Glenn James/NBAE/Getty ImagesThe Mavericks were analyzing motion sensor data in their 2010-11 championship season.An interesting read from our friends at ESPN Playbook on motion sensor data that’s being tracked now, including some Celtics references. A sample: Think of a stat within the boundaries of a game. Seriously. Any stat. Doc Rivers tried. He asked the Celtics’ stat guy, Mike Zarren, what the Celtics’ offensive efficiency was when Rajon Rondo held the ball (more…)
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2012
Celtics & player tracking data
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May
2012
Rondo’s King of the Rock
brightcove.createExperiences(); The Boston Celtics will take Saturday off from practice, but if you need your Rajon Rondo fix, you can check out Red Bull’s King of the Rock. From Red Bull: Amidst the crumbling walls and the eerily lit cell house of one of the most notorious locations on earth, CBS will air Red Bull King of the Rock on Saturday, May 19 at 2 pm ET. Hosted by All-Star Guard Rajon (more…)
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May
2012
Celtics Are Watching And Tracking Every Move
I’m not a huge stats guy, but not out of lack of respect for it. I’m just not that good at crunching numbers and I know my own limitations. What I do know, is that when used properly and when blended with traditional scouting and coaching, advanced statistics and analytics is absolutely the way of the future and in fact the present as well. Now there’s a new system called SportVU that (more…)
Read moreIt’s easy to say that the Celtics were just hot in Game 3. Garnett was hitting shot after shot in the pick-and-pop with Rondo. Word from shootaround this morning is that he went to Wells Fargo on the off-day to get some shots up: Doc said Garnett went to the arena to get up shots on their off day yesterday. Rivers said KG reminded him of Ewing in that way. — Paul (more…)
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May
2012
Running Rondo fuels C’s in transition
Drew Hallowell/Getty ImagesCeltics point guard Rajon Rondo races to the rim for a layup against the Philadephia 76ers.PHILADELPHIA — It’s no surprise that the Boston Celtics came out with a desire to run during Wednesday’s Game 3. After suffering through an offensively anemic Game 2, the team put an emphasis on trying to generate easy points before the Philadelphia 76ers could set their halfcourt defense. What might be somewhat surprising is just (more…)
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May
2012
Random Rajon Rondo Set The Tone
Chris Webber made a comment that for much of the night it didn’t even seem like the Celtics were calling set plays. They were just getting the ball to Rondo and Kevin Garnett and going to work. That sounds to me like Doc let Rajon run the “random” set a lot more. Or perhaps Rondo was being more aggressive and efficient with it so Doc rode the hot streak. Either way, Rondo (more…)
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May
2012
Video: What’s Rondo thinking?
In the video above, Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo gives you a closer look into his mindset on the defensive side of the ball. “Most of my steals come out of anticipation, trying to disguise myself to make it seem like I’m not looking,” he says. “I don’t think you can teach it, I just think it’s something I’ve been blessed with. It’s one of my knacks for the game. Sometimes (more…)
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May
2012
The Truth Hurts – Perhaps Pierce Should Sit
Paul Pierce should not play tonight and not until his bummed knee improves. He is hurt. He is ineffective. The Celtics are a better team without him on the floor. Paul Pierce continuing to play injured does nothing to help the Celtics this post-season. The only thing that can help this team is his rest, and rest he should for as long as it takes to make some serious improvements in his (more…)
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May
2012
A Random Rondo Goes, So Goes The Celtics
Don’t know why I never thought of this before, but I must say that the word “random” is about as good a word as you can get to describe Rajon Rondo’s game. Like a great jazz player jamming with his band, you never know what’s coming next and that’s part of what makes him so great. Of course the flipside is that sometimes that randomness comes out flat. Sometimes the band mates (more…)
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May
2012
Doc Rivers Feelin’ The Small Ball Lineup
Don’t adjust your TV set, you are seeing a return to smallball. It’s not a big problem – BostonHerald.com Brandon Bass, Greg Stiemsma and Ryan Hollins — essentially their center/power forward rotation beyond Kevin Garnett — all remained on the bench in the fourth quarter. Instead, coach Doc Rivers played Paul Pierce [stats] at power forward next to Garnett and made all of his substitutions on the wings, with Mickael Pietrus and (more…)
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