<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Celticsclub.com News</title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com</link><description>Boston Celtics Fans Website</description><item><title><![CDATA[With the free-agency period underway, the Hornets are looking to land needed help -- including Jannero Pargo -- but also are in ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/with-the-free-agency-period-underway-the-hornets-are-looking-to-land-needed-help-including-jannero-pargo-but-also-are-in-the-market-to-make-trades-.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:55:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[lthoughHornets General Manager Jeff Bower initially said addressing the team's frontcourt depth was a priority in free agency, one of the first calls he made after midnight Wednesday morning was to guard Jannero Pargo's agent, Mark Bartelstein.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-07-02]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3386.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:55:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[DRAFT PICK: Lester Hudson, G, 6-3, Tennessee-Martin (second round, No. 58 overall) -- Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year in his junior and senior years. Set conference scoring record in senior year. Second in the nation (27.5 ppg) behind Stephen Cu]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-07-02]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3387.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:55:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[After a quiet draft night in which they had only the 58th overall pick, Danny Ainge and the Celtics are getting down to business. They plan to make a splash in the free agent market, and the Celts are still very much open to trade talk. "We're not just go]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-07-02]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3388.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:55:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--Despite numerous rumors to the contrary, Danny Ainge insists he's not shopping Rajon Rondo. But he's been a bit critical of his point guard lately. "There were a couple of situations where Rajon was late," the Celtics' executive director of basketball o]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE MAIN EVENT 2009-07-02]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/the-main-event-3389.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:55:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[NBA teams can begin negotiating with free agents Tuesday night at midnight.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qualifying tender initial Baby step ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/qualifying-tender-initial-baby-step-.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:55:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TheCeltics took the first step in their attempt to retain the services of Glen Davis by tendering the forward a qualifying offer last night.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danny's shopping list ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/danny-s-shopping-list-.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:55:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Free agency begins today, and theCeltics will need finesse.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[House stays at home]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/house-stays-at-home.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:55:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TheCeltics' first move of the 2009 free agent season couldn't have been more effortless.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ainge: Big 3 may play beyond current contracts]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/ainge-big-3-may-play-beyond-current-contracts.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:55:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Big Three of the Boston Celtics very well could stick around beyond their current contracts with a changing cast of supporting players.Ray Allen will be 34 after the one year left on his contract, Paul Pierce will be 33 after his two remaining years a]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stoudemire leaves Suns in quandary ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/stoudemire-leaves-suns-in-quandary-.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:55:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The NBA rumor mill is so out of control that this message came across Twitter on Tuesday: Breaking News! Amar'e Stoudemire to the Lakers!! He might take less money to win a championship.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[No shifting of this House]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/no-shifting-of-this-house.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:55:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Eddie House decided yesterday against free agency and will remain with theCeltics next season, according to his agent, Mark Bartelstein. House, who could have exercised a player option and declared for free agency today, has one year remaining on a contra]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marbury to free agents: Don't go to Knicks]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/marbury-to-free-agents-don-t-go-to-knicks.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:55:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Stephon Marbury, who becomes a free agent again today, believes star players should be cautious about signing with the Knicks because of Mike D'Antoni's offensive scheme and the way the organization treats people.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celts clamp on Claws ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/celts-clamp-on-claws-.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:55:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It's a far cry from when Danny Ainge was a young third baseman in the Toronto Blue Jays farm system, but theCeltics announced a partnership yesterday that brought them several steps closer to the way Major League Baseball teams develop talent.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jazz to share Flash affiliation with Hawks next season ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/jazz-to-share-flash-affiliation-with-hawks-next-season-.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:55:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The NBA on Monday announced that theJazz will share their NBA Development League affiliate, the Orem-based Utah Flash, with the Atlanta Hawks. TheJazz most recently shared the Flash with the Boston Celtics, who now will be affiliated in the 16-team D-Leag]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hazards of trade]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/hazards-of-trade.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:55:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Cleveland Cavaliers, who finished four games better than theCeltics last season, traded for a former MVP and one of the top five big men of all time. All the Orlando Magic did after bouncing the Celts from the playoffs was acquire an eight-time NBA Al]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Davis will receive a qualifying offer ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/davis-will-receive-a-qualifying-offer-.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:55:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Celtics]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-06-30]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3383.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:55:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[DRAFT PICK: Lester Hudson, G, 6-3, Tennessee-Martin (second round, No. 58 overall) -- Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year in his junior and senior years. Set conference scoring record in senior year. Second in the nation (27.5 ppg) behind Stephen Cu]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-06-30]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3384.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:55:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[After a quiet draft night in which they had only the 58th overall pick, Danny Ainge and the Celtics are getting down to business. They plan to make a splash in the free agent market, and the Celts are still very much open to trade talk. "We're not just go]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-06-30]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3370.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[DRAFT PICK: Lester Hudson, G, 6-3, Tennessee-Martin (second round, No. 58 overall) -- Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year in his junior and senior years. Set conference scoring record in senior year. Second in the nation (27.5 ppg) behind Stephen Cu]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-06-30]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3371.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[After a quiet draft night in which they had only the 58th overall pick, Danny Ainge and the Celtics are getting down to business. They plan to make a splash in the free agent market, and the Celts are still very much open to trade talk. "We're not just go]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-06-30]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3372.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--Despite numerous rumors to the contrary, Danny Ainge insists he's not shopping Rajon Rondo. But he's been a bit critical of his point guard lately. "There were a couple of situations where Rajon was late," the Celtics' executive director of basketball o]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shaq, Carter trades could help Bulls climb higher in East ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/shaq-carter-trades-could-help-bulls-climb-higher-in-east-.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[After a busy week of NBA transactions, it?s worth asking if theBulls actually moved closer to the top of the Eastern Conference simply by snaring a couple of low picks in a mediocre draft.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ON THE NBA 2009-06-29]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/on-the-nba-3374.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[They don't make seasons like this one, or, at least, the NBA hadn't for a while.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ 2009-06-29]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/-3375.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[10 at the forefront]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ON THE NBA 2009-06-29]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/on-the-nba-3361.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[They don't make seasons like this one, or, at least, the NBA hadn't for a while.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's wrong with this picture?PRICE TAGSRamirez's treatment weakens baseball's battle against drugs ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/what-s-wrong-with-this-picture-price-tagsramirez-s-treatment-weakens-baseball-s-battle-against-drugs-.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Somebody's still going to have to explain how it makes sense to anybody in baseball that a minor league player who tests positive for performing-enhancing drugs can't play in the minors, and a major league player who tests positive can't play in the major]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hudson is only choice for Celts ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/hudson-is-only-choice-for-celts-.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TheCeltics already have gotten plenty from their first-round pick in this year's draft - Kevin Garnett and the 2008 NBA championship.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ 2009-06-29]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/-3364.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[10 at the forefront]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is next Baby step? ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/what-is-next-baby-step-.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Glen Davis is still renting a home in Waltham and hopes to return to the team that he began his NBA career with two years ago. TheCeltics also hope that the fan favorite who helped keep them afloat without an injured Kevin Garnett is back, and they have a]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-06-28]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3366.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[DRAFT PICK: Lester Hudson, G, 6-3, Tennessee-Martin (second round, No. 58 overall) -- Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year in his junior and senior years. Set conference scoring record in senior year. Second in the nation (27.5 ppg) behind Stephen Cu]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-06-28]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3367.