Rasheed Wallace: The Celtics’ Newest Acquisition

Rasheed Wallace was signed by the Boston Celtics with their mid-level exception signing, setting Wallace up to earn between $5.6 million and $5.8 million over each of the next two years.
The signing of Wallace is probably a way for the Celtics to stay stable in terms of big men, even if Glen Davis chooses to [...]

Celtics Assert Themselves as Number One

The Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. Now, this wouldn’t have been such a statement unless they had done it in the fashion that they did. Not only did the score 105 points against the stingy Cavaliers’ defense, but they also held All-Star LeBron James to just 16 points. Any critic could say [...]

Celtics Add Veteran Big-Man Moore

The Celtics signed center Mikki Moore to a 10-day contract, and thank goodness for that. All season they have lost tough games, most notably against the Cavaliers and Lakers, due to a lack of inside presence when either Kevin Garnett or Kendrick Perkins were sitting. This problem became quite apparent when a questionable foul call [...]

Mid-Season NBA Awards

The first half of the 2008-2009 NBA season is coming to a close, and it is time for our first annual NESO’S TAKE mid-season awards!!! We will look at Rookie of the Year, MVP, Most annoying player, and Biggest Flopper.
MVP: At this point, I think there’s only debate between Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. Chris [...]