SLAM Online (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
“Now you’ve got a guy who was an MVP candidate two years ago,” Pierce said . “It’s going to depend on how long it takes all of them to jell, but talent-wise I put them right up near the top, man.”
Fox News (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
... Mike Bibby (second), Antawn Jamison (fourth), Vince Carter (fifth), Dirk Nowitzki (ninth) or Paul Pierce (10th) with that top pick. Catherine Steenkeste/NBAE - Getty Images | | | sec Comments: Member CommentsPage {dsCommentsPagination::currentPage} of {dsCommentsPagination::pageCount} No Comments Yet{dsComments::postDate} {dsComments::body} {dsComments::postDate} {dsComments::body}...
WaitingForNextYear (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
In Boston last season, the Celtics had a lot of “bonus players” show up and play well. It wasn’t so much about Paul PIerce, KG, and Ray Allen. They are the known quantities and everyone knew they had to play well. And even as Ray Allen struggled, the other two plus a combo of bonus [...]
Fox News (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
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Deadspin (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... in the East. They pushed the eventual NBA champion Boston Celtics to seven games and were one Paul Pierce scoring explosion from advancing to the Conference Finals.Key Arrivals: Mo Williams, Lorenzen Wright, JJ Hickson, Darnell JacksonKey Departures: Damon "I'm the best shooter in the world" Jones, Joe "Signing that secret contract with Minnesota sure torpedoed my career" Smith, Dwyane...
RotoRob (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Let’s switch speeds from the Division Rankings and start in on our team-by-team previews as we continue to roll out the 2008-09 RotoRob NBA Draft Kit. Last offseason, the Celtics made the biggest splash of any NBA team, adding Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to brings its superstar count to three, and while Paul Pierce and [...]
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
House brings a different style to the point guard position than starter Rajon Rondo, his perimeter shooting threat changing the dynamic of the offense. In the playoffs, opposing teams tried to short-circuit Boston's offense by pressing House. Even if House did not surrender possession, the tactic reduced the amount of time the Celtics had to set up Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, and Paul Pierce...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... championship season. Of course, their roster included the newcomers and Ray Allen. Joining with Paul Pierce, they created a comforting launching point for their season. “If you read and listen to them, they seem to think it was a real bonding experience and it really helped them,” said , the Nets’ president. “Others haven’t been as positive about it. I think that it will be good for...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
... “I couldn’t have summed that up better.”Garnett and Ray Allen, perennial All-Stars, joined Paul Pierce on the Celtics last season to form the so-called Big Three. Rivers knew that the only way three superstars could flourish was if they embraced the essence of ubuntu.“A person is a person through another person,” Rivers said. “I can’t be all I can be unless you are all you can be.”...
