Neighborhood Rules

Coming off the Celts' worst loss of the season (Scal's words, not ours!), Coach talks about what the Celts need to do, that none of the coaching staff or media seem to be thinking. 

Greetings Sports Fans!  Tone checks in with Coach at the halfway point of the NBA season. On the heels of Jaylen Brown's first career triple-double, Coach gives some reasons to still believe in the Celtics. Also, they discuss how much more watchable the league would be if everyone just played more like The Warriors.   

Greetings Sports Fans! Our host with the most (memories) Coach Healy remembers the humble brilliance of the recently departed Sam Jones, the elite scoring guard of the Celtics Dynasty years from '57-'69. We also return to the problems that plague the league and modern game and attempt to solve them all! Happy New Year everyone. Enjoy!

Coach takes us through the Celtics snatching defeat from the jaws of victory once again. This time against the Bucks. Coach gives us 3 trades that NEED to happen around the league. Merry Christmas one and all!

Coach Healy and Bob Ryan are no doubt kindred spirits. They grew up in a time before the 3 point line existed, and they pine for the days when basketball was actually basketball and not an embarrassing shot chart full of missed 3's, bereft of post-ups and midrange shots. We also take a look around the league at the surprising Cavs, and rising Grizzlies, and a hot take for the one move the Celtics...

Celts are improving, but still refuse to execute a give and go, literally the oldest play in the history of the game. The Warriors, Phoenix, and Milwaukee are all in top form. Coach thinks Pritchard and Nesmith should be playing in the G league instead of riding the pine behind Richardson. Lakers are floundering. Also, coach wants Rob Williams, who saved tonight's game with a block at the buzzer,...

Coach and Tone take a look at the league 10 games into the season. Also, on the heels of Marcus Smart calling out his teammates in the media to pass the ball more, Coach takes us through the Celtics' leaders both on the court and in the locker room through the years. Spoiler alert: Marcus didn't crack the top 20.

The Celts are off to a rough 2-4 start and oftentimes lose big leads early in the season. Their characteristic defense that was the signature of the Stevens era has not yet returned. Coach takes us through a disappointing start to the season and gives his predictions and rankings for the Western Conference.

Coach and Tone are back to discuss the start of the NBA season, Eastern conference predictions, the top 75 list, new rule changes, and insurance fraud. Welcome back and thanks for listening!

On the eighth anniversary of his father's passing, Coach takes us into the way-back machine to review a great Celtics story of old, examines the recent crop of Hall of Fame inductees, and gives us a pre-season breakdown the eastern conference teams and their chances this year.  Thanks for listening everyone and have a great Labor Day weekend!

In our -last- official podcast of the 20-21 season, Coach breaks down the tough loss the Celts took at the hands of the young and promising Kings squad in the Las Vegas Summer League. Two months and two days until the next season starts; but who's counting?

Coach and Tone break down the Gold Medal game win for Team USA, as well as a brief look into Celtics offseason moves. 

Coach Healy takes us through the pool round of Team USA basketball, and talks with Tone about why the US has had so few formidable home grown big men in the modern era. Draft winners and losers are also discussed. Thanks for listening and enjoy summer!  

The NBA season concludes with middle-market Milwaukee clinching the title on the back of an otherworldly performance from Giannis, who joins the company of Hakeem and MJ as the only players to win MVP, Finals MVP, and Defensive Player of The Year. Coach also takes us through the trials and tribulations of Team USA approaching their first game in pool play vs. France. Sorry for the audio consistenc...

Coach takes us to the origins of the two small market teams vying for this year's NBA Championship. Also, Coach and Tone see a Cape League game. This one is LIVE!

As the East finals wraps up with the Bucks still standing, Coach sets the stage for an exciting Finals matchup between two small markets where the title is truly up for grabs. Happy 4th everyone!

Coach takes us through the most explosive 2nd round of NBA playoffs in recent memory, and we disappear down the fun rabbit hole of Ben Simmons trade ideas! Thanks for listening everyone, and happy belated Father's Day. 

In the thick of the 2nd round, the Hawks are improbably 2 games away from making their first East finals since 2015. The Clippers found themselves and evened their series against the Jazz 2-2. The Suns sweep the Nuggets. The Bucks struggle to find their rhythm against the ailing Nets. Durant carries the Nets to victory in a signature performance, pouring in 49, 17, and 10. Coach Healy is here for...

What do the NBA and the stock market have in common?  Did the Celtics win in 84-87 without Parish and Ainge? Why would we expect them to win now?  Who is the favorite to come out of the West with Davis's recent injury?  Does Boston Sports Talk Radio cause permanent brain damage?  These questions and more answered in this week's installment of Neighborhood Rules.   

Coach breaks down the play-in odds of each team left standing, and gives us a closer look at Kareem Adbul Jabbar, whose life as a social justice advocate and scholar looms even larger than his hall of fame career as a player.     

There's panic in Beantown as the media bubbles with lament over the loss of Jaylen Brown, and any hope of making it through the first round of the playoffs. Coach talks the glass-half-empty crowd off the ledge, and offers some argument as to why Trader Danny  shouldn't  be run out of town.     

With Steph Curry going absolutely bananas, and Gary Washburn writing outlandish articles proposing Rondo's place in Springfield, Coach Healy weighs in on that and more as the NBA season marches toward completion.  11 games lay ahead, with teams in both conferences jockeying for playoff position, except for Houston and Minnesota of course. 

Coach and Tone breakdown one of the best Final Four/National Championships of the last decade, and discuss the 76'ers drubbing of the answerless Celtics.     

We're back baby! Coach gives a worthy tribute to one of the NBA's all-time greats: Elgin Baylor. The trade deadline winners and losers are discussed, and we move forward to the exciting third act of this wild NBA season.   

Coach and Tone discuss first-half surprises, The Celtics bouncing back, when the All Star game use to mean something, and NFT's!