Posted By Lynn Worthy, Sun Staff

Only time will tell if the folks in Philly are just blowing smoke, or if Allen Iverson is really off the market, but in the meantime the Celtics had plenty of young talent on display this summer.

For what it’s worth, Ryan Gomes (19.3 points per game, 5.8 rebounds per game, 60% field goal shooting), Gerald Green (18.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg), Allan Ray (25.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg), and Sebastian Telfair (14.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg) were all among the top 25 scorers in the Toshiba Vegas Summer League.

The league’s leading scorer was Minnesota’s Randy Foye, who finished with a 24.8 points per game average. The Celtics brought Foye, a rookie out of Villanova, in for two pre-draft workouts.

Telfair and Rajon Rondo, a rookie out of Kentucky, were two of the top three assist men in Summer League play. Rondo was the second-leading assist man (5.8 per game) behind Houston’s John Lucas. Telfair finished right behind him with 5.3 assists per game.

The Celtics finished up with a 3-2 mark in the Summer League.

Raef’s long lost brother now in the fold


The Boston Celtics announced Wednesday they signed rookie free agent center Kevin Pittsnogle out of West Virginia.

The 6’11� Pittsnogle, a native of Martinsburg, West Virginia, made a home behind the three-point line, shooting 41.1% (253-for-615) from long-range over his collegiate career.

An Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American team selection and a First Team All-Big East selection as a senior, Pittsnogle finished his four-year career at West Virginia University as the school’s sixth leading scorer with 1,708 points.

During his senior season, Pittsnogle led the team in scoring, averaging 19.3 points per game. He was a key player in West Virginia’s run to the Elite Eight in 2005.

Celtics recognized for being Tech savy


The Boston Celtics announced that it has been named as a finalist for the Mass Technology Leadership Council’s 2006 Mass Technology Leadership Awards. The Mass Technology Leadership Awards honor Massachusetts companies and individuals who best exemplify leadership and excellence in business and technology.

“The Celtics have long recognized the benefits of technological leadership on both the administrative and basketball sides of our business,� Celtics Vice President of Technology Jay Wessel said. “Using StratBridge’s visualization technologies has shown immediate benefits in ticket sales and is finding more and more uses in other basketball and business analyses.�

Celtics Vice President of Ticket Sales, Marketing and Service Shawn Sullivan said, “StratBridge gives us the on-demand diligence to make sound decisions that help boost attendance and revenue. It has become indispensable to our business.�

Apparently the NBA has also taken notice of the Celtics technology braintrust as this past April the Houston Rockets grabbed Celtics Senior VP of Operations and Information Daryl Morey to be their assistant general manager. While with the Celtics, Morey's key areas included the development of analytical methods and technology to enhance basketball decisions, such as the draft, trades, free agency and statistical advance scouting for the coaching staff.