Celtics Talk

A. Sherrod Blakely, Chris Forsberg, and Abby Chin discuss their confidence in this Celtics team, from coaching to individual players.

00:50: Confidence meter: A. Sherrod Blakely, Chris Forsberg, and Abby Chin discuss where their confidence stands with the Celtics at this point in the season.

04:35: After a loss to the Sixers on Thursday, what went wrong at the end of the game? How can the Celtics prevent more games from slipping away?

07:10: Abby discusses why she misses Marcus Smart right now.

08:55 Sherrod, Chris, and Abby rank their confidence level in the C’s bigs.

14:14: What is the key to success for the Celtics to take over the East? And what is their chance against teams in the West.

17:29: Jaylen Brown, or Jayson Tatum? Sherrod breaks down who he thinks has been better for the Celtics so far this season.

21:27: Who are ’my guys of the week’?

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Celtics and the 76ers are set up for a big matchup on Thursday. How has Philadelphia felt about Al Horford so far this season? How will Al be received by fans back in Boston? We bring in NBC Sports Philadelphia's reporter Serena Winters to get a Philly perspective on the matchup.

01:00: Chris Forsberg and Kyle Draper preview this episode of the Celtics Talk podcast, and compare the Celtics first meeting with Sixers, to where they are at now

05:19: Chris Forsberg Interview with NBC Sports Philadelphia reporter Serena Winters

07:25: Serena discusses the impact Al Horford has had in Philly

09:38: How has the lineup been working with Joel Embiid and Al Horford? Serena discusses their different lineup options, and the effect of having a lot of big men

16:42: Serena discusses how Matisse Thybulle has been working for the Sixers

20:12: What does Serena Winters think about the amount of attention on Ben Simmons three-point struggles?

27:39: Draper weighs in on how he thinks that Horford will be received by Boston fans

33:19: If the Celtics can prove themselves against a big Philadelphia team, do they need a trade? Or, is this the team they can win with?

35:48: Kyle Draper and Chris Forsberg wrap things up with trade deadline talk, will Kevin Love be leaving Cleveland?

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A. Sherrod Blakely, Chris Forsberg and Kyle Draper break down the emergence of Jaylen Brown this season. How much did last season help Jaylen prepare to take on a bigger role? Kyle Draper sits down with Grant Williams to chat about his rookie season, giving candles to his teammates, and how his team is giving him a hard time for not making a 3-pointer yet.

1:00 - What has led to Jaylen Brown’s great start to the season?

3:00 - How last season prepared Jaylen to have a bigger role this year

4:30 - What is the ceiling for Jaylen Brown? Can he be an All-Star?

9:00 - Jaylen Brown explains who he was blowing a kiss to on the Heat bench

12:50 - Jaylen explains how teams blitzing Kemba and Tatum has helped his scoring.

17:00 - Celtics off to 15-5 start. Last season they were 10-10. Where do they stand as the top teams in the East?

21:00 - Grant Williams sits down with Kyle Draper to discuss the start of his rookie season

23:00 - How have Brad Stevens and teammates been poking fun at Grant for his 3-point struggles?

29:00 - Grant explains why he gave out candles to media members and teammates.

31:00 - We give out our ‘My guy’ of the week awards.

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3:05 - Following the Celtics' loss to the Nets in Brooklyn, Kyle Draper and Chris Forsberg give their big-picture thoughts on the team.

6:20 - The biggest shortcoming of the squad this season is on defense, so what's causing their inability to stop opposing point guards from going off?

10:44 - Is Marcus Smart the Celtics' early team MVP?

13:22 - Chris and Kyle discuss the growth of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown this season and debate how much the team should expect from them.

17:48 - Kyrie Irving flooded headlines this past week after he didn't play in Boston. Kyrie followed it up with a long Instagram post and Marcus Smart finished the conversation after Friday's game. So are we finally done with the Kyrie talk?

28:12 - Chris and Kyle give their "my guy" of the week.

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A. Sherrod Blakely is joined by Abby Chin to break down the Celtics West Coast trip. They discuss their impressions of the Celtics now, and how they have changed from the start of the season. We also have some fun giving out some Thanksgiving superlatives.

2:30 - How do we feel about the Celtics West Coast trip so far?

5:00 - Has Jayson Tatum showed he can make the ‘leap’ to the next level? How much has he impacted the Celtics?

8:30 - Where do the Celtics rank in the Eastern Conference? What order is the top 3 right now?

10:00 - Do the Celtics need some front court help? or as we confident in what they have now?

13:30 -Is the buyout market the best spot for Danny Ainge to add a big man?

16:00 - We give out our Thanksgiving-themed superlatives. Who’s the devourer of the drumstick? stuffing the stats is? side dish superstar?

30:00 - Who has been the biggest surprise player for the Celtics so far?

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Chris Forsberg gives you a preview of our newest podcast, 'The Enes Kanter Show'

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(1:00) How surprising is it that the Celtics have the best record in the NBA? (3:15) How much will this West Coast trip tell us about the Celtics potential? (4:50) Forsberg explains how Kemba Walker’s ‘got a little I.T. in him in the fourth’ (8:00) What has been the most surprising thing about the Celtics hot start? (10:00) What is the biggest difference between this season and last season? (13:30) Draper explains why blaming Kyrie for all the struggles last year isn’t fair (16:30) Why is the play of Marcus Smart flying under the radar? (19:00) What record would make this a ‘good’ West Coast trip for the Celtics? (20:30) Breaking down A. Sherrod Blakely’s NBA Power Rankings (23:00) Impressions of Isaiah Thomas’ return to Boston, will he ever be close to the same player again? (25:30) Do the Celtics still NEED a big man? (29:00) Our crew gives out their ‘My guy!’ of the week awards.

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Kyle Draper and Chris Forsberg react to Gordon Hayward scoring 39 points (ties career high) against the Cavaliers. How can Hayward build off this performance? (8:00) Draper explains why he is encouraged by the play of Jayson Tatum. (10:00) 6 games into the season, how confident are we in this Celtics team? (13:30) Previewing Celtics-Hornets game, Kemba returns to Charlotte. (16:30) Takeaways from Kemba Walker’s first 6 games as a member of the Celtics

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(1:00) There’s no reason to panic about the Celtics opener, right? RIGHT?!?! Our crew MAY have mixed opinions. (7:00) First initial reactions to this Celtics team, what concerns you the most? (11:00) Chris Forsberg explains why he was encouraged by how aggressive Jayson Tatum was (14:00) Should we be worried about Jaylen Brown’s season debut? (17:00) How impressive was the play of Robert Williams? (20:00) How important will having a ‘quick start’ going to be for this team? (22:00) Reactions to Kyrie’s first game with the Nets

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(2:00) Kyle Draper, Chris Forsberg, A. Sherrod Blakely, and Brian Scalabrine give their expectations for the Boston Celtics this season. (6:00) How big of a year is this for Jaylen Brown? What do we see happening with his contract? (9:00) What expectations do we have for Jayson Tatum? (12:00) What level can we expect Gordon Hayward to return to? (14:00) Abby Chin hosts ‘Rookie Watch’. Where our crew debates which rookie will have the biggest impact for the Celtics this season. (19:30) Paul Hudrick covers the Sixers for NBC Sports Philadelphia. He joins the crew to preview the Celtics-76ers opening night matchup. (21:00) How does Al Horford fit into the mix with the 76ers? (22:00) How much pressure is on Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid? (27:00) How do people in Philadelphia feel about the Boston Celtics this season?

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