Best Tweets Of The Day

BobH,


Lol, but surely it's not Lebron's fault for not understanding the history of the game he's spent his entire life playing, right?


KJ

6/20/14:


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Kurt Helin @basketballtalk about 1 hour ago
Cavs fans: LeBron wasn't coming anyway. Sorry. It's like saying me not shaving today hurts my chance of a date with Kate Upton tonight.

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Jody Genessy @DJJazzyJody about 2 hours ago
Dan Patrick asked John Stockton what four NBA guys he'd like to play with. Stockton: "Can I just go put a Spurs uniform on and let her rip?"

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Jay King @ByJayKing about 53 minutes ago
Spoke to Wally Szczerbiak this morning. He sees a lot of himself in Doug McDermott, thinks Cs should pick McD at 6 masslive.com/celtics/index.…

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MY NOTE:  That's a kiss of death for me...




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Kurt Helin @basketballtalk about 2 hours ago
Report: Joel Embiid’s agent pushing for No. 1 pick, Celtics or Lakers dlvr.it/63j0qk

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MY NOTE:  This is the same guy who thought he could control the situation by having his guy not go to the Combine before he broke his foot and only let his guy work out, and have a physical, with one team (Cleveland).  At this point it's out of your hands, Arn, accept that with dignity and grace...


Andrew Perna @Andrew_Perna about 20 minutes ago
Looks like no Walter Tavares for the #Celtics, per @MattMooreCBS link

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Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer about 1 hour ago
Pelicans' Anthony Davis up to 238 pounds after adding muscle, may still be growing from 6-foot-10: on.nba.com/1lGOQMa

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MY NOTE:  Hope for Vonleh?



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6/21/14:


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Baxter Holmes @BaxterHolmes 1 minute ago
Mass kid, too. RT @Gary Washburn Source: #Celtics very high on Noah Vonleh & he's moved into preferred group w/ Aaron Gordon & Marcus Smart



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Baxter Holmes @BaxterHolmes about 1 hour ago
Austin Ainge, with regards to Joel Embiid: "We try to focus more on the long term health than the short term health." #celtics

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Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe about 10 minutes ago
#celtics president Danny Ainge said it's "the most likely scenario" that the team keeps both of its draft picks.

MY NOTE:  That means one or both are gone...



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Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach about 3 hours ago
The Lakers are so cute, thinking the No. 7 pick will turn into Klay Thompson.

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MY NOTE:  This is where we find out whether Rohrbach knows his job or is emulating Tanguay (meaning he's a complete dolt).



Arash Markazi @ArashMarkazi about 35 minutes ago
Maradona looking so Maradona.

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MY NOTE:  He keeps scratching his nose because he's on cocaine?



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6/22/14


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Ethan J. Skolnick @EthanJSkolnick about 1 hour ago
Heads up: When you can't identify the original mainstream source of a "report," it's not a report. It's a guess for clicks, re-circulated.



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Sekou Smith @SekouSmithNBA about 1 hour ago
Just so I have this straight, LeBron is a heel because he took less $ to go to win in Miami but Melo is a heel if he doesn't bolt to go win?

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MY NOTE:  It's not that he left, it's HOW he left.  Besides, God hates the Knicks...



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Baxter Holmes @BaxterHolmes 21 Jun 11:38 ET
Just started Fargo. This quote: “Your problem is you spent your whole life thinking there are rules. There aren’t. We used to be gorillas."

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Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop 21 Jun 01:01 ET
Kelly Olynyk, on sideline below free throw line, just threw a football through hoop at other end of floor on first try. I swear.

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6/23/14:


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Baxter Holmes @BaxterHolmes 1 hour ago
In his latest mock draft, @Chad Ford has @Joel Embiid falling to the Celtics at No. 6. Also has C’s taking Dario Saric at No. 17.

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Baxter Holmes @BaxterHolmes about 21 minutes ago
Ainge watches 2 games/day & as many as 6, travels at least 100 days/year to scout. His approach to the draft: bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/06…

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Jeff Goodman @GoodmanESPN about 43 minutes ago
Joel Embiid's agent, Arn Tellem, is controlling which teams get medical info on his client in order to steer Embiid to certain teams.

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Scott Howard-Cooper @SHowardCooper 4 minutes ago
Also, not a big development, but noteworthy: Owner tells Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the Bucks will not take Embiid at 2. No surprise.

