Rasheed Wallace News: Pro Sports Daily

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March 11

Boston Globe

"Another double-digit defeat was discouraging for the Celtics last night. But Rasheed Wallace, for one, remained optimistic. "They jumped out of the gate on us real quick,'' Wallace said after scoring 11 points in a 111-91 loss to the Grizzlies. "We decided to match their energy maybe later in that first. That's part of this game, you've got to roll with the punches . . . it's not going to be peachy keen every night."

Celtics to bring out Rasheed Wallace's inside game

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March 1

Boston Herald

"As they stand now - wobbly as the aftershocks of Saturday's loss to the New Jersey ne'er-do-wells still reverberate - the Celtics are masters of their own fate. Or demise. Ray Allen noted that no cavalry is coming over the hill to the rescue. About the only substantive change the club could make now would be, in anticipation of greater doom, to fire team physician Brian McKeon and replace him with Dr. Jack Kevorkian. But Rasheed Wallace thinks such talk is unwarranted. He still believes the Celts will engage their parachute, break their fall and regain their place in the championship discussion. He is sure of this, citing the Celtics' experience and heart. As a guy much wiser than the ..."

Rasheed Wallace critical of technical for pushing Gasol

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February 19

Boston Globe

"You figured there would be some extracurricular activity when Rasheed Wallace began mixing it up in the post with Pau Gasol. Wallace doesn't really like many players in the league and Gasol is probably at the top of his dislike list. The two were pushing and shoving in the post and after a Lakers possession the two continued to tussle down the court, only Wallace was called for a technical for pushing Gasol off of him, his 13th of the season. Official Rodney Mott was looking at the two the entire time down the court and singled out Wallace."

Rasheed Wallace: Return to Palace was cool, wonderful

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January 21

Detroit Free Press

"It wasn't surprising. Rasheed Wallace was in a joking mood in the Celtics' locker room Wednesday, before returning to the Palace floor as an enemy for the first time since he signed with Boston last summer after 5 1/2 years with the Pistons. He called a Detroit news media member by a nickname he gave him last season. He boasted how his beloved Kansas City Chiefs probably cost the Pittsburgh Steelers a playoff spot with a late-season upset. But he just laughed and walked away when asked if he could spare a few moments for the Detroit media. His custom of no pregame interviews hadn't changed. So the media had to wait to talk to Wallace, but the fans had their chance to greet Wallace in the ..."

Pistons welcome back 'Sheed, hand Celtics a loss

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January 21

Detroit Free Press

"The Pistons greeted ex-teammate Rasheed Wallace tonight at the Palace with a 92-86 win over the Celtics. Rodney Stuckey had 27 points and 11 assists for the Pistons. Off the bench, Charlie Villanueva scored 19 points and Jason Maxiell added 12. Richard Hamilton scored 12 points. Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo each scored 21 points for Boston. Wallace, in his first game back at the Palace since leaving the Pistons as a free agent, had 16 points and seven rebounds. Villanueva, who essentially replaced Wallace in the offseason, enjoyed spoiling Wallace's first game as an ex-Piston at The Palace."

Stuckey, Pistons spoil Rasheed Wallace's return

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January 21

Detroit Free Press

"Pistons coach John Kuester frequently cites Rodney Stuckey's triple-double potential. And on a night where questions about the future of the franchise swirled and Rasheed Wallace returned to the Palace, Stuckey gave fans a glimpse of what he is talking about. Stuckey had 27 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and two steals to lead the Pistons past Eastern Conference power Boston, 92-86, on Wednesday night. "It seems like when Rodney Stuckey rebounds and gets to the boards ... really we don't have great size ... it makes a huge difference for us," Kuester said. "He played such a gutsy game, but he played a passion game for me for 48 minutes. "There was a passion the entire game for him, and I ..."