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[After a quiet draft night in which they had only the 58th overall pick, Danny Ainge and the Celtics are getting down to business. They plan to make a splash in the free agent market, and the Celts are still very much open to trade talk. "We're not just go]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-06-28]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3368.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--Despite numerous rumors to the contrary, Danny Ainge insists he's not shopping Rajon Rondo. But he's been a bit critical of his point guard lately. "There were a couple of situations where Rajon was late," the Celtics' executive director of basketball o]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 NBA DRAFT 2009-06-27]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/2009-nba-draft-3369.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Danny Ainge swears his head is wrapped around the 2009-10 NBA season, but it's not as if he's immune to the frightening flashbacks. Part of him is still back in that 1988-89 foxhole watching the oldCeltics get picked off by age and injury.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-06-28]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3356.php</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[DRAFT PICK: Lester Hudson, G, 6-3, Tennessee-Martin (second round, No. 58 overall) -- Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year in his junior and senior years. Set conference scoring record in senior year. Second in the nation (27.5 ppg) behind Stephen Cu]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-06-28]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3357.php</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[After a quiet draft night in which they had only the 58th overall pick, Danny Ainge and the Celtics are getting down to business. They plan to make a splash in the free agent market, and the Celts are still very much open to trade talk. "We're not just go]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-06-28]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3358.php</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--Despite numerous rumors to the contrary, Danny Ainge insists he's not shopping Rajon Rondo. But he's been a bit critical of his point guard lately. "There were a couple of situations where Rajon was late," the Celtics' executive director of basketball o]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 NBA DRAFT 2009-06-27]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/2009-nba-draft-3359.php</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Danny Ainge swears his head is wrapped around the 2009-10 NBA season, but it's not as if he's immune to the frightening flashbacks. Part of him is still back in that 1988-89 foxhole watching the oldCeltics get picked off by age and injury.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Draft Grades: Spurs steal the show 2009-06-26]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/draft-grades-spurs-steal-the-show-3360.php</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[They didn't have a first-round pick, but the Spurs still came away with the best haul in the draft. Check out our grades for every team.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-06-27]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3348.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:55:17 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[DRAFT PICK: Lester Hudson, G, 6-3, Tennessee-Martin (second round, No. 58 overall) -- Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year in his junior and senior years. Set conference scoring record in senior year. Second in the nation (27.5 ppg) behind Stephen Cu]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-06-27]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3349.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:55:17 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[After a quiet draft night in which they had only the 58th overall pick, Danny Ainge and the Celtics are getting down to business. They plan to make a splash in the free agent market, and the Celts are still very much open to trade talk. "We're not just go]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-06-27]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3350.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:55:17 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--Despite numerous rumors to the contrary, Danny Ainge insists he's not shopping Rajon Rondo. But he's been a bit critical of his point guard lately. "There were a couple of situations where Rajon was late," the Celtics' executive director of basketball o]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 NBA DRAFT 2009-06-27]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/2009-nba-draft-3351.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:55:17 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Danny Ainge swears his head is wrapped around the 2009-10 NBA season, but it's not as if he's immune to the frightening flashbacks. Part of him is still back in that 1988-89 foxhole watching the oldCeltics get picked off by age and injury.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Optimism holds court as Wizards improve ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/optimism-holds-court-as-wizards-improve-.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:55:17 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Flip Saunders is working with Andray Blatche on a daily basis, putting the 22-year-old forward through various Basketball drills while trying to solve the four-year mystery of what his destiny will be.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Draft time: Clippers in Griffin's future as the likely No. 1 pick ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/draft-time-clippers-in-griffin-s-future-as-the-likely-no-1-pick-.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:55:17 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Related stories: What's in store for Griffin? Thunder ponder first No. 1 pick. Shortly after 6:30 p.m. Thursday,NBA commissioner David Stern will stroll to the podium at Madison Square Garden in New York and reveal the worst-kept secret regarding this yea]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now is not the time to trade Rondo]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/now-is-not-the-time-to-trade-rondo.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:55:17 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Maybe Rajon Rondo is difficult to coach. Maybe not. Either way, the Celtics would be crazy to trade him, Dan Shaughnessy says.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Draft Grades: Spurs steal the show 2009-06-26]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/draft-grades-spurs-steal-the-show-3355.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:55:17 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[They didn't have a first-round pick, but the Spurs still came away with the best haul in the draft. Check out our grades for every team.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now is not the time ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/now-is-not-the-time-.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:55:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As far as we know, Rajon Rondo is still a member of theBostonCeltics. The draft has come and gone and Boston did not trade its starry point guard to Detroit, Memphis, Sacramento, Phoenix, Tri-Cities, or Real Madrid.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Activity all around them]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/activity-all-around-them.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:55:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[For theCeltics, last night's NBA draft felt like they walked away from Christmas empty-handed, while several other Eastern Conference powers were happy to have new toys to play with, after trades and selections.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Draft Grades: Spurs steal the show]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/draft-grades-spurs-steal-the-show.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:55:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[They didn't have a first-round pick, but somehow the Spurs came away with best haul in the draft. Check out our grades for every team.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winderman: 2009 NBA draft report card ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/winderman-2009-nba-draft-report-card-.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:55:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 NBA DRAFT 2009-06-26]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/2009-nba-draft-3345.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:55:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[There's a passable chance theCeltics will finish tonight without any new players, including the 58th pick in the NBA draft.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[DRAFT RUMORS]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/draft-rumors.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:55:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It appears highly doubtful theThunder will swap first-round picks with Detroit and move up to No. 15.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ 2009-06-26]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/-3347.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:55:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As far as we know, Rajon Rondo is still a member of theBostonCeltics. The draft has come and gone and Boston did not trade its starry point guard to Detroit, Memphis, Sacramento, Phoenix, Tri-Cities, or Real Madrid.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guarded comments speak volumes ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/guarded-comments-speak-volumes-.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:55:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[There's waaaaay too much smoke for there not to have been at least a small campfire. Something has been going on with Rajon Rondo.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rondo's agent responds]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/rondo-s-agent-responds.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:55:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The agent forCeltics point guard Rajon Rondo criticized team president Danny Ainge last night for being critical of his client yesterday morning on WEEI's ``Dennis & Callahan'' radio program.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talent show could give way to sideshow ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/talent-show-could-give-way-to-sideshow-.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:55:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Tonight's NBA draft doesn't have the sexiness of a LeBron James-type arrival, and you'll probably have to stay up real late to see theCeltics pick someone who may never play in TD Banknorth Garden, or even the D-League. But although this draft is deemed w]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ 2009-06-25]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/-3336.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:55:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Celtics offer Rondo, Allen toPistons]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bruce Jenkins' draft preview ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/bruce-jenkins-draft-preview-.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:55:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mock drafts are a joke. They're interesting until the draft actually starts, at which point they lapse into laughable inaccuracy. Here's a look at tonight's draft in order of team selection in terms of needs, options and consequence:]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 NBA DRAFT]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/2009-nba-draft.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:55:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Danny Ainge jokingly put the odds of finding a usable player with the 58th pick in the draft at ``3'' percent yesterday.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trader Danny? Not this time, says Ainge ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/trader-danny-not-this-time-says-ainge-.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:55:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[WALTHAM His reputation precedes him, and it also makes him endless fodder for trade rumors.