Stevens: Rondo Trade 'Great Opportunity' For Young Celtics To Step Up Leadership
Thursday night was not an easy night for Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens.
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Thursday night was not an easy night for Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens.
An Achilles strain will keep Marcus Smart out of Boston's Monday night tilt against the Philadelphia 76ers.
As Boston's offense has started to sputter, Rondo has turned into nearly a non-factor from a scoring perspective.
Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is glad to have Marcus Smart back, but hopes the rookie can be more consistent "sooner rather than later."
The Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards played 58 minutes of basketball on Monday night, but Rajon Rondo found himself on the bench for the final 27 minutes of the contest.
Prior to Wednesday night's game, Boston fans had seen two versions of second-year center Kelly Olynyk this season.
Danny Ainge joined Toucher & Rich on Thursday to discuss Wednesday's win over Detroit, and Boston's recent string of blown leads.
Mike Gorman joined Toucher & Rich on Wednesday to discuss the Celtics' struggles with closing out games.
After the Celtics blew another huge lead Tuesday night, CBS Boston's Andrew Celani suggests we should start examining Brad Stevens more critically.
"I don't know. Just recover. It's my life. It's all I can do right now."
The Celtics' commitment to defense finally showed up in Sunday's loss to Portland.
Host Adam Kaufman discussed the Celtics' lack of a finisher on offense and what's ailed the club on defense.
Most fans expected the Boston Celtics offense to be a bit better in year two of the Brad Stevens era.
Danny Ainge isn't worried about Brad Stevens leaving the Celtics for the NCAA, and he's not too concerned with Rajon Rondo's free throw woes either.
Right now, there might not be a single player in the league better at picking his spots than Celtics reserve center Tyler Zeller.
The Celtics lost another close one Monday night. When will they start finishing these games?
Stevens knows his young team needs to make some big fixes on the defensive end of the floor if they want to have a chance to close out games.
Expectations are through the roof for the Cavaliers after LeBron James brought his talents back to Cleveland over the summer, but a 3-3 start has many fans and pundits questioning how good the NBA's newest wannabe super team actually is.
The Celtics have been a lot of fun to watch, and for Mike Gorman, their games have been a lot of fun to call due to their speedy offensive pace.
Rajon Rondo had screws removed from his left hand on Saturday, but is still on track to play Wednesday night when the Boston Celtics host the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Marcus Smart is only expected to miss 2-3 weeks with the sprained ankle he suffered on Friday night, and the rookie seems pretty determined to be back as soon as possible.
Thankfully for the Celtics, the damage to Smart's ankle wasn't nearly as dramatic as had been anticipated.
The coach of the Celtics called Gresh & Zolak to talk about his team.
In basketball, turnovers come in many forms: bad passes, offensive fouls, traveling violations Wednesday night at the TD Garden, fans witnessed the Celtics make all of those miscues.
Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge called in to Toucher & Rich Thursday morning.
