bostonherald.com - 1/2/2009
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I n a statement released Wednesday, the league finally admitted the officiating crew of Mike Callahan, Rodney Mott and Zach Zarba erred in its handling of a controversial play during the Celtics [ team stats ] 91-86 loss in Portland on Tuesday. A basket by Blazers forward Travis Outlaw was ...
celticsblog.com - 12/30/2008
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celticsblog.com —
I mean, it would take a reverse-Spreewell move
(Doc choking a player) for me to turn on...
him at this point. With that said, I can't help but wonder how much longer it is going to take to give Gabe Pruitt a legitimate run at some more minutes.
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Free Gabe!
thesportsculture.com - 12/31/2008
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thesportsculture.com —
It doesn’t quite have the same ring as
2girls1cup, but both concepts are still extremely bizarre. In...
last night’s Portland v. Boston NBA social gathering, the Trail Blazers: Played a possession with six players. Scored two points in doing so. Got away with it.
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6players1hoop
redsarmy.wordpress.com - 12/31/2008
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redsarmy.wordpress.com —
Turns out that horrible decision by the refs
to allow Portland a basket even though they had...
6 men on the court cost the Celtics the game. But not because the refs blew it, because the team couldn’t move past it: “That was awful,” Rivers said. “It absolutely had an effect.."
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Not Mentally Tough Enough?
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Let’s Just Get Used To It
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans —
... Whatever talent you have (or had) is nothing in this league without some other-worldly drive to push you forward.
The Globe has its take on the lesson here (memo to the Globe, because I know you guys read us: update your page and feed. I shouldn’t have to go to Google news to find your stuff. Makes us not want to link to you.) WBZ has video of the guys running some 5 on 5 at practice.
Herald: Blown call still irks Doc | Milford News: Celtics have ...
Desperately Seeking Closure: Why Portland’s sixth man killed pro basketball….for me at least
perkisabeast.com Blog —
I admit it, I can’t shake the hate. I’m still steaming over the shank job in Portland the other night. Especially when I read the following that the NBA issued a New Year’s Eve mea culpa. Nice Nixonian trickery guys.
In a statement released Wednesday, the league finally admitted the officiating crew of Mike Callahan, Rodney Mott and Zach Zarba erred in its handling of a controversial play during the Celtics [team stats]’ 91-86 loss in Portland on Tuesday.
And what do we get for this? Nothing but hot air. An empty appology. Further, I got even more enraged ...
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