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An ex-player/coach/ref’s comments on the way the game of basketball should be played.
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Jan 9, 2026

Coach and Tone discuss the crowded East, the pesky Nuggets, and Coach Healy's "system" that will fix the draft and eliminate tanking. Happy New Year everybody!

Dec 10, 2025

Coach and Tone discuss an array of topics including:

Klay Thompson blistering takedown of Ja Morant

The league trending toward bigger do-everything forwards like Jalen Johnson

Miami’s new offense

Boston’s surprisingly strong start.

Surprising Rookies.

Keyonte George’s really rough game

The worst rebounder in NBA history

Jordan Walsh’s improved contributions

Hauser and White finally breaking out of their slumps

Thanks for listening everyone!

Nov 2, 2025

Coach and Tone talk about an epic World Series game 7, the fun-to-watch Celtics, and Pete Carill's book, The Smart Take From The Strong. 

Oct 20, 2025

Coach and Tone are back and excited for a new NBA season starting this Tuesday. Coach breaks down the new look Celtics, Eastern Conference contenders and pretenders, and looks at a ferociously competitive West. 

Jul 18, 2025

Coach and Tone go through Summer League hopefuls, and offer insight and early predictions on standings in the East and the somehow-even-more-supercharged-West. 

Thanks for listening everybody. Have a great summer!

Jun 24, 2025

In a game 7 tainted by Tyrese Haliburton's ruptured achilles, the Thunder won the 2025 NBA Championship with a dominant 3rd quarter. Coach and Tone break down the game, and discuss how the Rockets trading for Durant, Magic trading for Bane, and now Celtics trading away Jrue Holiday for Anfernee Simons affects the landscape of each conference. Thanks for listening everybody! We'll see you in the offseason!

Jun 21, 2025

Coach and Tone break down the tremendous back and forth Finals between The Pacers and Thunder ahead of Sunday's Game 7. 

May 19, 2025

Coach and Tone breakdown a tough Celtics exit from the playoffs, a devastating injury to Jayson Tatum, and how the Celtics pick up the pieces moving into an offseason full of tough decisions. 

Mar 8, 2025

We're back! Coach and Tone go through the recent happenings in the NBA, Joker's insane 30-20-20 night, Pritchard and White each going for over 40, John Hollinger's "Basketball 100" and the SEC's jawdropping dominance against non-conference opponents. 

Feb 16, 2025

Coach and Tone review the wildest trade in NBA history, and look ahead at how the trades at the deadline will affect the remainder of the season for contending teams. 

Jan 26, 2025

Coach takes us through the FCS championship round, Penn State's history against top 5 teams, and The Celts ongoing struggles with consistency and shot selection going into the All Star break. Thanks for listening everybody. Happy New Year!

 

 

Dec 30, 2024

Coach takes us through the Celtics' recent struggles to depleted Eastern Conference Teams, and a preview of the New Year's CFP slate. Thanks for a great year of podcasting! See you in 2025. 

Dec 15, 2024

Coach Healy leans on the great scribe Bob Ryan to discuss the greatest Celtics of all time, The 2024 Celtics being voted Bostonians of The Year, and the NBA Cup Final set up between The Thunder and The Bucks. 

Dec 2, 2024

Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Coach and Tone break down the NBA Cup standings and what the Celts have to do to stay alive. They also discuss John Hollinger's new book, "The Basketball 100."

Nov 18, 2024

Coach and Tone discuss the Cavs's hot start, two surprising basement dwellers in each conference, and the overwhelming surplus of depth and talent in the NBA. 

Oct 14, 2024

Pottpouri of topics today: Remembering Luis Tiant and Dikembe Mutombo, Preseason Chatter, and book reviews of recent reads by Malcolm Gladwell, Geno Auriemma, and Nick Nurse. Opening night is 9 days away!

Sep 9, 2024

Coach and Tone are back with a rare departure from NBA talk to discuss the disparities in fairness across the Frankensteind conferences in the FCS. 

Aug 9, 2024

5 NBA MVP's share the court together. The US completes a 17 point comeback in one of the best games of the Olympics. 

 

Jul 28, 2024

Coach and Tone break down Team USA's first game in pool play, Embiid's continued struggles, Durant's brilliance, and how Manute Bol gave all of his money to the cause of healing his native Sudan.

Jul 20, 2024

Coach takes us through the history of Team USA basketball, and examines how the ultra-stacked 2024 roster compares to some of the other historically great USA teams. Enjoy Paris 2024 everyone!

Jul 1, 2024

Happy July everyone! Coach and Tone breakdown the draft (which Coach of course wants to eliminate), offseason moves, and how much the power balance has shifted in the East and West. 

 

Jun 21, 2024

The Celtics are 2024 NBA Champions. Coach Healy is here to celebrate and nitpick as we enjoy the afterparty of one of the most dominant Celtics title runs in franchise history. 

Thanks for a great season!

Jun 16, 2024

Happy Father's Day! CELTS IN 5!!!

Jun 16, 2024

Happy Father's Day! CELTS IN 5!!!

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