2012 NBA Summer Leagues: Feel The Excitement In Orlando & Las Vegas

Just a quick reminder that if you consider yourself a true hoops junkie like myself, you will definitely want to tune into NBA TV the next few weeks for the Orlando Summer League (July 9-13) and NBA Summer League in Las Vegas (July 13-22).

The fun starts tomorrow as the Orlando Summer League kicks off at 11 a.m. with the Brooklyn Nets taking on the Orlando Magic. The Celts face the Oklahoma City Thunder at 1 p.m. (bless you DVR). Here's the rest of the schedule, note that the games are closed to the public.

Orlando Summer League
Date Time Opponent
Monday, July 9 1:00 p.m. Oklahoma City Thunder
Tuesday, July 10 5:00 p.m. Brooklyn Nets
Wednesday, July 11 11:00 a.m. Indiana Pacers
Thursday, July 12 11:00 a.m. Detroit Pistons
Friday, July 13 10:00 a.m. Orlando Magic

Here's the schedule for Vegas, that one should be much more exciting with many more teams and actual crowds. I officially hate anyone that gets paid to cover those contests.

NBA Summer League
Date Time Opponent Venue
Monday, July 16 4:00 p.m. Atlanta Hawks, Cox Pavilion
Tuesday, July 17 10:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls, Cox Pavilion
Thursday, July 19 6:30 p.m. Sacramento Kings, Thomas & Mack Center
Saturday, July 21 10:30 p.m. Milwaukee Bucks, Thomas & Mack Center
Sunday, July 22 6:00 p.m. Los Angeles Clippers, Cox Pavilion

According to the blog Secret Rival, these are the players that will at least start on the Celtics' roster tomorrow afternoon in Orlando. True to form in summer league games, things are pretty fluid so some guys might leave, get hurt, etc. so by no means is this final.

He lists age, position and what team they played for most recently.

BOSTON CELTICS
Craig Brackins (24) - C - Maine (D-League)
Dionte Christmas (25) - SG - Rethymno (Greece)
Jonathan Gibson (24) - SG - Trabzonspor (Turkey)
JaJuan Johnson (23) - F - Celtics
Kris Joseph (23) - SF - 51st pick out of Syracuse
Stephane Lasme (29) - PF - Obradoiro (Spain)
Fab Melo (22) - C - 22nd pick out of Syracuse
E'Twaun Moore (23) - SG - Celtics
Jamar Smith (25) - SG - BK Prostejov (Czech Rep)
Jared Sullinger (20) - PF - 21st pick out of Ohio State
Sean Williams (25) - F/C - Celtics/Mavericks

Things to note about those players:
1) Brackins prepped at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire before going to Iowa State
2) Christmas played at Temple, he was a very good college player
3) Lasme went to UMass-Amherst and nearly made the Celtics last season.
4) Johnson, Moore and Williams were buried on Boston's bench in the playoffs last spring so they'll be trying to show what they have.
5) All three 2012 draft picks are scheduled to play.

It is understandable if the NBA Summer Leagues don't do it for you; I get that it's a sickness to watch more than one or two of these games and I can accept that. Still, keep in mind that many of these players make NBA rosters if not next season then in the near future. It's also a great chance to get your first look at the next crop of rookies around the NBA and get a feel for who is going to be good, bad, etc.

Last of all, it's the MLB All-Star break aka the most dead period in the sports year so there really aren't any other options as far as this week goes. Follow me on Twitter (@RichSlate) since I will be watching all the Celtics' games and tweeting about them. If I feel like they deserve some blog posts, I'll do that too.

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I've Got A Severe Case Of Red Sox Fatigue, Luckily The Only Cure For That Is The 2012 All-Star Break

Thank God we don't have to see this miserable team for the next four glorious days, because I know I can't take it anymore.

The Red Sox (43-43, 22-24 home) fittingly closed out a wretched first half with another no-show loss to the Yankees (52-33, 27-17 away), 7-3 tonight at Fenway Park. They lost eight of their last 11 games.

New York won three out of four in the series to improve to 5-1 against Boston in 2012. Furthermore, the Yankees are 9.5 (!) games ahead of the Red Sox (tied with Toronto in last place) at the break.

