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Another big shooting night for Young last night, with five made threes and 27 points overall. One interesting thing watching all these recent two-minute highlight reels is that Young appears to get his shot off quicker than before. Maybe it’s something he’s consciously working on, or something I’ve overlooked until recently, but in almost every game reel, he manages to get fouled on a three-point play — and gets the bucket to drop as well. His release looks so smooth that it’s hard to imagine it not going in as he follows through, and he’s tall enough to get the shots up over defenders as they close out. Yes, NBA-level close outs are going to be quicker and more difficult to overcome, but Young has the tools to score at this level even when well guarded. He doesn’t handle the ball too much, as he’s either catching-and-shooting or passing without putting it on the floor for too long, and perhaps that’s an area keeping him out of the Celtics’ rotation. I say that because even though he’s a shooting guard, we’ll probably need another guard who can handle the ball until Marcus Smart becomes more comfortable bringing the ball up under pressure.

Hopefully the consistent scoring will force Stevens to at least try giving Young his first dose of steady NBA minutes. His defense is likely still be sub-par as well, and with the Celtics’ defense steadily improving, Stevens may not want to tweak that. Still we’re losing a lot of games, and there’s a growing argument to be made to #freejamesyoung (sorry).

 Page 2: Celtics get knocked off only national TV

The Celtics have been knocked off national TV. Their home game against Atlanta was booted from ESPN in favor of Washington-Chicago.

— Steve Bulpett (@SteveBHoop) January 3, 2015

I guess with big night/big game Rondo gone, the league doesn’t have much use for us. Can’t really argue with the decision.

And last, the sports world loses Stuart Scott to cancer

We are heartbroken to report that Stuart Scott has died after a long fight with cancer. He was 49. pic.twitter.com/aI0TGwFqGU

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 4, 2015

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Rest in peace Stuart Scott.

 The rest of the links

Grantland – 4th Annual Luke Walton All Stars

SBNation – Boston bids Rondo Adieu    

ESPNBoston – Bulls 109, Celtics 104: Out of gas in OT//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js