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Royce Young @EyeOnBasketball 4 minutes ago
Report: Jabari Parker prefers Bucks, might have 'tanked' Cavs workout cbsprt.co/1q1vkgJ

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MY NOTE:  I view this like I think about Groucho Marx's statement where he said "I wouldn't want to belong to any club that would have someone like me for a member".  Any player who deliberately tanks anything, I wouldn't want.  That's one of the things I like about Smart, he backs down from nobody.



Jimmy Spencer @JimmySpencerNBA about 7 minutes ago
I head to Paris day after tomorrow — and I cannot wait.

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MY NOTE:  Lucky bastard.









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6/25/14:


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Jody Genessy @DJJazzyJody about 6 minutes ago
Keep in mind this quote from Jazz exec Walt Perrin: "I always tell people this is the time of year when the Liars Club opens."

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Jody Genessy @DJJazzyJody about 17 minutes ago
What will Jazz do at 5? Great question. Hearing the front office doesn't have a clear plan yet but that Jabari Parker remains the favorite.

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MY NOTE:  Parker will be gone no lower than 3rd.  Now you know why the Jazz are the Jazz.




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Jay King @ByJayKing 24 Jun 07:48 ET
Cool. RT @Baxter Holmes: The @Celtics have hired CSKA scout Benas Matkevicius as their new international scout: cskabasket.com/news/?id=13521…

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Baxter Holmes @BaxterHolmes about 11 hours ago
The Celtics drafted Dan Trant w/ the final pick 30 years ago. He died in 9/11. Tomorrow, his sons visit Ground Zero: bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/06…

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bob



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I'm not even going to try to figure out who wins, places or shows today.  The twittersphere is going to be on over-caffeinated overload today, so I'll just post them and let you'all decide which ones you like best.



Jared Sullinger @Jared_Sully0 about 2 hours ago
Good luck to everybody in the draft today. Seems like you get drafted by the team you don't work out for lol.

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MY NOTE:  Embiid didn't work out for us.




Jay King @ByJayKing about 3 hours ago
Who would be this year's Anthony Bennett? "And the Cleveland Cavaliers select... Jusuf Nurkic with the first overall pick."


Jay King @ByJayKing 25 Jun 10:20 ET
Source: Cs brought Nick Johnson in for a second workout, also took a look at Patric Young masslive.com/celtics/index.…

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Scott Souza @scott_souza about 19 minutes ago
Amused that those whining about benefits of close USA loss today are same ones who rooted for #Celtics to have 'good losses' all last year.

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Ben Standig @BenStandig about 16 minutes ago
Sometimes when Simmons tweets out NBA thoughts I get the feeling it's less about sharing 411 and more about justifying his TV analyst spot.

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Ben Standig @BenStandig about 16 minutes ago
Sometimes when Simmons tweets out NBA thoughts I get the feeling it's less about sharing 411 and more about justifying his TV analyst spot.

LOL. Justifying his spot?

Or suffering from a terrible case of "ignorant group think" like the rest of the ESPN trolls.



KJ

6/30/14:  On the eve of free agency...


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Jay King @ByJayKing about 1 hour ago
Both picks, especially Smart, say all right things. Ainge smiles: "these guys know what to say. Now we'll get to see if they know what to do

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Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach about 1 hour ago
On @WEEI, James Young says he tries to model his game after James Harden.

MY NOTE:  So I guess that means we shouldn't expect any defense.


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Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe 3 minutes ago
Ainge on free agency: "The one glaring weakness that we don't have in a rim protector. We may or may not be able to acquire that." #Celtics

MY NOTE:  NOT what I wanted to read.  "May or may not"?.  Ugh.


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Scott Souza @scott_souza about 1 hour ago
#Celtics president Danny Ainge included Phil Pressey when talking about Avery Bradley-Marcus Smart-Rajon Rondo backcourt rotation next year.

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Jay King @ByJayKing about 1 hour ago
Smart will play both one and two in summer league.

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Scott Souza @scott_souza about 1 hour ago
#Celtics rookie James Young said he weighs 220 pounds now, hopes to add muscle & get to 235 by training camp.

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MY NOTE: A 6'7" 235# SG/SF? Hmmm.


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When Ainge likes a player that is it. He likes Pressey, lets see if he picks up the second year on his contract. I would say Johnson and Babb are gone.

It will be interesting to see if Colton Iverson has made any progress in his development. Those guys down in San Antonio, Splitter and the other one, took a while to get where they are now. Maybe???????

Rosalie,

San Antonio also seems to be more patient with young players than Boston is.

