.com    Nets try to stay positive after loss to Celtics
Orlando Sentinel     Orlando Magic star Dwight Howard keeps piling up technical fouls
Game preview: Orlando Magic at Boston Celtics
Bleacher Report    Boston Celtic Slide: Big Trouble Brewing in Bean-Town?
My San Antonio    The power of NBA's expiring contracts
CBS Sports    NBA owners propose hard cap, paycut for players
Bulls could go from marginal to marvelous by playing their cap right
Magic-Celtics Preview
AJC Hawks, Magic in tight battle in East
Washington Post    Marbury returns to basketball, joins Brave Dragons
Yahoo   NBA aims to crush union in labor battle

Daily Links 2/4

FLCeltsFan — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:21:49 -0000

Herald Kevin Garnett: Team not pointing fingers
Doc Rivers fanned the ire with team criticism
Celtics go fourth, prosper
After Ainge talk, Ray Allen’s in a good place
Sigh of relief for Paul Pierce
Hornets fall with no Chris Paul
Lakers nip Bobcats, 99-97
Basketball is the easy part for Kobe Bryant Basketball is the easy part for Kobe Bryant
Hall of Famer Dick McGuire dies at age 84
Globe Celtics 107, Heat 102
Ainge and Allen sift through the rumors
Allen gives Rondo an urgent message
Pierce "relieved" about results of MRI
House: Pierce invited to 3-Point Contest
Garnett: It’s under control
It’s a season of change
Celtics 107, Heat 102 -Photos
Celtics turn up pressure on Heat

CelticsBlog Glen Davis chooses favorite CelticsBlog nickname
Celtics Sweep Heat
Celtics right some wrongs, beat Heat
2nd Guessing The Leon Powe Decision
Celtics Green   Tough Time For Ainge
Comments from the Other Side - Heat 2/3
MetroWest Daily    Celtics 107, Heat 102: C's take care of business
Celtics.com    Ford Keys to the Game: Heat at Celtics
Perkisabeast Things are starting to Heat Up: 107-102 C’s
Red's Army   Did TA really strip D-Wade with the game on the line?
Your Morning Dump... Where the C's are handling things as men
Another dose of perspective
Enemy Chatter: Rondo is a turd
Celtics Hub   Enough to Win: C’s 107, Heat 102
Thursday’s Notebook: Ainge & Ray Allen talk trade rumors, Daniels Injury Update, KG addresses Rondo’s comments
Rumor: Ray to Chicago for Hinrich/Tyrus Thomas?
North Station Sports     Rondo, Ray Lift C's Past Heat 107-102 2/3/10
Similarities Between The Old and New Big Three
Kevin Garnett: What Happens Behind Closed Doors Needs to Stay There
Ray Allen Still Has Banner 18 for Boston Celtics On His Mind!
Celtics Town   Morning Walkthrough: Sense of urgency not the same
Ray Allen: ‘We have a roster that can win it’
Marquis Daniels wants to resign with the Boston Celtics
Highlight Reel: There’s an NBA Amateur Slam Dunk Contest?
Rajon Rondo doesn’t know what’s in store
Hardwood Houdini      Danny Ainge’s Unncessary Comments on Rondo’s Necessary Comments
Marquis Daniels Will Return To Practice Tomorrow
Dwyane Wade STILL Can’t Beat Celtics
Paul Pierce Return – Daily Poll
Lex Nihil Novi Kevin McHale: The Celtics are Fine
Celtics Await Winner of Lakers-Suns Series
Jabbar Starts Surge Past Suns and into the Finals
Lakers Say Getting Swept was a Learning Experience
Lakers Not Worried about Letdown
You Say You're Worried about How We're Playing Now?
CelticsLife    Celtics/Heat Post Game Videos
Celtics 107, Heat 102 Highlights
Celtics finally close out a game to beat Heat
NBA Plays of the Week
Another Hinrich Rumor
Gino's Jungle   The New And Improved Tony Allen
Celtics Stuff Live   Gold Rarities Postgame 2/3: Celtics v. Heat
Ray Should Stay for a While, Maybe Longer, If He Does
Yahoo   Celtics cool off Heat with fourth-quarter burst
SB Nation He Will Hereby Be Known As Glen "The Eleventh Hour" Davis
Breaking Down The NBA Trade Deadline, Team By Team
Dimemag   Austin Rivers H.S. Hoop Diary: Tragedy and Triumph
Newsday   Pierce day-to-day, but Lee likely isn't on deck
Green Street   Daniels wants to re-sign with C’s
Doc: At least Rondo’s been listening
Fast Break: Celtics vs. Heat
Ray to Rondo: ‘This could be your last shot’
NBA Power Rankings 2/4
Rivers on D&C: ‘I’ll take us against anybody’
Ray Allen: ‘Anything Can Happen’
Ainge on The Big Show: Pierce, Allen, Rondo
Jet waits as NBA delays Shootout announcement
Team to watch at trade deadline
ESPN   Rajon Rondo speaks volumes on court after causing stir with comments
First impressions: Celtics 107, Heat 102
TA steals the spotlight
Rondo's play speaks volumes
House answers the call
Postgame notes: Chemistry questions
Rajon Rondo hints at locker room issues for the Boston Celtics.
Sun Sentinel   Celtics 107, Heat 102
Miami Heat: Falls to Boston Celtics despite 30 points from Dwyane Wade
Bleacher Report   Top 10 NBA Trade Rumors
All Signs Point to Joe Johnson's Return to Boston
NBC Miami   Tumbling Heat Lose in Boston
Basketball Outsider   Rondo’s Team
CSN-NE Boston 107, Miami 102: Live Blog
Boston 107, Miami 102: Live Blog
Celtics 'D' delivers, turns off the Heat
Celtics notes: Ray Allen unlikely to be traded
Rich Levine: Rondo accepts the challenge
Celtics notes: Ray Allen unlikely to be traded
CT News   Rajon And Ray Overcome the Heat: 107-102
Telegram   Pierce’s foot sprained
C’s, Rondo find way to beat Heat, 107-102
NESN Shelden Williams Deserves Playing Time for Celtics
Kevin Garnett Puts Locker-Room Tension in Rearview Mirror
Doc Rivers Working Wonders With Shorthanded Celtics Lineup
Pesky Ray Allen Trade Rumors Make Little Sense For Celtics
Live Blog: Celtics vs. Heat - Boston Celtics
Celtics Hold Off Hot-Shooting Heat for 107-102 Win
Rajon Rondo Says Celtics Lack Spirit, Camaraderie From Championship Season
Sun Times Rumor mill: Hinrich for Celtics' Allen
D-League Digest   D-League All-Stars as NBA Players
ProJo   Rondo leads the way as Celtics beat the Heat
Report: Some on Celtics think Garnett should sit out
Hoopsworld    NBA AM: The Stoudemire Curve Ball
Fire Danny Ainge   Paul Pierce’s hidden agenda and selfish self.
Hoopsvibe    Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Boston Celtics aren’t dead
Huffington Post    What's Wrong With the Celtics?
NBC Sports    Wizards blame officiating for loss to Celtics

