Rodriguez talks about his public persona
"I think we've tried to be -- what's the right word? -- true to ourselves in what we believe in. And you have to be that way, because I don't know how you sleep at night if you're not."
Brian Woolridge: Ann Arbor’s “Michael Jackson Guy” Reacts to Pop Star’s Death
video + article; RTWT
Harris Shines at Paul Pierce Academy
good: he will be good. bad: he will be gone.
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July 02, 2009
Despite the flurry of free-agent news and rumors, we're taking some time to share some great Larry Bird stories, courtesy of his high-school basketball coach (via Golf Digest): He told us Bird liked to play basketball in jeans because he was so
self-conscious about his skinny legs. He said he had to warn the other
kids on the team to keep their hands in front of their...
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July 03, 2009
One man's encounter with Pierce... via Ball Don't LieSo I'm heading back to my room and I see Paul Pierce playing craps. Obviously, he wasn't part of the contingency romancing Rasheed Wallace to the Celtics
on Thursday or most likely on Friday. I'm in a semi-Red Bull and Vodka
daze, but not enough that I don't have my bearings [...] I
watch...
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July 03, 2009
Garnett, Allen, Paul Pierce join Ainge in long meeting with Pistons star
Via Celtics Green ...a boston celtics blog.
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July 05, 2009
Per the Boston Globe: An NBA source said tonight that Detroit free agent forward Rasheed Wallace has committed to sign with the Celtics on July 8 when free agents are able to sign. Wallace is expected to get a two-year deal using the mid-level exception (expected to be about $5.6 million to $5.8 million). Celtics All-Star trio of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce, owner Wyc...
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July 03, 2009
Marbury feels (short) Celtics days are done.Bill Strickland, Sheed's agent, on the contract offer.I used to hate -- no, DESPISE -- Danny Ainge. After his deal which sent the then-admirable Antonie Walker packing, to then only sign Brian Scalabrine, it was clear to me that this guy was just not a fit for the Celtics.Then came the 2006-07 season, a year where the Celtics not only...
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July 03, 2009
Frank Dell'Apa reportsRasheed Wallace is not expected to make a decision on the Celtics'
offer of a mid-level exception contract for at least a week. The
Celtics sent Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, and Paul Pierce, along with
president of basketball operations Danny Ainge and managing partner Wyc
Grousbeck, to Wallace's suburban Detroit...
Via SLAM Online
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July 02, 2009
Danny Ainge thinks Rasheed and the C’s would be a perfect fit: “I think he would love playing with [Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen],” Ainge told [Comcast Sportsnet's Gary Tanguay]. No timetable has been set for Wallace’s meeting with the Celtics, according to Tanguay, though he thought it would be soon. Wallace, who made $13.68 million last...
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July 03, 2009
According to NBA analyst David Aldirdge, Rasheed Wallace will be in Orlando visiting the Magic next week.
Boston lead owner Wyc Grousbeck, general manager Danny Ainge, head coach Doc Rivers, Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce all went to Detroit on Thursday to formally present Wallace with an offer for the full mid-level exception. But they [...]
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