danny granger

The rumors I had hoped would die still won't. Chad Ford is the latest one to keep them alive (insider link) by suggesting Rondo is still the most likely player to be traded by March 15. I know the Celtics are saying Rondo isn't going anywhere. But there are two problems with that. (1) It [...]

Who needs Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo? The Celtics have now won four straight games without their starting backcourt.  Paul Pierce was the hero. How's this for a balanced stat sheet? 28 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. The Truth had 17 in the 3rd quarter, asserting himself offensively as Indiana [...]

Former Celtics head coach John Carroll (2003-04, the bridge guy from Jim O’Brien to Doc Rivers) is a contributing writer for ESPN.com.  He’s come up with 5 logical trade scenarios involving Paul Pierce. 1. To Atlanta for Josh Smith 2. To Memphis for Rudy Gay 3. To Indiana for Danny Granger 4. To Utah for [...]

Despite Kevin Garnett having his best game of this young season, the Celtics gave-up too many second-chance points, were inconsistent on defense and lost their 4th straight; going down to the Pacers 97-83 tonight in Indy.  KG (and Pierce) led the Celtics with 21 and went 10 of 19 from the field in 28 minutes [...]

Tip: 7:00pm    Court: Bankers Life Fieldhouse    Watch it: CSN  Hear it: WEEI                            Referees:  Tom Washington, Derrick Collins, Mark Lindsay  Get your tickets here The Matchup Record: 4-6 (3rd Atlantic, 9th East) Record: 8-3 (2nd Central 4th East) On road: 1-3   Home: 4-0 [...]

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

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.  CBS Sports Some of you took umbrage with my criticism of Rajon Rondo for saying this has been the best summer of his life in the midst [...]

This list is getting pretty long.  He actually added a few people to it last night.  [...]

Tip: 7:00pm    Court: Conseco Fieldhouse    Watch it:  CSN    Hear it:  WEEI Referees:  Ed Malloy, Rodney Mott, Haywoode Workman Get your tickets here The Matchup Record: 51-21 (1st Atlantic, 2nd East) Record: 32-42 (2nd Central, 8th East) On The Road: 22-13 At Home: 19-16 Streak: Won 1 Streak: Lost 2 Leaders  Leaders Buckets: Pierce (18.6 ppg) [...]

 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. Krzyzewski likes his players but realizes they have shortcomings — starting with the fact that they're kind of short. "We like the team that we're developing, but [...]