The Celtics introduced their 2008 draft class in Waltham on Tuesday and the three players - J.R. Giddens, Bill Walker, and Semih Erden - all said the right things.
Well, Erden could have said terrible nasty things but his translator informed the gathered media that the native of Turkey is thrilled to be given the chance to become a member of the Celtics, once his commitment (another year) at home is fulfilled.
J.R. Giddens, as many are aware, comes with some baggage, but certainly nothing Willie Andrews-like. To the best of our knowledge he has never held a gun to a girlfriend's head. Oops, wait. Make that allegedly held a gun to a girlfriend's head. Nor has Giddens been seen driving the streets of Lawrence with enough pot in his car to satisfy everyone attending a Woodstock reunion. If they could remember that they were attending a Woodstock reunion.
Giddens, according to Executive Director of Basketball Operations and GM Danny Ainge, is not as mature as they would like but he isn't alone in that regard. As Ainge stated during the introduction of the rookies in Waltham, there are 34-year olds in the NBA not as mature as one would like.
Good point.
Well, here's hoping that Giddens is a quick learner because with the veterans on the Green, he would have to really go out of his way to mess up. From Doc Rivers to Paul Pierce (hey, they can compare knife wounds) to KG to James Posey to Eddie House, Giddens will have ample opportunity to grow - both on and off the court.
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Sylvia Crawley enters her second season at the Heights after a very successful initial campaign. She talks with WBZ's Walt Perkins about her expectations for her players; both on the court and in the classroom.
Mark Frost on his new book, "Game Six"
New York Times best-selling author Mark Frost talks about his new book, 'Game Six', with WBZ's Walt Perkins. The story revolves around the 6th game of the 1975 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds.
Challenger Day 2009 at the Medford Invitational Tournament
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Boston Bruins didn't care who got the credit, as long as they ended their seven-game road trip on a positive note.
Five players scored goals Tuesday night for the Bruins, who got 30 saves from Tuukka Rask to hold on to eighth place in the Eastern Conference with a 5-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - With Brad Mills managing against his former team, Roy Oswalt allowed two hits in four innings Tuesday to lead the Houston Astros over a Boston Red Sox split squad 3-0.
BOSTON (AP) - Doc Rivers knows the current Celtics aren't as good as the team that won the NBA title in 2008. His goal is to have them playing that way again in time for the playoffs.
"It's coming around," Rivers said Monday night after Paul Pierce scored 12 points in the first quarter to set up a 119-93 victory over the Detroit Pistons.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Now that the New Jersey Devils are making a push back to the top of the Atlantic Division they can stop peeking at the standings.
Coach Jacques Lemaire mentioned his club's placement before a key matchup with the playoff-hopeful Boston Bruins, and the Devils responded with a 3-2 victory Monday night.
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - Mike Lowell made his spring training debut for the Boston Red Sox - at an unfamiliar position.
Lowell, who had surgery Dec. 30 to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb, played first base Monday in an 8-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.
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