bostonherald.com - 10/22/2009
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - They came over individually.
Doc Rivers, Paul Pierce, Kendrick Perkins, Kevin Garnett, Tommy Heinsohn - any member of the Celtics who saw Leon Powe in...
duelingcouches.blogspot.com - 10/23/2009
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duelingcouches.blogspot.com —
"Forward Leon Powe signed a two-year deal with
the Cavaliers after the Celtics declined to make him...
a qualifying offer this summer. He says he was never given an explanation why the Celtics didn't want to keep him. "Initially, I was hurt," Powe told ...
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Powe Lashes Out At Celtics
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The Fundamentals
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Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News: “While fans went gaga over rookie forward DeJuan Blair, Popovich chose to reserve his judgment and tamp down expectations, liberally applying the phrase ‘typical rookie’ to most every discussion of the former Pittsburgh All-American. Six games into his inaugural preseason, however, Blair appears to have made a believer even out of Popovich. After watching Blair take his wrecking-ball act to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, Popovich figured there was no use in denying the obvious. ‘He’s going to be a good player in the NBA,’ Popovich said, ‘and he’s going to be a good player quickly.’ Blair, the 37th pick in the ...
Suicide lines: Feisty Celtics-Cavs dress rehearsal; vocal Brooks
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Each weekday morning, Ball Don't Lie serves up a handful of NBA-related
stories to digest with your alfajores. Julian Benbow, Boston Globe: "... if there was a moment that showed how intense the [Celtics-Cavs] matchup has become, it was at the end of the first half when Mo Williams(notes) and Shelden Williams(notes) tussled, prompting players on both benches to stand and leading to technical fouls. 'That's what happens when teams face each other a lot,' Rivers said. 'They know each other a lot. I'm glad everybody eventually kept their composure and we eventually got back to ...
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