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!
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.
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.
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!
Coach and Tone break down the tremendous back and forth Finals between The Pacers and Thunder ahead of Sunday's Game 7.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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."
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.
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!
5 NBA MVP's share the court together. The US completes a 17 point comeback in one of the best games of the Olympics.
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.
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!
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.
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!
Happy Father's Day! CELTS IN 5!!!
Happy Father's Day! CELTS IN 5!!!
Happy Father's Day! CELTS IN 5!!!
The Celtics go up 2-0 in their Finals series vs. The Mavericks. Porzingis's injury leaves the series +/- at dead even. Anything can happen. Coach also breaks down Hoop Atlas by Kirk Goldsberry, and gives his heartfelt remembrance of one of the best players and executives to ever do it, Jerry West.
GO CELTS!
Mavs - Wolves
Celts - Pacers
Kirk Goldsberry Hoop Atlas Review
Bill Walton Memorial
Finals Predictions
The Conference Finals are set. Boston plays a high-octane Pacers team coming off a grueling 7 game series with the Knicks. Dallas plays Minnesota in the West. Refs are calling the least amount of fouls in NBA history. As the dust settles, Coach takes us through the ins and outs of the previous round, and sets the table for what should be an exciting Conference Finals.
Coach and Tone go through the storylines from a fantastic round 1 slate of matchups: The emergence of AntMan as a bonafide superstar, Brunson's epic run vs. Philly, and the absurd number of coaches on each NBA staff. This was a fun one. Thanks for listening!