Clean the Boards

By Austin Barach

From hot takes to statistical and annecdotal evidence, a group of friends review and debate the recent events in the sports world, mostly the NBA.

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How many episodes does Clean the Boards have?

The podcast currently has 120 episodes available.

Clean the Boards episodes:

June 03, 20242024 NBA Finals 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 questions, Tatum's growth, etc.

(73:23) Dissecting the media's anti-Celtics agenda including the "easy path" and "haven't been battle-tested" narratives

(82:38) The Kyrie playing Boston piece of it

(87:47) Wrapping up some other storylines, predictions, and closing thoughts
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1h 39min
May 22, 2023Reacting to the Celtics Down 3-0 in the ECF
(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.
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55min
April 10, 2023 Round One NBA Matchups, the Celtics' Outlook, and More
(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
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46min
March 27, 2023Down Goes Texas, UConn Rolls On, Parity in the Sport, and More
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

NBA update

Nonsense
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59min
March 14, 20232023 March Madness Bracket Special
(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)
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1h 21min
January 06, 2023Damar Hamlin, Week 18, Struggling Celts, D3 to D1 College Hoops, and TCU-Georgia; Plus, Steve Cohen Makes his CtB Debut
(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 down, the weird ACC, and more

(86:09) College football: TCU-Georgia for the Championship after awesome Semifinal games

(90:24) PART 2, Steve Cohen: tequila, the acting scene, University of Arizona athletics, talking Boston sports, and more
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2h 7min
December 31, 2022Our Top 20 Sports Moments of 2022, the NFL Playoff Picture, the Top Teams in the East, and More
(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 sports things/moments of the year (tangents)

(80:09) Our Annual Top Sports Things/Moments of the Year

(93:07) College Football and College Basketball updates
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1h 37min
November 24, 20223rd Annual Top 20 Sports Things that we're Thankful For, World Cup Fervor, the 6-4 Patriots, and More
(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 Thankful for, plus honorable mentions

(83:40) College football... (85:15) College basketball... (87:03) and the Bruins start into the outro with John Denver
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1h 29min
November 07, 2022Strong Start for the Celts, Patriots' Mediocrity, College Hoops is Back, and More
(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-season college basketball champion picks
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58min
October 07, 2022MLB Playoffs Preview and Mets Optimism
(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
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1h 13min

FAQs about Clean the Boards:

How many episodes does Clean the Boards have?

The podcast currently has 120 episodes available.