NBA fines Wallace $35,000 for criticizing officials on Monday

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January 21

Boston Herald

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"Rasheed Wallace's return to the Palace of Auburn Hills, save for equal boos and cheers during introductions, was quiet. They did boo once he started to shoot, but he expected some friction to appear. "That's how it's supposed to be," he later said. "How would it look if every time a player comes back they cheer every time he takes a shot?" Wallace had 16 points, seven rebounds and three steals in the C's loss. Before the game, he took another hit to his wallet, with the NBA again fining him, this time $35,000 for publicly criticizing officials following Monday's 99-90 loss to Dallas."

NBA fines Rasheed Wallace $35,000

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January 20

ESPN.com

"he NBA fined Boston Celtics forward Rasheed Wallace $35,000 for publicly criticizing game officials following Mondays 99-90 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. "[The officials] don't like tough defense on [Dirk Nowitzki], so, of course, I get a whole lot of [expletive] calls," Wallace said after Monday's game in which foul trouble limited his minutes. "That's how the story goes, I'm not worried about it. We'll see them again.""

Pistons expect plenty of 'talk' in Rasheed Wallace's return to The Palace with Celtics

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January 20

Michigan Live

"The Palace of Auburn Hills should a be a noisy place Wednesday, and the fans in the stands won't be the only ones voicing their thoughts. Rasheed Wallace is back in town. Wallace and his Boston Celtics teammates are set to play the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, and the Pistons expect their former teammate to do a bit of trash talking on the court. Actually, they expect him to do a lot of trash talking. "What else would he do?" guard Chucky Atkins said. "He's a very competitive guy, a very talented guy. He's a veteran. He's going to do a lot of talking out there. "But I don't think there's going to be any animosity. These guys on this team, they've got a lot of love for him, and I'm sure ..."

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January 20

Boston Globe

"At Hometown Favorites, a smallish shop that sells college and professional sports gear in the mall area of Detroit Metro Airport, employee Hazel is watching the Pistons-Knicks game, and she is elated that her hometown team just took a 2-point lead in the third quarter. She didn't seem to know the game was on tape delay, or perhaps she didn't care. She relished watching the Pistons during her work shift, despite a season's worth of injuries and an uncharacteristically long losing streak."

Celtic's Wallace says he'll play Monday

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January 17

ESPN.com

"Celtics forward Rasheed Wallace participated in Saturday's practice session at Sports Authority Training Center at HealthPoint and expects to play Monday night when the Dallas Mavericks visit TD Garden. "Definitely, I'm going to go Monday," Wallace said. "I've got one more [practice on Sunday] to get under my belt. I'll be fine." Wallace was a late scratch in Monday's loss to Atlanta and has missed the past three games with a sore left forefoot. But Wallace indicated Saturday that the injury actually occurred long before last Sunday's win against Toronto. "It happened a while ago, I've been playing on it for two weeks," Wallace said. "The last few minutes in the Toronto game last week -- ..."

Wallace expects to be back tomorrow

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January 17

Boston Globe

"Rasheed Wallace was feeling well enough yesterday to declare himself ready to return to action. And his Celtics teammates were in an upbeat mood as coach Doc Rivers conducted a lighthearted practice, featuring a dunk contest (won by J.R. Giddens) and shooting contests (won by Eddie House). Wallace plans to play against the Dallas Mavericks tomorrow after missing three games with a sprained foot. "Just a little sprain,'' Wallace said. "How I did it, I haven't the slightest idea. I was playing on it for about two weeks, before, finally, the last few minutes in that Toronto game [last Sunday] sort of did it.''"

Rasheed Wallace up and running for Mavericks

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January 17

Boston Herald

"The cause of his mild foot sprain may still be a mystery, but Rasheed Wallace says he should be ready for a return against the Mavericks tomorrow night at the Garden. The big swingman, who missed the last three games, walked through sets with the first team during yesterday's open practice for an American Express sponsorship group. "I'm going to go (tomorrow), and I have one more day of practice to get under my belt," he said. "It happened a while ago. I was playing on it for about two weeks, until the Toronto game last week sort of did it. So I had to sit down and give it a rest. "Just a little sprain, but how I did it, I don't have the slightest idea." The Celtics have gone 1-3 in his ..."

