Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo will once again sit out Thursday night in Orlando as he continues to nurse a wrist injury, according to the Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn. Rondo originally suffered the injury during a hard spill against the Toronto Raptors last Wednesday night, and has missed the Celtics’ three games since. Rondo is also listed as doubtful for [...]
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Looking At The Deepest NBA Draft Classes Since 1981
June 21st, 2011 
Deron Pope 
Posted in 2011 NBA Draft, Commentary, NBA Analysis, Slam Dunk NBA Draft Central Fully Loaded ’96: Can You Find Allen Iverson? The 2011 Draft class seems to be one of the weakest in a long time; but which classes were the strongest? The following series of charts and articles will be an attempt to determine the answer. The depth of each draft class from 1981 to 2010 was [...]
Ray Allen Remains A Celtic
The NBA’s All-Time Leading Three-Point Shooter “This has been my team, I have been full steam ahead with this team. I don’t have any plans to go anywhere else.” – Ray Allen after the Heat series. The sharpshooter from UConn exercised the second-year player option in the two-year deal he signed last summer, a deal [...]
Celtics Expected To Be At Full Strength For Game Three
Can The Fallen Celtics Get Back Up? “We can’t allow they to play like this, or it’s going to be tough at our place, too.” – Doc Rivers, following his team’s 102-91 loss in Game two. If it’s already not tough enough. Being down 0-2 against a team which features both LeBron and Wade. On [...]
Can Celtics Turn Things Around In Boston?
Rondo Needs To Elevate His Play After game 1 I said this series doesn’t start until someone wins a road game. So good news. The Heat-Celtics series still hasn’t begun. The other good news is, if the Celtics played the way they did last night, they will win this series. No. Seriously. That game was [...]
LeBron’s Second Half Takeover Cripples Celtics 102-91
Is The Heat Getting Too Hot For The Celtics To Handle? LeBron’s turn. After Dwayne Wade set the tone with a dazzling display of dominance in Game one, “The King” followed up his teammate’s dominance with a display of his own in Game two. However, his performance really didn’t get under way until midway in [...]
Allen, Pierce Combine For 70 Points In Celtics 113-96 Trashing Of Knicks
National Basketball Association: Where “It Was Over Before It Started” Happens The MSG scoreboard before the opening tip says the Knicks had a chance – I beg to differ, they never did. “He Got Game” (Ray Allen) was on fire. They (Knicks) couldn’t handle “The Truth” (Paul Pierce). And finally, they (anyone who tried to [...]
Top Five Draft Picks In Consecutive Years: How Much Does The Team Improve?
Is having a top 5 pick in consecutive years enough to get a team moving in the right direction? The table below shows best and worst turnarounds for teams that meet the aforementioned criteria. There have been 44 instances of this in the lottery era; I have counted only the teams that got the top [...]