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ 2009-06-25]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/-3340.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:55:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[There's waaaaay too much smoke for there not to have been at least a small campfire. Something has been going on with Rajon Rondo.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ainge dealing in reality]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/ainge-dealing-in-reality.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:55:22 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[WALTHAM - Danny Ainge is planning for theCeltics to open next season with the same starters they had in 2007 and last year. But he will entertain offers for anyone and everyone and said no Celtic is untradeable - though he considers a trade a long shot.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-06-24]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3325.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:55:22 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-06-24]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3326.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:55:22 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Celtics have been busy watching potential draftees work out. But with just a second round pick -- 58th overall -- in the draft, it is more a matter of covering their bases. In fact, director of basketball operations Danny Ainge acknowledged the Celtic]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-06-24]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3327.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:55:22 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--F Kevin Garnett's recovery from right knee surgery must be going well. Celtic co-owner Wyc Grousbeck said he had an encouraging conversation with Garnett. "I talked to him and he guaranteed the championship in 2010 and in 2011," Grousbeck said. "He was ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Jazz: Marathon NBA drafts of yesteryear led to some amazing selections ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/utah-jazz-marathon-nba-drafts-of-yesteryear-led-to-some-amazing-selections-.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:55:22 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[For a middle-aged information technology consultant, Vic Sison admits he's won his share of bar bets over the years. Just consider that Sison, who never played high school or college Basketball, once was a New Jersey Nets draft pick.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adrien has homecoming]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/adrien-has-homecoming.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:55:22 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jeff Adrien has saved the most familiar setting for one of his last pre-draft workouts.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ainge: Celtics unlikely to move up in draft]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/ainge-celtics-unlikely-to-move-up-in-draft.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:55:22 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Boston Garden will be quiet for the NBA draft.No party for the season ticketholders and sponsors. No network live shot from the war room. No congratulatory phone call to the next Boston Celtics star on Thursday night, when the top college and internat]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ainge: Celtics unlikely to move up in draft 2009-06-23]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/ainge-celtics-unlikely-to-move-up-in-draft-3331.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:55:22 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Boston Celtics will try to get back to the top of the NBA without counting on help in the draft.The Celtics, who won the NBA title in 2008 but lost in the Eastern Conference semifinals to the Cleveland Cavaliers this season, hold only one pick in Thur]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 NBA mock draft: Version 3.0]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/2009-nba-mock-draft-version-3-0.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:55:22 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A one-and-done college career seems to have worked out fine for Tyreke Evans. He's rocketing up our latest mock draft.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 NBA Mock Draft: It's Blake and bad weather ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/2009-nba-mock-draft-it-s-blake-and-bad-weather-.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:55:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[For 16 of the past 22 days here on the East Coast, it has rained.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lakers, Bryant chumps ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/lakers-bryant-chumps-.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:55:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[They did it. Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers did it. They finished the job they started last year. They are the NBA champions.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jazz: Draft jackpot could await Utah in 2010 ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/jazz-draft-jackpot-could-await-utah-in-2010-.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:55:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As if a 26-56 season wasn't painful enough, watching theJazz slip to sixth in the 2005 NBA Draft lottery was such a punch in the gut, general manager Kevin O'Connor remembers his immediate reaction was to walk out in the middle of the proceedings.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-06-21]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3320.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:55:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--F Kevin Garnett's recovery from right knee surgery must be going well. Celtic co-owner Wyc Grousbeck said he had an encouraging conversation with Garnett. "I talked to him and he guaranteed the championship in 2010 and in 2011," Grousbeck said. "He was ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-06-21]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3321.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:55:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-06-21]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3322.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:55:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Celtics have been busy watching potential draftees work out. But with just a second round pick -- 58th overall -- in the draft, it is more a matter of covering their bases. In fact, director of basketball operations Danny Ainge acknowledged the Celtic]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[CELTICS NOTEBOOK 2009-06-19]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/celtics-notebook-3323.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:55:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Amid trade rumors that he is offering everyone from point guard Rajon Rondo to center Kendrick Perkins to move up in next Thursday's NBA draft,Celtics general manager Danny Ainge didn't sound like a man particularly encouraged by the possibilities yesterd]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two drafts made Warriors turn a sickly green]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/two-drafts-made-warriors-turn-a-sickly-green.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With the NBA draft looming,Warriors fans can comfort themselves with the knowledge that the team cannot have its worst-ever draft. No way the W's can top bottom? what they did in 1978 and 1980.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-06-21]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3312.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--F Kevin Garnett's recovery from right knee surgery must be going well. Celtic co-owner Wyc Grousbeck said he had an encouraging conversation with Garnett. "I talked to him and he guaranteed the championship in 2010 and in 2011," Grousbeck said. "He was ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-06-21]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3313.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-06-21]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3314.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Celtics have been busy watching potential draftees work out. But with just a second round pick -- 58th overall -- in the draft, it is more a matter of covering their bases. In fact, director of basketball operations Danny Ainge acknowledged the Celtic]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[CELTICS NOTEBOOK 2009-06-19]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/celtics-notebook-3315.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Amid trade rumors that he is offering everyone from point guard Rajon Rondo to center Kendrick Perkins to move up in next Thursday's NBA draft,Celtics general manager Danny Ainge didn't sound like a man particularly encouraged by the possibilities yesterd]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Jazz: Better late than never in lost-but-not-forgotten NBA draft era  2009-06-22]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/utah-jazz-better-late-than-never-in-lost-but-not-forgotten-nba-draft-era--3316.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[For a middle-aged information technology consultant, Vic Sison admits he's won his share of bar bets over the years. Just consider that Sison, who never played high school or college Basketball, once was a New Jersey Nets draft pick.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-06-21]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3307.php</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:55:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--F Kevin Garnett's recovery from right knee surgery must be going well. Celtic co-owner Wyc Grousbeck said he had an encouraging conversation with Garnett. "I talked to him and he guaranteed the championship in 2010 and in 2011," Grousbeck said. "He was ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-06-21]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3308.php</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:55:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-06-21]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3309.php</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:55:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Celtics have been busy watching potential draftees work out. But with just a second round pick -- 58th overall -- in the draft, it is more a matter of covering their bases. In fact, director of basketball operations Danny Ainge acknowledged the Celtic]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[CELTICS NOTEBOOK 2009-06-19]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/celtics-notebook-3310.php</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:55:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Amid trade rumors that he is offering everyone from point guard Rajon Rondo to center Kendrick Perkins to move up in next Thursday's NBA draft,Celtics general manager Danny Ainge didn't sound like a man particularly encouraged by the possibilities yesterd]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utah Jazz: Better late than never in lost-but-not-forgotten NBA draft era ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/utah-jazz-better-late-than-never-in-lost-but-not-forgotten-nba-draft-era-.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[For a middle-aged information technology consultant, Vic Sison admits he's won his share of bar bets over the years. Just consider that Sison, who never played high school or college Basketball, once was a New Jersey Nets draft pick.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-06-20]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3303.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-06-20]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3304.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Celtics have been busy watching potential draftees work out. But with just a second round pick -- 58th overall -- in the draft, it is more a matter of covering their bases. In fact, director of basketball operations Danny Ainge acknowledged the Celtic]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-06-20]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3305.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--F Kevin Garnett's recovery from right knee surgery must be going well. Celtic co-owner Wyc Grousbeck said he had an encouraging conversation with Garnett. "I talked to him and he guaranteed the championship in 2010 and in 2011," Grousbeck said. "He was ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[CELTICS NOTEBOOK 2009-06-19]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/celtics-notebook-3306.