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Rasheed Wallace to Return? Agent Disputes Stephen A. Smith

January 11, 2011   Sam Amick   No comments

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This wasn’t quite the same as Stephen A. Smith predicting the ultimate destination of LeBron James, but it did cause a mini-stir nonetheless.

The media personality told host Kevin Frazier on the Dan Patrick show that Rasheed Wallace would come out of retirement to join his old Boston Celtics teammates just in time for another deep playoff run.

“I’m here to tell you that Rasheed Wallace will come out of retirement once the (Feb. 24) trading deadlines expires in all likelihood, because he wants another shot at the Lakers,” Smith said.

 

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Celtics and Knicks Plant Seeds for Rivalry With Shootout in New York

December 15, 2010   FanHouse Staff   No comments

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One game doesn’t make a rivalry, but after needing a last-second shot to seal Boston’s 118-116 win Tuesday at Madison Square Garden — and relying on instant replay to prove Amar’e Stoudemire‘s potential game-winner was too late — Paul Pierce is now willing to admit the Knicks have their attention.

“The Knicks have arrived,” Pierce said in a postgame television interview. “They’re going to be a force to reckon with in the division.”

After trailing by as many as 12 in game, the Celtics closed the gap in the fourth quarter and took the lead for good on Pierce’s 14-footer from the elbow with 0.4 seconds left. After using a timeout to advance the ball to half court, New York’s Landry Fields inbounded the ball to Stoudemire, who drained a 3-pointer from the top of the arc.

For at least a few moments it seemed as if the Knicks had their signature win of the young season, but referees realized after viewing the replay that Stoudemire released the ball just tenths of a second too late.

 

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Brandon Jennings’ 55-Point Effort Last Season Proving to Be a Curse?

November 19, 2010   Chris Tomasson   No comments

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MILWAUKEE — A year ago, Brandon Jennings wasn’t just Milwaukee’s best, he was the toast of the NBA.

The Bucks point guard scored 55 points Nov. 14, 2009 at home against Golden State in his seventh NBA game, the most put up by an NBA rookie in nearly 42 years. And at the close of games Nov. 21, 2009, Jennings was averaging 25.3 points in his first 11 games.

But what’s happened since? Entering Friday, Jennings had played in 82 regular-season games since then, one entire season, and has averaged 14.4 points. Not bad for an upcoming player but hardly the numbers many began to expect after Jennings’ electrifying first NBA month.

“We live, I think, to put it politely, in a pretty foolish world, where somebody does one thing and everybody jumps either on the bandwagon or off the bandwagon,” said Bucks coach Scott Skiles. “A team can lose two games and everybody wants to know what’s wrong with them. A guy has one great game. (Jennings) got off to a great start last year and kind of put himself on the map and everything, but I think it also created unrealistic expectations for a guy that’s a very young player.”

 

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Charley Rosen’s Close Look: Celtics Edge Bucks

November 04, 2010   Charley Rosen   No comments

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Brandon Jennings and Rajon RondoEditor’s Note: A lifelong student of the game, Charley Rosen has played, coached and written about basketball for over half a century. With 15 books about basketball and a longtime column at FOX Sports to his credit, Rosen is bringing his talents to NBA FanHouse for a weekly look at some of the NBA’s most intriguing games, starting with Wednesday’s overtime tilt between the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks.

BOSTON 105, MILWAUKEE 102 (OT)

While both teams played excellent defense, made several clutch plays, showed guts and resilience, the difference was Boston’s championship experience and Milwaukee’s lack thereof.

Even so, the Bucks had several factors working for them: Since both teams were playing the second of back-to-back games, Milwaukee’s young legs were routinely a step quicker than Boston’s geriatric Big Three. Plus, the Biggest Methuselah was down and out with a boo-boo on his shin.

One result was that Andrew Bogut had an exceptional game in the middle — 21 points (including three tip-ins) and 13 rebounds. Although he was successful on four low-post dances, most of Bogut’s points resulted in his clever movements without the ball. For sure, his pivot-play is often predictable and slow in developing, but his off-the-ball execution within the team concept was impressive. Also, Bogut’s questionable defense was never put to the test with Shaq out, with Jermaine O’Neal no longer a threat to score in the paint, and with Glen Davis evolving into a jump-shooter.

 

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Chris Bosh’s Role Still Evolving With Miami Heat

October 14, 2010   Surya Fernandez   No comments

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Chris BoshMIAMI — Chris Bosh has had a fairly consistent preseason given the fact that he’s getting accustomed to an entirely different role with a seismic shift of attention since moving south to Miami.

The franchise leader in practically every major statistical category for the Toronto Raptors was heavily courted at the outset of free agency this summer yet willingly chose to sign with the Heat as the third option. His critics may scoff at the notion that he was merely a stat filler on a team unable to win a playoff series, but Bosh proved with his choice in Miami that he is eager to learn a more satisfying and successful brand of basketball.

“It’s a part of the process. I’m having a good time in a new environment,” said Bosh earlier this week in one of his more reflective moments after the Heat’s victory over CSKA Moscow, in which he played Robin to LeBron’s Batman with 17 points on 8 for 14 shooting and 8 rebounds. “I’m just trying to find out where my shots will come from, times to be aggressive, when to pass and how to work off of these guys.”