2nd Guessing The Leon Powe Decision

Jeff Clark — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:12:45 -0000

Not to rub salt on old wounds here, but the thought occurred to me the other day. If Shelden Williams is going to be buried on the bench the rest of the year, why did we pass on signing Leon Powe? The only rationale I could see in picking Shelden at the time was his health. Well, if he remains on schedule, Powe will be ready for the stretch run and Shelden will likely still be stuck at the end of the bench.

Here's the latest info on Leon's status (from Jan 31)

Forward Leon Powe has still been limited in what he can do on the court, not because he's fallen behind schedule, but because the Cavs really haven't had a full practice since he's been given the go-ahead to return to practice.

Powe tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the playoffs last season with the Boston Celtics.

''I can do whatever they ask me to do,'' Powe said.

What will be different, however, is that he'll be sporting hardware for the rest of the season. Powe will wear a knee brace as a precaution.

So he's not ready yet, and there's still a chance he won't ever be the same player we fell in love with. Still, I'd have liked to have seen him get that chance here.

I'm not trying to slam Shelden. He was useful in reserve when Big Baby was hurt. Also, I have to admit that the timing was touch and go in the offseason. We didn't know for a long time that Big Baby would for-sure be back. We needed depth and Powe's injury made him a bigtime question mark. It is a lot easier to have 20/20 vision when you are looking in the rear view mirror.

With that said, how hard would it have been to give him a minimum contract and give him all the time he needed to work it out? Was a roster spot that valuable considering that we have already cut Lester Hudson?

Clearly I'm not the only one who misses him. Doc Rivers commented on WEEI:

I'd love to have him I could tell you. We miss him now because of injury. That's why you have Rasheed Wallace and Glen Davis. Those guys and the combination of [Brian Scalabrine] and Shelden Williams, I think they'll be fine. I just miss Leon Powe, period. That's one great guy to have on your basketball team.

Nothing can be done about it, so I suppose this is just going to come across as whining. But I can't help but consider what could have been had the C's done what most of us wanted and resigned Leon.

Daily Links 1/22

FLCeltsFan — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:05:09 -0000

Herald Celtics look for answers
NBA makes fine point: $25K for Glen Davis
LeBron James’ 37 propel Cavaliers by LA
Scouting report: Blazers at Celtics
Thunder owner agrees to pay former Sonics fans $1.6M
Globe Comparing Wallace's comments
Giddens sent to the D-League
Davis fined $25,000
Garnett named All-Star starter
Trail Blazers thumbnails
Backtalk is not cheap for Davis

