Archive for May, 2011
Five Completely Far-Fetched Veteran Acquisitions (That I Wouldn’t Mind Seeing)
As my fellow writers have alluded to, and I’m sure everyone is aware of; it’s the off-season. While we may still be subjected to endure the pain of watching the remaining playoff teams duke it out, it is never too early to start thinking about next season. Now, a couple years ago, I was an [...]
The Mysterious Offseason of the Green
My fellow blogger here at Celtics 24/7 John Collins wrote a great piece on assessing the Celtics offseason moves and the state of being if you will of the roster throughout the summer, and into the rookie leagues. Of course it is hard to assess a roster because one move changes everything, just look at [...]
Early Look: Roster Decisions
I know we are only 3 days removed from the game 5 loss to the Heat and the off-season has begun, but here at Celtics247.com we have no off-season. Regardless of what is going on with the NBA lockout, Danny Ainge has a huge summer ahead of him. His first order of business has a [...]
Flashback 5 Years Ago: “Fire Doc!?”
What a difference five years, a few major trades, and an NBA championship makes. Our buddy Chris Forsberg hit the time machine button and found a website from 2006 that wasn’t so keen on keeping Celtics coach Doc Rivers around. Back in ’06 I was still doing the whole Celtics blog thing, but we were [...]
Sigh of Relief: Doc Rivers Signs 5 Year Extension
Phew. I will be honest, I am still bumming about the Celtics game 5 loss. I haven’t watched SportsCenter since Wednesday because I can’t stand to see LeBron James’ mug on there and don’t have the tolerance for anymore LeBron love. Today, I can finally rest a little easier knowing that the man that brought [...]
Game 5 Loss to Heat, Season Over
Well that will do it folks Celtics lose to Heat in game 5 and have been eliminated from the playoffs losing the series 4-1. Let the off season begin with so many questions. I will be the first one to say it KEEP THE BIG 3 TOGETHER. Ray and KG have 1 year left under [...]
Celtics Face Must Win Game 5 in South Beach
at Boston Celtics (1-3) at Miami Heat (3-1) Wednesday, May 11 7:00 PM ET Playoff Game #9 Road Game #5 TV: TNT, TSN Radio: WEEI, WAXY American Airlines Arena Referees: Scott Foster, Ron Garretson, Bill Spooner, (Zach Zarba, Alternate) The Celtics are facing their first win or go home situation of the playoffs. We have [...]
Celtics 24/7 Poll – Vote or Die!
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Player of the Month
Celtics captain Paul Pierce has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season. Pierce guided injury-depleted Boston to four wins last week, averaging 21.8 points on 58.7 percent shooting (27 for 46) from the floor. Pierce also won the Player of the Week honor back on Dec. 20. It's the third time this season a Boston player earned the honor, with Rajon Rondo taking home the award for the first week of the 2010-11 season. Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook earned this week's nod for the Western Conference. Celtics guard Ray Allen was also nominated for the East honor.