I agree that Babb and Jonhson are probably on the outside looking in. I think Young can probably edge them out over the summer.

I really like Pressey despite his limitations. He's an underdog type and easy to root for. It'll be interesting to see how he fits in with the new guards that were drafted. Who knows, perhaps there's enough legs to keep the game moving quickly.



KJ

Pressey is a fighter, I love his game. I would hate to see him go. Playing with more young guys could be beneficial for him. The problem is, how many guards can they carry on the roster?

Still searching for the "big" to help them out. Danny has his work cut out for him.

Rosalie

7/1/14:


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Scott Souza @scott_souza 10 hours ago
#Celtics Phil Pressey: Last year was great except we only won 25 games. I've never been loser in my life, want to get back to being winner.

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Scott Souza @scott_souza about 10 hours ago
#Celtics returning rookie Colton Iverson: D-League is good basketball, but they don't play much D. In Europe they take it very seriously.

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Marc D'Amico @celtics about 10 hours ago
Colton Iverson on his improvements: "My footwork is something I've always wanted to improve on and I worked on that the whole year."

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Jay King @ByJayKing about 10 hours ago
Jay Larranaga all smiles while discussing Colton Iverson and the youngster's physicality.



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7/2/14:


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Jay King @ByJayKing about 2 hours ago
Sullinger said he's been shocked by Smart's defensive ability. Didn't watch a lot of college hoops

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Tom Moore @tmoore76ers about 13 minutes ago
#Sixers Noel playing 1-on-1 with Brett Brown's talented 9-year-old son, Sam. Blocked Sam's 3-point attempt.

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MY NOTE:  I don't suppose he's related to DWade, is he, beating up on kids like that?



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Tim Bontemps: Jason Kidd: "When you look at myself, I'm a coach, and that's what it's all about." Twitter @TimBontemps


Tim Bontemps: Kidd: "No one is perfect, and I'm the first to admit that." Twitter @TimBontemps


MY NOTE:  Your imperfections include your self-perception.



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Eric Koreen @ekoreen now
Racism isn't about race, y'all.

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MY NOTE:  Yeah, 'racism' has nothing to do with race.  It's about ice cream.  Dimwit.



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Sexism isn't about sex. It's about ice cream.

Thanks, guys -- I can never have ice cream again without being a sexist racist.

7/3/14:



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Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop 02 Jul 07:14 ET
Weather Channel's Jim Cantore now reporting from North Carolina. Pretty sure he's the international symbol for "Get Your Ass Out of Here."

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Jay King @ByJayKing about 1 hour ago
Stevens said Phil Pressey "sets the bar" for the team with how often he hits the gym.

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MY NOTE:  Nice, Phil, real nice.




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Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA 2 minutes ago
Teams and agents agree: Outside of role players now, the market is frozen until Miami's free agents and Carmelo Anthony make decisions.

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MY NOTE:  Since they seem to be taking their sweet-ass time we should probably relax about what it appears Danny's doing or not doing...




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Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins about 31 minutes ago
Did some calculations: With Jason Maxiell and Ben Gordon on the roster, the Magic's average age is 24.4 years old.

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Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins about 30 minutes ago
More calculations: If you exclude Maxiell but include Gordon, the Magic's average age is 23.8 years old.

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MY NOTE:  Taken together from this same tweeter, these have to be one of the dumber tweets I've seen (if I were to start a thread for 'Dumbest Tweets' I think the "Racism isn't about race, y'all" one from yesterday would WIN, but this is up there for PLACE).  Maxiell is excluded because he's on a team option?  Is he really thinking Orlando won't pick up a $2.5M option on Jason Maxiell?  And if he's going to do that then why not exclude Kyle O'Quinn too?  He's on a team option too.  And the difference between the two calculations?  .6 years.  Whoa!  Time to place a mass order for Rascals!



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7/6/14:


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Jay King @ByJayKing 05 Jul 04:28 ET
haha RT @ScottLeedy: Danny Ainge, in a moment of creative confusion, signs LeBron James and trades him for Kevin Love.

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Jared Weiss @CLNS_JaredWeiss 05 Jul 01:37 ET
Dan Gilbert is crying somewhere watching Noel drive as an Anthony Bennett fathead burns in the fireplace. #NBASummerLeague

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Jay King @ByJayKing 05 Jul 02:39 ET
Marcus Smart: "I was born and raised playing defense."