Wallace (foot) sits out

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January 12

Boston Globe

"Not long after coach Doc Rivers set a tentative timetable of 10 days for Kevin Garnett's return, he had to make another addition to the Celtics' list of walking wounded. This time it was Rasheed Wallace, Garnett's insurance policy, who sat out last night's 102-96 loss to the Hawks at TD Garden because of a sore left foot. Wallace was coming off his best game of the season, a 29-point, eight-rebound performance Sunday that fueled a 114-107 win in Toronto. Wallace had played in all 35 games this season. With Wallace and Garnett out, Brian Scalabrine got his first start of the season and had 9 points."

Rivers: Wallace out a week

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January 12

Boston Globe

"Celtics forward Rasheed Wallace was scratched about 30 minutes before tonight's game with a foot injury. He'll miss about a week, according to Doc Rivers. "Looks like a week, maybe," said Rivers. "It's day-to-day, but I would say maybe a week. Maybe less. I think it's toe, foot. I'm not sure what it is. I don't know exactly. I know it started hurting him last night after the game."

Performance the latest sign Wallace was good acquisition

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January 11

Boston Globe

"This is precisely why the Celtics made Rasheed Wallace their No. 1 free agent priority in the offseason. Wallace has provided an inside presence, defensive savvy, and scoring, allowing Kevin Garnett's hyperextended right knee to heal properly. But Wallace knows he will soon be returning to a sixth-man role. "I knew that's what it was going to be. Not wishing any ill will on my man [Garnett], but I knew he was coming off that injury, I knew he wasn't going to be able to go hard like he wants to for the whole season,'' Wallace said after scoring 29 points in the Celtics' 114-107 win over the Raptors yesterday. "But we both knew at some point he would sit out a couple games to give that knee ..."

Complements make teams feel better

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January 11

Boston Globe

"The Celtics delivered the first punishing blow yesterday afternoon, minutes before the Ravens' Ray Rice scampered 83 yards for the opening score against the Patriots. Paul Pierce drained an open 3-pointer and Boston raced to a 10-0 lead. And like the Patriots, the Toronto Raptors never led, as the Celtics beat them, 114-107, for the third time this season. The difference between the squads was glaring. The Celtics showed they are truly a complete team, relying on their many weapons to maintain a double-digit lead most of the way, and stave off the Raptors' final run with a Pierce jumper and Rasheed Wallace steal in the final minute."

Celtics rise, then shine

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January 11

Boston Globe

"The Celtics were not sounding the alarm, despite having lost four of six games. But they did receive early wake-up calls for a 1 p.m. tipoff yesterday, and they responded by getting out of the door quickly in a 114-107 victory over the Toronto Raptors. "Real important,'' Rasheed Wallace said of the Celtics' fast start. "They're the younger team, it was an early ballgame, and we knew we had to come out focused, we knew they were going to try and run it up the first maybe five, six minutes of the game. So, we just had to come out and give it that strong effort.''"

Rasheed Wallace discovers trey touch

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January 11

Boston Herald

"The discrepancy is rather striking. Coming into yesterday's game in Toronto, Rasheed Wallace had hit more than half his shots from inside the arc (52.1 percent). But he was just a .396 hitter overall because he'd taken 20 more 3-pointers than 2's and made just 28.7 percent of them. Previous coaches have tried to trick Wallace into going inside more, and the Celtics have politely made the suggestion on a few occasions. But overall they are content to take Wallace at Sheed value. Certainly yesterday. Starting again for Kevin Garnett, Wallace made 5-of-7 treys and 9-of-12 overall from the floor on the way to a season-high 29 points in the 114-107 win against the Raptors. When Wallace is ..."