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Amid trade rumors that he is offering everyone from point guard Rajon Rondo to center Kendrick Perkins to move up in next Thursday's NBA draft,Celtics general manager Danny Ainge didn't sound like a man particularly encouraged by the possibilities yesterd]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-06-19]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3298.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:57:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--F Kevin Garnett's recovery from right knee surgery must be going well. Celtic co-owner Wyc Grousbeck said he had an encouraging conversation with Garnett. "I talked to him and he guaranteed the championship in 2010 and in 2011," Grousbeck said. "He was ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-06-19]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3299.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:57:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-06-19]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3300.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:57:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Celtics have been busy watching potential draftees work out. But with just a second round pick -- 58th overall -- in the draft, it is more a matter of covering their bases. In fact, director of basketball operations Danny Ainge acknowledged the Celtic]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[CELTICS NOTEBOOK 2009-06-19]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/celtics-notebook-3301.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:57:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Amid trade rumors that he is offering everyone from point guard Rajon Rondo to center Kendrick Perkins to move up in next Thursday's NBA draft,Celtics general manager Danny Ainge didn't sound like a man particularly encouraged by the possibilities yesterd]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBA CHAMPS: A CITY CELEBRATES / THE MVP]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/nba-champs-a-city-celebrates-/-the-mvp.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Three days after the championship, it was time for the celebration.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[TOTALLY RANDOM]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/totally-random.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[NBA Finals MVP Kobe Bryant had a gift for "Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien when he appeared on the show Wednesday night -- game-worn signed sneakers.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foul play: the charade in college basketball ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/foul-play-the-charade-in-college-basketball-.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the great circle of life known as the professional sports league calendar, we're about to follow up the crowning of theNBA champions with the ritual of theNBA draft.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red or Phil? There's no debate now ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/red-or-phil-there-s-no-debate-now-.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Maybe now we can put to rest one of Basketball's nonsensical debates about where Phil Jackson rightfully belongs in the coaching pantheon.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBA CHAMPIONS: CAN LAKERS DO IT AGAIN?]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/nba-champions-can-lakers-do-it-again-.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The champagne splatter on Mitch Kupchak's suit jacket hadn't even dried Sunday night when theLakers general manager began casting an eye toward next season.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[2008-09 NBA CHAMPIONS 2009-06-17]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/2008-09-nba-champions-3296.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The journey began a few days after theLakers were embarrassed last June 17 by the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, a 39-point loss that was the second-worst in a championship clincher.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBA 2009-06-17]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/nba-3297.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With the franchise's 15th championship trophy in hand, the Lakers returned Monday to Los Angeles, greeted by an exultant fan base and questions in search of answers.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[2008-09 NBA CHAMPIONS]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/2008-09-nba-champions.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:55:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Truth be told, Phil Jackson didn't really care whether he had one more title than Red Auerbach or one fewer, although if he had to choose he'd take "more."]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ZEN-SATIONAL! - JACKSON MAN OF THE AUER WITH 10TH TITLE ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/zen-sational-jackson-man-of-the-auer-with-10th-title-.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:55:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ORLANDO - Records were meant to be broken, Sam Jones philosophized several days before Phil Jackson went from NBA Title IX to sporting a flashy yellow (Malcolm) X cap following the Lakers' systematic suppression of the Magic Kingdom.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE FINALS]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/the-finals.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:55:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, FLA.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBA 2009-06-17]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/nba-3287.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:55:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With the franchise's 15th championship trophy in hand, the Lakers returned Monday to Los Angeles, greeted by an exultant fan base and questions in search of answers.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ON THE NBA 2009-06-16]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/on-the-nba-3288.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:55:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Remember Shaq and Kobe?]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBA NOTES 2009-06-16]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/nba-notes-3289.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:55:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Just as the real world is cash-strapped, so is that top one percent corner of multimillionaires known as the NBA.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finals analysis: Why the Lakers won]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/finals-analysis-why-the-lakers-won.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:55:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Why did the Lakers win? Can they repeat? What's next for the Magic? Charley Rosen has the answers in a last look at the Finals.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Full circle with this ring]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/full-circle-with-this-ring.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. - Lakers coach Phil Jackson passedCeltics patriarch Red Auerbach Sunday night for the most NBA titles with 10.Celtics legend Bill Russell handed the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player trophy named after him to Lakers star Kobe Bryant. And Joe B]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Smallwood: Lakers are good, but this isn't another NBA dynasty ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/john-smallwood-lakers-are-good-but-this-isn-t-another-nba-dynasty-.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[THENBA HASN'T had a repeat champion since the Los Angeles Lakers won the last of three consecutive championships in 2002.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ON THE NBA 2009-06-16]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/on-the-nba-3278.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Remember Shaq and Kobe?]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBA NOTES 2009-06-16]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/nba-notes-3279.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Just as the real world is cash-strapped, so is that top one percent corner of multimillionaires known as the NBA.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-06-15]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3280.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--The Celtics were chosen as the 2009 Professional Sports Team of the Year by the Sports Business Journal and Sports Business Daily. In addition to leading the NBA with a season ticket renewal rate of nearly 100 percent, the award was given because of fac]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-06-15]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3281.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-06-15]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3282.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Celtics got the best news possible when Kevin Garnett underwent surgery on his right knee on May 28. Physicians found no unexpected issues during the procedure. Spurs that were the source of Garnett's knee irritation were removed. "They didn't have to]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[No reason to think Kobe won't win another title 2009-06-15]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/no-reason-to-think-kobe-won-t-win-another-title-3283.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Think Kobe's content with four rings? Neither does Michael Rosenberg, who says the Lakers' finals MVP is already looking ahead.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jackson passes Red as Lakers win NBA title in five games ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/jackson-passes-red-as-lakers-win-nba-title-in-five-games-.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:55:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lakers99Magic86]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-06-15]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3270.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:55:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--The Celtics were chosen as the 2009 Professional Sports Team of the Year by the Sports Business Journal and Sports Business Daily. 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Physicians found no unexpected issues during the procedure. Spurs that were the source of Garnett's knee irritation were removed. "They didn't have to]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young Magic still have far to go]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/young-magic-still-have-far-to-go.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:55:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Dwight Howard couldn't handle the pressure in Game 4, proving that the Magic star isn't ready for the spotlight, Chris Tomasson says.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBA Preview from The Sports Network ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/nba-preview-from-the-sports-network-.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:55:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[??????????????????????????????Thursday,?June?11th?? ??????????????????????????????(All?times?Eastern)?? ?(1-W)?Los?Angeles?Lakers?(2-1)?at?(3-E)?Orlando?Magic?(1-2),?9?p.m.?? ?-------------------------------------------------------------------?? Orlando?d]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBA Previews from The Sports Network ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/nba-previews-from-the-sports-network-.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:55:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[??????????????????????????????Thursday,?June?11th?? ??????????????????????????????(All?times?Eastern)?? ?(1-W)?LOS?ANGELES?Lakers?(2-1)?AT?(3-E)?ORLANDO?Magic?(1-2),?9?P.M.?? Orlando?disposed?of?the?rather?large?monkey?on?its?back?? ?Tuesday.?? ?Now,?the?]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jackson mixes wisdom, winning]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/jackson-mixes-wisdom-winning.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:55:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ORLANDO -- Sometimes, Phil Jackson answers questions with refreshing candor.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-06-10]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3252.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:55:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-06-10]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3253.