sportsofboston.com - 6/28/2008
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During the 2007 NBA Draft, Danny Ainge began his magical offseason and before the night was done, the Celtics had acquired Ray Allen and Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis for Jeff Green, Delonte West, and Wally Szczerbiak. That, as everyone now knows, led to the acquisition of Kevin Garnett and the eventual NBA Champion rolling rally in Boston.
The celebration from the 2007-2008 season may ...
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2008 NBA Draft Report Card
sports.aol.com 6/27/2008 — I was at the Garden for the draft last night, so I sprinkled (yes, "sprinkled") in some behind-the-scenes tidbits to go along with this year's grades. Enjoy. Atlanta Hawks: n/a Should be an F, actually. Billy Knight always made draft night so much more enjoyable. Boston Celtics: B (Acquisitions: J.R. Giddens, Bill Walker, Semih Erden) The defending champs' biggest concern heading into the ...
A Couple of Steals for C’s?
newengland.comcastsportsnet.com 6/28/2008 — Your World Champion Boston Celtics (man it is fun writing that) entered the 08 NBA Draft a lot differently than what they went through just one year ago. In 2007, Celtics fans were trying to overcome the bad-bounce-of-the-lottery-balls-again headache ...
“My Dream Came True”
redsarmy.wordpress.com 6/30/2008 — One thing everyone keeps hearing about JR Giddens is that he’s got a bit of an attitude problem. If we believe what he says now… that stuff is in the past. He’s a Celtic now, and he says he couldn’t be happier. “The first thing I bought with my scholarship check was a Paul Pierce Boston Celtics jersey and green headband,” said Giddens. “I wore that ...
Introductions Tomorrow —
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From Celtics.com… our draft picks will be introduced tomorrow morning
Giddens, Walker and Erden To Meet Media in Waltham Tuesday
The Celtics’ 2008 NBA Draft picks, J.R. Giddens, Bill Walker and Semih Erden, will have an informal meeting with the media in Waltham Tuesday afternoon at the Sports Authority Training Center in Waltham. Celtics.com will have complete coverage ...
Celtics’ JR Giddens: He’s Spe-cial! —
Josh Q. Public
Oooooh! Oooooh! Up, up and away! Yes sir! Get to know the name! J.R. Giddens! Get! To! Know! The! Name! He’s going to be spe-cial!
Peace out homies. Six two and Even!
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NBA Draft Review for the Mountain West —
Mountain West Connection
In yesterdays NBA Draft two players from the Mountain West Conference. The first was J.R. Giddens from the University of New Mexico and was selected by the world champion Boston Celtics. Giddens has the talent who could have been a lottery pick, but with all of his off the [...]
I Like Our Draft —
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I’m not going to speak for Chuck here, but the more I read about the guys we picked up, the more I like what Danny did. Maybe part of it is “In Danny I Trust”… because I know I didn’t watch any New Mexico games last season.
But to hear the JR Giddens story told… he’s got lottery pick talent with a questionable attitude. Well, we’ve got 3 ...
Draft Night Wrap Up —
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As you’ve seen already, the Celtics picked up JR Giddens with the 30th pick. Here’s Doc’s take:
“We think he has a chance to fight for minutes right away because of his defense. He’s got incredible wingspan, great feet, and we feel that defensively he can be an NBA player right away. The other things we’ll work on. He’s had some run-ins with ...
Breaking News: Celtics Drafted Lobo’s Giddens —
SOX & Dawgs
The NBA Champion Boston Celtics selected J.R. Giddens from University of New Mexico with the 30 th and final pick of the first round in the 2008 NBA Draft.
Giddens, a 6-foot 5 inch, 230 pound shooting guard who has had some issues on and off the floor, started his NCAA career at Kansas before transferring to New Mexico.
Some of the problems include a tavern fight in 2005 in which he ...
With the 30th Pick….. —
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The Celtics have selected J.R. Giddens , a guard from New Mexico. The 6-5, 208 lb. shooting guard averaged 16 pts, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in 33 games last season for the Lobos.
Welcome to the defending champions!!!!
According to Draft Express, Giddens was stabbed during a bar fight back in 2005 and needed 30 stitches in his calf. Check out this monster dunk against UNLV.
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