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      <title>Welcome Back Tony</title>
      <description>Tony was in town to sign his contract yesterday, so the local scribes all have stories on him.


 Boston Herald - Rich Thompson (http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/basketball/celtics/view.bg?articleid=1108810 srvc=rss) 
 MetroWest - Scott Souza (http://blogs.metrowestdailynews.com/celtics/?p=1831) 


A few papers have the key quote by Ainge:


 
 &amp;ldquo;We just think he is healthy now,&amp;rdquo; said Ainge, who sounded relieved
 to be through with the bargaining process. &amp;ldquo;We (knew) there would be a
 transition last year when he came into training camp with a leg brace
 and wasn&amp;rsquo;t 100 percent healthy or mentally confident in his leg.
 
 
 &amp;ldquo;By the end of last season we thought he had turned the corner and
 Doc (Rivers) and I both think he&amp;rsquo;s going to have a breakout year this
 year.&amp;rdquo;
 


But the one that really caught my eye was fom the Globe where Ainge compares and contrasts Tony and Posey:


 
  He's a slasher and attacks the rim. [Posey] is a spot-up shooter
 and he defends the bigger guys a little better than Tony,  Ainge said.
  But Tony moves his feet and fights through screens better than Posey
 and he can play a little point. When [Rajon Rondo] went down, he scored
 16 points in the first half against LA and we won a big game on the
 road. We gain things - he gets to...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:39:44 -0500</pubDate>
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