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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...
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...
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...
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 #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...
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,...
Take Him or Leave Him: Keyon Dooling
June 18th, 2012 at 3:08 PM
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Keyon Dooling came to Boston as part of the Celtics replacement team for Delonte West. Most in the know around Boston assumed that the C's would retain West, the popular back-up point guard, after a successful though injury stunted 2011 season. However GM Danny Ainge opted to let him sign...
Celtics 101 Take Him or Leave Him: Ray Allen
June 14th, 2012 at 4:05 PM
The Boston Celtics enter the 2012 NBA offseason with only four players under contract for the 2012-2013 season, meaning that the entire rest of their roster can become free agents on July 1st. Over the next few days Celtics101 will detail the pros and cons of retaining each impending free...
Can the Boston Celtics Win Without Ray Allen?
April 29th, 2012 at 5:21 PM
The Boston Celtics won a lot of games without Ray Allen this year. Thanks to the emergence of second year guard Avery Bradley the Celtics have survived multiple stretches without their star sniper in the lineup, going 16-4 in the 20 games Allen missed. Allen missed the season's final nine...
Boston Celtics’ Rajon Rondo Finally Becoming a Veteran
April 9th, 2012 at 9:23 PM
A lot has happened to Boston Celtic point guard Rajon Rondo this year. He was nearly traded in the offseason, hurt early in the year, and followed by trade rumors right up to the deadline. Yet, in spite of it all, Rondo has fought through the distractions and achieved the...
Ray Allen or Avery Bradley; Why Mess Around with It
April 6th, 2012 at 11:19 PM
The debate has raged throughout Boston over the past week - Ray Allen or Avery Bradley? Which one should be starting for the Boston Celtics? Bradley had been starting in Allen's place when the Celtic veteran missed six straight games with an ankle injury. Bradley played very well, forming instant...
Avery Bradley Shows What He Can Do
March 26th, 2012 at 9:25 AM
Sometimes it only takes one good game. For Avery Bradley, that game came early in the season against the Orlando Magic. Up to that point the Celtic's second year guard had had a rough time of it in the NBA. He missed almost his entire rookie training camp with an...
For Boston Celtics, They’re Fixing What Isn’t Broken
February 24th, 2012 at 1:43 PM
Everyone who hears that the Celtics traded Kendick Perkins and Nate Robinson to Oklahoma City in exchange for Jeff Green, Nenad Kristic, and a 2011 first round draft pick reacts in the same way - "What?"
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The Boston Celtics have lost in the playoffs the last two years primarily because they...
Boston Celtics’ Avery Bradley – He Can Start but Can He Come Off the Bench?
January 22nd, 2012 at 6:12 PM
Up until three games ago the 2012 season had been a major disappointment for Avery Bradley. The Celtics sophomore guard couldn’t hit a shot, couldn’t run the offense, and while he provided excellent defensive energy, he wasn’t finding a way to regularly contribute in his limited playing time. Going into...
Is Rajon Rondo’s Injury Good for the Boston Celtics?
January 20th, 2012 at 6:22 AM
To be clear I am not saying that the Celtics are better without Rajon Rondo. The last year plus has been a tumultuous time for Boston’s star point guard. He saw his best friend shipped to Oklahoma City at the trading deadline, he threw a temper tantrum in the locker...
For Boston Celtics, There are Reasons for Optimism
January 2nd, 2012 at 6:12 AM
There hasn't been a lot of optimism coming from Boston Celtics' followers leading up to the NBA season. Starting with the trade rumors surrounding Rajon Rondo, then the failure to bring in David West, and finally the incredibly unfortunate injury to Jeff Green, there were not a lot of people...