Shitty starting pitching and rough first innings continued to go hand in hand for Red Sox pitchers against the Yankees. Jon Lester (5-6) allowed two runs in the first and eventually was pulled after 4.1 innings. He gave up five runs (four earned) on nine hits with six strikeouts and two walks. His numbers were pathetic: 101 pitches, only nine first pitch strikes to 25 batters and just six swinging strikes.

Unlike Lester, Ivan Nova (10-3) did what good pitchers tend to do: he found a rhythm after allowing some early runs. He went six innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits with 10 strikeouts and two walks.

Derek Jeter led New York's 14-hit attack as the captain went 3-for-5 with a run. Andruw Jones was 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs including his fourth homer of the weekend, Nick Swisher had two hits including a double, two walks, a run and RBI, Mark Teixeira had two hits including a double with a run and RBI while Curtis Granderson added two hits and a run.

All you need to know about the Red Sox lineup is that Pedro Ciriaco (3 hits, 2 runs, walk, stolen base) and Nick Punto (2 hits, walk) combined for five of the team's seven hits. PS. Adrian Gonzalez left in the second after one at bat (ending his 18-game hit streak). Apparently, that warrior was suffering from the flu aka he wanted to catch an early flight back to San Diego (home). What a fraud, I hope he rightfully gets roasted this week on Toucher and Rich, Felger and Mazz and the Baseball Reporters on the Sports Hub.

New York went ahead 2-0 in their first at bat on Teixeira's RBI double and a run scored on Swisher's fielder's choice.

Jeter gifted a run to Cody Ross and the Red Sox in the first when he dropped a pop up. I'm sure the Cy Young voters weren't paying attention (they all go to bed at 9 p.m.) so no worries Derek, you've still got that useless award locked up this season.

Chris Stewart's sacrifice fly in the third put the Yankees up 3-1 but David Ortiz answered with an RBI double in the third.

Alex Rodriguez had an RBI triple in the fifth and Jones ended Lester's night and miserable first half with an RBI single.

Jones crushed a two-run homer (his 11th of the season) in the seventh off Scott Atchison.

Boston tried to rally in the ninth against Rafael Soriano in a non-save situation but all they could muster was an RBI double from Mike Aviles. Sounds about right. It was over in a quick four hours and two minutes.

I honestly can say that I've never looked forward to an All-Star break more in my lifetime. It doesn't get much better than four days without having to watch this team that is on the fast track to nowhere.

The painful truth is that when they return to action on Friday with three games in Tampa Bay, they won't play another team that is currently under .500 for the rest of July. They host the White Sox (4) and Blue Jays (3) before trips to Texas (3) and New York. The nightmare month ends with two against the Tigers.

So far they are 2-6 in July and with 18 games left, they are really going to struggle to win 10 this month. What that means is that they have to be bold at the July 31 MLB trade deadline: trade Josh Beckett, Gonzalez or Lester, it's the only way this team has any hope to find a spark this season. They need to deal away a big name to shake up the locker room. In 32 starts this season between Beckett and Lester, the Red Sox are 12-20, not exactly what you are looking for from your supposed ace and No. 2 in the rotation.

Otherwise, not doing anything major (what I expect) will result in a third straight year without playoff baseball in October and that's not nearly good enough. At some point, the Red Sox front office, management and players have to be accountable for this extended period (2+ years) of nothingness.

UPDATE 7/12: Some good Red Sox numbers for you on the last day of the All-Star break. Boston has lost six of its last seven games while Lester and Beckett have combined for nine wins in their 32 starts but the team is still only 2.5 games back in the new second Wild Card spot.

It's been 15 years since the Red Sox finished lower than third-place in the AL East. They have their fewest wins at the break since 2000. The good news: the last two times they failed to reach 50 wins at the break (2004 World Series, 2005 Wild Card) they reached the postseason anyway.

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Red Sox & Yankees Split Day-Night Doubleheader At Fenway Park

It was a mixed bag at Fenway Park today as the Red Sox (43-42, 22-23 home) were lifeless in Game 1 and lost 6-1 to the Yankees (51-33, 26-17 away) before winning the nightcap 9-5.

Boston snapped a five-game losing streak with the win while also notching their first victory against New York this season (improving to 1-4) and going above the .500 mark once again.