Celtics early to rise in triumph over Raptors

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January 11

Boston Herald

"We welcome those of you who have been watching the Patriots' season . . . Here yesterday afternoon, in the final minute of the Celtics' 114-107 victory over the Raptors, Doc Rivers turned to a reporter and asked, "Patriots winning?" The coach was stunned at the reply, but the point was clear: In the midst of a stretch that will see them play six games in nine days, the Celts had moved on. And they took this one in a rather Raven-ous way. Rajon Rondo had a triple-double and Rasheed Wallace was able to get his long-distance calls answered, but the overall key was the way the Celtics began the 1 p.m. affair. Just as Baltimore threw 24 points at the Pats in the opening quarter, the C's ripped ..."

Forward thinking pays off

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January 5

Boston Globe

"In the offseason, when Rasheed Wallace was just a name on the Celtics' wish list, Doc Rivers called up a few coaches to hear what they thought about bringing Wallace to Boston. In the offseason, when Rasheed Wallace was just a name on the Celtics' wish list, Doc Rivers called up a few coaches to hear what they thought about bringing Wallace to Boston. When the Celtics' brass visited Wallace, having seen a possible run at back-to-back titles end partly because of a knee that cost Garnett 24 games and kept him out of the playoffs, Wallace knew they were looking at him as sort of an insurance policy."

Rasheed Wallace in lead role

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January 5

Boston Herald

"For those who think leadership is overrated, a look at yesterday's Celtics practice would have been instructive. Doc Rivers, with associate coach Tom Thibodeau running the practice in his stead, was off tending to a personal matter. Kevin Garnett, with his hyperextended left knee, stayed in the weight room. Paul Pierce, recovering from two minor knee procedures to drain an infection, shot baskets off to the side. Rajon Rondo, resting a strained left hamstring, bounced a ball along a baseline and watched. Times like this were made to order for a veteran backup like Rasheed Wallace. As young players like J.R. Giddens and Lester Hudson suddenly receive meaningful minutes, and Tony Allen and ..."

T'd off Rasheed Wallace still talking

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December 31

Boston Herald

"Bad news for the NBA. Rasheed Wallace is getting the Tim Donaghy book. "I want to check it out and see what's there," Wallace said last night. Wallace already has been fined once for criticizing referees this season ($30,000), and as reported in Tuesday's Herald, he lucked out on another occasion when the league didn't want to bring more attention to the claims of Donaghy, the former official convicted of gambling. Celts GM Danny Ainge passed on word to Wallace from the NBA that he should watch his critical statements, but the forward won't bow to the request."

Technical difficulties for Wallace

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December 20

Boston Globe

"Rasheed Wallace was not talking technicals yesterday. But Wallace's coaches and teammates were weighing in on the subject, a day after Wallace was assessed two technical fouls and ejected in the first half of a 98-97 loss to Philadelphia. "Rasheed's going to be Rasheed,'' captain Paul Pierce said. "But the one thing is, we don't want it to get to the point where he's suspended games, so I'm sure a couple of us are going to talk to him and let him know he's almost at that limit, and we aren't even halfway through the season.'' Wallace has a league-leading 10 technicals, six short of an automatic suspension. "I think he's has what - nine, 10?'' Pierce said. "And 16 you get suspended. So ..."

Doc Rivers offers anger management

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December 20

Boston Herald

"The Celtics received word last night that Rasheed Wallace's outburst on Friday would not cost him a suspension or an additional fine. But his two-technical ejection still may have a positive effect on another collector of techs. "That got to me," said Kendrick Perkins, who has five T's on the season and is often at odds with the officials. "I think that helped me. When that happened to Rasheed, I saw how it affected our team. It really cost us a game, because if we'd have had Rasheed we would have won." The Celts weren't pleased all around in the wake of the loss to Philadelphia, but the bickering with the refs made it look even worse."

