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It must've been one helluva long offseason, because, after just two days, this is the best first two days of camp ever for Paul Pierce: (http://twitter.com/celtics/status/4503329509)Pierce on team depth: "These first two days have been the best first days of camp that I can remember."Not sure if he's ever said this before (I'm guessing he did two years ago, but I digress), but this is hardly bad news. Hell, it's not even really news at all. But, hey. it's training camp.
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