The patchwork Red Sox lineup that could only manage seven hits in the opener mashed 17 hits (6-for-17 with runners in scoring position with 12 left on base) in the second game. The crazy part was that Pedro Ciriaco (4 for 5, 2 doubles, 4 RBIs, 2 runs, stolen base) and Mauro Gomez (3 for 4, 2 doubles, RBI) aka Triple-A All-Stars this season with Pawtucket were the catalysts. Adrian Gonzalez was also 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs as his hit streak went up to 18 games.

In the three games so far this series, New York has scored five, four and three runs respectively in the first inning. I'm no Dave Duncan but Boston might want to fix that. Mark Teixeira blasted a three-run bomb (his 15th of the season) tonight in the first.

From there, Felix Doubront (9-4) found a rhythm while conversely Phil Hughes (9-7) slowly crumbled. The Yankees didn't help themselves out either by making four errors. Doubront went 6.1 innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on four hits with six strikeouts and a walk. Hughes lasted 5.1 innings, allowing five runs (three earned) on 10 hits with three strikeouts and a walk.

Boston chipped away at the three-run deficit with single runs in third and fifth on a double play and Nick Punto's (2 hits) sacrifice fly. Ciriaco put the Red Sox up 5-3 with a bases-clearing three-run double in the fifth. Andruw Jones (10th of the season) hit a solo homer in the sixth, his third blast of the day, to draw the Yankees within one run at 5-4.

The Red Sox scored four runs in the seventh as New York's bullpen had a mini-meltdown. Ryan Sweeney (1st game back from the DL) had an RBI triple while Gomez and Ciriaco had RBI doubles. Ciriaco closed it out by scoring on Russell Martin's error.

Matt Albers got the final two outs of the seventh and Vicente Padilla was able to get out of a bases-loaded jam (Clayton Mortenen's fault) with one out to end the eighth for his 19th save of the season. Padilla retired Jones on a pop up to Jarrod Saltalamacchia and pinch-hitter Raul Ibanez did the same exact thing.

Eric Chavez hit a solo shot (his 7th of the season) in the ninth against Alfredo Aceves, in a non-save situation, but it didn't matter.

Game 1 was truly nothing to write home about. Just like in Game 2, New York scored all of its run thanks to homers. Nick Swisher hit a three-run blast (13th of the season) in first followed by Jones. The Yankees went back-to-back again in the fourth with Jones and Jayson Nix (3rd of the season) doing the honors with solo shots. Gomez helped the Red Sox avoid the shutout with an RBI single in the fourth.

Freddy Garcia had a great outing that should come with an asterisk since he was facing a lineup that featured Ciriaco, Gomez, Ryan Kalish (sent down to Pawtucket afterwards to make room for Sweeney), Mike Aviles, Kelly Shoppach and Brent Lillibridge. In 6.2 innings, Garcia (3-2) allowed one earned run on six hits with five strikeouts and two walks.

Franklin Morales (1-2) wasn't nearly so lucky as he faced a good Yankees lineup and as a result, got shelled for the first time in four starts. Bobby Valentine's strange decision to have him pitch 1.1 innings of relief in Oakland on Wednesday probably didn't help anybody (besides New York).

Justin Germano won the Tim Wakefield memorial mop-up duty award as he saved Boston's bullpen (which came in handy) with 5.2 innings of relief following Morales. Not a bad Red Sox debut as he struck out seven and didn't allow a run on five hits and two walks.

More than probably any other Sunday Night Baseball game this season (I bet it does huge ratings), everyone will be tuned in tomorrow night (8:05 p.m., ESPN) for the series finale as Jon Lester (5-5) faces Ivan Nova (9-3).

It is the final game before the All-Star break so please savor it since Home Run Derby and the silly All-Star Game are basically cruel jokes staged by ESPN and Fox. The Red Sox will be looking for a series split while also getting to .500 at Fenway and staying above .500 overall. That doesn't sound like much but to this self-destructive team, it would mean more than they would care to admit.

UPDATE 7/8: Clayton Mortensen was sent down to Pawtucket after the doubleheader. The Red Sox were able to add a 26th player (him) to the roster for the two games on Saturday.

