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You ready for the regular season? I'm ready for the regular season. I think most of the Celtics are ready too. Except for Rajon Rondo.“No, we ain’t ready,” Rondo said. “We’ve got a long ways to go.” “We’ve got to execute better, close out quarters and keep our turnovers down,” Rondo said, drawing support from the 20 turnovers the club committed in Toronto. “I just think we can be more consistent, and it starts with me. It’s going to be difficult because we’ve added a couple of guys, but for the most part we’ve got to get our timing back, our rhythm back. (Kevin Garnett) was out for a long time last year. We’ve got to get it together.”Awww.... Our young, immature point guard is finally growing up. I like what I'm hearing - from Perk too: “We can definitely get better as a team,” Perkins said. “A lot better. Me and Rondo have to support the veterans and add that energy. We’ve got a lot of great players here. As far a...
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