Wallace's ejection costly

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December 19

Boston Globe

"Coach Doc Rivers's advice to his players on technical fouls is not to draw them late in the game. But Rivers might have to modify that guideline with Rasheed Wallace, who picked up two technicals and was ejected midway through the second quarter of a 98-97 loss to Philadelphia last night. At that point, the Celtics had a 42-29 lead and Tony Allen was going to the foul line. The Celtics were setting the pace and more than matching the Sixers' aggression on the boards. By the second half, though, the Celtics were struggling to match up with Philadelphia's inside strength, a weakness that ended up being decisive. The Celtics won the first-half rebound battle, 31-20; Philadelphia outrebounded ..."

Celtics roll to a stop

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December 19

Boston Globe

"Whatever the problems were, overconfidence had never been one of them. Slow starts had plagued the Celtics. So had poor rebounding. So had stretches in games that were more hollow than others. But never inflated ego. Last night's 98-97 loss to Philadelphia was different. Boston had won 11 straight, the longest stretch by any team this year. Philadelphia had lost four of five coming into the Garden and they were without Allen Iverson, the former ace of the franchise re-signed to shore up a rickety backcourt. The Celtics went up as many as 15 in the first half. Kendrick Perkins nearly had a double-double in the first quarter. Tony Allen seemed like he was everywhere at once. But once the ..."

Celtics day of reckoning

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December 19

Boston Herald

"The Celtics might as well be spending their Friday night home games in their actual homes - out in the suburbs, next to a warm, drowsy fire. It's a nice prescription for sleep, if not winning basketball. The Celtics, caught in this increasingly bizarre spell all season, fell to 2-4 in Friday home games with last night's 98-97 loss to Philadelphia. Their stumble snapped an 11-game winning streak, and dropped their home record to 8-4. The loss wasted one of Kendrick Perkins' finest moments of the season - a 12-point, 16-rebound, three-block gem that helped the Celtics control the paint, at least until it mattered. That's when the Sixers, behind the muscle of big men Marreese Speights and ..."

Referee leaves Rasheed Wallace T'd up and off

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December 19

Boston Herald

"The Celtics made Rasheed Wallace their top priority this offseason because of what the big man brings on the court. There was only one problem with that equation last night: Wallace's temper kept him off the court for the last 2 quarters in a 98-97 loss to Philadelphia at TD Garden. Wallace was ejected during a timeout with 5:35 left in the second quarter. The Celtics led 40-29 at the time, but stumbled in the second half. Wallace, who had five points and three rebounds in nine minutes, was missed. "It affected us a lot," center Kendrick Perkins said. "We needed Rasheed tonight. We sure could have used him in a lot of ways." Wallace carried on multiple conversations with referees after ..."

Tech issues for Rasheed Wallace

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December 2

Boston Herald

"Doc Rivers often says he doesn't want to take the passion out of Rasheed Wallace's game. But even the Celtics coach had to express concern when Wallace, who leads the NBA with eight technical fouls, picked up his third in three games in last night's 108-90 rout of the Bobcats. Under NBA rules, a player will be suspended one game upon receiving his 16th technical and an additional game for every technical received thereafter. "I'm concerned," Rivers said. "There's nothing I'm going to do about it, I can tell you that. I can talk to him until I'm blue, and I'm sure Larry (Brown, his former coach) has done that, as well. "At this rate clearly he's going to come to that number and then he's ..."

Wallace fined $30,000 for comments

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November 30

Boston Globe

"Before Sunday's game Rasheed Wallace was fined $30,000 by the NBA for "public criticism of officials" after his postgame comments Friday. Wallace accused Toronto's Hedo Turkoglu of flopping and then said some players receive preferential treatment after Paul Pierce was whistled for a technical for taunting Chris Bosh following a dunk. "They set rules on us to the point where you're taunting. When Paul dunked it, and then Paul didn't say nothing, he just looked at him. Let the Golden Child do that or one of the NBA [Basketball] Without Borders kids do that and it's all fine and dandy," he said."

