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Grampa Celtic Talks the Joe Johnson for Rodney Rogers Trade
It could have been a vintage Bill Cosby routine.The Lord: "Jim O'Brien, this is the Lord speaking. Have I got a deal for you! You give up three of your guys who aren't playing, plus that No. 1 draft...
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Grampa Celtic Talks Danny and the Great Turnaround
A year ago today, Danny Ainge was the general manager of a 24-58 team whose infamy included losing 18 games in succession. It was clearly going to be an active offseason."We were in a mind-set to...
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Grampa Celtic Eulogizes the 1983 C's
Only the most myopic Celtics follower could not see it coming.The Celtics were fated to lose this season; the only question was when.They were not right from day one of training camp until the final...
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1982 Musings from Grampa Celtic
Six Things No Self-Respecting Celtics Fans Should Ever Forget:1. Steve Kuberski's improbable destruction of the Hawks in the 1972 playoffs, wherein he came off the bench like a vintage Havlicek, twice...
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McHale, Ainge Discuss Deal for Disgruntled Centers
PostJanuary 17, 2006AUBURN HILLS, Mich. According to two league sources, a deal that would send MarkBlount to Minnesota or Memphis could be completed soon. One source described a deal as "imminent."...
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Blount tells Doc: "I need more Touches"
November 13, 2005Blount tells Doc: "I need more Touches"With another Texas team boasting a big center [Houston's Yao Ming ] in town tonight, Mark Blount revisited his complaints about the way the...
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$38 Million-Dollar Center Goes for Double Bagel in 22 Minutes
$38 Million-Dollar Center Goes for Double Bagel in 22 MinutesJanuary 20, 2005Wouldn't you think Mark Blount might accidentally collide with a rebound if he spends 22 minutes on the floor? He is 7 feet...
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Blount Filling up the Middle
March 22, 2003 LOS ANGELES - At the mention of Shaquille O'Neal, Mark Blount cracks a big smile. Even as the Celtics' backup center, he relishes the challenge of facing the best big man in the...
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Blount Goes for 28 & 21 in Win
March 2, 2004Mark Blount and Juwan Howard went out to dinner Sunday night at a local steak establishment. Blount picked up the check. Howard picked up a stomach flu. But Orlando really paid last night...
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Deal Keeps Blount in Boston
July 17, 2003Free agent Mark Blount knew he would return to Boston 10 days ago when general manager Chris Wallace and director of player personnel Leo Papile flew to Boca Raton, Fla., for a visit. All...
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Let's be Blount: Mark's been Struggling
January 22, 2005EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Yesterday morning, it went Mark to Mark. The Celtics' Mark Blount and his agent, Mark Bartlestein, chatted and the topic wasn't places to dine in Atlanta or the...
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Mark Blount: NBA's Most Improved?
March 24, 2004Celtics interim coach John Carroll was carrying around his Mark Blount file. He wanted everyone to know that in the past five games, Blount had shot (.744) from the field and averaged...
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Pervis may Hang 'Em Up
March 24, 1998Bill Strickland, the agent who represents Pervis Ellison, will be in Boston this weekend. He will have a meeting with Celtics general manager Chris Wallace. The men will talk about many...
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Jackie Mac Talks Pervis
August 28, 1994There are certain givens in the world of sports. Dominique Wilkins, for instance, will give you 20 points (and often 20 shots) a night. Dee Brown will steal the ball more times than any...
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Pervis back in Service?
October 6, 1997Pervis Ellison's fractured big toe seems fine now after a marble table top fell on it. The ankle, foot and knees are also in good shape following surgery.Once, he was the top pick in the...
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Ellison Signs Six-Year Deal
August 2, 1994Sometimes when nothing is working, the best thing to do is move somewhere new and start fresh.At least that was Pervis Ellison's thinking yesterday when he signed a six-year, $ 11.5...
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C's May Ink Ellison
C's May Ink EllisonJuly 28, 1994 M.L. Carr already has impressed Pervis Ellison with his best sales pitch.Yesterday, the Celtics' director of basketball operations also gained significant ground with...
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Pervis Ellison Alive and Well
November 22, 1997They are mechanics in basketball shorts. They are the ones who make sure the expensive machinery is running properly. They tweak and plug and shine, making good things very good. It's...
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Pervis Ellison: Gym Rat?
November 25, 1997There's a revealing sign above the entrance to Whelan's Strength Training in Washington, D.C.: "If you train here, you are not normal."Call up the office and you hear an ominous...
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Kings Pass on Schintzius Year after Drafting Pervis
Kings Pass on Schintzius Year after Drafting PervisApril 12, 1990It seems that it is the bad teams that must always make the difficult decisions. A lot of times they make the wrong one, which is why a...
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