Gino Time: A Boston Celtics Podcast

Nicole and Tom discuss what rules they would implement if they were the commissioner of the NBA. 

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Nicole and Tom are joined by John Karalis of MassLive.com to discuss teams opening practice facilities (8:30), Michael Jordan (16:25), the long-term implications of coronavirus on sports, and what they will miss if the NBA doesn't return (36:45). 

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Tom and Chris Grenham of Forbes each share three hot takes about this year's draft class (5:57).

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Nicole and Tom chat with the Riffs Man, one of the pioneers of Weird Celtics Twitter (WCT). They discuss the origins of his Celtics fandom (2:13), the origins of some of the most popular WCT nicknames (4:46), when WCT took off (11:45), some of the WCT's recurring bits (16:45), and the national embrace of WCT (22:05). Then, they recap this year's truncated season (25:25).

 

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Nicole and Tom discuss whether the league can return under the scenario Dr. Anthony Fauci recently laid out (3:00) and then interview Gordon and Robyn Hayward (16:00). 

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Nicole and Tom briefly recap the H-O-R-S-E tournament and then play two truths and a lie using the Celtics roster (6:35).

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Nicole and Tom discuss which Celtics they would like on their HORSE team (3:30), Jayson Tatum's conference call (9:35), and the five best highlights from the Celtics' season (19:55).

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Nicole and Tom speak to Sopan Deb of the New York Times about his Celtics fandom (4:54), his career arc (13:25), his NYT story on Jayson Tatum (25:50), conversations with Kyrie Irving vs. convos with Kemba Walker (31:01), his new book (40:13), and his thoughts on the remainder of the NBA season (47:30).

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Nicole and Tom share their selections for Celtics MVP (3:05), MIP (6:26), Sixth Man of the Year (10:23), Rookie of the Year (15:47), DPOY (18:06), Media MVP (20:22), and other superlatives (26:12).

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Nicole and Tom summarize Brad Stevens's first public comments since the NBA was suspended. Then, Chris Grenham of Forbes joins the show (8:50) to answer questions about the 2020 NBA Draft: How likely are the Celtics to trade one (or more) of their picks? (13:52) What are the Celtics' needs? (17:35) Who would you select with the 17th pick? (24:01) The 26th pick? (30:51) Who are some sleepers for the team's later picks? (35:24).

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