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Daily Links 3/10
Published 3/10/2008 at CelticsBlog
... Celtics 17 Sunday night rant ESPN Shaq dives into stands for ball Red's Army There... You happy now? Courier Journal Rondo at Kentucky to present jerseys Sports of Boston Celtics dominate en route to 8th straight win NY Sun Knicks a better team with "stars" on the bench Lakers Library Lakers need to get tougher USA Today West may be dominant but don't forget East powerhouses Boston Now The week ahead Houston Chronicle Green still has time to be a solid player Lex Nihil Novi KG trade compared to 'Nique ...

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 3/10
Published 3/10/2008 by FLCeltsFan at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
... two kids. They could do a lot worse. Lakers Library Lakers need to get tougher FL's Take: The Lakers are all the rage since picking up Gasol, but they really aren't a tough team. When a team plays them physically like the Celtics do, they kind of wilt. USA Today West may be dominant but don't forget East powerhouses Boston Now The week ahead Houston Chronicle Green still has time to be a solid player FL's Take: I agree that Green still ...

The Last of Gerald Green?
Published 3/10/2008 by Dime Magazine at NBA Rumors - Trades - Free Agents - Basketball Olympics - Dime Magazine
... , we explored the Rockets’ release of Gerald Green in favor of somebody named Mike Harris . Things don’t seem to be able to get much worse for Gerald - he never really cracked the rotation in Boston, he was included in the Kevin Garnett trade but couldn’t get on the floor for the young (and not very good) T-Wolves, was included in a deadline deal with Houston, and now finds himself completely out of a job. The Houston Chronicle’s Jonathan Feigen believes that getting cut might actually be the only thing that can save Gerald’s NBA career : The Rockets did not intend to ...

Links: And Gerald Green is Out!
Published 3/10/2008 by Lang Whitaker at SLAM Online
... or that I’m pretty sure Alonzo Mourning would disagree with Smitty, but I let it ride. Fast forward to Friday night when Carroll went off for 21 against the Hawks. One night later, Carroll had 23 against the Wizards. During Carroll’s 23-point night against Washington, I texted Smitty and said, “Your boy Matt Carroll is going off again.” And all I got back was a text that said, “Warrior!!!!!!!!” • The Rockets waived Gerald Green over the weekend. Shocker! Just after his best dunk at the All-Star ...

My Advice to Gerald Green: Have Your Agent Call Joe Dumars
Published 3/16/2008 by Nate Jones at JONES ON THE NBA
... bring the ticket to Bean Town. The Celtics also traded Al Jefferson too, and we see how good of a player he is turning out to be. In Minnesota, Green really wasn’t against the eight ball from the jump. Kevin McHale had already drafted Corey Brewer, Rashard McCants, and Randy Foye to play Green’s positions. Those were McHale hand picked guys. No matter what, they were always going to get priority over Green. Once he got to Houston, it was simply a numbers game. Yao went down, and the Rockets needed his roster spot to add someone that could fill in their holes right away. ...

Engrave that hardware: Who is the NBA's Most Improved Player?
Published 4/11/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... , Warriors. Ellis won't win it back-to-back, but ... "With the notion of making him a point guard long since shelved, Ellis has become a sensational scorer. In February, he became just the ninth guard in league history to shoot 60 percent from the field for a month when he averaged 26 points on 60.2 percent shooting." -- Feigen ...