Ainge still looking to fill big shoes
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With training camp less than two weeks away, the Celtics are taking a look at several free agent big men this week. And the free agents are compiling their own scouting reports of the frontcourt-needy Celtics.
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Gary Payton finally got one championship, yet still wants to chase another.
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Considered a dark-horse candidate for the Indiana Pacers head coaching job, the stock of Celtics assistant Tony Brown appears to be rising, according to talk around the NBA predraft camp this week. Early front-runners Sam Mitchell (re-signed with Toronto) and Stan Van Gundy (declined the job last week) are out of the picture.
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More than a decade ago, Danny Ainge began his first full season as head coach of the Phoenix Suns. He knew whom he wanted as his lead assistant. He had played against him. He had watched him coach in Greece. And he felt that Scott Skiles would be the ideal complement to him on the Suns bench.
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With an Eastern Conference showdown on tap for tonight, it seemed hard for the Celtics to stay focused on a lesser opponent last night.
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Danny Ainge, never a candidate for the All-Defensive team, stopped by the Celtics' morning shootaround yesterday and offered some advice to his team. As in, "Uh, guys, you know what Doc has been saying about defense? He's right. You gotta play it."
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Arizona coach Lute Olson still has a shopping list of areas he wants improved -- like defense and eliminating turnovers -- before starting Pac-10 play on Sunday.
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Reggie Miller closed the door on a comeback, declining the Celtics' invitation to return to the NBA. Miller, who turned 42 yesterday, determined his body could handle the rigors of an 82-game schedule. But Miller told Danny Ainge he didn't want to deal with the mental grind.
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Erik Ainge and Brent Schaeffer are trying to accomplish a feat that even Peyton Manning couldn't pull off at Tennessee &#151; start at quarterback in the season-opener as a freshman.
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The athletic shoe and apparel retailer continues its struggles.
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Mikael Silvestre said he liked the United States âbecause everything is big.â But apparently the soccer is not yet big enough to entice him to relocate across the Atlantic.
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For the benefit of those who believe Gary Payton will arrive in Boston sometime before the start of training camp Oct. 4 (read: Danny Ainge and Doc Rivers), here is a primer of sorts on the veteran point guard. Everyone knows what Payton has done over a 14-year career that includes just about everything except an NBA championship. Everyone knows ...
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MILWAUKEE -- Busy scouting college players, Danny Ainge was probably glad he missed the "Fire Doc" chants that echoed around TD Banknorth Garden Friday night.
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Devin Hester expects teams to keep on kicking deep to him. And he expects to keep right on returning those kicks to the end zone.
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Eddie Jordan continues to lead the Wizards into games with less than a full roster.
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They're visiting the defending Division 1-AA national champions, the top-ranked team in both preseason polls, in a venue that is one of the most difficult for visiting teams. They're trying to turn around what was once one of the best 1-AA programs in New England but has had six losing seasons in seven years.
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This potential turnaround is still trying to turn.