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Gary Dzen @GaryDzen 05 Jul 12:49 ET
Marcus Smart has a high-carry dribble for a PG. It's going to be an issue.

MY NOTE:  Like Tony Allen and Avery Bradley and they are NOT PGs.



Jared Weiss @CLNS_JaredWeiss 05 Jul 12:43 ET
Still trying to get over the growth of Olynyk’s upper body. He just stands so much broader than he did 4-5 months ago.

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7/7/14:


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Jay King @ByJayKing about 4 hours ago
Jay Larranaga said Walter McCarty, now, would have made a difference today. Really.

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MY NOTE:  Waltah is 40 years old.  Ouch!!



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Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop 4 hours ago
Old friend Sam Vincent will coach in Bahrain next season. In related news, Sam did not major in geography at Michigan State.

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Jay King @ByJayKing about 5 hours ago
Colton Iverson draws technical foul on angry Willie Reed, chuckles afterward.


MY NOTE: Iverson did not have a good game today, but at least he's instigating.



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Chris Forsberg @ESPNForsberg about 3 hours ago
Kelly Olynyk admits decision to ditch ponytail was bad decision; leaves door open for it to return later in the week. #hairwatch

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7/8/14:



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Scott Cacciola @ScottCacciola 4 minutes ago
Desperately trying to find out what Carmelo ate for dinner last night.

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MY NOTE:  This had to Win or the Place Tweets wouldn't make sense.


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Sean Highkin @highkin about 6 minutes ago
I’m also listening to Prince DOES THIS MEAN I’M MOVING TO MINNEAPOLIS?

USA TODAY Sports

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Sean Highkin @highkin about 8 minutes ago
I’m eating wings right now and no reporters have called me to ask what that means for the future of my career. I’m offended.

USA TODAY Sports

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Hasheem Thabeet @HasheemTheDream about 9 minutes ago
NO NEED OF LUCK WHEN GOD IS BEHIND YOU. GRIND. #HAVEFAITH instagram.com/p/qM1W7eLGRE/

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MY NOTE:  Some talent, instincts and basketball IQ wouldn't hurt though.




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Thabeet should've been one of the top centers by now. Guess he just doesn't have what it takes.


KJ

7/9/14:



These are a bit premature, but funny anyway...



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Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP about 5 hours ago
The font Dan Gilbert will need if LeBron doesn't go back now, has not yet been invented.

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Gary Dzen @GaryDzen about 5 hours ago
Can confirm. RT @Marcel Mutoni: Don't feel bad for Miami Heat "fans". They don't exist.

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MY NOTE:  If you read the "Comments From The Other Side" threads last season, you know this is true.



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Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach about 4 hours ago
If you're Dwyane Wade and opted out of $41.8M over the next 2 seasons, how piss would you be if LeBron goes to Cleveland?

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MY NOTE:  Either way, WE WIN!!  If LBJ goes to Cleveland then DWade ended up screwing himself, and if LBJ stays in Miami then Cleveland just gave up a nice first round pick to us AND they won't have anything to offer Minny for Kevin Love.




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7/10/14:


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Marc D'Amico @celtics 09 Jul 09:18 ET
Jay Larranaga on Celtics buying into team basketball: "When you have success with it that breeds it more and more."

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Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach about 1 hour ago
"Straight outta Kamloops, crazy mothercanucker named Olynyk." http://t.co/vRnmb2HSmX

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Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach about 1 hour ago
Jackie Mac on @WEEI: "I really believe Rondo is going to be traded. I have no reason to believe he isn't going to be traded."





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7/11/14:


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Vitor Faverani @faverani13 2 hours ago
working hard to be fit and recovering knee with the best physical trainers and physios instagram.com/p/qUbQ2lwaeL/

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Paul Flannery @Pflanns about 3 hours ago
Everyone wants to leave home in their 20s. Then you have kids and think about going back.

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Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach about 3 hours ago
Can't imagine conversation b/w LeBron & Wade on plane back to Miami. "It's OK, Dwyane, I'm still going to visit twice a year."

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Baxter Holmes @BaxterHolmes about 3 hours ago
So what happens to ESPN’s Heat Index crew?

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Jared Weiss @CLNS_JaredWeiss about 3 hours ago
Danny Ainge just received 1 million edible arrangements in the mail from Dan Gilbert.

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Tom Halzack @TomHalzack about 3 hours ago
Rumor that LBJ has Shabazz Napier smuggled into Clev. in his luggage. Miami FEMA and border guards on the alert.

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