Clean the Boards

With about a day to process a stunning deal, we talk through our feelings about Jaylen Brown no longer being a Celtic. Certainly some coping going on.

(0:00) Initial feelings (4:52) Identity crisis, disappointing players, and lineups (9:48) Jaylen Brown (13:10) Coping, fears, and memory lane (18:26) Game 7 tomorrow night (24:45) Derrick White, plus more Jaylen frustrations (31:08) Other playoff teams (34:12) Preseason perceptions, more cope, and oddsmakers having a multi-year love for the Celtics for some reason (37:35) The issue with the "...

With Zach Kopelman and Luke Fain: (2:00) Recap of the NEC title game experience at LIU (5:18) Talking through our National Championship picks + other contenders: Florida, Arizona, Houston, Michigan, Duke, Purdue, etc. (38:10) Some Miami OH discourse (43:21) Personal dilemmas with the bracket (49:07) Snake draft! The top 24 candidates to be March Madness legends this year With John Boyle: (93:28) G...

Preopen: Bigger picture Pats fandom thoughts + Craig Woodson (6:52) NBA Trade Deadline Reactions: Boston, Cleveland, Washington, etc. (26:29) Belichick and Kraft Snubbed from the HOF (28:47) Sizing up the challenge that the Seahawks present (34:50) Updated Drake Maye ranking (37:27) The plan against the Seahawks passing attack (41:37) Pats D-Line vs. Seahawks O-Line (49:44) Jake Bobo and Concord v...

(0:00) Reviewing the regular season and September of the Red Sox and the emotions of another meeting with the Yankees (19:44) Al Horford no longer with the Celtics (26:30) Vibes of this year's Celtics team + the miserable Bulls (37:54) WNBA takes (48:40) Quick Drake Maye stuff (49:53) College football updates (59:42) Recap of being at Fenway on Friday (64:43) Sox-Yankees Wild Card preview

(0:00) Running through non-NBA sports: the NHL, the WNBA, lacrosse, and NCAA baseball (6:44) Breaking down the storylines and matchups within the NBA Finals: the Luka dilemma, who defends who, the media anointing the best player in the world in recent years, the Mavs' crunch-time offense versus the Celtics' crunch-time offense, the "other guys" in the series, the Porzingis questi...

(0:00) Context (1:00) Celtics fans Bijan, Max, and Austin rant after midnight following the 128-102 loss in Game 3. Big picture and offseason talk included.

(0:00) Contextualizing the episode (1:00) What Bijan and Austin make of the Boston Celtics Bulls-Raptors, Cavs-Knicks, Sixers-Nets The very intriguing Suns-Clippers and Kings-Warriors matchups West Play-In Other sports updates: The Masters, the Bruins, UFC, college basketball, and the Red Sox

Contextualizing the episode Austin and John vent about Texas Rohit on UCLA Drew Timme's future UConn's dominance and theories on it FAU and SDSU and why Austin likes the Owls and Rohit likes the Aztecs Big picture talk about parity in the NCAA Tournament Picking a bracket solely based on hypothetical mascot fights John's predicament with his mom's bracket The women's tournament...

(0:00) Contextualizing the episode (2:19) Big picture of the bracket and how open this year's tournament is (5:34) Going through the Alabama/South region (19:09) Going through the Houston/Midwest region (29:31) Going through the gauntlet of a Kansas/West region (38:44) Going through the Purdue/East region (47:54) Final Four and Championship picks PART TWO with Luke Fain, starting at (55:54)

(0:00) Contextualizing the episode (2:12) Damar Hamlin (24:35) NFL talk: the trending up Bucs, (36:12) the Pats in a win and in situation, (44:40) the 7 seed in the AFC and Brady rumors, (52:48) and the 7 seed in the NFC (56:08) The struggling Celtics and the surging Nets (79:11) College basketball updates: Friend of the Program Graham Robinson on House of Highlights, plus the undefeated teams go...

(0:00) Contextualizing the episode (1:11) AFC playoff picture and (8:21) the Chargers' outlook (13:29) Blind resumes for the mediocre teams fighting for the 7 seed in the AFC (26:48) The battle for the AFC South (31:07) The NFC: Packers, 49ers, Bucs, Cowboys, Eagles, and more (52:16) Assessing the Celtics and the top tier of teams in the Eastern Conference (71:56) The Preamble of our annual top sp...

