Monthly Archives: October 2016

Via the LA Times: Lakers center Andrew Bynum had a substantial amount of fluid drained from his right knee Monday, according to a team spokesman. Bynum had almost 2 1/2 ounces removed, after being slowed by torn cartilage in the knee for a little more than a month, an injury that has limited his time and effectiveness [...]

Brian Scalabrine is definitely one of those role guys every championship contending team needs to have.  While M.L. Carr was famous for waving the towel during the Finals matchups in the 1980's, our man Scal has taken it to a new level.  After Rajon Rondo scored the Celtics' first points in the opening seconds of [...]

  "That's the natural mentality when you lose to a team in the championship and then have a chance to play that team again," Pierce said after Boston concluded a two-hour practice session at the Sports Authority Training Center at HealthPoint. "That's natural and if I was in [Kobe Bryant's] position, I'd probably feel the [...]

During the 2008 NBA Finals, Rajon Rondo was a second year point guard truly learning on-the-fly how to manage a trio of superstars while running a championship driven team.  Throughout those playoffs and especially in the Finals, Rondo's play emulated that of a human yo-yo.  It wasn't until Game 6 where he put his stamp on [...]

This rivalry — what does it mean to you? It means a lot. I know the history. I love the history of the game. To be part of it is huge for me, personally. But you feel a responsibility. You don’t want them to beat you. And that’s just the bottom line. Let’s say you [...]

After a quick burst of outrage, the LA Times has apparently pulled the Ted Green piece which included the Paul Pierce stabbing reference.  A quick scan down their blog no longer includes the "guide to hating the Celtics… and the link to the story is now dead. I have not yet received any acknowledgment of [...]

Via Woj The New Orleans Hornets have begun contract discussions with the representatives of Boston Celtics assistant coach Tom Thibodeau, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Hornets general manager Jeff Bower has exchanged proposals with Creative Artists Agency, which represents Thibodeau, on parameters of a possible deal. Sources say Thibodeau still plans to meet with New [...]

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 begin with two storylines, premises, really, that you must understand up front: 1)  The Celtics cry. They cry more than Best Actress winners at the Oscars. [...]

Magic Johnson is pretty fired up about the Finals. Couldn't have said it any better myself.  Well… I could probably have delivered it a little more cleanly… but I mean the sentiment. Via Lex [...]

The 2010 NBA Finals: Where Celtics vs. Lakers Part XII Happens.  ESPN has already posted their "Expert Predicitons," and it looks like the Celtics have converted two more analysts to their green religion.  Amazingly, one of them is native LA writer J.A. Adande.  The other is Chris Sheridan who has had a first hand witnessed [...]