In the shadows for years. The stage light  was slightly missing his feet. Rondo will finally come out  of the shadows to see what is ahead of him on the biggest stage possible.Rondo's stage is the main stage. He's become the lone star on a team that has been contending for titles for more than half a decade. Everyo...

Who could forget when Bass was the ultimate steal from Ainge when the Celtics and Magic pulled off a sign-and-trade for Bass and Baby. I think that was move Howard wanted when he still ran the team in my Orlando. Bass's first season with the Celtics earned him a decent sized contract that inked him for three seasons worth more than 6 million each season,but near th...

Olynyk is the summer leagues Dirk. When it comes to the real games? We must show the kid some patience. Without question his offensive skill set has been lovely to see.His fall away jumper, his three, and his court vision has been on point.If we get this someday out of him, then Danny should be studied by modern science for time travel....

Bird luckily retired as a Celtic. He never put on any other NBA uniform. Danny was able to make Pierce and KG happy by sending them to a team that has a chance to win now, and Doc also. Ainge in the process put the Celtics in a good spot for the future, and in the now. 

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Many will be skeptical about Stevens until he proves he belongs. I think it's a good outside the box move, and I still have doubts, but I believe what Max is saying about Stevens. I think his youth is more of a strength then a weakness. Doc is in his 50's, and I don't know if he had the energy for this,and I would have to sa...

 We will endure the long cold frozen winter. We  will  also endure a basketball season that isn't very predictable. The Celtics for the past 5 or 6 seasons have been in the mix for a NBA championship. All of you know the resume of the past 6 years, so I'll leave it at that. Our pain is our o...

When Brad Stevens walked into his first press conference with the Boston Celtics. The banners started to speak to him. It's hard to miss 17 championship banners above your head, and who could forget the spot where banner 18 was supposed to go. Instead of an empty spot with a spotlight signaling the new banner that was destined to happen...

An open mind is thoughtful, and it observes but does not judge. An open mind doesn’t draw conclusions, if the slightest doubt remains.If you keep an open mind you can hear a new id...

A quest in question is questionable at best. With no facts to base failure on it's hard to place anyone's job on the line. The hiring of Stevens doesn't signal the end of Rondo. But perhaps a new beginning that has been long overdue. A new captain will rise in Boston if you like or not. Many fear that Rond...

Can it happen twice, is it possible that Danny is setting up a master plan yet again to bring in all-time talent around Rondo like he did for Paul in 2...

Rondo without a doubt doesn't want a rebuild. He hasn't pulled a Doc Rivers and asked for a trade yet, but Danny Ainge may need to consider Rondo on this rebuild. At this point, I don't blame Rondo for not wanting a rebuild. Were not talking about a 24 year old Rondo. This an All-Star starting po...

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How eager are the children as they look up into the sky. All of us have been there reacting to the theater of sound, color and light. A euphoria of expectation. The expectations for Paul Pierce to obtain in Boston were high. But year after year he was the comfortable player that we all latched onto. E...

The day was going to come. We didn't know when or how, but the day was slowly creeping in. That day happened June 27th, 2013. The Boston Celtics ended the Pierce era quick, and with minimal warning. We knew for sometime that Doc was gone, but the idea of Pierce out of here wasn't much of a reality unt...

It sounds like Danny is thrilled this Doc mess is over. It allows him to continue with his job. The Celtics are in change mode,or a reshaping of the roster. I won't call this a full blown rebuild. But I think it's clear Danny and Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck want to lower our expectations going into the 2013-14 season. As the...

My feelings about Doc are still fresh. I may need a part 3, or part 4 to get a better understanding. This morning I wanted to go into the Doc vs Ray debate. Who's departure hurt the most for you, and who's departure was worse? Personally Ray's departure has hurt the most for me. I fel...

Everywhere I looked yesterday I saw fans saying thank you to Doc, as they should. But make no mistake about it. Doc's exit was very uncharacteristic of what he was in Boston. He was a coach that players wanted to play for, and he was a coach that motivated every single guy someway, somehow. I also gathered that many folks out there really accepted Doc's...

I'm still not able to relinquish the thought in my mind that KG wants out of Boston. From all the Doc turmoil very little has been said about KG and Pierce. Just that the Celtics will either trade KG or buyout Paul's final year worth 15 million. It's also been said that both would like to follow Doc, but how much of that is ...