(0:00) We're back in studio.  (1:35) Updates on our lives after more college experience (6:11) World Cup talk! Team USA, early upsets, sleeper teams, putting on for your country, champion picks, and more (30:47) The state of the Patriots and their playoff chances (48:11) The Celtics and other NBA teams about 21% of the way through the season (59:00) Our top 20 Sports Things that we're Thankfu...

(0:00) Open segment contextualizing the episode (0:34) Austin's pick to win the 2023 men's college basketball National Championship (11:39) Assessing the Patriots  (21:54) Bucs' struggles and other NFL teams (29:19) The Celtics' 6-3 start (43:00) Bulls talk; the Kyrie drama (51:08) Astros win the World Series, cool (51:42) Making sense of a crazy Saturday of college football (55:14) Our pre-s...

(0:00) Intro segment contextualizing the episode (2:07) Wild Card preview, predictions, and more with Ryan Grace and Anthony Scichilone  (35:26) First-time CtB guest Jordan Leonard on the Mets (52:00) First-time CtB guest Luke Fain on the Mets, but with some different angles

(0:00) Contextualizing this episode...  (1:57) Predicting our seven AFC playoff teams (brief discussion about Logic from 33:46-34:56) (40:24) Predicting our seven NFC playoff teams (Bears talk with Jacob White from (54:38-61:34) (71:19) Super Bowl picks

(0:00) Open segment that contextualizes the episode (2:25) Quick hits on eight sports stories (9:29) The main thing: sports (and some non-sports) trivia. Little over an hour here. Ridiculousness ensues. 

(0:00) Open: observations from Pats camp on 8/1  (2:19) John and Anthony debate NFL topics, including: Chiefs without Hill versus Packers without Adams, the Bills, the loaded AFC West, Justin Herbert, no OC or DC in New England, Kyler, Julio, the NFC North, Baker, the Commanders, and the state of the Patriots. We end with talking about the passing of Bill Russell.  (64:20) Zach Kopelman...

(0:00) Contextualizing the episode (0:43) Open #1: Conference realignment and what it means for Syracuse (3:51) Open #2: 'Stranger Things' takes  (8:05) NBA Offseason Winners and Losers, including the Jazz-Timberwolves trade, the Lakers, the Celtics, small guards for Portland, Jabari Smith Jr., Durant's online humor, and a lot more. Good discussions.  (70:42) Will KD be traded this summe...

(0:00) Open segment contextualizing the episode  (1:00) Celtics-Warriors Finals preview (22:00) Series predictions  (26:16) ESPN Deportes (27:09) Favorite Celtics players from 2013-14 to 2016-2017 (34:41) Mystics PSA (35:36) Maryland-Cornell MLAX Championship (36:57) NHL Playoffs update  SEGMENT 2 (38:02) Dhani Joseph on the Celtics' turnaround, the emotions of Game 7, and a Finals...

(0:00) Open segment contextualizing the episode (1:00) Celtics triumph against the Bucks (3:09) Celtics-Heat ECF Preview (25:11) Mavs-Warriors WCF Preview, plus some Suns slander (46:56) Recap of our Conference Finals predictions (47:21) NBA Draft lottery...  

(0:00) open segment contextualizing the episode (1:30) In-depth Celtics-Bucks Game 1 thoughts and takeaways and our outlook for Game 2/the series (29:19) Warriors-Grizzlies thoughts (34:50) Suns-Mavs thoughts (37:49) Heat-Sixers thoughts and where Bijan ranks Harden now (44:37) Pats draft and the AFC East... and then the news of Smart being out for Game 2 (50:35) What's up with Trevor Story? 

(0:00) open segment previewing the episode  (1:13) Celtics-Nets  (29:16) Sixers-Raptors (40:53) Bucks-Bulls (47:23) Hawks-Cavs and the Heat series  (51:41) Grizzlies-Timberwolves (60:03) Warriors-Nuggets (65:06) Mavs-Jazz (72:21) Pelicans-Clippers and the Suns series (78:29) Conference Finals picks  (83:22) The CtB one-on-one tournament this summer

Open segment  Rohit and Austin discuss the storylines and individual matchups of the Final Four before predicting the winners of Villanova-Kansas and of course, Duke-UNC Bijan joins to discuss Group B of the World Cup, the Boston Celtics, and more

(0:00) Open segment laying out the plan for the episode (1:00) Biggest takeaways, lessons learned, and bracket frustrations through the first weekend  (10:07) Macro-level thoughts on the Sweet 16/remaining field  (15:25) Going through the West region: Gonzaga, Arkansas, Duke, Texas Tech (31:16) Going through the South region: Arizona, Houston, Villanova, Michigan (42:11) Going through th...