George Fennemen: “The story you are about to see is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.” Joe Friday: “This is the city. Boston, Massachusetts. I work here… I’m a cop.” “It was Thursday, August 6th. It was raining in Boston. We were working bunko…” Word has just come out that Read More
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Archive for August, 2009
Davis Does Have Multi-Year Offer From Celtics
‘Gone Fishing’ will have to wait a day, I guess. It looks like I was right about making Glen Davis a multi-year offer, but too generous in my ‘compromise’ amount. Jeff Goodman in a WEEI article is now reporting that the Celtics have indeed made Glen a somewhat meager multi-year offer…. worth in the neighborhood Read More
What Should the Celtics Offer Glen Davis?
‘Real life is, to most men….a perpetual compromise between the ideal and the possible.’ – Bertrand Russell First – this is my last article on Glen Davis until something real happens and last article before I ‘Go Fishing’ for about a week or so. Putting up pictures of Yi Jianlian made me realize, it’s time. Read More
Yi Getting Stronger?
First let me establish that this is NOT part of a Yi Jianlian rumor. But in light of recent unconfirmed rumors, I found this new picture of a more hardened Yi at thenetsarescortching.com Looks like the ‘Yi does bodybuilding’ off season observations by some, are true. This is said to be a recent picture…. Remember, Read More
Kevin Ollie Signs with OKC Thunder
(Three posts in one day! That is not like me.) But this is worth it. Scratch former UConn Husky, Kevin Ollie off the list of potential back up point guards for Boston. From Darnell Mayberry of OKNews.com… The Thunder has signed veteran point guard Kevin Ollie. Terms of the deal are unclear, but the contract Read More
Weekend Update and Other Thoughts
I’ve been borrowing from Saturday Night Live recently. Might as well do it again. And now…. the news…. 1) July 31st was the day teams could waive contracts before they were guaranteed. 2) Of note is Bruce Bowen, cut loose by the Milwaukee Bucks. He was one of five players waived…. joining Boston guard Gabe Read More
Pondering Pruitt
Frank Dell’Apa in the Boston Globe…. “We like Gabe but he was not going to get a chance to play much with Marquis (Daniels) coming in,” Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said. “He has a bright future and this will give him a chance to play elsewhere.” Gabe Pruitt Waived Most will know Read More
Powe: The toughest cut
I really don’t know if Danny thought of it that way. DA is on record as saying that Red Auerbach kept the original big three together too long. That is some strongly unemotional thinking. And I believe that he may have been right. Is there a comparison to Leon somewhere in there? Only in the Read More
