Ron Hoskins/NBAE/Getty ImagesChris Johnson made the most of his D-League call-up in Boston.With the Boston Celtics' 2013-14 campaign in the rearview mirror, we've busted out our red pens and assigned grades to each player based on their individual performances this season. Our annual reminder that players are graded based on expectations versus personal performance. This is the ninth in a series of...
Former Boston Celtics guard Keyon Dooling, who was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers and spent the first four seasons of his NBA career with the team, said his heart goes out to coach Doc Rivers as he navigates the fallout surrounding owner Donald Sterling. During an appearance on Boston sports radio WEEI (93.7 FM), Dooling joined the chorus of those who have voiced harsh criticism in response to...
LOS ANGELES -- Coach Doc Rivers says he turned down an opportunity to speak to Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling in the wake of the racist remarks allegedly made by Sterling. Rivers also says he believes Sterling made the remarks and that he isn't sure about his future with the team if Sterling remains the owner. AP Photo/Danny MoloshokClippers coach Doc Rivers said on Monday that he isn't...
Hall of Fame coach Dr. Jack Ramsay passed away Monday at the age of 89. We encourage you to read all the coverage to appreciate his impact on basketball, his family, and pretty much anyone who crossed his path. Dr. Ramsay's passing got us thinking back to a brief cameo he made with the Celtics back in 2001 when his son-in-law, Jim O'Brien, was coaching the green. From Peter May in the Boston Globe...
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Two weeks ago, mmmmm posted a story about Rajon Rondo's style of play and how it works into the framework of Brad Stevens' motion offense. Here's my response. First of all, it's a very well researched post and fundamentally, I agree with a lot of it. It very well details the principles of the motion offense, but points out that even though it's a fairly "egalitarian nature," it still features two...
Brian Babineau/NBAE/Getty ImagesRajon Rondo shook some rust after returning in mid-January..With the Boston Celtics' 2013-14 campaign in the rearview mirror, we've busted out our red pens and assigned grades to each player based on their individual performances this season. Our annual reminder that players are graded based on expectations versus personal performance. This is the eighth in a series...
If a point guard gets an assist and nobody cares, does it count in the box score? It was a very long, very hard season for Rajon Rondo . It may well prove to be one of the most important of his career. Consider the circumstance for a moment. Rondo lost the two best performing teammates he's ever had (and perhaps will ever play with again). One of them was by most accounts his best friend on the...
We've got some time before the draft lottery, so we're going to look back at the season that was - player by player. An Exit Interview in the real world is when an employee leaves a job or internship and sits down with their former boss and goes over what went right and what went wrong and both sides can provide feedback to each other for future growth and development. In the sporting world it happens...
With two first round draft picks in this June's NBA Draft, Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge was in Belgrade scouting the Adriatic League Final Four. Potential first round prospects Dario Saric, Jusuf Nurkic, and Bogdan Bogdanovic all played over the course of the weekend and put on good showings in front of Ainge . On Sunday, forward Dario Saric won Finals MVP after leading...
We've got some time before the draft lottery, so we're going to look back at the season that was - player by player. An Exit Interview in the real world is when an employee leaves a job or internship and sits down with their former boss and goes over what went right and what went wrong and both sides can provide feedback to each other for future growth and development. In the sporting world it happens...
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An audio recording purportedly of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling making racist remarks to his girlfriend is being investigated by the NBA and it created a firestorm Saturday that overshadowed the league's thrilling playoffs: Facing his first major issue as NBA commissioner, Adam Silver said he plans to show restraint and allow an investigation to play out before imposing any sanctions...
Greg M. Cooper/USA TODAY SportsPhil Pressey proved he belongs at the NBA level this season.With the Boston Celtics' 2013-14 campaign in the rearview mirror, we've busted out our red pens and assigned grades to each player based on their individual performances this season. Our annual reminder that players are graded based on expectations versus personal performance. This is the seventh in a series...
Open ended discussion question. I'm not going to answer this for you. I just thought I'd throw out the topic for discussion. Both the Celtics and 76ers have a lot of draft picks and young players to build with. Each has some degree of cap flexibility. You know the Celtics situation and you can read a very nice synopsis of the Sixers setup at the link below. But the following quote is true for...
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In response to a leaked recording of Clippers' owner Donald Sterling getting angry with his girlfriend for posting a photo with him on her Instagram account, Celtics free agent point guard took to Twitter with his thoughts on the developing situation. In Bayless' words: Are the Clippers suppose to play their next game? — Jerryd Bayless (@jerrydbayless) April 26, 2014 It's an interesting dilemma to...
Danny Bollinger/NBAE/Getty ImagesAcquired in January, does Jerryd Bayless have a future in Boston?With the Boston Celtics' 2013-14 campaign in the rearview mirror, we've busted out our red pens and assigned grades to each player based on their individual performances this season. Our annual reminder that players are graded based on expectations versus personal performance. This is the sixth in a series...
All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald Road teams off to flying start in NBA playoffs Globe Celtics are offline, but not Sullinger CelticsGreen Gotta Love Kendrick Perkins Jeff Green Honored for Sportsmanship CelticsBlog Vulture capitalist The NBA Draft Lottery Consolation Prizes: Part Two ESPN Grantland: The Rookie Report card: Gerald Wallace Lex Nihil Novi Travis...
Greg M. Cooper/USA TODAY SportsGerald Wallace's 2013-14 season got cut short due to knee surgery.With the Boston Celtics' 2013-14 campaign in the rearview mirror, we've busted out our red pens and assigned grades to each player based on their individual performances this season. Our annual reminder that players are graded based on expectations versus personal performance. This is the fifth in a series...