Celtics Beat

Stephanie Ready is the television color commentator for the Charlotte Hornets.  Twitter: @StephanieReady.  Chris Forsberg is the Boston Celtics beat reporter for ESPN.  Twitter: @ESPNForsberg.  Boston Celtics Pre-Game conducted with Surya Fernandez, who is the Miami Heat’s SB Nation blog’s Site Manager.  Twitter: @SuryaHeatNBA

1:50 Stephanie Ready on Celts D

5:10 How the C’s beat the Hornets

12:10 Where do Celts & Hornets rank in Eastern Conference?

17:20 Dec 27 Grizzlies Tickets Giveaway

19:40 Is Jaylen Brown’s defense legit?

21:25 Why can’t Celtics beat good teams in clutch?

29:10 Boston’s AWFUL second quarters

34:05 Celts defensive statistics equivalent to last year

36:40 Should Jonas Jerebko start?

43:00 Marcus Smart with starting unit

51:00 Miami Heat Pregame

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Jack Armstrong is the TV color commentator for the Toronto Raptors.  Sam Sheehan is a redditor and cap and stats aficionado. Twitter: @SamSheehan.  Adam Joseph covers the OKC Thunder for SB Nation and joins LHR for Boston Celtics Pre-Game. Twitter: @AdamJosephSport

3:55 Ticket giveaway details

4:51 Jack Armstrong

6:15 How Toronto guards exploit Boston’s perimeter D

10:15 Is Raptors D elite?

14:58 Why the Celts are Toronto’s biggest roadblock to ECF

16:30 Boston Celtics needs

23:22 Why the Celtics CANNOT be overly aggressive in trade market

24:40 Why Danny Ainge will make a ‘big move’ in next 12 months

26:42 Will the Celtics be able to afford a max free agent this summer?

30:52 Who the Celtics will target in trade market and free agency

34:45 If Celts sign max free agent, who can they keep on current roster?

44:46 Andrew Bogut only Celts trade target?

47:39 Value of Tyler Zeller’s contract

49:36 Oklahoma City Thunder Pre-Game

54:32 Prediction

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Jeff Goodman is a basketball insider for ESPN.  The preeminent draft expert in the country, Jeff joins Celtics Beat as part of a yearly tradition to primer highly touted college basketball draft prospects for this year’s NBA Draft.  Twitter: @GoodmanESPN

2:35 Ticket giveaway information

4:33 Jeff Goodman joins the show

6:30 Is Isaiah Thomas an elite point guard?

8:20 Harry Giles

11:18 Who should Celtics take #1 overall?

12:30 Scouting reports on Markelle Fultz, Dennis Smith, Lonzo Ball, Malik Monk, Jayson Tatum, Josh Jackson & more

28:08 Boston’s strategy w/ remaining two Nets lotto picks

33:00 Evaluation of Kelly Olynyk, Marcus Smart & Jaylen Brown

47:01 NCAA Final Four predictions

49:02 Mailbag on Andrew Bogut, Celts off-season plans, Jonas Jerebko and whether Al Horford should’ve played in Miami

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Keith Smith covers the NBA for realGM and the Boston Celtics for CelticsBlog. Twitter: @KeithSmithNBA

Ryan Bernardoni covers the Celts with a specialization on roster building, the CBA and the salary cap for ESPN’s True Hoop blog, CelticsHub. Twitter: @dangercart

3:50 Jae Crowder & locker room audio

8:12 Keith Smith on Al Horford’s early season impact

10:50 Fixing the Celtics second unit

12:45 Kelly Olynyk struggles & his importance

15:48 Terry Rozier’s development

17:00 Celtics 2nd Quarter Statistics

20:30 Marcus Smart’s improved playmaking

23:15 Should the Celts bench Jaylen Brown?

26:12 Upcoming week prediction

31:00 Ticket Giveaway & new contest

34:54 Celts team weaknesses

36:30 Boston’s strategy in trades w/ salary cap in mind

40:17 Trading for Andrew Bogut; Should C’s wait?

43:18 Pressure for Celts to trade assets?

44:55 Other trade targets

49:00 Isaiah Thomas: One of best trades in Celtics history?

51:40: 2001 Allen Iverson v. 2017 IT4

54:59 What to be thankful for

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Danny Leroux is the host of realGM Radio, Dunc’d On, Locked on Warriors, and the Twitter NBA Show.  He also contributes to Sporting News and The Athletic.  Twitter: @DannyLeRoux

2:21 Ticket giveaways

5:12 How Golden State Warriors smothered the Boston Celtics in Friday’s 3rd quarter.

8:50 Is Boston’s defense an issue?

12:06 Primary concerns for Celts

16:25 Targeting Andrew Bogut and would he would bring

23:05 Isaiah Thomas and his place in NBA

29:05 Dubs intensity level in regular season going forward

34:15 Draymond Green comments

36:10 Boston’s improved crunch time play

43:57 Al Horford return v Detroit Pistons & future impact

45:28 LeBron James & Phil Jackson

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Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons legend and current analyst for NBAtv joins Larry H. Russell to discuss his protege Jaylen Brown’s performance thus far after some recent struggles.  LHR also recaps the week that was, opens the mailbag and brings back Around the NBA in 5.

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Dave McMenamin of ESPN returns to discuss Thursday’s Cleveland Cavaliers victory over the Boston Celtics on national TV.  LHR recaps the remainder of the week and conducts the pre-game segment against the Denver Nuggets with Justin Poulin.

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Chris Forsberg of ESPN Boston is in studio to discuss the Boston Celtics opening week of the 2016-17 NBA campaign with games against the Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, and Charlotte Hornets.

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Rich Gotham, President of the Boston Celtics returns to the broadcast to discuss the prospects of the 2017 Boston Celtics who open up Wednesday at the TD Garden against the Brooklyn Nets.  LHR also gives his full slate of predictions both for the Celts and the NBA.

Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, and American Farmer’s Network.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, October 23rd, 2016.  Powered by CLNS Radio.

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One week to go: The Boston Celtics are entering their final week of the pre-season.  It is just the exhibition NBA season, but thus far, the Celts have looked good and the fans (those who watched) have to be pleased with what they see.  How will this translate to the regular season which begins in ten days? The returning Larry H. Russell tries to answer this question the best he can while also giving his own player outlook for this season.

Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe returns to the featured guest chair once again and takes some rapid fire questions from LHR.  Questions include: What’s the best and worst case with Boston in 2017? Is there a concrete definition to what is and what is not a successful season? What are the team’s biggest and least of concerns? Which teams, save for the Cleveland Cavaliers present the most problems with the Celts in the East? With the season just days a week, LHR and Bob give an entire individual and team rundown on the coming 2016-17 NBA campaign.

It’s all on this week’s Celtics Beat. Brought to you by Blue Apron, audiblepodcast.com/celtics, Casper, and American Farmer’s Network.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, October 16th 2016.  Powered by CLNS Radio.

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