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:55:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Celtics got the best news possible when Kevin Garnett underwent surgery on his right knee on May 28. Physicians found no unexpected issues during the procedure. Spurs that were the source of Garnett's knee irritation were removed. "They didn't have to]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-06-10]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3254.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:55:13 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--The Celtics were chosen as the 2009 Professional Sports Team of the Year by the Sports Business Journal and Sports Business Daily. In addition to leading the NBA with a season ticket renewal rate of nearly 100 percent, the award was given because of fac]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-06-10]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3243.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-06-10]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3244.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Celtics got the best news possible when Kevin Garnett underwent surgery on his right knee on May 28. Physicians found no unexpected issues during the procedure. Spurs that were the source of Garnett's knee irritation were removed. "They didn't have to]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-06-10]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3245.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--The Celtics were chosen as the 2009 Professional Sports Team of the Year by the Sports Business Journal and Sports Business Daily. In addition to leading the NBA with a season ticket renewal rate of nearly 100 percent, the award was given because of fac]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[POP QUIZ ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/pop-quiz-.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[1.Who was the last Celtic before Larry Birdto wear the No. 33?]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Presti made right call on Allen, Lewis]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/presti-made-right-call-on-allen-lewis.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ray Allen became a champion nearly one year to the date after general manager Sam Presti traded him from Seattle to Boston. Rashard Lewis, nearly two years after Presti agreed to a sign-and-trade that sent him to Orlando, is now a handful of wins from hel]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[LAND OF THE LOST: Players from Oklahoma who played for bad franchises ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/land-of-the-lost-players-from-oklahoma-who-played-for-bad-franchises-.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[BRYANT 'BIG COUNTRY' REEVES]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Referees must use judgment]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/referees-must-use-judgment.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Most agree this has been one of the more entertainingNBA playoffs in recent years except for one thing - officiating.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battie wants a ring]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/battie-wants-a-ring.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. - When his first trip to the NBA Finals became official, Orlando veteran forward Tony Battie was deluged with text messages from well wishers, but one in particular piqued his curiosity.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winderman: More than title at stake in NBA finals ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/winderman-more-than-title-at-stake-in-nba-finals-.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:55:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cavalier attitude bad sign ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/cavalier-attitude-bad-sign-.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:55:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Count Doc Rivers, who knows a thing or two about decorum and representing the NBA well regardless of circumstances, among the many disappointed by LeBron James' post-Game 76 behavior in the conference Eastern Conference finals.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBA NOTES 2009-06-09]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/nba-notes-3237.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:55:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Danny Ainge spent four days at Minneapolis' Target Center last week, getting a lot more done than the previous week at the Chicago pre-draft camp.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons to take away from Game 2]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/lessons-to-take-away-from-game-2.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:55:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Listen up Dwight, Kobe and everybody else. Charley Rosen saw a lot of problems Sunday night, so now he's taking you to school.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-06-08]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3239.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:55:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--The Celtics were chosen as the 2009 Professional Sports Team of the Year by the Sports Business Journal and Sports Business Daily. 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Then you obviously weren't watching the Lakers' Game 2 OT win, Mark Kriegel says.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russell does the honors]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/russell-does-the-honors.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - There were shots to be practiced and mental preparation to go through, but the sight of theCeltics legend instantly sidetracked Magic forward Tony Battie Thursday before Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ON THE NBA 2009-06-08]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/on-the-nba-3231.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[At last, the Age of Kobe.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ 2009-06-08]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/-3232.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Still a `Big Shot' in LA]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[In '84, it was hot stuff ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/in-84-it-was-hot-stuff-.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Game 4 in Los Angeles had been an epic - truly one of the great games inCeltics playoff history - and now the teams were arriving at Logan Airport late on a Thursday afternoon to find a very different Boston than the one they had left five days earlier.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[He feels NBA is within reach]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/he-feels-nba-is-within-reach.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ex-Brookline High star Jeff Adrien had a solid career at the University of Connecticut after it took a chance on him. Now the bruising power forward is hoping the same thing can happen in the NBA.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-06-07]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3221.php</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:55:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-06-07]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3222.php</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:55:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--The Celtics were chosen as the 2009 Professional Sports Team of the Year by the Sports Business Journal and Sports Business Daily. 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"They didn't have to]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ 2009-06-06]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/-3224.php</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:55:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It's about 60 hours until the coach of the WNBA's Connecticut Sun, Mike Thibault, has to finalize his opening day lineup, and he's sitting in front of about 100 mostly elderly men and women, watching them eat eggs. 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Spurs that were the source of Garnett's knee irritation were removed. "They didn't have to]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRO BASKETBALL]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/pro-basketball.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Some of them took it hard. Extremely hard. Sasha Vujacic was so upset at losing to theBostonCeltics in the NBA Finals last year that he swore off wearing green.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ 2009-06-06]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/-3217.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It's about 60 hours until the coach of the WNBA's Connecticut Sun, Mike Thibault, has to finalize his opening day lineup, and he's sitting in front of about 100 mostly elderly men and women, watching them eat eggs. They're all season ticket-holders - regu]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRO BASKETBALL 2009-06-05]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/pro-basketball-3218.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In his 11 seasons in theNBA, referee Bill Kennedy had worked 665 games, including the March 17 game at Chicago when he tossed Celts coach Doc Rivers with 28.9 seconds remaining.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBA FINALS: LAKERS 100, ORLANDO 75]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/nba-finals-lakers-100-orlando-75.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Here we are, and it really doesn't get any bigger than this with only four games to play in this year's NBA Finals.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why there's still hope for Orlando]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/why-there-s-still-hope-for-orlando.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Buck up, Orlando fans. Yes, you got blown out in Game 1, but Kevin Hench is here to tell you why the Magic can still win.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-06-05]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3204.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Celtics got the best news possible when Kevin Garnett underwent surgery on his right knee on May 28. Physicians found no unexpected issues during the procedure. Spurs that were the source of Garnett's knee irritation were removed. "They didn't have to]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-06-05]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3205.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--The Celtics were chosen as the 2009 Professional Sports Team of the Year by the Sports Business Journal and Sports Business Daily. In addition to leading the NBA with a season ticket renewal rate of nearly 100 percent, the award was given because of fac]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-06-05]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3206.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jones: Top 5 NBA finals of all-time ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/jones-top-5-nba-finals-of-all-time-.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celts eye new generation, want live games on Web ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/celts-eye-new-generation-want-live-games-on-web-.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[BostonCeltics fans could soon have another way to watch their team play - online. The NBA franchise is in talks with Comcast to stream games live, and free, on the Web next season.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 NBA FINALS]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/2009-nba-finals.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Everywhere you look, there's another picture of Lamar Odom trying to fix his sugar jones.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBA FINALS: LAKERS VS. ORLANDO]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/nba-finals-lakers-vs-orlando.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TheLakers were thoroughly beaten in last year's NBA Finals by their most hated rivals, the Boston Celtics.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[MARK HEISLER / ON THE NBA 2009-06-04]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/mark-heisler-/-on-the-nba-3211.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Happily, they start the NBA Finals tonight in the nick of time, before anyone drops dead from analysis and coverages of breaking stories . . .]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like magic, Lakers' dream matchup disappeared ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/like-magic-lakers-dream-matchup-disappeared-.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - Sasha Vujacic is comfortable wearing green again with his Lakers back in the NBA Finals.