Fine not OK by Rasheed Wallace

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November 30

Boston Herald

"The NBA can't put anything over Rasheed Wallace. The Celtics forward, who knows as much about league-mandated fines as he does about technical fouls, learned after last night's 92-85 victory against the Heat that he was fined $30,000 for his comments following Friday's win against Toronto. Here's another thing Wallace knows a lot about: the appeals process "I'm definitely taking this one to the appeals board," he said. "I knew it was going to happen, but I don't know why (it did). I didn't talk about no refs. I'm going to get that one back for sure." Wallace was hit with the technical for protesting a call after he set a pick on Toronto's Hedo Turkoglu. Afterward, he said, "I got a ..."

NBA fines Stoudemire, Chandler and Wallace

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November 30

NBA.com

"Phoenix Suns forward Amar'e Stoudemire, Tyson Chandler of the Charlotte Bobcats and Boston's Rasheed Wallace have been fined, it was announced today by NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations Stu Jackson. Stoudemire and Chandler were each fined $7,500 for the posting of messages on their Twitter accounts during games, in violation of NBA rules."

Danny Ainge growing impatient

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November 29

Boston Herald

"Older, more veteran NBA teams hit their stride in March or April. Like a clunky Volvo wagon, they're built for the long drive, not a drag race. That, at least, is one NBA adage. So when you see Rasheed Wallace shoot 4-for-16 and huff to get down the floor on the break, envision the bigger picture. The next time Kevin Garnett doesn't elevate high enough to finish off a Rajon Rondo alley-oop pass, remember that he'll find those extra inches by St. Patrick's Day. Danny Ainge, the Celtics president of basketball operations, played on a team like this. Few teams were stocked with as much veteran, aging talent as the Celtics team that won the 1986 NBA title. That team lost one home game all ..."

He flips over flops

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November 28

Boston Globe

"Rasheed Wallace was issued a technical foul 1:35 into the second quarter last night, but the Celtics big man believes the technical should have been called on Toronto's Hedo Turkoglu - for flopping. Wallace was whistled for a foul after clashing with Turkoglu, then referee Ed Malloy called the technical. "I didn't use no profanity, I just said, 'He's a flopper,' '' Wallace said after Boston's 116-113 victory at TD Garden. "And [Malloy] gave me a tech for that. The league should make that a rule - flopping. "It's not like I threw my shoulder into him, or it was a hard push, or real hard contact. Come on, now. Showing on a pick, I'm already there, he touches me - 'Ohh,' he acts like I shot ..."

T'd off Rasheed Wallace flips over flops

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November 28

Boston Herald

"Rasheed Wallace picked up his league-leading fifth technical foul last night for protesting a call after he set a pick on Toronto's Hedo Turkoglu. "I got a technical tonight for saying he's a flopper," said the Celtics center, who later proceeded to skewer officials and floppers everywhere. "Everyone knows (officials) try to keep games close and that they keep scouting reports on guys," he said. "Let the Golden Child or the NBA Without Borders Guys do it, and it's fine and dandy." Asked if, by the Golden Child, he meant LeBron James, Wallace said, "What do you think?" "NBA Without Borders Guys" presumably referred to international players, such as Turkoglu and especially the ones who flop. ..."

Age-old question

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November 27

Boston Globe

"The report of the sudden retirement of Allen Iverson sent a reality shock through the older Celtics. Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Rasheed Wallace are from the same NBA generation as Iverson. All of them entered the league in the mid-to-late 1990s, played against each other, and hung out at All-Star Weekend. Some members of the Big Three began to contemplate their NBA mortality, including Allen, 34, who endured double ankle surgery two years ago and erased doubts as to whether his career as an All-Star-caliber player was done."

Rasheed Wallace misses mark in Manhattan

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November 23

Boston Herald

"It was a bad brunch in the Big Apple for Rasheed Wallace, who finished with more technical fouls than points. And he had just one technical. Wallace went 0-for-6 from the floor (0-for-3 on 3-pointers) in the Celtics' 107-105 overtime victory over the Knicks yesterday. It was his first scoreless game since his last appearance for Detroit - a 29-minute, 0-for-7 outing in the Game 4 clincher for Cleveland in the first round of last spring's playoffs. His last pointless regular-season game came on Jan. 31, 2007 at New Jersey - another 0-for-7, this one in 21 minutes. "I ain't worried about it," Wallace said after picking up four rebounds, an assist and four steals in 15:21. "I'm in a little ..."

