Category Archives: Celtics

Can the Celtics go undefeated?!?

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Pat McManamon

The Celtics' fast start has one person who follows them thinking history.

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Cavs lose the opener to Boston

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Not a great opening night for the Cavs, who looked like a team still trying to find itself. LeBron James called it a "transition period." Coach Mike Brown said: "We will get better." The cynic in me started to ask … Continue reading →

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Another NBA free agent goes to a Cavs competitor

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Well the Boston Celtics just got better. Rasheed Wallace for two years at the mid-level exception. I kind of wish the Cavs had done that, though clearly there is risk involved. Cavs GM Danny Ferry is very good at laying … Continue reading →

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Give the Celtics their due

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Pat McManamon

I honestly thought Boston would win Game 7 against Orlando, because … well … because they're Boston. They were 32-0 in Game 7s and Red Auerbach and Bailey Howell and Don Nelson bouncing free throws off the roof and Paul … Continue reading →

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Two things on the Celtics-Magic

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Pat McManamon

1) Bib Baby apologized. End of THAT story. 2) The Magic sure know how to close out a game, eh?

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I share the father's feelings

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Pat McManamon

I don't know about you, but if I were the father of this 12-year-old and my kid got shoved in the back by an NBA player like this, I'd have been upset too. Might not have gone to the media … Continue reading →

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Beat the rush — hate the Celtics now

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Norman Chad and I once worked in desks within close proximity of each other as part-timers at the Washington Post. Chad went to his gig, I'm writing here. He writes of the Celtics: "I am still scarred from a childhood of … Continue reading →

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An interesting take on the Celtics

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Pat McManamon

I take no credit for the presentation. The link is here, on www.waitingfornextyear.com. But I do enjoy it. Thoughts? "According to the Celtics … "This is disrespectful. "(This) is being a good teammate. "This is not a cheap shot.  "This … Continue reading →

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Rondo skates

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Dwight Howard was suspended for his elbow, but the NBA didn't agree with me on the Rajon Rondo foul. They determined he was making "a basketball play and going for the ball after a blown defensive assignment by the Celtic … Continue reading →

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The first conspiracy theory of the playoffs

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Pat McManamon

The Boston Globe reported this about Boston's game in Chicago on Sunday: "An NBA source pointed out before the game that two of the referees were Chicago natives (Marc Davis and Dan Crawford). Kennedy also was involved in an incident … Continue reading →

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Checking in on Boston

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Boston lost to Chicago, and Doc Rivers wasn't very pleased with the effort of his defending champs, who played Saturday as if Kevin Garnett's injury meant they wouldn't win even if they tried. The Celtics looked "like they really don't … Continue reading →

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The deeper meaning of Kevin Garnett's injury

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Pat McManamon

The fact that Kevin Garnett will miss the playoffs has been a much-discussed topic. Either that or there wasn't much to discuss with the NBA off until Saturday. The injury clearly hurts the Celtics ability to repeat (assuming, of course, Garnett does … Continue reading →

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Boston's Garnett probably will miss all of playoffs

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Celtics coach Doc Rivers said on Boston radio today that Kevin Garnett probably will miss the entire playoffs. "After watching him run, there's no way," Rivers said on WEEI. "So, we're going to move without him. And the way I … Continue reading →

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Celtics gripe over Allen's suspension

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Ray Allen's one-game suspension for elbowing Anderson Varejao in the you-know-what will cost him $193,000 (not $158,000 as I first reported). Allen called the elbow an "unfortunate incident." Umm. Yeah. Then he and Celtics coach Doc Rivers blamed everything on … Continue reading →

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A critical view of the Celtics game on Sunday

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Fox's Charley Rosen said the Celtics' performance Sunday was "inexcusable." As in: "Garbage time was in effect for about the last 40 minutes of the game. And the Celtics played just hard enough to avoid being totally humiliated. Yes, Boston … Continue reading →

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Here's what Ray Allen did to Andeson Varejao

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Pat McManamon

No wonder Varejao was angry.

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On the Cavs: This was Gino last season in Boston

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Did this insult anyone last season in Boston? I don't think so. It was irritating to the teams on the losing end, but insulting? Don't think so.

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The view from Boston on the Cavs having so much fun

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Boston is a serious sports town, and the Boston media handles things quite well. So it was good to see that they did not make a big to-do out of the Cavs dancing on the bench in the fourth quarter … Continue reading →

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Cavs enjoy themselves again, and it's too bad if Boston didn't like it

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Someone asked Mike Brown after the game if he worries that the Cavs' in-game, on-the-bench celebrations are becoming too much, whether other teams might resent them. The same person asked LeBron James if he worried that dancing and celebrating on … Continue reading →

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Kevin Garnett's status in Boston remains up in the air

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Pat McManamon

The Celtics keep saying Kevin Garnett will be fine for the playoffs, that he'll play in Game 1 of the first series. No doubt he will. It's tough to keep a competitor like Garnett out of the playoffs. But Adrian … Continue reading →

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A Celtics item

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Pat McManamon

The Celtics full expect Kevin Garnett to be ready for the playoffs.It's pretty important he return, just like it's pretty important the Cavs avoid a key injury these final games. Yes, insights like these are why you pay so much … Continue reading →

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The Cavs are ever so close to the top seed in the East

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Boston seems to have lost hope of gaining the East's No. 1 seed. The Cavs haven't clinched it yet, but it would take an epic collapse for Cleveland not to have home court advantage. A win over Orlando Tuesday night … Continue reading →

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Some wild finishes for the Cavs and at the MAC tourney

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Nice win for the Cavs last night in LA. Yes it's the Clippers and you wish they'd have put them away early, but a win is a win is a win. A wise man once said that. ESPN.com covered the … Continue reading →

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Looking back at the Cavs loss in Boston

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Pat McManamon

It's been a few days, but a bout with dizziness (which thankfully seems to be subsidizing … I would not wish that experience on anyone) allows one to blend the past and present. The Cavs loss in Boston was more … Continue reading →

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Marbury a boon to Boston?

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Pat McManamon

Ian O'Connor does not seem to be a fan of Stephon Marbury.

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