COURTNEY LEE RUMORS & GOSSIP
What do we do with… Courtney Lee?
The offseason is here for the Boston Celtics, and in just a couple of months, they will begin the process of putting next year’s team together. We will take a look at the current Celtics and try to figure out what to do with each of them. We continue today with Courtney Lee.
Courtney Lee’s career resembles a sine wave. In his five years in the league, he’s averaged...
Your Morning Dump…where Lee deserves one more chance
”I wasn’t playing like my normal self,” admitted Lee. “Roles changed a little bit, they wanted me to focus more on being a defensive player and spot-up shooter. I have a whole summer to get involved in doing a lot of spot-up shots, and working on my role, what it is going to be next year and whatnot. I’ll be prepared for that, a lot better than I was this year.”
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What Should We Expect from Courtney Lee?
While Jason Terry received the bulk of the fans' hate after failing to back up lofty preseason promises, Courtney Lee was quietly Boston's most disappointing off-season acquisition.
During the offseason, Celtics fans lauded Danny Ainge for picking up the 27-year-old swingman in a sign-and-trade with Houston. After Lee logged only 39 minutes in the entire 1st round series...
Courtney Lee announces via Twitter he is upset with playing time
Photo courtesy of NBA.com BOSTON-- With the Celtics down in a 0-3 hole, times are tough on Legends Way. Everyone involved with the Celtics, from the fans to the players and coaches has a feeling of desperation as they try to come back from a difficult deficit. That includes shooting guard Courtney Lee, who was interacting with fans on his Twitter all Saturday afternoon. He...
Jordan Crawford over Courtney Lee… justified or not?
One of the questions I was most asked during Game 2 was some variation of “why is Doc going with Jordan Crawford over Courtney Lee?” Here’s Doc’s reasoning:
Rivers was asked Wednesday about his preference of Crawford over Lee, and he said he simply thinks Crawford is playing better than Lee right now.
“Yeah, it’s not that deep,” Rivers said. “I just think right...
Courtney Lee out again tonight
From the Celtics official twitter feed:
Courtney Lee and Kevin Garnett both did not make the trip to Cleveland for tonight's game vs. the Cavs.
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) March 27, 2013
I think Lee's absence has been hurting the C's more than most people would expect. While Jordan Crawford did score 14 points in a team high 41 minutes last night, he also had...
Your Morning Dump… Where Courtney Lee has a mild ankle sprain
Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump.
“An initial sprain is always the biggest zing right there when it happens,” Lee said after the Celtics’ 104-94 loss to Dallas. “But hopefully it’s just swelled up a little bit.
“I’ll get some medicine...
NBA Trade Rumors 2013: Celtics have explored flipping Courtney Lee for frontline help
No surprise here, Courtney Lee has been discussed in trade rumors in exchange for a big man to bolster the Celtics frontcourt (via Sulia)The Grizzlies are far enough under the luxury tax that they’re willing to utilize at least part of their $7.5 million trade exception to add some perimeter help. Acquiring SG Courtney Lee, who Boston would consider flipping for some frontline...
Sports Illustrated includes Courtney Lee on their "All-Disappointment Team"
Not the type of accolade that Courtney Lee was looking for. Lee has been named a starter on SI.com's All-Disappointment Team joining Deron Williams, D.J. Augustin, Ersan Ilyasova, and Andrea Bargnani. Here's what Sports Illustrated had to say about Lee:Fits between team and player rarely come cleaner than the meeting of Lee, a skilled and versatile combo guard who plays...
Report: Celtics "repeatedly" shopping Courtney Lee in trade talks
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In terms of those 108 offseason signees who become trade-eligible Saturday, at least three names are coming up repeatedly on the personnel grapevine: Indiana's D.J. Augustin, Phoenix's Michael Beasley and Boston's Courtney Lee. There's a reason for that, though: All three are seriously struggling.
I guess this shouldn't come as that much of a shock. I like...
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