Live by the three, die by the ...

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November 22

Boston Globe

"The Celtics lost 83-78 to the Orlando Magic on Friday, and Boston finished a putrid 2 for 19 from the three-point stripe, including 0 for 8 from Rasheed Wallace, 0 for 4 from Paul Pierce and 1 for 4 from Eddie House. The Celtics are living -- and dying -- by the three-point shot, and it has becoming apparent that Boston can't win if it doesn't shoot the three-pointer effectively. The Celtics should be able to win without always canning three's, but the numbers show they don't, and that could become a major concern as the season progresses."

Wallace is unable to zero in

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November 21

Boston Globe

"Rasheed Wallace gave a strong performance on the boards in relief of foul-prone Kendrick Perkins in the Celtics' 83-78 loss to Orlando last night. But Wallace continued to struggle with his 3-point shooting. "I ain't worried about it, honestly,'' said Wallace, after he missed all eight 3-point attempts. "I probably rushed about two or three of them. Other than that, it's good looks, they're just not going for me. I'm not worried about my offense now. It's still early in the season, I know I won't be shooting like this for the duration of the season. "It's just a matter of making some shots. Everybody goes through it, no matter if it's 2-pointers, 3-pointers, or foul shots - everybody goes ..."

Rivers assumes 3-point stance

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November 19

Boston Globe

"The Celtics have become 3-point happy at the wrong times this season. Coach Doc Rivers finally stepped in, telling Rasheed Wallace to limit the threes, during the final quarter of last night's 109-95 win over Golden State. "I got on him, and I rarely do, about the threes,'' Rivers said of Wallace. "Because even though he was wide open, it's really tough. I mean, he was wide open and he took two, but we had just taken two quick ones. But he's got an incredibly high basketball IQ. He's been phenomenal in the locker room. So, I'm just happy to have him.''"

Rasheed Wallace shows way in return to Philly

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November 4

Boston Herald

"Rasheed Wallace, born and raised in Philadelphia, has returned home in a number of different colors over the years. But last night the former Blazer and Piston sported a hue that is particularly repulsive in these parts - that of Celtic green. The former Simon Gratz High star drew some hearty boos upon getting T'd up by referee Haywoode Workman in the third quarter. But Wallace was also a thorn, the leader on a Celtics bench unit that once again improved on the starting team's work in last night's 105-74 win over the Sixers. Wallace put some fist-pumping punctuation on his sixth trey of the night - a corner bomb with 6:05 left that gave the Celtics an unapproachable 90-59 lead. He had just ..."

Rasheed Wallace's call on book: 'I ain't a liar'

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November 1

Boston Herald

"Rasheed Wallace offered a healthy chuckle when asked about excerpts from an unpublished book by convicted gambler and former NBA referee Tim Donaghy that made it onto the Internet last week. Donaghy alleged a number of transgressions by officials, including targeting certain players for technical fouls and having bets on who could hit said player first. "Hey," said Wallace, "it lets people know that I ain't a liar. I mean, that's pretty much all I got to say about that. Everybody thought I was crazy and militant, but, hey, it came to light." Wallace had some serious history with Donaghy, getting suspended for seven games for allegedly threatening the ref on the loading dock after a game in ..."

Rasheed Wallace sees big possibilities

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October 18

Boston Herald

"Remember that game two years ago when Glen Davis had 16 of his 20 points in the last quarter and the Celtics came back to beat the Pistons in Auburn Hills? Rasheed Wallace does. Big Baby, just a rookie, had scored a total of 10 points and had two DNPs in his previous seven games when the Celts dribbled into the suburbs north of Detroit on Jan. 5 to meet their eventual conference finals opponent. The Pistons were getting the better of things in the low-scoring game, but Davis came off the bench and shook it up. Mainly he was taking dump-off passes from teammates getting more attention from Pistons defenders, but, among other plays, a power move through Wallace for a 3-point play proved Baby ..."