A day later he exploded for 20 points in the third quarter against the New Orleans Hornets in MVP-like fashion, without either of his All-Star teammates (LeBron James and Dwyane Wade both rested minor leg injuries) and with a reserve supporting cast, free from learning as he simply played out of natural instinct. Even still, he knows that the only path to postseason success is the very reason why he arrived to South Florida.

 

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Team USA Notebook: Rondo Welcomes Shaq, D’Antoni Defends Walsh

August 10, 2010   Chris Tomasson   No comments

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Shaquille O'NealNEW YORK — Rajon Rondo likes having a new big guy in town.

Then again, it’s not as if Boston brass consulted him.

“I don’t have any choice,” Rondo said in an interview with FanHouse about the Celtics‘ recent signing of free agent Shaquille O’Neal, 38.

Rondo, though, had good things to say about this hardly green center joining Gang Green.

“I like it,” the Boston point guard said after his Team USA practiced Tuesday at John Jay College in preparation for the World Championship later this month in Turkey. “He’s another enforcer. So we’re happy to have him. … He rebounds, shoots a high percentage from the field and can finish at the rim.”

Asked whether O’Neal could cause chemistry problems due to the Celtics already having many leaders and whether O’Neal could be happy coming off the bench, Rondo sidestepped those questions.

Rondo stressed he didn’t think it was proper to say the move was made to help counteract East rival Miami having assembled a superteam of Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh.

 

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Report: Shaq ‘Close’ to Joining Celtics

August 03, 2010   Matt Moore   No comments

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Shaquille O'NealBig Shamrock? Green Monster? Green Giant? How ’bout them Shaqqles? Get yourself some Excedrin, kids. The puns are about to get out of control: Reports indicate that center Shaquille O’Neal is shipping up to Boston to join the Celtics.

Comcast SportsNet New England’s A. Sherrod Blakely reports that Shaq is “close” to signing with the Boston Celtics. That report has also been confirmed by CBSSports.com’s Ken Berger.

FanHouse was the first to report O’Neal interest in joining the Celtics last month.

Adding the future Hall of Fame center raises the Celtics’ frontcourt to a higher level than last year, even after the retirement of Rasheed Wallace, especially considering the addition of Jermaine O’Neal. Even with Kendrick Perkins on the shelf until at least December, the C’s boast a lineup of big, tough defenders that have the same veteran mindset as the rest of their Eastern Conference champion roster.

 

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Bryan Colangelo Hints Chris Bosh Quit on Raptors

July 27, 2010   Matt Watson   No comments

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Bryan ColangeloFans may never know when exactly LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh first hatched the idea to band together to form a super team in Miami, but Toronto Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo seems convinced Bosh had his mind on bolting as a free agent long before he officially became a free agent.

In a Monday interview with FAN 590′s Bob McCown (as transcribed by Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun), Colangelo complained that Bosh took an excessive amount of time returning from injury, an apparent reference to the seven games Bosh missed in February with a sprained ankle.

“Despite limited swelling and any excessive damage on an MRI, he felt like he needed to sit for six more games … I’m not even questioning Chris’ injury. I’m telling you he was cleared to play subject to tolerance on his part, and the tolerance just apparently wasn’t there and he chose not to play,” Colangelo said.

“The fact that our season was spiraling downward and we were hoping he’d come back sooner and we were also dealing with a few other things at that point … we were really struggling there.”

 

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Shaq Wants to Wear Celtics Green

July 23, 2010   Tim Povtak   No comments

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Shaquille O'NealVeteran free agent center Shaquille O’Neal – the future Hall of Famer without a team — has been lobbying the Boston Celtics aggressively, still trying to convince them that his addition would help their quest to win another NBA championship.

He still wants to be The Big Leprechaun.

The Celtics, who lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals in June, are facing the difficult task of holding off both the suddenly star-studded Miami Heat and the improved Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference to get their rematch in the Finals.

Although O’Neal was unavailable for comment Friday, two sources close to him confirmed his continued interest in the Celtics, even though they currently have no room, or exceptions, under the salary cap to pay him beyond the NBA veteran’s minimum of $1.35 million.

The Celtics could pay him more, but only if his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, helped with a sign-and-trade deal.

 

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Danny Ainge Still Believes Celtics Are Tops in East

July 08, 2010   Chris Tomasson   No comments

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ORLANDO, Fla. — So what if Miami might be assembling a superteam with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Danny Ainge uttered what would have to be considered NBA executive trash talking.

“Absolutely,” said the Boston general manager on Thursday at the Air Train Orlando Pro Summer League about the Celtics still being at the top of the heap in the East, and that it won’t change even if James does announce later in the day he’s leaving Cleveland for the Heat. “We’re the Eastern Conference champions, and I think we’re going to be better.”

Ainge evidently believes getting big man Jermaine O’Neal is an upgrade over Rasheed Wallace, who is all but certain to retire. Ainge confirmed the Celtics will sign O’Neal, who will get $11.5 million over two years using Boston’s full mid-level exception.

“We intend to sign him, and I’ll talk about him when we do,” Ainge said.

 

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