CelticsBlog   Waiting For That Other Guy
T-Mobile Ticket Giveaway Update
Paul Pierce's Fourth Quarter Frustrations
Celtics Green    Broken Arrow! . . . Broken Arrow!
Paul Pierce's Fourth Quarter Frustrations
Comments from the Other Side - BONUS - Lakers/Cavs 1/21
The $25,000 Baby
Red's Army      Green Health Care Reform
Your Morning Dump... Where we Boston fans are awesome
Green Street    Preview: Celtics-Blazers
Daniels tweets cast removed
Ray Allen on his future and Big Baby on D&H
Davis Fined $25,000 by NBA
KG on his Celtics: ‘It’s accountability, man’
CSN-NE    Celtics talk: Give Davis a break
Celtics Hub    A Look at The C’s Fatal Flaws
Baby Fined 25K, Giddens Sent to Red Claws
Something’s Missing in the Giddens/Nate Report
Glen Davis and the Heckler
A 4-7 Stretch Isn’t a Death Knell
North Station Sports     2009-10 Boston Celtics-- It's Time to Take a Lesson from the Legend!
The Rivalries That Defined Generations of Celtics Basketball
Kevin Garnett to Start for East All-Stars
The battle of Los Angeles: awkward white big-man style
Celtics Town    Daniels out of cast
Kevin Garnett an undeserved All-Star
Hardwood Houdini     Daily Poll – Kevin Garnett Rising From the Forgotten
Ray Allen Breakdown With Shot Chart
Win The Ultimate Celtics Experience With Paul Pierce
Lex Nihil Novi    Bullets Take Game 3 (83-84)
Celtics Close Out Round 1 (83-84)
Series Ends as Players Come to Blows (83-84)
Take Portland Plus the Points
Celtics Life   KG's Return, Baby Incident, & the Competition
NBA Plays of the Week
At the end of the day it's still just a game
Gino's Jungle    Daily Dip!
Celtics Stuff Live     Spenser Tracks Down Celtics' Missing Heart: An Homage
ESPN     C's chat at 2 p.m. Rajon Rondo 9 Widescreen Wallpaper wallpapers
All aTwitter: Marquis gets cast off; Giddens' NBDL debut
Boston Celtics midterm grades: Room for improvement -
Numbers don't lie: Celtics need Kevin Garnett
CBS Sports   Will Mo injury prompt Cavs trade?
Daily Herald    Rose's all-star chances may have improved
MLive   Ben Wallace gets his digs in after Pistons beat Rasheed Wallace and Celtics
Cleveland.com   Delonte West suffers finger injury in Cavs' victory over Lakers
LeBrown's Town    The Mo Williams Effect
Bleacher Report     All-Star Voters Reward Burnt Out Allen Iverson, Snub the More Deserving
Game 44: Blazers @ Celtics, 4:30pm CSN
US Post Today    Basketball : Kevin McHale, Celtics only issue is health
Oregon Live   Trail Blazers gameday: Portland at Boston
NESN    Scott Zack Makes Name for Himself the Only Way He Knows
Celtics Hope Kevin Garnett Can Help Snap Three-Game Skid
Chicago Breaking Sports    Rose hopes to break Bulls' All-Star drought
Zeus Box    Rajon Rondo 9 Widescreen Wallpaper wallpapers
NBA Roundtable    Start Scalabrine
The Ledger    Selection Method Needs to Change
Ridiculous Upside    Celtics' J.R. Giddens Assigned to Maine Red Claws
NY Post    One man, one All-Star vote
MetroWest Daily News    Celtics: KG expecting to play against Trail Blazers
Hoopsworld    Who's Getting Traded: The East
RealGM    Kobe Claims He 'Went Through Seven Years Of Hell'
Slam Online    The Lakers’ Problematic ‘Soft’ Label
NBC Sports   Quick Take: Coaches need to rectify missing stars
Cavs set to rely on D. West going forward
My Fox Boston    Can the Boston Celtics recover?
WEEI     Ray Allen, Celtics Guard on WEEI
Lakers Nation    Artest Ready For LeBron, Pierce Defensive Assignments
ProJo     Garnett being counted on to inject life in listless Celtics
NBC Los Angeles     Lakers to Take Road Test
CBS Sports    Trail Blazers-Celtics Preview
SI.com    Cavaliers will take No. 1 seed in East, other midseason views C
CT News     Shelden Williams: Winning Makes Waiting Easier
Dimemag   The 5 Best Backcourts In The NBA
Beantown Athletic Supporters    The Scalabrine Situation
Sporting News    Big Baby Draws the Line at Fat Boy

Pierce bangs his knee (again)

Green17 — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:13:17 -0000

Hopefully this is making a mountain out of a molehill, but WEEI's Green Street blog is reporting that Paul Pierce knocked knees with Shelden Williams and limped off the court.

The injury, according to head coach Doc Rivers, didn't appear serious. But it was enough to force him out of the final moments of practice.

"It's starting to feel better, I hope he's fine," Rivers said following the session. Pierce was spotted at the end of practice with ice on his right knee - the same one that forced Pierce to the sidelines for five games around the holidays with an infection.

"He got kneed [in] same exact spot," Rivers said. "It's just amazing the luck right now with things like that."

Just a couple of nights ago against the Nets, Paul banged this same knee twice as well. There doesn't seem to be any word about his availability for tomorrow, so I would assume he's fine I suppose.

Video of practice with Pierce going off and Doc's commentary after the jump. Hat tip to Red's Army for finding the video.