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It Is No Surprise At All That Jeff Green Will Get Another Shot With The Celtics

I never thought there was a chance that free agent forward Jeff Green would end up anywhere else but the Celtics after head coach Doc Rivers and president of basketball operations Danny Ainge monitored him so closely while he missed all of last season with a heart ailment.

Now, Green is healthy and ready to get back on the court so I'm happy to say that it is with Boston. His agent broke the news this afternoon although he wouldn't reveal the length or value of the deal so I guess we will have to wait for the details. Contracts can officially be signed beginning on Wednesday. I feel like he'll be extra motivated by sitting out last season to prove that he's fine while also showing the Celtics that he's much better than what he showed in his abbreviated 2010-11 season with them.

After getting traded from the Thunder to the Celtics before the 2011 NBA trade deadline (in the Kendrick Perkins deal), the former Georgetown Hoya could never really get comfortable. As someone that watched him all throughout college and in Oklahoma City and loved his game, trust me when I tell you that he will play much better this time around. Most importantly, he seems like a smart, nice guy that is willing to learn.

Green is 6-foot-9 and only 25-years-old so he should provide the size and youthful energy that they can always use on a team full of old and mostly undersized players. He can play inside but also has the quickness to play outside, get to the hoop and create his own shot. In 26 games (2 starts) with the Celtics, he averaged 9.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in 23.5 minutes. After being a starter and playing big minutes in Oklahoma City with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook (their original Big 3 before James Harden emerged), I'm sure it was tough for Green to adjust to a new team, conference, environment and system. He had been drafted by the Sonics and been with that franchise for his entire career (3+ years), no doubt he saw the great things they were building.

For his career, he's averaged 13.9 points and 5.6 rebounds while shooting 44% from the floor, 34% on 3-pointers and 77% on free throws. Rivers has known him for a long time since his older son Jeremiah played with Jeff at Georgetown. That's part of the reason why they're so close. If we're being positive you have to think that he'll put it together this time around with a full training camp, preseason and regular season with the Celts. If nothing else, it gives Rajon Rondo someone else to run with while also making sure that Paul Pierce and Brandon Bass don't have to play too many minutes during the regular season thus not wearing them down for the playoffs.

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So Yeah, This Weekend At Fenway Could Get Pretty Ugly For The Red Sox

It only took one inning of tonight's game to get us back into full Red Sox-Yankees marathon mode. Josh Beckett allowed five runs in the top of the first but Hiroki Kuroda did the same in the bottom of the first. The tone was set as it would be a slow-pitch softball game (that took 3 hours, 59 minutes) in the guise of an AL East meeting at Fenway Park.

Boston (42-41, 21-22 home) rallied once but they couldn't do it twice as Beckett and their bullpen let them down in a 10-8 series opening loss to New York (50-32, 25-16 away). The Red Sox lost their fourth straight game overall as they fell to 0-3 against the Yankees this season (all at Fenway).

This excruciating loss was a microcosm of the Red Sox' terrible first half: they got unexpected contributions from nobodies like Mauro Gomez (2 for 5, RBI) and Nick Punto (double, threw A-Rod out at home) but when it came time for a star to step up he didn't do it.

Adrian Gonzalez (3 hits, double, 2 runs, RBI) extended his hitting streak to 16 games but in the biggest at bat of the game, he couldn't produce. With runners on first and second with two outs in the eighth, Yankees closer Rafael Soriano came in to face Gonzalez. The former Rays closer got Gonzalez to ground out then he had a 1-2-3 ninth for his 20th save of the season. That's Gonzalez in a nutshell: he puts up numbers that look good at first glance but when you see him up close every day, he is not that impressive. Well at least not this season.

The Red Sox wasted 14 hits by leaving nine guys on base. This wasn't the offense's fault though as Beckett, Andrew Miller and Vicente Padilla all failed to contain the Yankees. The Texas Toughguy had nothing to start and New York scored five runs on a bases-loaded walk to Robinson Cano (run, hit, RBI), Mark Teixeira's (2 runs, 2 hits, 4 RBIs) two-run single and sacrifice flies by Nick Swisher and Eric Chavez (2 hits, 2 RBIs).

