Celtics Media Day

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Scott Souza
@Scott_Souza 3 minutes ago
#Celtics coach Brad Stevens: I don't set wins goals. When you do that, you set a ceiling for expectations for yourself. #CelticsMediaDay

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Jared Weiss
@JaredWeissNBA 4 minutes ago
Stevens: "Right when you define something as success & reach it, you don’t go any further and you’ve reached your limit as a team.” #Celtics

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A. Sherrod Blakely
@SherrodbCSN 4 minutes ago
What constitutes success for .@Marc D'Amico HC Brad Stevens? "Being better the next day." #Celticstalk

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Chris Forsberg
Chris Forsberg
@ESPNForsberg 4 minutes ago
Celtics big man Kelly Olynyk cleared for non-contact drills; will be reevaluated Oct. 15 for next step in recovery from shoulder surgery.

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MY NOTE:  "Non-contact" means he can practice shooting and moves on his own.  Good.


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Brian Robb
Brian Robb
@CelticsHub about 6 minutes ago
Stevens highlights the team's wing rebounding as a focus with Turner gone.

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Scott Souza
@Scott_Souza about 5 minutes ago
#Celtics Brad Stevens: You want to take advantage of having a low-post scorer if you have one, but #NBA teams trending toward speed & skill.

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Jay King
Jay King
@ByJayKing 4 minutes ago
Stevens thinks Al Horford might have an easier time shooting 3-pointers this year now that he's had one full year of taking them.

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Jared Weiss
Jared Weiss
@JaredWeissNBA now
Ainge "We have a lot of guys who are not yet in their prime who are moving that direction. So I do expect us to be better.” #CelticsMediaDay

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Scott Souza
Scott Souza
@Scott_Souza 1 minute ago
#Celtics president Danny Ainge: We're not going to be able to sneak up on anybody. ... We've earned that respect. ... That's a good thing.

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Chris Forsberg
Chris Forsberg
@ESPNForsberg now
Marcus Smart tweaked the rust-tinged mohawk a bit for the new season. https://t.co/HRcRMcSjgN

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Jared Weiss
Jared Weiss
@JaredWeissNBA 1 minute ago
Smart’s offseason work: "My decision making. Coming off ball screens, into the lane & finishing. And as everyone knows, working on my shot."

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Scott Souza
Scott Souza
@Scott_Souza 2 minutes ago
#Celtics guard Marcus Smart on goals this season: "In the words of the great KG: 'Anything's possible." https://t.co/YgKkQFld7K

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Jared Weiss
@JaredWeissNBA 1 minute ago
Asked Smart about replacing ET as ballhandler: It’s not about my defender, but about getting by the 2nd and 3rd defender. #CelticsMediaDay

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Jared Weiss
@JaredWeissNBA 2 minutes ago
Smart: "Jaylen is a strong, athletic guy. He’s young & fresh & he’s ready to work. He’s versatile and that gives us more depth.” #Celtics

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MY NOTE: working out with Smart this summer couldn't have hurt his work ethic.


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Jay King
@ByJayKing 1 minute ago
Jonas Jerebko on Al Horford: "What is he not going to help us with?"

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Jay King
Jay King
@ByJayKing 1 minute ago
Jonas Jerebko: "We've been building up something for a couple years, and I feel like this is the year we're going to put it together."

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Jared Weiss
Jared Weiss
@JaredWeissNBA now
Jonas: “I ended last season starting and I want to start this season starting. But I’ll do whatever coach tell me to do.” #CelticsMediaDay

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Scott Souza
@Scott_Souza 2 minutes ago
#Celtics Jonas Jerebko: I love this team. I love Boston. My mindset this year was always that I was coming back here.

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Scott Souza
Scott Souza
@Scott_Souza 1 minute ago
#Celtics Kelly Olynyk: Hopefully in next 3, 4 weeks can go make something happen. Have to make sure (shoulder) strong enough to take hit.

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Jay King
Jay King
@ByJayKing 1 minute ago
James Young: "It's a process, a long process. I'm finally starting to realize that."

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Jared Weiss
Jared Weiss
@JaredWeissNBA 1 minute ago
James Young has been in Boston since summer league working on his ball handling and trying to put in extra work to make the #Celtics roster.

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Scott Souza
@Scott_Souza 1 minute ago
#Celtics James Young: I've been watching a lot of Paul George clips trying to mimic my game after his on offense & defense.

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MY NOTE:  Yeah, good luck with that, kid...


