State Of The Celtics

Don't expect Danny Ainge to blow the Celtics up at the trade deadline

Published on 2012-02-21 12:43:00

With the Boston Celtics losing six of their last seven games and falling back under .500 comes the inevitable call from anyone with an opinion to get rid of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo, the team trainer and the head of the public relations department. The "blow the team up" rallies, which disappeared when the Celtics were on their winning streak last month, have coincidentally started up once again with the trade deadline less than a month away. Danny Ainge, however, is n

Celtics limp to an 89-73 loss in Dallas

Published on 2012-02-20 21:33:00

If you're a Celtics fan and you were able to sit through this entire game from start to finish, you deserve a gold star. Or an added two and a half hours on your life to make up for the hot mess that you endured. Saying that the Celtics lost might be the greatest understatement in the history of life as we know it. It was more like they walked into the Mavericks' house, turned into my third grade basketball team and were promptly clubbed mercilessly with lead pipes before being asked to leave t

Rajon Rondo earns a two-game suspension

Published on 2012-02-20 18:40:00

The NBA has suspended Rajon Rondo for two games for throwing the basketball at the chest of a referee during Sunday night's loss to Detroit, which also earned him an ejection in the game. As much as I'd love to defend Rondo, I can't. In turn, as much as I'd love to rip the NBA for the punishment, I can't. I understand Rondo was frustrated and pissed off at the world. The Celtics were playing like garbage, the Pistons shot 8 billion free throws and Rondo couldn't buy a call. Chucking the ball at