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Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. “As long as we get a number put on to the left side instead of the right side, I’m going to be happy,” Sullinger told CSNNE.com in [...]

Boston has an irrational fixation with Antoine Walker.  Yes, he had a few nice seasons with the Celtics, but he was also a wild chucker who twice shot under 40% for entire seasons in his prime.  He also shot once 25.6% from 3 in his early years as a Celtic.   He then became a [...]

Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck appeared on CNBC this morning to talk business and basketball. His most interesting comment was about Kevin Garnett: Announcer guy: There’s got to be a lot of stories about Garnett, his passion and his emotion. What’s your favorite Garnett story? Wyc: The funny thing about KG is that there’s really no story because there’s a [...]

Jeff Green is the subject of today’s Summer Forecast on ESPN Boston. Here’s my take on expectations for JG: Chuck McKenney, Red’s Army I’m expecting a lot from Green and that’s because Danny Ainge seemingly outbid the entire NBA with the reported four-year contract valued somewhere around $32-36 million. I’m begging anyone to show me [...]

“So hopefully this year, again, we’ll have the luck of the leprechaun and we’ll get it done again. I definitely believe last year they were right there. They’re already a championship team. They just needed a little JET fuel” Celtics.com Watching that video and it’s pretty clear that whenever Jason Terry retires, he’ll immediately get [...]

In late July, Brandon Bass held “Reach Back Week” in his native Louisiana. It featured a celebrity bowling event, basketball camps and a backpack & school supplies drive for local children. The basketball camps all took place in communities that Bass grew-up in. He wants children from those same neighborhoods to know that they too [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. The Rockets reached agreement with Bucks free agent guard/forward Carlos Delfino, a person with knowledge of the deal said Monday. Delfino will sign a two-year contract, with [...]

Earlier today, I made a suggestion over on the Olympic Basketball Blog.  Rather than the NBA push for some insane 23-and-under rule for the Olympics, it can accomplish its goals by sending two separate men’s national teams to the Olympics and the NBA’s new baby, the World Cup of Basketball. In a nutshell, it allows [...]

 Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump.  The NBA goes into hibernation officially Sunday night, not to resume until media day and preseason in September. It’s a time to reflect on everything that’s gone [...]

Today’s matchup rounds out the top four seeds in the tournament and features two types of three-pointers. Ray Allen and Paul Pierce have hit a ton of threes during the New Big Three Era, some clutch and others were to reach milestones.  Last season Ray Allen surpassed Reggie Miller with a three vs the LA [...]