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Everyone is in a panic over what's going on with the Celtics.  People are snapping their ankles jumping off the bandwagon.  So I assembled some of the finest minds… on short notice, by the way, so thanks to them for that… to discuss the current state of the Celtics. They are: Zach from Celtics Hub [...]

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. "One of the things we made clear is that you'll be playing [based] on your defense," Rivers said. "If we made anything clear [Monday], it's that you [...]

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. “Oh yeah, I get a lot of that,” Rivers said. “But enough with the talk, you know? I had a conga line in my office today. That’s [...]

Via Chris Forsberg: Coach Doc Rivers said the Boston Celtics pulled captain Paul Pierce out of practice Monday afternoon to rest his sprained left mid-foot injury, and that he is questionable to play Wednesday night when the team visits the New Orleans Hornets. "Paul didn't do a lot today," said Rivers. "We actually pulled him [...]

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. "One of the guys said, ‘We're better than Orlando.' And I said, ‘No you're not. That's a bunch of crap. They beat you three games, two at [...]

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. Rivers even mocked the panic a bit, noting that both the Orlando and Los Angeles games came down to the final possession, and had the Celtics' final [...]

Chris Forsberg of ESPN Boston and Doc Rivers have the answer: Boston led by 11 points with 9:17 remaining, and while its offense certainly downshifted, its typically unwavering defense did too. Maybe even more so. Of the 24 points the Lakers scored in the fourth quarter, a staggering 18 came in the paint. (How many [...]

Doc Rivers spoke this morning with Dennis & Callahan on WEEI: On the trash-talking: The thing with Kevin is, Kevin talks the whole game — to himself, to us, to his teammates and to the other team. So I don’t know who he’s talking to, and I don’t think the other team does, as well. [...]

By Jason While President Obama focuses on the formidable task of reshaping the nation’s healthcare system, the Celtics need to focus on getting themselves healthy.  We all knew that injuries would be a likely problem with this team heading into the season.  Doc Rivers has yet to devise a game plan this year with a [...]

Doc hit the WEEI airwaves today… and was asked about what the hell is going on with this team right now. Jets center Nick Mangold said that the reason they’re winning games is because of the closeness of the locker room. Does that apply in the NBA? It’s absolute and there’s no doubt about that. [...]