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Con la nuova stagione alle porte,mentre tutti ci stavamo preparando al suo inizio analizzando,discutendo e cercando di capire quanto l’attuale roster dei Celtics fosse pronto per la sua missione,ecco il colpo di scena, con un mixaggio quasi perfetto,da consumato Dj ,Danny Ainge annunciava l’addio al basket di “Reverendo”Kenyon Dooling e quasi contemporaneamente l’annuncio dell’arrivo,con un [...]
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This afternoon the Celtics signed a seven foot center and waived a 6’1” guard. In doing so they eased the logjam at guard while creating one at center. Darco Milicic was a bust as the second pick in one of the most loaded drafts in NBA history. However to get a 27-year-old second or third [...]
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So how might the Celtics exceed those predictions of falling short of the Championship for a fifth year in a row? The first post covered some of the systemic changes that might create a sea change, the second the veterans who could pleasantly surprise. Now come the kids, historically unlikely to provide a boost, but [...]
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The question: If Pierce/Garnett/Rondo is injured for the week/month/season, what is your plan if you’re Doc/Danny? Thursday, Paul Pierce, yesterday Kevin Garnett, today Rajon Rondo—is throwing up your hands, tearing your hair, and wailing at the moon an option? If there was a drop off from Pierce to Jeff Green, and a ravine (gulch? gorge?) [...]
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A couple of weeks ago I posed a problem/question. If Pierce/Garnett/Rondo is injured for the week/month/season, what is your plan if you’re Doc/Danny? If one is to ask others to ponder, then taking a stab at the conundrum is only polite, so here goes. Dateline: September 6, 2012––24 days until the start of training camp! [...]
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I think a real key for Boston this year is for both Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to play about sixty 24- or 28-minute games. For the past two years Doc Rivers has tried to keep Garnett on a 5-5-5 limit for each half. That has worked pretty well although as injuries mounted the fives [...]
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