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We've been hearing for… what… 8 months now for Marquis Daniels to officially sign with the Celtics and go through the obligatory meet-and-greet.  Well, I'm sick of waiting.  I'm doing the Marquis Daniels introductory news conference… with or with out him. The air at the Celtics' Waltham training facility is thick with anticipation as the [...]

We all assumed Rasheed Wallace would be coming off the bench, but Mark Murphy put the question to Doc Rivers: Rivers now gets to contemplate the possibilities. Does he start Wallace or bring him off the bench behind Kendrick Perkins? That matter was actually discussed during last week’s meeting in Detroit. “We did talk about [...]

I was originally upset that I missed the first half of the first Celtics summer league game.  Then I realized that the camera angle you see in that screen grab is the only camera angle in the web broadcast.  From what I could gather… Gabe Pruitt did some good things… Mike Sweetney was pretty decent [...]

Via FanHouse: Rivers, now coach of the Boston Celtics, and Hill, an unrestricted free agent who played last season for the Phoenix Suns, will meet Sunday in Orlando to discuss the possibility of working together again. Both make their offseason homes here. "I don't have to go very far to meet with him this time,'' [...]

If it's not obvious by now who offseason target #1 is for the Celtics… it should be now.  The Celtics are going to send Doc Rivers and the Big 3 to try to convince Rasheed Wallace to come to Boston. Coach Doc Rivers and the Big Three were planning a recruiting trip to woo him, [...]

I still say that when it comes to pure business… not offering Powe a qualifying offer was the right move.  But man… it's getting really hard to defend anything besides that.  Today… Leon gave his side of the story to the Herald: “Of course I was disappointed, because I want to come back,” Powe said [...]

The following is a guest column.  Guest columns can be submitted via email, but are not guaranteed to be posted.  Please don't take it personally 10 Things on the State of the Celtics by Gant 1) Why Didn't You Lie To Me?!? Danny Ainge told the truth and in doing so made many people mad. [...]

"Look Rajon… it's not that we don't like you.  Ok….  I think you're a bit ofa d-bag… but Danny likes you.  Well….. Danny thinks you're kind of a punkbut I'm pretty sure the guys like you.  Ok… you know what… just gotake some jumpers, will ya?" I'll admit… I was a little bit worried as [...]

If you read this before 5:30 pm, The C's just announced that Doc Rivers will be on PTI tonight.  Should be interesting to hear what he says. Other assorted stuff out there to check out: Brian Scalabrine had a big pizza party with some local school kids. Tommy Heinsohn won the NBA's first ever lifetime [...]

Marc J. Spears has the good word. Celtics coach Doc Rivers said that assistant Tom Thibodeau withdrew himself from consideration from the head coaching job with the Sacramento Kings. Thibodeau, who also interviewed for the Philadelphia 76ers job, is expected to rejoin the Celtics bench next season. Allow me to speak for everyone when I [...]