Wallace's presence opens some avenues

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October 10

Boston Globe

"Rasheed Wallace feasted on the Knicks, scoring 11 points on 3-of-6 shooting from the floor and 4 of 4 from the line in the fourth quarter of the Celtics' 96-82 preseason victory last night at TD Garden. But Celtics coach Doc Rivers felt Wallace was most dangerous when he didn't have the ball. "We scored a couple of buckets where he literally had nothing to do with the play except for standing behind the [3-point line] but he took a [center] out there with him,'' Rivers said. "Our guards are driving down the lane and there's nobody there. So it's great what he does for us.''"

Big men impress home folks

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October 10

Boston Herald

"The Garden crowd got its first look at Rasheed Wallace in a Celtics uniform and its first look at Kevin Garnett in more than six months. In both cases last night, the people had to like what they saw. Wallace had 13 points and 12 rebounds in 21:33, while Garnett had 10 points and eight boards in 21:39 as the Celts took the preseason measure of the Knicks, 96-82. Garnett's surgically repaired right knee survived a kick in the calf from New York's Jared Jeffries. "That didn't help things," Garnett said. "But a little hot pack here and there and some ice, and I thought I finished the game pretty well. I'm not back to where I want to be, but I don't have any worries when I go out there. It's ..."

Wallace likes gruff guy persona

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October 4

Boston Globe

"The woolly beard has one long, distinctive gray hair sticking out directly under the chin. It is one of the few signs that Rasheed Wallace is aging. He is no longer the young, brash power forward with immense skills and a mouth to match. Wallace is a 35-year-old veteran, nearing the end of a mercurial but successful career. His image is cemented. With 296 career technical fouls and 24 ejections, Wallace has earned the reputation of a screaming time bomb with trouble controlling his emotions. He barks at officials. He can be surly with reporters. His smiles are scarce."

Celtics fill need with Sheed

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October 4

Boston Herald

"You may get a certain impression of Rasheed Wallace from watching him in boisterous battle with referees. You may think the resultant technicals are the sign of a man with no behavioral limits. But know this about Sheed: The guy is polite. He had the decency to thank Danny Ainge for his 2004 championship ring. "Yeah, I did that when they came out to Detroit this summer," Wallace said with a smile. "I definitely had to thank Danny." If not for the help of the Celtics director of basketball operations, the Pistons wouldn't have been able to get Wallace from Atlanta to cement a rotation that went on to defeat the Lakers in the NBA Finals. Ainge agreed to be the third team in the transaction, ..."

Rasheed Wallace feeling love

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September 29

Boston Herald

"Kendrick Perkins isn't afraid to admit that he, like many fans, was wary of Rasheed Wallace when the Celtics signed the free agent this summer. Perkins knew what Wallace was capable of on the floor, but he was concerned about the forward's reputation as a disruptive force off it. After being around Wallace during the Celtics' informal pick-up games in Waltham the past two weeks, Perkins was happy to discover his preconceptions were misconceptions. "I was just waiting to see. It was kind of scary for a minute," Perkins said yesterday. "Really, I just wanted to see how he was outside of basketball. And he's a great guy in the locker room." The wariness went both ways, as Wallace never was ..."

Wallace making way in community

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September 23

Boston Globe

"Talbot Avenue in Dorchester is off the beaten track for most celebrities and professional athletes. But Rasheed Wallace did not have much difficulty finding his way to the Joseph Lee School yesterday. "I actually have in-laws right around the corner,'' Wallace said. "That's pretty much the only time I've come down here to the city. I've been here. When I was playing on other teams, I would go over to their house.'' But this was the first time Wallace has made a public appearance in Boston as a member of the Celtics. And before participating in a reading event with students, Wallace made sure he was in the right place. "How many of you are Celtics fans?'' Wallace asked. All 20 youngsters ..."