redsarmy.com - 7/3/2009
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This is a guest column submitted by Gant
As you know every team can have up to 15 roster positions. Right now the Celtics have 10 players under contract for the coming season:
Garnett, Pierce, Allen, Rondo and Perkins; then House, Walker, Giddens, Scalabrine and Tony Allen. That leaves 5 ...
Celtics 2009 Offseason Preview
sportsofboston.com 6/30/2009 — Another NBA season has come and gone and this one unfortunately ended without banner No. 18. I think now is the perfect time to take a look at the Celtics and what needs to be done to get them back to their rightful place on the NBA throne. Here are five things that I think will put the Celtics ...
'Twas The Night Before Free Agency in Boston
bleacherreport.com 7/1/2009 — And hopefully, Danny Ainge is stirring.
Three news items to report as we head into free agency.
"KG pleas have worked - Bos is on Sheed's list w/Dal, Orl, SA. Don't count out Lakers, either." --Ric Bucher on Twitter
Bucher ...
Need for Sheed?
redsarmy.com 7/1/2009 — Via Marc Stein of ESPN.com: Boston has emerged as the hot new entrant in the race for 'Sheed, with my colleague Ric Bucher from ESPN The Magazine crediting Kevin Garnett for not only convincing Celtics personnel chief Danny Ainge to enter the bidding but leading the Celtics' lobbying ...
Land of the free (agents)
boston.com 6/30/2009 — It starts in house, literally and figuratively. The Celtics will approach NBA free agency, which begins at midnight tonight, by looking internally and deciding who they'd like to bring back from last year's team. Eddie House exercised his $2.86 million...
Tony Allen: 2008-2009 Celtics Review
sportsofboston.com 7/2/2009 — Toward the end of last year, Tony Allen seemed to fully recover from his knee injury that sidelined him for much of the 06-07 season, which had appeared to be the beginnings of a breakout year. He showed flashes in 07-08, punctuated by that great 360-degree dunk to finish of the Lakers in the ...
The Rumor Mill on 6/28
celticsgreen.blogspot.com 6/29/2009 — Just read an interesting rumor on CelticsBlog . The rumor comes from the website Pick and Roll . I used a translation site to get a general idea of what it says and here is a rough translation of part of the article. Next Wednesday will begin ...
It's Beginning to Feel A Bit Older in Boston
simononsports.blogspot.com 7/9/2009 — My biggest fear with the Celtics trade for KG back in the day was that if that their window with aging superstars was going to be very tiny and that if they didn't win a championship within the first three seasons than frankly it wasn't going to ...
Big Baby Doesn't Need to Start
redsarmy.com 6/28/2009 — The Globe's Marc Spears gives us an update on Glen "Big Baby" Davis. Danny Ainge says a qualifying offer will be made on Tuesday ensuring Davis becomes a restricted free agent. What does "restricted free agency" mean? The Celtics have seven days to match any offer ...
Talking Off-Season With Nick of Boston Celtics News Station
nbatipoff.com 7/4/2009 — Making the team blogging rounds, we're now talking Celtics. We have Nick Gelso of Boston Celtics News Station . An up and coming C's blog you are going to have check out. 1. Lots of elite Eastern conference teams have made big moves recently. The ...
Big Baby the Big Consolation Prize?
redsarmy.com 7/5/2009 — Whichever team loses out on Rasheed Wallace will set its sights on Glen Davis. At least that's the theory one league source floated to the Herald's Mark Murphy: A league source said the Celtics’ pursuit of Wallace actually may
affect the team’s ability to sign its own restricted free agent - ...
Yup, Danny Ainge is a Genius —
Bleacher Report - NBA 7/3/2009
I used to hate...no, DESPISE...Danny Ainge. After his deal which sent the then-admirable Antonie Walker packing, only then to sign Brian Scalabrine, it was clear to me that this guy was just not a fit for the Celtics. Then came the 2006-07 season, a ...