Boston tied it on Ryan Kalish's sacrifice fly, Gonzalez's RBI double and Jarrod Saltalamacchia's three-run homer (his 17th of the season, a career-high).

A run scored on Rodriguez's (3 hits, 2 runs, 2 stolen bases) ground out in the second but David Ortiz (3 hits, walk, run) made it 6-6 with an RBI single in the home half of the second.

With a day-night doubleheader looming tomorrow, both teams had no choice but to stick with their ineffective starters. They actually settled down and didn't allow any runs in the third or fourth which was shocking. Gomez's RBI single in the fifth gave the Red Sox their only lead at 6-5.

Ironically, as news of Ray Allen going to Miami broke in the seventh inning, Miller and Padilla decided to shit the bed. Miller walked Curtis Granderson (3 runs, 2 hits) and allowed an infield single to A-Rod. That was nothing compared to Teixeira greeting Padilla with a two-run triple which put the Yanks ahead for good. Raul Ibanez (2 hits, run) added an RBI double and Chavez's RBI single increased the margin to 10-7 New York.

Cody Ross blasted a solo homer (13th of the season) off Boone Logan (4-0) in the seventh but the Yankees bullpen was still able to outperform the Red Sox'. David Robertson struck out two in the eighth for his ninth hold of the season while Soriano struck out two of the three he faced in the ninth.

Matt Albers pitched a scoreless sixth but the most promising development in the loss for Boston's bullpen was Mark Melancon, who has been lights out since he returned from Pawtucket (hope Daniel Bard is watching). He only allowed one hit and struck out two in a scoreless eighth and ninth.

Franklin Morales (1-1) faces Phil Hughes (9-6) tomorrow afternoon (12:35 p.m., NESN) then Felix Doubront (8-4) opposes Freddy Garcia (2-2) in the nightcap (7:15 p.m., Fox). On paper, I feel (and hope) that the first game will be fast and low scoring with the exact opposite happening in the second game. We shall see. All I ask is that they go by a little more quickly and oh I don't know, maybe the Red Sox can win a game if that's not too much to ask.

UPDATE 7/7: The Red Sox recalled Clayton Mortensen for today's doubleheader.

Prior to Game 2, Ryan Sweeney was activated off the DL and he'll start in center field. Ryan Kalish is expected to be sent down to Pawtucket.

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The Latest Big 3 Era With The Celtics Officially Ends: Ray Allen Is Headed To The Miami Heat

We knew this day was coming eventually: once second-year shooting guard Avery Bradley emerged last season, you understood that Ray Allen's time as a Celtic was rapidly coming to an end. In hindsight, when Boston agreed to terms with free agent guard Jason Terry earlier this week, that was it.

After going back and forth between the Celts and Heat, ultimately Allen chose Miami tonight. He is expected to accept the Heat's mid-level exception that starts at $3.09 million and could be worth up to $9.5 over three seasons. We can conclude that it wasn't about the money since Boston supposedly offered him a two-year deal for $12 million plus a no-trade clause.

His departure closes the book on five wildly successful seasons in Boston where he teamed up with Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to win the 2008 NBA Championship, reach the Finals again two years later and finally, they fell in seven games to the same Heat last month in the Eastern Conference Finals. However, the Big 3 shifted from Pierce, KG and Allen to Pierce, KG and Rajon Rondo a few seasons ago or simply the Big 4.

Allen turns 37 in a few weeks so he could see the writing on the wall; he had always been the one out of Pierce and KG to defer the most since they joined forces. The best 3-point shooter in NBA history (2718 made), he had double ankle surgery before coming to Boston then another ankle surgery in the last few weeks to clear up bone spurs. Last season and in the playoffs, he temporarily lost his starting spot to Bradley and it was clear when Bradley went down who was more important at that juncture.

He chose Miami because he must have felt like they present a better opportunity to win another NBA championship. The Heat shut up all the critics and rolled over Oklahoma City in five games in June so who's to say that LeBron, Wade, Bosh and Co. can't do it again next season (pukes in mouth)? The other major factor for Ray has to be minutes. He's a very smart guy and probably the most well-spoken player in the NBA not named Grant Hill so explain to me how he could play much when Bradley and Terry are both active?