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[LA GETS SUPERMAN, IF NOT SUPER MATCHUP]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/la-gets-superman-if-not-super-matchup.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[???EL?SEGUNDO?? ???So?much?for?the? Lakers?raising?a?banner?at?the?expense? of?the?team?that?ousted?them?last?season.?So?much?for?Kobe?and? LeBron?resolving?the?who's-better?argument?head-to-head. ???Instead?of?either?a?rematch?with?Boston?or?a?duel?with?]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 NBA Finals predictions]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/2009-nba-finals-predictions.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston guard Tony Allen has ankle surgery]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-guard-tony-allen-has-ankle-surgery.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Boston Celtics guard Tony Allen has had surgery on his right ankle and leg.The team says he's expected to recover from the surgery, performed Wednesday, in time for training camp this fall.Allen averaged 7.8 points last season, when he missed 34 of the la]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtics guard Tony Allen has ankle, leg surgery]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/celtics-guard-tony-allen-has-ankle-leg-surgery.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Boston Celtics guard Tony Allen has had surgery on his right ankle and leg.The team says he's expected to recover from the surgery, performed Wednesday, in time for training camp this fall.Allen averaged 7.8 points last season, when he missed 34 of the la]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-06-03]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3201.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--Assistant coach Tom Thibodeau interviewed for the head coaching position with Philadelphia and also was on the short list in Sacramento. Coach Doc Rivers would like both Thibodeau and another assistant, Armond Hill, to get opportunities. "I'm open," sai]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-06-03]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3202.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-06-03]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3203.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Celtics weren't happy about their departure from the postseason in Game 7 of the second round. The loss to Orlando didn't sit well with coach Doc Rivers, who believes the people above him in the organization need to get some things done. "We clearly h]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBA Finals preview - LA Lakers vs. Orlando ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/nba-finals-preview-la-lakers-vs-orlando-.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[From The Sports Network]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-06-03]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3190.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--Assistant coach Tom Thibodeau interviewed for the head coaching position with Philadelphia and also was on the short list in Sacramento. Coach Doc Rivers would like both Thibodeau and another assistant, Armond Hill, to get opportunities. "I'm open," sai]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-06-03]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3191.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-06-03]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3192.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Celtics weren't happy about their departure from the postseason in Game 7 of the second round. The loss to Orlando didn't sit well with coach Doc Rivers, who believes the people above him in the organization need to get some things done. "We clearly h]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[T-U 2 ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/t-u-2-.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA["Same thing I thought in the first part of the press conference. You can check the transcript."]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtics earn solid Pat on back]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/celtics-earn-solid-pat-on-back.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When model organizations are mentioned, it still may be a Patriots universe, but theCeltics walked off with a galaxy or two last week when they were named the 2009 Professional Sports Team of the Year by the SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ 2009-06-02]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/-3195.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[There is a special place in offseason Hades reserved for NBA teams that win 66 games and do not win the championship.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[MAGIC HAS THE TOUCH  2009-06-03]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/magic-has-the-touch--3196.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Doesn't it seem as if theMagic has been playing postseason games for three months now? Every other night, it has been playing huge games with jump-out-of-the-chair victories and drop-to-the-floor losses. Now theMagic prepares for the NBA Finals, beginning]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic has the touch ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/magic-has-the-touch-.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:55:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Doesn't it seem as if theMagic has been playing postseason games for three months now? Every other night, it has been playing huge games with jump-out-of-the-chair victories and drop-to-the-floor losses. Now theMagic prepares for the NBA Finals, beginning]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBA NOTES 2009-06-02]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/nba-notes-3184.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:55:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When model organizations are mentioned, it still may be a Patriots universe, but theCeltics walked off with a galaxy or two last week when they were named the 2009 Professional Sports Team of the Year by the SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ 2009-06-02]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/-3185.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:55:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[There is a special place in offseason Hades reserved for NBA teams that win 66 games and do not win the championship.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ 2009-06-01]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/-3186.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:55:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Rice on the draft menu?]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBA Finals preview: Lakers in five?]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/nba-finals-preview-lakers-in-five-.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:55:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Lakers have experience on their side. The Magic keep shooting down favorites. Charley Rosen breaks down the NBA Finals.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-05-31]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3188.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:55:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--Assistant coach Tom Thibodeau interviewed for the head coaching position with Philadelphia and also was on the short list in Sacramento. Coach Doc Rivers would like both Thibodeau and another assistant, Armond Hill, to get opportunities. "I'm open," sai]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic's Dwight Howard wasn't such a sure thing in 2004 draft ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/magic-s-dwight-howard-wasn-t-such-a-sure-thing-in-2004-draft-.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:55:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With the Orlando Magic on its way to theNBA finals and Dwight Howard taking his place as the game's newest superstar, it's a good time to look back at draft night 2004. If you're a Warriors fan, it's an especially good time, considering sort-of-G.M. Larry]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winning without a great center]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/winning-without-a-great-center.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:55:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TheLakers have won 14 league championships, but Kobe & the boys are about to attempt to do something noLakers team has done: win a title without a center featuring a distinctive prop.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtics draftee Erden will keep his distance for now ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/celtics-draftee-erden-will-keep-his-distance-for-now-.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:55:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If theCeltics want to watch Semih Erden's progress over the next year, it likely will have to be on video or in Europe.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ 2009-06-01]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/-3179.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:55:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Rice on the draft menu?]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-05-31]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3180.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:55:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--Assistant coach Tom Thibodeau interviewed for the head coaching position with Philadelphia and also was on the short list in Sacramento. Coach Doc Rivers would like both Thibodeau and another assistant, Armond Hill, to get opportunities. "I'm open," sai]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-05-31]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3181.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:55:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-05-31]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3182.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:55:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Celtics weren't happy about their departure from the postseason in Game 7 of the second round. The loss to Orlando didn't sit well with coach Doc Rivers, who believes the people above him in the organization need to get some things done. "We clearly h]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-05-31]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3173.php</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 06:55:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--Assistant coach Tom Thibodeau interviewed for the head coaching position with Philadelphia and also was on the short list in Sacramento. Coach Doc Rivers would like both Thibodeau and another assistant, Armond Hill, to get opportunities. "I'm open," sai]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-05-31]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3174.php</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 06:55:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-05-31]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3175.php</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 06:55:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Celtics weren't happy about their departure from the postseason in Game 7 of the second round. The loss to Orlando didn't sit well with coach Doc Rivers, who believes the people above him in the organization need to get some things done. "We clearly h]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[They Finally Arrive]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/they-finally-arrive.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[For nearly a year, its memories have stuck to theLakers' psyche like those of an awkward, embarrassing first date.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-05-30]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3168.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--Assistant coach Tom Thibodeau interviewed for the head coaching position with Philadelphia and also was on the short list in Sacramento. Coach Doc Rivers would like both Thibodeau and another assistant, Armond Hill, to get opportunities. "I'm open," sai]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-05-30]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3169.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-05-30]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3170.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Celtics weren't happy about their departure from the postseason in Game 7 of the second round. The loss to Orlando didn't sit well with coach Doc Rivers, who believes the people above him in the organization need to get some things done. "We clearly h]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking at the Pats, Celtics ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/looking-at-the-pats-celtics-.