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!

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Neighborhood Rules Ep. 82: HOF Celts, Old School, and East preview

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?

Neighborhood Rules Ep. 81 - Celts Fall in Summer League Final

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

Neighborhood Rules Ep. 80 - Durant, Pop, and Gold for Team USA

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!  

Neighborhood Rules Ep. 79 - USA Olympics, Draft Recap, Celtics' 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 consistency issues on this one, and thanks for listening all season long! 

Neighborhood Rules Ep. 78 - Bucks Finally Champions

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!

Neighborhood Rules Ep. 77 - A Summer Catch, and '21 Finals Game 1 Recap

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!

Neighborhood Rules Ep. 76: Suns Deserve This Finals

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. 

Neighborhood Rules Ep. 75 - Ben Simmons: Love Is Letting Go of Fear

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 all of it! Also - In one of his signature monologues, Coach tells Dan Shaughnessy why he is entirely wrong about the Celtics.  

Neighborhood Rules Ep. 73: Durant's Brilliance

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.   

Neighborhood Rules Ep.73 - 1st Round Playoffs

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.     

Neighborhood Rules Ep. 72: 2021 Play-In and Kareem's Award

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.     

Neighborhood Rules Ep.71 - Brown Goes Down.

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. 

Neighborhood Rules Ep. 70: Super Steph, Super Tanks, and should Rondo be in the HOF?

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.     

Neighborhood Rules Ep.69: Final Four Recap, and Celts vs. Philly

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.   

Neighborhood Rules Ep. 68: The 2021 Trade Deadline, and Remembering Elgin

An ex-player/coach/ref’s comments on the way the game of basketball should be played.

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