The Efforts of Celtics Circuit are Transitioning to Celticsblog

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By: Greg Payne

I wanted to take this opportunity to let everyone know that I've accepted a writing position over at Celticsblog. With an extended role with that website, I will have to severely cut back on posts and content on Celtics Circuit. I'll explain everything in much more detail tomorrow morning. C's won tonight. That's what's important.

Update this morning:

So here's the situation. I've been writing for Celticsblog.com for about four or five weeks now. I've been producing about one article per week. Last weekend though, the guys at Celticsblog asked me if I would like an extended role with the site. While I LOVE managing and writing for Celtics Circuit, I felt like this was an opportunity I just couldn't pass up.

I'm a sophomore in college right now and as much as I hate to admit it, I have to start thinking about the future and the "real world". I need to garner as much "real world" experience as I possibly can. Despite my efforts, Celticsblog receives many, many, many more viewers than Celtics Circuit every day. They probably drive more traffic in a day than I would over the course of a year. This opportunity will hopefully help me establish myself as a writer on a much larger scale and will hopefully help me earn the respect of my various colleagues.

This opportunity presents a unique challenge, as there's much more pressure, the expectations are raised and I will be subjected to much more criticism, both of the constructive kind and the harsh, relentless kind. People are not always going to like what I write and I don't expect everyone to always agree with my opinions on whatever it is I am writing about. All I'm hoping to do is help Celticsblog continue to grow as a site and to hopefully add a new dimension to its coverage.

My time at Celtics Circuit has been remarkable and invaluable. I learned so much, developed and honed my skills as a writer and established some close ties with some very pleasant people (Celtics 2000, I'm talking to you. Thank you). I thoroughly enjoyed waking up each and every day and reporting on the various news surrounding the team. I enjoyed sharing my opinions with all of you and I appreciate all of the comments and feedback I received. It's truly been a privilege and my pleasure to have ran this site for the past 10 months. I've learned that hard work and dedication do pay off and I encourage anyone walking down any path to continue pursuing whatever it is they seek to obtain. I'm confident in saying that if you work hard and stay dedicated to what it is you're aiming to achieve, you will find success.

I'm not entirely sure what the future holds for Celtics Circuit. I don't see the site just abruptly ending completely and I'm going to check with the guys over at C'sblog to see if I can perhaps occasionally post the box score from a game or a stray thought or two along the way. Maybe even some breaking news like a (knock on wood) injury or a significant trade, etc. So I don't see the site dying completely. At least I hope it won't, anyway. I'll keep you posted on that.

So it is with excitement, a slight sense of nervousness and a hope for bigger and better things that I make the permanent transition over to Celticsblog. I'll post links to all of my Celticsblog articles on Celtics Circuit, but feel free to check out C'sblog on a daily basis. The coverage truly is incredible. The guys over there are extremely hard working and dedicated and produce some of the best content on the entire internet.

So with this I say thank you again and farewell for now. This isn't good bye. This is more..."I'll see you later." And as always...Let's go Celtics.