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We often wonder what opposing teams, their beat reporters and bloggers are saying about the Celtics.  Here’s a look at some enemy chatter from around Miami. Q: The Celtics lose Ray Allen, they get Jason Terry and Courtney Lee. They lose Greg Stiemsma and get Jason Collins. Now I see they’re adding Darko Milicic. Have [...]

Just like the penultimate matchup of the sweet sixteen, the final matchup features Paul Pierce versus Rajon Rondo.  It’s one of Rondo’s best assists of his career going against Pierce’s best playoff game of the year when he saved Rondo (via suspension) and carried the Celtics on his back, 2002 style.  This should be a [...]

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. Meanwhile, Dooling informed the Celtics of his plans to retire and the club is now left without a primary backup point guard to Rajon Rondo. Dooling had [...]

The Celtics just announced they have waived Keyon Dooling, but this sounds like it was Keyon’s decision: “Keyon has decided that he has given the NBA 12 good years and that it’s time to pursue other interests and spend more time with his family,” said Dooling’s representative Kenge Stevenson. “He will never forget his time [...]

This comes from the UCLA Women’s basketball coach: Rondo, Garnett, and the Celtics out playing flag football. Just another day at UCLA! twitter.com/CoachCloseUCLA… — Cori Close (@CoachCloseUCLA) September 20, 2012 I know you’re looking at it thinking it can be anyone… but Dionte Christmas tweeted Flag football was to fun today lol — Dionte Christmas [...]

Today would have been the 95th birthday of our site’s namesake, Red Auerbach. We take great pride in our name and the tribute it pays to Red.  Red is our leader.  He is our general.  Even in death, his ideals… even the tricky ones… define what we think the Celtics organization should always strive to [...]

The Boston Celtics plan to enter training camp next week with a slew of new faces, with Darko Milicic being among them. A league source confirmed to CSNNE.com that Milicic, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft, will sign a one-year deal with the Celtics next week for the veteran’s minimum. CSNNE [...]

Came across this fantastic “KG: History of Kicks” post this morning. It chronicles virtually every shoe KG has worn from his rookie season, all the way up until today. From Jordan, to Nike, to And One and more, you’ll see them all. Pics are courtesy of T.C.M.S.  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. Darko Milicic is flying to the States and he will likely sign his new contract in the NBA in the coming days. The Boston Celtics are the [...]

The “Great 8″ have been decided. Rajon Rondo’s Nike Hyperfuse 2011 home p.e. are the final pair in, as they beat KG’s “KG2″ alternate away p.e. 60% of you voted for Rajon’s white & green Nikes to move on. So without further adieu, here are the 1st two pairs of the semifinals: 1)Rajon Rondo Nike [...]