Celtics ☘️ Sentinel

The Maine Red Claws have played two games thus far this season and stand at 2-0. Tacko Fall and Tremont Waters are both on two-way contracts and Romeo Langford is signed to a standard deal but is getting some experience and seasoning in the G League. Tremont Waters is off to a great start with the G League Maine Red Claws. Highlights: Tremont Waters has a great night in Maine https://t.co/6dJVsX7262 — Tom Lane (@CelticsSentinel) November 17, 2019 Waters is the star so far, averaging 22.5 PPG, 3.5 RPG and 5.0 APG, while hitting 44% of his field goals and 42% of his treys. This little guy has NBA skills. Tacko is doing just fine, averaging a double-double of 14.5 PPG and 12.0 RPG. And no surprise, he is blocking 4.5 shots per game. Particularly in the G League, this Green Giant seems unstoppable close to the hoop. Tacko Fall is averaging a double-double (14.5 PPG, 12.0 RPG) and the Maine Red Claws have won their first two games. Highlights: Tacko Fall gets the double-double in ...

Well, to start, who the hell ever heard of a stretch 6 in the NBA? Apparently, Marcus Smart has. He just invented it. He has always been a player that defies description, and maybe calling himself something that never existed before is totally normal for a player the likes of which I have never seen before. Marcus Smart on his position: “I’m a stretch 6. That’s what I call myself.” — Jay King (@ByJayKing) October 19, 2019 The Boston Celtics are tops in the NBA with a 10-1 record and a 10-game winning streak. This season Marcus has career bests in minutes (31.6 MPG), points (12.0 PPG), blocks (0.5) and turnovers (a paltry o.9 TOPG). His fouls per game are at 2.5 FPG, fairly low for a guy that plays such fierce defense. There is a connection here. The record and Smart's play are linked. I believe it was former Celtics, Chauncey Billups that gave accolades to Smart in his early years for making winning plays - all while so many were degrading his overall play for being erratic and...

If things went really wrong in the world, Marcus Smart is the guy I would want at my side. Well, things did go very wrong for my family after my grand daughter, Courtney Lane, with Cystic Fibrosis was denied a double-lung transplant by two Boston hospitals and quickly ferried off to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire to die. Courtney was taken off life support and passed away at 4:30 P.M. on Friday, November 8, 2019. While I truly feel that two hospitals failed her, Courtney's medical team at Dartmouth-Hitchcock did not. She had been in their care for much of her life, and they were there at her death. The anger and grief that followed was pervasive for my family, but it didn't last. A plea to Carsen Edwards @Cboogie_3 . My great grandson, Carson Thomas Lane, lost his mom, Courtney, to Cystic Fibrosis on Friday at the age of 25. He loves getting cards & he needs an uplift. 123 Garden Dr., Apt. 2, Manchester, NH 03102. I would be forever grateful. pic.tw...

This is the short version - because my family is absolutely tired. I promise the full version tomorrow morning, but there is still much more to the story. If you have watched the Boston or New Hampshire news, you have seen what started as my very simple plea for a single card to be sent to a grieving 7-year-old. It has truly gone viral. Channel 7, WMUR, Fox News and possibly channel 4 covered it. I put out a simple request to the Celtics Carson Edwards for one card to be sent to my great grandson, Carson Thomas Lane. His mom, my grand daughter, died one week ago from Cystic Fibrosis. The flood of gifts and well-wishes went into the thousands from all over the planet. Marcus Smart was the first to respond - no surprise there - love the man - as my readers know. Isaiah Thomas had already stepped up a while back, and rookie Carsen Edwards followed suit. The tears from my daughter, Lisa, and my great grandson, Carson, are all too real. So is the whole story. Watch for it tomorrow. 💔 7-y...

Per Woj, Carmelo Anthony is scheduled to sign a non-guaranteed contract with the Portland Trailblazers. Melo has been out of NBA action for more than a year, but he maintains that he has remained in game shape. Neil Olshey and Anthony’s agent, Leon Rose of CAA Sports, had stayed in contact on Anthony since the preseason, sources said. Conversations picked up over the past two days, and Olshey and Terry Stotts talked directly with Anthony on Thursday before reaching an agreement. https://t.co/fRY5Cz5kba — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 15, 2019 Anthony's age (35 years) and lack of NBA involvement over the past year make this a questionable move for both Carmelo and the Blazers. But there appears to be nothing to lose by either party. Per sources, Melo is scheduled to join the Blazers immediately and was no doubt signed, in part, because of a shoulder injury to Zach Collins. Portland currently sits in 13th place in the West with a 4-8 record. Follow Tom at @CelticsSent...

There really is something about being an underdog that does it for me as a Celtics fan.  And there is something about being flat out disrespected that does it for me a little more. The Celtics are 9-1.  We have the best record in the league and we have the best team in the league. It's that simple. Yet nobody wants to talk about us as a serious threat to win the championship. Hell, nobody even wants to give us the respect of being a legit chance to win the Atlantc Division!  Even though the Celts are 9-1 and the 76ers are 7-4, current odds online have the totally disfunctional 76ers at -200 to make $100 to win the division.  The Celts are +300!  For you non gambling types, that means if you bet $100 you will get back a total of $400 if the Celtics win the division.  This is just total disrespect.  And I'm going to do something about it. My plan for next week is to board a plane to Las Vegas for a one day business trip.  I am going there t...

The Detroit Pistons' back-up guard, Vinnie Johnson got his nickname, the Microwave, from none other than Danny Ainge. The moniker was derived from Vinnie's ability to come into a game and heat up fast. Johnson was the 7th overall pick by Seattle in the 1979 NBA draft, but he played most of his 13 NBA seasons as a back-up on the Detroit Pistons. The 6'2", 200-pound Johnson picked up two Championship rings with Detroit and had a rather pedestrian rookie year, averaging 8.6 MPG, 3.2 PPG, 1.4 RPG and 1.4 APG. For his career, he averaged 24.7 MPG, 12.0 PPG, 3.2 RPG, and 3.3 APG. He was a decent marksman from the field (46%) but not so from beyond the arc (25%). His real claim to fame was entering the game and hitting his first few shots within seconds - or so it seemed. Carsen Edwards sees Isaiah Thomas as more than just a regular player. 👀🍀 #CUsRise #Celtics pic.twitter.com/fnGqrOrR4i — Celtics Nation (@CelticsNationCP) November 14, 2019 Before the Celtics win ove...