It's been a busy offseason in the NBA with a lot of teams making major moves, from the Lakers picking up Ron Artest to the Cavs getting Shaquille O'Neal; to Orlando adding Vince Carter and the Boston Celtics bringing in the one-of-a-kind Rasheed Wallace. In this FanHouse video we catch up with Celtics coach Doc Rivers to ask him what he make of all these moves. We also ask him about the Celtics' swagger and street cred now that Celtics have Rasheed, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett. Check out the video after the jump.
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8-25-2009 @ 12:33AM
Lakergregg said...
Tons of celtics fans? NOT IN LOS ANGELES...
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8-25-2009 @ 3:16AM
lopjackie21 said...
You got that right buddy.....!
GO LAKERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRS!
8-25-2009 @ 2:35AM
Giles said...
Boston, Orlando, and Cleveland will probably win their divisions. Cleveland will probably beat Orlando in the East championship, then the L A Lakers for the championship. But that is by no means certain, yet. James is the Cav best qualified to guard Bryant, so who will guard Artest? Williams? West? They started last season, when James had a supporting cast rather than teammates. For Sczcerbiak, Parker, or Moon to guard Artest, they`d have to be on the court. Is Brown going to sit Williams? West? And what if Jackson, as he has in the past, goes big in the backcourt, starting Walton not Fisher? Are Williams and West just going to out quick them? The Cavs need more front court 3 pt. shooting. And they can`t use the size they`ve adding on the wings, unless one of the point guards starting for them sits. The northwest is the weakest division in the NBA. Might be nice for northwest fans if Rambis could do the impossible, turn the T`Wolves into the ShowTime Lakers. They have some size. They haven`t bought ought Blount`s contract yet, as it was rumored they would. He could start with Jefferson at power forward, Kevin Love as a 260 wing forward. If so, Rambis should use Jefferson at wing forward in the odd numbered practices and preason season games. What made Parish, Walton, McHale, Bird, Johnson, such an effectice running line up was they could afford to early release in rotation, and still have bigs who WOULD rebound the ball, and pass it up court. The T`Wolves don`t have Lake Show type speed, but could also run off early releases in rotation and rebounding if they play their big line up. Maybe Carney and Rubio at guard. The Twin Cities are not the most huge market in the Nba, but they are about as big a market as any in their PATHETICALLY weak division.
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8-25-2009 @ 3:17AM
lopjackie21 said...
Lopjackie on the Lakers.....!
Make room for another banner baby....!
Lakerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs!
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8-25-2009 @ 9:38AM
oujoou said...
Boston is the only non-pretty boy team out there. If thugs prevail and they should in sports. Another banner in the Fleet Center. :)
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8-25-2009 @ 10:18AM
chapin said...
who really knows if shaq can really halp or ruin the cavs... artest is just out their...while wallace knows if he acts up they still could win without him, look at last year, they went to game 7 against the magic without KG...itz all celtics... NEW BANNER @ Banknorth garden!!
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8-25-2009 @ 3:28PM
Hi Dom! said...
I think The Magic are going to run the Celtics off the court. They got some beef in the low post. Dwight and Brendon Bass are going to own the paint. They got so many weapons you won't be able to stop them. They don't have to shoot three's to win any more. But the still can shoot them. You can double Dwight but then we got Carter. If you double Carter
we can give it to Dwight. Nelson, Lewis, Bass.
Just to much energy. Go Magic!!
8-25-2009 @ 1:31PM
bozallan said...
Doc Rivers is full of himself to the point of telling the world he coached the Celtics to their 17th banner. What?! 0ne bleeping title since 1987?! The Bulls and Lakers and the Spurs owned the last 25 years. The Celtics are a one and done thing; i.e. this ain't the 60's anymore.
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8-25-2009 @ 3:39PM
GL said...
you act like doc rivers had been coaching for all those 25 years...he's only been with the celtics a few years and won a title. jerry sloan been with the jazz for 20 years and never won one...
8-25-2009 @ 3:47PM
bozallan said...
Yeah, well Michael Jordan was pretty darn good so Jerry Sloan, Van Gundy and Riley got the short end of the stick; whereas doc rivers got handed Garnett and Allen.
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9-12-2009 @ 12:24PM
bigjacliljac said...
CHECK THIS WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE NEW BIG 3 RONDO,BIGBABY,PERKINS- ADD RASHEED,HUDSON, SHELDON WILLIAMS,WITH GIUDANCE FROM THE HALL OF FAME 3(PAUL,KG,RAY)BIG SHOT EDDIE WE ARE POLISHING OUR 09-10 CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS IN PRACTICE AS I TYPE
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