Celtics ☘️ Sentinel

 I recently wrote of the Boston Celtics needing more size up front and the addition of post-season-tested vets. Brad Stevens has (at least) taken care of that need by trading for 35-year-old Bulls center Nikola Vucevic - in exchange for Boston guard Anfernee Simons. Photo by Celtic Life Ph and Facebook Vucevic was the 16th-overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft and is a 2-time All-Star , He has always been a double-double machine in points and rebounds ( career 17.2 PPG, 10.4 RPG ) - can hit the 3-pointer (35.1%) - and can score close to the hoop (49.8% FG) . At 6'9" and 260 pounds, Nikola can mix it up underneath. He has 16 playoff games under his belt , and hia addition to Boston's roster appears to not simply being about cutting costs . With Jayson Tatum probably heading back to action soon, a starting-5 of Vucevic, Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard and Derrick White should be in the cards. Neemias Queta may return to his bench role, but should maintain si...

 Well, it finally happened. Anfernee Simons has been reportedly traded to the Chicago Bulls, with Boston picking up veteran center, Nikola Vucevic ( per nba.com ): The 35-year-old Vučević is joining his fourth team after stints with Philadelphia, Orlando and the Bulls. He has averaged 16.9 points and 9.0 rebounds this season, roughly matching his career marks of 17.2 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. The speculation all season long has beeen that Simons would be traded for a veteran big man with playoff experience, and Vucevic fits that profile. The only downside may be that Neemias Queta may go back to his previous bench role.while still logging significant minutes as a reserve.

 It is Tuesday, February 3, 2026, and the cold weather, ice and snow arenn almost gone from the area of our rental in Surfside Beach, South Carolina. Getting here from Northern New Hampshire had some glitches, but our first few days down here were an absolute nightmare. PHOTO By LINDA LANE ` We had to postpone the start of our trip from New England due to an expected "STORM-ZILLA" intent on interupting out journey. But the trip down went fairly well since the snow cleanup crews had done their job Our southern condo was near perfect - or so we thought. Then the temperatures plummeted - the condo below us had a water pipe burst - and we were without water. The management company found us a temporary replacement - which turned out to be a major downgrade. My wife, Linda, and I were there for two days and two nights while the repairs were going on in the unit below us. The pigeons on the deck of our replacement condo didn't seem to mind our intrusion. This morning, we packed ...

      Cs take on the Bucks this fine Sunday afternoon. With that said they came out with a solid win. JB ended up with thirty points and thirteen rebounds. JB is having a career year and really deserves to be MVP. Things are shaping up for JB to have another incredible post season run. In most of these possible playoff matchups he will be the best player on the floor. That includes playing the top ranked Pistons. No one in the East scares me whatsoever. JB will be looking to show the entire NBA why he deserves to be talked about as a top ten player.       Anfernee Simons with twenty seven points, he's been absolutely incredible off the bench this season. The Cs have always found players with nasty skill sets off the bench. He should be in the conversation for 6th man of the year. What I don't want is the Cs trading him over money. I want to see what he can do if and when JT comes back. I know this roster is lacking with a true big man, but I like this ...

  Size matters. So does playoff experience when it comes down to the NBA post-season . Fot the Celtics 2024 Championship playoff run, nine players logged double-digit minutes in the battle for the Larry O'Brien Troph y.  Four of those guys played elsewhere this regular season and one ( Jayson Tatum ) has been out with an injury. Three of the departed players ( Al Horford, Kristaps Porzingis and Luke Kornet ) gave The Green some significant height, which has never gone out of vogue in the League. Length comes in handy for lobs, rebounds, put-backs and rim protection. And the post-season experience of Tatum, Horford, and Jrue Holiday can not be ignored. Granted, Tatum could be back in time to fortify his team, and any trade for a veteran big man still has four days to come to fruition. The present Boston roster has done one hell of a job for the first-half of the regular season, but their readiness to challenge the powers of the Western Conference in the post-season has to b...

      Cs look to find their winning ways again, after that loss to the Hawks. Cs are without JB but everyone else is here to play! DWhite finds Queta for the JAM to start. PP finds Queta and we are off to a good start. Cs need to get out to a big lead and never look back. Nice seeing Baylor in the starting lineup. Sam hits a corner three and things are looking good. Cs are playing with excellent pace tonight. I love the way Queta is getting in the action tonight. It's crazy that these Kings cut him, which is our gain.      So far everyone who had been in the game had made an impact. With no JB it allows everyone to get additional minutes. With those additional minutes each guy has made an impact. Cs are shooting at a pretty high clip, it's been a very efficient first quarter. A nice forty piece for the Cs in this opening quarter. Cs with a fifteen point lead and should win this one by thirty. Cs look pretty good overall tonight and just need to sustain this...