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It is way too early to talk football. Way, way too early. I know that.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ainge deals with camp limitations ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/ainge-deals-with-camp-limitations-.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 06:55:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The NBA's draft process is stuck in an identity crisis.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-05-29]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3164.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 06:55:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-05-29]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3165.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 06:55:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Celtics weren't happy about their departure from the postseason in Game 7 of the second round. The loss to Orlando didn't sit well with coach Doc Rivers, who believes the people above him in the organization need to get some things done. "We clearly h]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-05-29]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3166.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 06:55:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--Assistant coach Tom Thibodeau interviewed for the head coaching position with Philadelphia and also was on the short list in Sacramento. Coach Doc Rivers would like both Thibodeau and another assistant, Armond Hill, to get opportunities. "I'm open," sai]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ed Stefanski meets again with Dwane Casey ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/ed-stefanski-meets-again-with-dwane-casey-.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The76ers' coaching search, now more than two weeks old, has been steadily expanding, contracting, then expanding again. Yesterday was no exception.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-05-28]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3158.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--Assistant coach Tom Thibodeau interviewed for the head coaching position with Philadelphia and also was on the short list in Sacramento. Coach Doc Rivers would like both Thibodeau and another assistant, Armond Hill, to get opportunities. "I'm open," sai]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-05-28]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3159.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-05-28]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3160.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Celtics weren't happy about their departure from the postseason in Game 7 of the second round. The loss to Orlando didn't sit well with coach Doc Rivers, who believes the people above him in the organization need to get some things done. "We clearly h]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surgery spurs KG]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/surgery-spurs-kg.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[There were no unexpected obstacles for team physician Dr. Brian McKeon when he entered Kevin Garnett's right knee yesterday - which means the 2009-10Celtics season has started off on the right foot. Spurs were removed during the procedure at New England B]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taking a big man is a risk]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/taking-a-big-man-is-a-risk.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Fans are fascinated with 7-footers.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[LEAGUE MAKES LATE CALL ON JONES' TRIP OF BRYANT NBA NOTEBOOK ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/league-makes-late-call-on-jones-trip-of-bryant-nba-notebook-.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A day later, theNBA blew the whistle on Dahntay Jones for tripping Kobe Bryant.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rambis reportedly out of 76ers' race ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/rambis-reportedly-out-of-76ers-race-.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 06:55:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The76ers have told Los Angeles Lakers assistant Kurt Rambis that he no longer is under consideration for their head coaching job, an NBA source confirmed last night.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[A previous engagement]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/a-previous-engagement.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 06:55:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Celtics]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-05-27]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3150.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 06:55:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-05-27]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3151.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 06:55:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--Assistant coach Tom Thibodeau interviewed for the head coaching position with Philadelphia and also was on the short list in Sacramento. Coach Doc Rivers would like both Thibodeau and another assistant, Armond Hill, to get opportunities. "I'm open," sai]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-05-27]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3152.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 06:55:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Celtics weren't happy about their departure from the postseason in Game 7 of the second round. The loss to Orlando didn't sit well with coach Doc Rivers, who believes the people above him in the organization need to get some things done. "We clearly h]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBA refs add to 'Amazing' happenings ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/nba-refs-add-to-amazing-happenings-.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 06:55:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TheNBA came up with a clever regular-season marketing slogan called "TheNBA: Where Amazing Happens."]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ 2009-05-27]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/-3154.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 06:55:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TheCeltics are expecting the now surgically repaired Kevin Garnett to be completely ready when training camp for the 2009-10 season begins.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtics F Garnett undergoes knee surgery]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/celtics-f-garnett-undergoes-knee-surgery.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 06:55:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Kevin Garnett had surgery Tuesday on his right knee after missing all of the playoffs.The Boston Celtics defensive star and inspirational leader had bone spurs removed during the arthroscopic surgery."I expect Kevin to return to active duty in full force ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garnett undergoes knee surgery]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/garnett-undergoes-knee-surgery.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 06:55:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Kevin Garnett had surgery Tuesday on his right knee after missing all of the playoffs.The Boston Celtics defensive star and inspirational leader had bone spurs removed during the arthroscopic surgery."I expect Kevin to return to active duty in full force ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-05-26]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3143.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 06:55:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. 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Coach Doc Rivers would like both Thibodeau and another assistant, Armond Hill, to get opportunities. "I'm open," sai]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ 2009-05-25]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/-3146.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 06:55:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the matter of starting times for sports events, the simple reality is that you can't please everyone.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE BIG O]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/the-big-o.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 06:55:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[On a recent weekday morning, Oscar Robertson eased his black Mercedes-Benz E550 to a stop in front of his chemical plant, tucked away in a suburban Cincinnati industrial park.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-05-25]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3137.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. 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The loss to Orlando didn't sit well with coach Doc Rivers, who believes the people above him in the organization need to get some things done. "We clearly h]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[No tall tale: C's must get much longer ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/no-tall-tale-c-s-must-get-much-longer-.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Unless "Big Baby" gets go-go gadget arms, he should not be the top priority for theBostonCeltics this off-season.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ 2009-05-25]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/-3141.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the matter of starting times for sports events, the simple reality is that you can't please everyone.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[At age 70, NBA great still stands out ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/at-age-70-nba-great-still-stands-out-.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 06:55:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[On a recent weekday morning, Oscar Robertson eased his black Mercedes-Benz E550 to a stop in front of his chemical plant, tucked away in a suburban Cincinnati industrial park.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-05-24]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3134.php</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 06:55:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-05-24]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3135.php</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 06:55:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--Assistant coach Tom Thibodeau interviewed for the head coaching position with Philadelphia and also was on the short list in Sacramento. Coach Doc Rivers would like both Thibodeau and another assistant, Armond Hill, to get opportunities. "I'm open," sai]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-05-24]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3136.php</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 06:55:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Celtics weren't happy about their departure from the postseason in Game 7 of the second round. The loss to Orlando didn't sit well with coach Doc Rivers, who believes the people above him in the organization need to get some things done. "We clearly h]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-05-23]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3128.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--Assistant coach Tom Thibodeau interviewed for the head coaching position with Philadelphia and also was on the short list in Sacramento. Coach Doc Rivers would like both Thibodeau and another assistant, Armond Hill, to get opportunities. "I'm open," sai]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-05-23]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3129.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-05-23]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3130.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Celtics weren't happy about their departure from the postseason in Game 7 of the second round. The loss to Orlando didn't sit well with coach Doc Rivers, who believes the people above him in the organization need to get some things done. "We clearly h]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[76ers interview Ford]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/76ers-interview-ford.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Add Chris Ford to the list, and take Jay Wright off.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saunders' staff gets Cassell, Wittman ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/saunders-staff-gets-cassell-wittman-.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[WashingtonWizards coach Flip Saunders hired Randy Wittman and Sam Cassell to join him as assistants next season, the team announced Thursday.