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After every game, we'll take stock of how each individual performance affects the player's overall value. Starters Paul Pierce: Until he gets himself into game shape, his value will continue to drop.  I'm not giving up on him now, but I AM saying that the short term prognosis is negative.  I'm optimistic about him turning [...]

After every game, we'll take stock of how each individual performance affects the player's overall value. Starters Paul Pierce: I know we want Paul Pierce to just step onto the court and be "Paul Pierce" again.  Considering how this team has been playing, it's going to be hard for Pierce get into any kind of [...]

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. “We don’t have a big body like (Kendrick) Perkins or a guy like Big Baby (Glen Davis),” Paul Pierce [stats] said. “But it doesn’t have to come in a size [...]

Ray Allen is a machine.  He's shooting the ball at a ridiculous rate.  63.4% from 3, 57.5% overall, the 3rd best True Shooting percentage (77.1%) in the league (among player playing more than 20 mpg).  He's been the only reason the Celtics have been close in some of these games.  But Ray is more dependent [...]

The Celtics bench has totally been re-tooled.  The only returning players are Marquis Daniels (who missed half the season after his injury), Avery Bradley (who barely played last year), and Sasha Pavlovic (who is returning in only the strictest sense of the term).   We touched on the bench in the Dump, noting how awful [...]

Here are some great pics via Hoop China from Friday's C's-Pacers game. Enjoy: [...]

Starters Paul Pierce: Everyone is entitled to a bad shooting night. It's disappointing to see, but Paul Pierce is better than 3-17 shooting.  Hey, it happens.  Rajon Rondo:  I'm going to be more critical of Rajon simply because he seemed to be showboating early.  If you're going to be hotdogging, son, you gotta back it [...]

  Getty Images 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. “I know you guys are going to write a blog about how terrible we are offensively, but we just haven’t practiced,” said center Jermaine O’Neal. [...]

Tip: 7:30pm    Court: TD Garden    Watch it: CSN      Hear it: WEEI                            Referees:  Eddie F. Rush, Bennie Adams and Tre Maddox  Get your tickets here The Matchup Record: 4-3 (2nd Atlantic, 5th East) Record: 4-2 (2nd Central, 6th East) At home: [...]

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. Ainge was asked if he was ever concerned that Rondo would be at all affected by the rumors that had the point guard potentially being swapped for [...]