Which Eastern Conference team has the shortest bench? The Celtics, right? Whether it was a result of Doc Rivers‘ genius or because of the influx of fresh faces, the C’s were forced to experiment with different lineups during the first half of the season. Big Baby proved his worth, Leon Powe showed glimpses of the […]
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Doc Rivers is … Brilliant???
Last year, Bill Simmons, who I like as much as every other Boston fan, wrote a “Doc Rivers has been fired!” column a few days before a date that he projected the C’s would fire him. I was on the bandwagon as well. I also thought Doc had lost the team and mismanaged some of […]
The Next Episode
First there was the initial “Wow” of the fact that Kevin Garnett actually got traded. Then there was the realization that not only would KG, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen make for an instant championship contender, they’d comprise the most fun video-game team since Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton on NBA Jam. Now we’re sinking […]