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Jared Weiss
Jared Weiss
@JaredWeissNBA 1 minute ago
Crowder says success is getting home court advantage and getting past the first round of the playoffs. #CelticsMediaDay

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Jay King
Jay King
@ByJayKing 2 minutes ago
Jae Crowder wants the Celtics to organize a positive protest about country's issues: "You can't fix negative problems with negative energy."

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Jay King
Jay King
@ByJayKing 1 minute ago
Isaiah Thomas on losing in first round again: "All offseason, that's all I thought about."

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Jared Weiss
@JaredWeissNBA 1 minute ago
IT on L to ATL: "1st time I could say in my life that I gave it everything I had. I had nothing left in me so that’s why it hurt so much."

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A. Sherrod Blakely
A. Sherrod Blakely
@SherrodbCSN 1 minute ago
"Getting to the playoffs in Boston isn't enough." - .@Marc D'Amico @Isaiah Thomas on the making deep playoff run.

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Jared Weiss
Jared Weiss
@JaredWeissNBA 1 minute ago
IT got a chef this summer to overhaul his diet. Started eating veggies, ditched fast food. Also working with a Harvard sleep expert.

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Adam Himmelsbach
Adam Himmelsbach
@AdamHimmelsbach now
Isaiah on Celtics mystique for young guys: “Once you put on that Celtics jersey, you’re gonna understand…[the fans have] seen greatness.”

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Jared Weiss
@JaredWeissNBA now
Isaiah is working with Dr. Charles A. Czeisler, the top sleep researcher at Brigham & Womens and Harvard. #CelticsMediaDay

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Jared Weiss
Jared Weiss
@JaredWeissNBA 2 minutes ago
Avery Bradley drops the second Anything is Possible of the day. #CelticsMediaDay

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Jared Weiss
@JaredWeissNBA 1 minute ago
Avery Bradley: "I think that we can be a top two defense." #CelticsMediaDay

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Jay King
Jay King
@ByJayKing now
Amir Johnson: "A lot of expectations around here, man."

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Scott Souza
Scott Souza
@Scott_Souza 1 minute ago
#Celtics forward Amir Johnson called Al Horford: "A big piece to put us over the top."

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Scott Souza
Scott Souza
@Scott_Souza now
#Celtics Al Horford: It's a long season. But we've to start building good habits from day one. https://t.co/hHKEZtZ5hD

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Scott Souza
Scott Souza
@Scott_Souza now
#Celtics Al Horford: Noticed last year the fans weren't coming at me like in the past. They are a smart fan base. T… twitter.com/i/web/status/7…

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A. Sherrod Blakely
A. Sherrod Blakely
@SherrodbCSN 3 minutes ago
Al Horford on seeing .@Marc D'Amico banners his 1st time at Garden. "It's something that's powerful. It leaves an impression on you."

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Jay King
Jay King
@ByJayKing 4 minutes ago
Al Horford on meeting Cs in playoffs: "I was very impressed by how hard the team played and how good the team could be under Brad Stevens."

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Gary Washburn
Gary Washburn
@GwashburnGlobe 1 minute ago
Al Horford said #Celtics fans "cut me a break" with the heckling last season because they realized he was a free agent with Boston interest

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Scott Souza
@Scott_Souza 1 minute ago
#Celtics Gerald Green: Isaiah Thomas a great influence on me coming here ... When Miami played Cs looked like they were having so much fun.

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Brian Robb
Brian Robb
@CelticsHub 4 minutes ago
Gerald Green speaks the truth on returning to Boston: "Its a great feeling to be back. I would trade myself for Kevin Garnett too."

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Scott Souza
Scott Souza
@Scott_Souza 3 minutes ago
#Celtics Gerald Green: It's great to be back ... I still have a lot in the tank. https://t.co/399NWQfqmD

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Jared Weiss
@JaredWeissNBA 1 minute ago
Green: "I talked to Isaiah and said, 'Yo whatsup, I might be coming to Boston,' and he said, 'You need to come here.'" #CelticsMediaDay

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Jared Weiss
Jared Weiss
@JaredWeissNBA 1 minute ago
Green: Whether its starting one night, coming off the bench one night, not playing one night. I'm going to do whatever the team needs.

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I love that quote by Crowder about how you can't fix a negative problem with negative energy.

And I love that quote by Amir about Horford putting us over the top

Jared Weiss
@JaredWeissNBA 2 minutes ago
Green "When I was Russia & I was freezing cold eating borscht soup, it was a point where I felt like I was an NBA player." #CelticsMediaDay

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MY NOTE:  I don't see the problem here.  I love borscht.


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Mo Williams retiring after all. JR Smith not with team as of right now.