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtics postseason report card ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/celtics-postseason-report-card-.php</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 06:55:11 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Not long after theCeltics' Eastern Conference semifinals series against Orlando started, Doc Rivers sounded as amazed as anyone else when he said, ``We have to have the shortest rotation in history.'']]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sixers interview Thibodeau ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/sixers-interview-thibodeau-.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The76ers confirmed they met yesterday with Boston Celtics assistant coach Tom Thibodeau about their head coaching vacancy, bringing the number of interviewed candidates to four.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-05-22]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3122.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Celtics weren't happy about their departure from the postseason in Game 7 of the second round. The loss to Orlando didn't sit well with coach Doc Rivers, who believes the people above him in the organization need to get some things done. "We clearly h]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-05-22]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3123.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--Assistant coach Tom Thibodeau interviewed for the head coaching position with Philadelphia and also was on the short list in Sacramento. Coach Doc Rivers would like both Thibodeau and another assistant, Armond Hill, to get opportunities. "I'm open," sai]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-05-22]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3124.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F Paul Pierce didn't have his best playoff run, but he led the team in scoring and steals and proved willing to sacrifice his own offense to allow the development of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Tony]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Season over, Celtics reflect ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/season-over-celtics-reflect-.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The season began with captain Paul Pierce talking of the need to repeat as NBA champions for him to be rightfully ranked with franchise legends and theCeltics winning a franchise-record 19 in a row to jump out to a 27-2 record, best in NBA history through]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[CELTICS BEAT 2009-05-21]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/celtics-beat-3126.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Steve Pagliuca won't be getting a mate for his 2008 championship ring, but as one of theCeltics' managing partners, he is thoroughly satisfied with the state the franchise as it heads into the offseason.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: Garnett to have knee surgery next week 2009-05-20]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/report-garnett-to-have-knee-surgery-next-week-3127.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Celtics forward Kevin Garnett will have surgery to remove bone spurs in his right knee next week. The operation will be performed by team physician Brian McKeown.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[76ers, Kings on parallel courses ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/76ers-kings-on-parallel-courses-.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 06:55:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Right now, the76ers and Sacramento Kings have more in common than the NBA's only head coaching vacancies.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Roster Report 2009-05-21]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-roster-report-3115.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 06:55:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Rajon Rondo, Shooting guard Ray Allen, Small forward Paul Pierce, Power forward Glen Davis, Center Kendrick Perkins. 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He was seated next to Celtics owners Wyc Grousbeck and Steve ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Getting Inside 2009-05-21]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-getting-inside-3117.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 06:55:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Danny Ainge has already been out scouting draft hopefuls, and, after Sunday's Game 7 loss to the Magic, he has a number of key decisions to make this summer as he sets up the roster for years to come. But one of his priorities involves someone who wears a]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby shopping may be costly for C's ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/baby-shopping-may-be-costly-for-c-s-.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 06:55:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Losing to Orlando at home by 19 points in Game 7 Sunday night undoubtedly ranks as the biggest disappointment of theCeltics' postseason, but choosing the most pleasant surprise should be just as obvious.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[CELTICS BEAT 2009-05-21]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/celtics-beat-3119.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 06:55:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Steve Pagliuca won't be getting a mate for his 2008 championship ring, but as one of theCeltics' managing partners, he is thoroughly satisfied with the state the franchise as it heads into the offseason.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: Garnett to have knee surgery next week]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/report-garnett-to-have-knee-surgery-next-week.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 06:55:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Celtics forward Kevin Garnett will have surgery to remove bone spurs in his right knee next week. The operation will be performed by team physician Brian McKeown.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garnett's surgery is next week ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/garnett-s-surgery-is-next-week-.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 06:55:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[TheCeltics' Kevin Garnett will have surgery to remove bone Spurs in his right knee next week. The operation will be performed by team physician Brian McKeown.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[One coach at peace]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/one-coach-at-peace.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 06:55:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[SUNDAY SPIN]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Magic, Cavs face toughest test yet ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/with-magic-cavs-face-toughest-test-yet-.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 06:55:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It's not like theCavaliers didn't know how good Orlando could be.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Celtics Notes, Quotes 2009-05-20]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/boston-celtics-notes-quotes-3108.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 06:55:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[--Not even a front-row ticket could buy off the loyalty of one fan at Game 6. 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Teams will measure themselves against Cleveland or Orlando or maybe Los Angeles or Denver. When someone mentions the Big Three now, they will be r]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[CELTICS NOTEBOOK 2009-05-20]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/celtics-notebook-3112.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 06:55:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Celtics assistant coach Tom Thibodeau will have a chance to interview for the 76ers head coaching position.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby enters next stage ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/baby-enters-next-stage-.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 06:55:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Though his nickname is ``Big Baby,'' Glen Davis has a mature outlook on his future.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Casey, Thibodeau join Sixers' list of coaching candidates ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/casey-thibodeau-join-sixers-list-of-coaching-candidates-.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 06:55:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Now at least we know that Eddie Jordan isn't the only candidate for the76ers' vacant coaching job.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Magic: Waiting spell is over ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/it-s-magic-waiting-spell-is-over-.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 06:55:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Cavaliers]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[76ers to interview Tom Thibodeau ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/76ers-to-interview-tom-thibodeau-.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 06:55:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The76ers said yesterday that they plan to interview Boston Celtics assistant coach Tom Thibodeau for their head coaching vacancy.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[76ers, Thibodeau to talk]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/76ers-thibodeau-to-talk.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 06:55:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Celtics]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtics forced to taste defeat, not repeat ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/celtics-forced-to-taste-defeat-not-repeat-.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 06:55:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[WALTHAM - TheCeltics were on afterburners as they crashed out of the playoffs Sunday night. But, after being eliminated by the Orlando Magic, 101-82, in Game 7 of their second-round series, they seemed refreshed and ready to start preparing for next seaso]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic or Celtics?]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/magic-or-celtics-.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 06:55:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[LeBron James and Mo Williams like to say that they are truly "fans" of the NBA and they watch games all season long on off nights.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 NBA PLAYOFFS 2009-05-19]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/2009-nba-playoffs-3102.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 06:55:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Stan Van Gundy was talking like a man who'd been spending all his spare time reading - INGESTING - the press clippings and the blogs, going so far as to suggest that, hey, the sportswriters would have you believe his Orlando Magic had been trailing this b]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 NBA PLAYOFFS 2009-05-19]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/2009-nba-playoffs-3103.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 06:55:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Perspective is everything in life and that applies even to the concept of homecourt advantage. If you're at home, it's an advantage. If you're not, it's not a factor - even if it is.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 NBA PLAYOFFS 2009-05-19]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/2009-nba-playoffs-3104.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 06:55:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[First the good news.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[They'd have looked sharper with Garnett ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/they-d-have-looked-sharper-with-garnett-.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 06:55:07 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The 6-foot-11-inch slender yet muscular celebrity wasn't wearing a No. 5 jersey, fancy adidas sneakers, or long baggy shorts. Instead, Kevin Garnett wore a pretty custom-made dark blue suit, with a white shirt, red tie, white pocket square, and shiny dres]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helpless against this firing squad ]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/helpless-against-this-firing-squad-.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 06:55:07 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With 2:30 remaining, and his team trailing by 21, Doc Rivers said, ``No mas.'']]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two of three not enough]]></title><link>http://www.Celticsclub.com/news/two-of-three-not-