MICKAEL PIETRUS RUMORS

Shootaround notes: Pietrus to stay on the bench

Via ESPN Boston's Chris Forsberg: With Ray Allen still fighting through right ankle woes, there's a line of thought that suggests maybe Boston would be better off utilizing more Mickael Pietrus this round in order to beef up defense against Dwyane Wade. Rivers shot down the notion heading into Game 1. "No, we’re going to stay the way we are," he said. Rivers...
Via Red's Army  |  2 days ago
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Celtics' Pietrus returns to scene of injury

Mickael Pietrus admitted it wasn't an average trip to Philadelphia when the Boston Celtics played the 76ers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Wednesday night. The Celt swingman still had some emotions running through him because of the concussion he suffered in his last game at Wells Fargo Center back on March 23. His feelings for the place were, however, helped...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  13 days ago
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Mickael Pietrus still uncomfortable driving to hoop because of concussion

Mickael Pietrus finally broke out of his long shooting slump last night, canning two critical triples as Boston mounted its (ultimately futile) fourth-quarter comeback. But afterward, he unveiled a troubling admission:He still experiences fear stemming from a concussion earlier this season. (MetroWest Daily News)“Playing Philly reminds me a lot of my injury,” he said. “Every...
Via Celtics Town  |  15 days ago
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Pietrus' concussion still in his head

Mickael Pietrus can make life easy for the Celtics.  He can come in, play some nice defense, hit a shot or two, and even drive to the basket when defenses over-commit to the jumper.  We saw SOME of the driving last night, but that's not going to happen very often, because Mickael Pietrus is afraid of getting hurt.  “Playing Philly reminds me a lot of my injury,...
Via Red's Army  |  15 days ago
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Mickael Pietrus Still Thinks About Hard Fall in Philadelphia 'Every Time I Drive to the Basket'

BOSTON -- It is not often a person willingly returns to the site of his worst nightmare. Mickael Pietrus will be back in Philadelphia, where he took a hard fall March 23 that resulted in a concussion and almost two weeks' worth of missed games, for the third game of the Celtics' Eastern Conference semifinal series on Wednesday. The professional athlete handbook stipulates...
Via NESN.com  |  15 days ago
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Celtics counting on Pietrus to provide defense

Boston Herald Even if Mickael Pietrus had an offensive splash in Game 3, hitting a pair of 3-pointers, including one for a lead early in the fourth quarter, those shots are not how the swingman will be measured for the rest of the postseason. His work on Atlanta’s Joe Johnson, on the other hand, will probably be worth 80 percent of his grade. “That’s why we got him. The made...
Via Celtics Life  |  24 days ago
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Mickael Pietrus checks in with the the most awesomely confusing quote ever

Mickael Pietrus will start the game tonight as Rajon Rondo serves his suspension.   So, what will MP try to do to pick up Rajon's slack?  "It’s depending on how the game goes," Pietrus said. "I don’t project myself, say I have to bring more points for the team. I just have to be Mickael Pietrus, bring the all-around game: rebounding, defense. I’m...
Via Red's Army  |  29 days ago
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Video: Pietrus claims Eiffel Tower trip will complete concussion treatment

BOSTON -- Mickael Pietrus was back with the Celtics on Wednesday, and the combination of a Celtics victory and his return to the game he loves had him in good spirits, as usual. Pietrus, who had eight points and six rebounds in his first game back after missing 10 games with post-concussion symptoms, joked that his treatment is not quite complete. Check out Pietrus explaining the...
Via NESN.com  |  April 12, 2012
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Mickael Pietrus update: ‘Optimism’ Pietrus will return this season

Mickael Pietrus had fallen to the floor and he had been taken off the court on a stretcher, and Celtics nation was collectively holding its breath while awaiting word on Pietrus’ status, when the Frenchman spoke on the phone with his agent’s assistant. First things first, Pietrus decided, and opened the conversation with one question:What happened at the end of the 76ers...
Via Celtics Town  |  March 24, 2012
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Celtics G taken off court in stretcher

Mickael Pietrus was taken off the court Friday night after a ridiculously scary fall. The Boston Celtics are taking on the Philadelphia 76ers when Pietrus tried to drive the lane. He was hit in midair and his head snapped back and bounced off the hardwood. Pietrus has been key for the Boston Celtics off the bench this season. With Boston barely holding onto the seventh seed in...
Via Rant Sports  |  March 23, 2012
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