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In Boston, there's one thing everyone can agree on
Youāve probably heard that America is divided like never before. Neighbors are fighting, parents and kids arenāt talking to each other, and the Internet, which was supposed to bring us all together, has only made the division worse.Ā Well, thereās good news. There is one thing that the vast majority of Americanās can agree on ā¦Ā screw the Lakers! Thatās...
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20 Under 25: Will Grant Williams surpass expectations with Celtics?
All Grant Williams did in college was produce, produce… and then produce more. The 20-year-old was named SEC Player of the Year in both of his final two years at Tennessee, and was a consensus First Team All-American this past season, when he averaged 18.8 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.1 spg and 1.5 bpg.Ā Despite his young age, many…
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20 Under 25: The future is now for Celtics' Robert Williams, the āTime Lord'
Robert āTime Lordā Williams III is more than just a sweet nickname; heās an athletic outlier. Heās a 6ā10ā center with a 7ā5ā wingspan and a 40-inch vertical. Thatās not a typo. The young man has ups . . .Ā and considerably upside, as was on display in the limited minutes he played as a 21-year-old rookie for the Celtics last…
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Jayson Tatum's spicy performance on Taco Tuesday comes as no surprise
Jayson Tatum just continues to impress. Still only 19-years-old (donāt listen to the people saying heās 21) Tatum has already fathered 16 children (his son Duece and the entire 76ers roster), dunked on LeBron so hard heās currently in NBA Hospice with the Lakers, and now truly cementing his self-given nickname of āTaco Jayā. The young man loves Tacos...
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Celtics can attribute recent success to contested 3-pointers
In their last three games, the CelticsĀ have looked a lot more like the 2018-19 team we expected to see before the season, with the Cās picking up solid wins on the road vs star-studded Western Conference teams (Pelicans & Timberwolves), and smashing the dregs of the East at home (Cleveland).Ā C’s rolling, but have wrinkles to work out So...
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Cancel the apocalypse, the Celtics offense is fine
Letās not overcomplicate things; the Celtics offense has been bad. The Cās are averaging the fewest points in the entire league (99.8 points per game) through four games, including a season-low 90 points in a loss to the Orlando freaking Magic at home on Monday night. I understand the urge to question whether the pilots of the Celticsā offense are…
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One man's top 18 games in Celtics' pursuit of Banner 18
The Celtics schedule is out and, after crunching the numbers, Iāve whittled it down to the 18 most objectively important games on their quest for Banner 18. Click here for the gallery. Ā
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The flat truth about Kyrie Irving's future in Boston
A lot has been made, and will continue to be made, about Kyrie Irvingās vague response to questions about his long-term future with the Celtics. The star point guard said, āContractually, financially, [an extension] just doesn’t make any sense,ā when asked about potentially signing an extension with the Celtics this summer (Irving would make approximately $80 million more if...
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Which Celtics would make the best barbershop quartet?
It was National Barbershop Quartet Day on Wednesday (duh)! So, wouldnāt it be fun to honor our favorite type of musical foursome by figuring out which Celtics players would make the best Barbershop Quartet? Of course, it would! MORE CELTICS –Ā Now, who’s the C’s go-to guy? They spread it aroundĀ Since audio clips of the players singing are hard...
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Turning down the heat on your Al Horford takes
Letās start with a few disclaimers: 1.Ā Ā Ā I will not be naming the people whose takes I will be addressing. Itās not because I care about their feelings, itās mostly because Iām not in that poor of a mood right now. 2.Ā Ā Ā I think itās completely fair to criticize the performance of professional athletes, but I also think itās...