 A work stoppage would be disastrous for the NBA
By Brandon Simes | Monday Feb 8, 2010
Apparently, the previously amicable Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations between the NBA’s owners (i.e. billionaires) and players (i.e. millionaires) have soured.
Bruins need a star, or to sell at the deadline
By Brandon Simes | Wednesday Feb 3, 2010
First and foremost, rumors are just that, rumors. But, they can give an insight into a team’s strategy, whether or not they are all 100 percent true.
Learning from the weekend
By Brandon Simes | Monday Feb 1, 2010
OK, let’s talk about this weekend. Yes, the weekend that featured not one, not two, but three tough losses to potential playoff foes. Yeah, that weekend.
A somewhat radical idea for your fodder: trade Ray Allen
By Brandon Simes | Friday Jan 22, 2010
With the Celtics struggling of late, rumors have begun to swirl. There have been reports of talks for Nate Robinson (ew), Andres Nocioni (no thanks), and other far-fetched and unlikely ideas will continue to surface until the trade deadline passes. But, rather than think of something significant and real, I’d like to stoke those hot stove fires and add my own controversial proposal to the list. Let’s trade Ray Allen.
The C’s need big performances out of the Allens to stay afloat this month
By Brandon Simes | Monday Jan 4, 2010
The Celtics have been losing some games of late. I know, it’s shocking. They’re 6-4 in their last 10, which would be fine for most, but not for an elite team like Boston. The real problem isn’t this brief stretch of above-averageness, however. The issue is Boston is 1-3 in its last four games and very well could lose its next four. The one-game deficit the Cavs have opened up on the C’s will lurch toward four or give full games next week should that occur, and the Magic will also catapult above the Green. A more prolonged slump could even drop Boston to the four-seed, with the Hawks picking up key head-to-head victories.
All Star chatter and NBA notes
By Brandon Simes | Monday Dec 21, 2009
For All Star purposes, the starting lineup has less to do with ability and more to do with popularity (thus Tracy McGrady has received hundreds of thousands of votes as a starter this season). In the East, the fans have (mostly) gotten it right. Dwight Howard will start at center, Kevin Garnett and LeBron James at the forward spots, and Dwayne Wade and Vince Carter at guard. I would substitute Chris Bosh (27.07 PER) for KG, but they’re both good choices. Carter is the mistake. The man fans missed is Rajon Rondo. He leads all Eastern point guards in PER and is the best defender at his position in the conference. Unless coaches decide not to give Rondo the nod in deference to Ray Allen, who has slumped to a below-league-average PER of 14.84, the young man with the big hands will be selected as the first point guard on the roster.
Flurry of Sox activity to shape offseason
By Brandon Simes | Tuesday Dec 15, 2009
On a day when perhaps two of the top five to 10 pitchers in baseball were traded for each other, the Red Sox made not one, but two moves with implications even greater than the blockbuster.
Lowell trade costly, but key
By Brandon Simes | Friday Dec 11, 2009
Trading old friend Mike Lowell to the Rangers for former uber-prospect Max Ramirez cost the Sox a whopping $9 million. However, despite paying $9 million for a decent player to wear another uniform, the Sox get what they need in this deal: a potential answer for Boston’s long-term catching problem or a trade chip to improve the team for 2010.
Last call for Tony Allen
By Brandon Simes | Monday Dec 7, 2009
For those of you who aren’t hardcore, obsessive, invested Celtics fans like I am, let me tell you the story of Tony Allen, whose time in Boston may soon end.
Scutaro could set Sox up at short for years to come
By Brandon Simes | Friday Dec 4, 2009
Now that the Red Sox have (un)officially added former Blue Jays shortstop Marco Scutaro to the team, GM Theo Epstein may have finally patched up his Achilles Heel.
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