Save me the song and dance about he wasn't being loyal since Boston tried to trade him not once but twice. The NBA is a business and he realizes this. It was simply time for him to change teams and close out his storied career somewhere else that needed him more. That was one of Miami's few weaknesses last season: 3-point shooting although they magically were on fire from distance late in the playoffs. Allen can only help them space the floor, he will get so many wide-open looks in transition which is how they love to play.

The UConn product was a three-time All-Star in his five years in Boston (2008, 2009, 2011). He was the best pure-shooter I've ever seen (career numbers of 45% from the floor, 40% on 3-pointers, 89% free throws) that was also the hardest working player I can recall on the Celtics. His pre-game routines were insane but legendary. Most importantly, win or lose he was the voice of reason on a team full of big personalities. He would always sit and take tough questions no matter if he played well or played awful. You can't ask for much more out of a pro athlete on one of your favorite teams, he gave everything he had to the C's during his time here.

I'll miss his effortless form, non-stop motion working around screens and trying to get open, the unshakable confidence, his hot wife and his mom's bedazzled Celtics jersey. KG is crazy, Pierce can be immature still, Rondo is a child but Ray was always an adult. I wish him personally nothing but the best in Miami. Him being on the Heat only adds a whole other spice to what has already morphed into the NBA's best rivalry. You can bet that the season-opener next season and/or Christmas Day games will be Celtics vs. Heat. Don't let the new uniform make you erase the past from your memory. You loved Ray Allen and there is nothing wrong with quietly rooting for him moving forward while also hoping the Heat lose every single game that they have.



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Brandon Bass Joins This Summer's New 3-Year Deal Club With The Boston Celtics

I always thought he was an honest guy but I guess Celtics head coach Doc Rivers wasn't lying or even stretching the truth at all when he said he wanted "the band back together," referring to the squad that lost to the Miami Heat in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals in June.

On the heels of Kevin Garnett re-signing for three years last week and free-agent guard Jason Terry agreeing to a three-year deal earlier this week, comes today's news that starting power forward Brandon Bass will also get a three-year contract worth $20 million to stay in Celtics green.

Last season was Bass' first in Boston and it was a memorable one as he averaged a career-high 12.5 points and 6.2 rebounds in 59 games (39 starts). He shot 48% from the floor and 81% on free throws. As can be expected when a bench player's minutes get bumped up, the warts on his game started to show later in the season and particularly in the playoffs (11.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 46% from the floor, 92% free throws)when the microscope was really on him.

Bass struggles when his shot isn't falling (who doesn't?) and he has trouble around the rim against bigger guys since he's undersized for a power forward or center (which he had to play sometimes in a small Celtics lineup). With that said, he's a hard-worker, a true professional and quiet guy. After playing for four teams in his first seven years in the NBA, he earned the right to hopefully stay in the same spot for more than two seasons in a row, something that he's never done. He played two years in New Orleans, two years in Dallas and two years in Orlando before getting traded last year for Glen Davis.

His most valuable asset is that he's only 27-years-old which on this squad makes him a child. Celtics president of basketball operations aka GM Danny Ainge had both the present and future in mind with locking him up for the next three seasons. With KG, Pierce and Rondo back, the C's will be a factor in the Eastern Conference for the next few seasons. Once KG and Pierce retire, it will be Rondo's team which means he needs dependable guys around him. Enter Bass who can run the floor but also excels in the half-court game since he's such a good shooter from mid-range and he can also get to the basket.

Bass was the last starter from last season's team to be signed by Boston. He opted out of his previous contract after the postseason ended but he made it clear all along that he wanted to return. He will have more competition next season from rookie Jared Sullinger but that should bring out the best in both of those guys.

Now, the only major players left for the Celtics to sign or let walk is guard Ray Allen and forward Jeff Green. With the Clippers out of the running (they re-signed Chauncey Billups and signed Jamal Crawford this afternoon), it appears that the Jesus Shuttlesworth sweepstakes are down to Miami and Boston. I'm not very sentimental but I think it would be cool if the C's bring back Allen, provided he understands his role which would likely entail coming off the bench provided that Avery Bradley is healthy. If he can agree with that, by all means bring him back. As for Green, like Bass his camp has said the whole time that he wants to return so I expect that to happen.

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