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Avery Bradley Showing That He is More than Just a Stopper for the Boston Celtics
March 6th, 2013 at 12:06 PM
For much of the first half of the 2012-2013 NBA season Boston Celtic fans waited with baited breath for shooting guard Avery Bradley to return to the court after undergoing double shoulder surgery in the off season. However it was primarily Bradley's defense that had Celtic fans excited to see...
Boston Celtics’ Brandon Bass Answers with Best Game of the Season
February 27th, 2013 at 10:47 AM
The Boston Celtics fans and paparazzi have been extremely critical of Celtic forward Brandon Bass this season. After a career year in 2012, Bass signed a three- year contract extension in the offseason with Boston, but he has regressed in every single significant statistic this year, leading many question why the...
Rajon Rondo is Learning More About Basketball from not Playing and Watching Boston Celtics Consistenly Win
February 6th, 2013 at 6:03 PM
Throughout his career, Rajon Rondo has repeatedly said that it is possible to learn by stepping away from the game. On the occasions when Rondo has been unable to play for the Boston Celtics, due to either suspensions or injury, he has often said that watching from the side lines...
Carmelo Proves That He Hasn’t Changed, Should Be Suspended
January 8th, 2013 at 8:40 PM
There have been nothing but positive reviews for Carmelo Anthony thus far this year. All the reports from in and around the NBA prior to Monday night were that Carmelo had changed, had become a team player and really bought in to coach Mike Woodson's system. However anyone who watched...
After Another New Low Boston Celtics Get a Boost with the Return of Avery Bradley
January 2nd, 2013 at 4:16 PM
Entering the new year things are about as bad as they could be for the Boston Celtics. After putting together one of their finest performances of the season in a 93-76 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Christmas Day the Celtics once again regressed, going 0-3 on their west coast...
Jason Collins Gets the Start, Now What?
December 20th, 2012 at 12:57 PM
It wasn't at all surprising that coach Doc Rivers shifted the Boston Celtics' starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Celtics were coming off probably their worst stretch of basketball in quite some time. They had lost three in a row - going 0-3 on their three...
Rajon Rondo Suspended Two Games, but was He Wrong?
November 30th, 2012 at 2:51 PM
Lets get the obvious out of the way first - there is no way that being without Rajon Rondo for two games helps the Boston Celtics. Rondo was suspended by the NBA for two games earlier today for his Wednesday night fight with Kris Humphries during the Celtics 95-83 loss to...
The Boston Celtics and Finding Jeff Green in His Spot
November 15th, 2012 at 5:24 PM
Much as been made of Jeff Green's slow start this year for the Boston Celtics. Much has also been made of his breakout performance Wednesday night against the Utah Jazz. It should surprise no one that Green spent a while trending on Twitter last night. After all when you throw down...
Should the Boston Celtics Start Jared Sullinger?
November 5th, 2012 at 3:41 PM
Boston Celtic rookie Jared Sullinger got the first start of his NBA career on Saturday, November 3rd against the Washington Wizards. Coincidentally (or not) the Celtics got their first win on Saturday, beating Washington 89-86 on the strength of Paul Pierce's go ahead three and Jason Terry's two clutch free...
Boston Celtic Point Guard Rajon Rondo Has a New Move
November 1st, 2012 at 9:46 PM
Everyone in and around the NBA is prepared to admit that Boston Celtic point guard Rajon Rondo is good. How good, or even great, is a matter of considerable debate. Celtics101 has always been firm in our support of Rondo, but opinion on the polarizing point man is divided even...
Why Brandon Bass Should Start at Power Forward for the Boston Celtics
October 11th, 2012 at 8:12 PM
With a much deeper roster to work with than in years past Boston Celtics' head coach Doc Rivers suddenly finds himself with a number of tough decisions on his hands going into the 2012-2013 NBA season, most notably - who to start at power forward. While in previous season Rivers...
What to Expect from Jeff Green in 2012
September 30th, 2012 at 10:42 PM
Of all the players on the Celtics roster it is probably hardest to get a feel for Jeff Green. After arriving in Boston at the trade deadline in 2011 Green played 26 inconsistent games for the C's, struggling to adapt on the fly before Boston bowed out in the second...
Why #NBArank Putting Rajon Rondo at #12 was a Snub
September 27th, 2012 at 6:54 PM
The Boston Celtics have probably never had as polarizing a player as Rajon Rondo. Most NBA followers accept that Rondo is Boston's best player, and agree that the Celtics will only go as far as Rondo takes them. However practically no one can agree on how far because no one...
The Boston Celtics’ Kevin Garnett Vs. Age
September 11th, 2012 at 3:54 PM
Age is a funny thing. It happens to everybody yet it affects everyone differently and everyone has their own perspective on it. Boston Celtic forward Kevin Garnett hates it. He hates being asked about his age. He hates hearing about it. He hates the whole concept of aging. Yet oddly...
Should the Boston Celtics Be Interested in Darko Milicic?
July 18th, 2012 at 6:21 PM
In the past few weeks those media sources that haven't been too busy covering the Boston Celtics' pursuit of Courtney Lee have reported Boston's apparent interest in Minnesota Timberwolves free agent center Darko Milicic. The former second overall pick in 2003 out of Serbia, Milicic has been perceived as one...
Brandon Bass and Boston Celtics Agree on Three Year Deal
July 5th, 2012 at 5:16 PM
Reports coming out of Boston indicate that free agent forward Brandon Bass and the Boston Celtics have come to terms on a three year deal that will keep Bass in Boston until 2015. Bass was Boston's only remaining unsigned starter. Earlier this week GM Danny Ainge said Bass and free...
Jet Landing? Sources Say Jason Terry Close to Inking Three Year Deal with Boston Celtics
July 3rd, 2012 at 6:48 PM
Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports is reporting that free agent guard Jason Terry is close to inking a three year deal with the Boston Celtics. Terry, one of the more prolific three point shooters of the last 10 years, has spent the last eight seasons with the Dallas Mavericks,...
Kevin Garnett Returning to the Boston Celtics
June 30th, 2012 at 12:09 PM
Reports coming out of Boston today are that forward Kevin Garnett is returning to the Boston Celtics after considering retirement. Sources indicate that Garnett plans to ink a new three year $34 million dollar contract to remain with the Celtics until the 2014-2015 season.
Take Him or Leave Him: Greg Stiemsma
June 26th, 2012 at 7:30 PM
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2012 was somewhat of a storybook season for Boston Celtic center Greg Stiemsma. A long shot to make the team out of training camp after kicking around the NBA Development League for four years, Stiemsma put together a terrific preseason, made the roster, and emerged as Boston's top reserve big...