Celtics Lab NBA Basketball Podcast

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CLAB 009: The future of the cap, restarting the season and more May 25, 2020

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In this episode of Celtics Lab, we have a special roundtable on the future of the cap in an uncertain moment of NBA history. We spoke with Early Bird Rights' Jeff Siegel, SB Nation's Ricky O'Donnell, Vik Chokshi, formerly of The Big Lead and Derek Spallone of Spallone Sports on how the Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors and several other teams around the league will be looking to manage cap and contention concerns among other issues.
We also get into the growing drumbeat of restarting the 2019-20 NBA season at Disney, Paul Pierce inserting himself into a variety of debates, put The Last Dance to bed and more.
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CLAB 008: How the pandemic is changing our consumption, production of sports Apr 28, 2020

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This pod, we dive into how the coronavirus pandemic has changed our engagement with sports. Whether from the perspective of fans, with history, interviews and well-intentioned if snooze-worthy events like H-O-R-S-E, or from the perspective of content producers, we discuss what NBA basketball and Boston Celtics coverage looks like in the era of COVID-19, and what we can expect in the future. Join Justin Quinn and Cam Tabatabaie along with guest Nick Friar of the Nets Wire as we talk about the state of the sport, the news and more.
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CLAB 007: How COVID-19 could change the NBA & unsung heroes of the rebuild Mar 30, 2020

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This episode, we break down the various ways the Boston Celtics and NBA could see changes in the short term due to the coronavirus pandemic. We also look back at some of the unsung heroes of Boston's last rebuild, holding a draft for an imaginary 3-on-3 tournament in the style of the Big3.
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CLAB 006: Back from hiatus to fill the COVID-19 basketball void Mar 21, 2020

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We're back from a long hiatus to help fill the space in our lives left by the suspension of basketball at all levels caused by the coronavirus pandemic causing turmoil in all of our lives. Join Cam Tabatabaie, Matt Esposito and Justin Quinn as we talk how our lives have changed due to COVID-19, our thoughts on the season before it was interrupted, and what we think the future will hold for basketball and the wider world.
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CLAB 005: The Kyrie Conundrum -- deconstructing popular narratives about the divisive player Nov 28, 2019

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Ahead of the aborted reunion with his former team, Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving finds himself at the nexus of several popular narratives circulating in the NBA and especially Boston Celtics media sphere. The Nets have struggled early while Boston has exceeded expectations in Kyrie's absence; to what extent is his presence (or lack thereof) responsible? Is he hard to get along with? Does he need a certain roster makeup to succeed? And speaking of absences, does the Duke product take games off when facing former teams at home? Join Justin Quinn and Cam Tabatabaie as they link up with the Brooklyn Buzz' Jac Manuel as we try to get to the hard data behind (or not) these talking points.
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CLAB 004: From Kimball to Kemba -- Boston's UConn connections over the decades Nov 08, 2019

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Despite being the twin towers of New England basketball, the two northeastern powerhouses share a surprisingly small degree of overlapping players over the last half-century. But, those former UConn Huskies who HAVE played for the Celtics have usually left an impression -- and in recent years, some very big ones. Join Justin Quinn as he catches up with friend of the pod and UConn Today editor Tom Breen to talk all things Celtics-Connecticut -- and apologies for the occasional glitch.
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CLAB 003: Predicting the coming season from the opener to the Finals w/ 76ers pod Garbage Into Gold Oct 20, 2019

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Preseason is over, and the 2019-20 NBA regular season is nearly upon us! Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they talk about the finalization of the roster, a look back to who shined in camp, and early returns from preseason before jumping into the lab for a special crossover. There, we're joined by Garbage Into Gold's 76ers specialists Brandon Apter and Jesse Larch as we team up to provide some outside views on each team's strengths, weaknesses, and potential. It's exactly the kind of deep dive you expect from the Lab, so get ready to hear about everything you need to know about each team's coming season...and more importantly, basketball that actually counts.
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CLAB 002: Talking Team USA, Team Shamrock, & trades with TradeNBA.com's Zach Rodriguez Sep 21, 2019

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In the lab for this pod, we have TradeNBA.com's Zach Rodriguez on to talk with Justin Quinn about his soon-to-drop changes to his trade checker. Already one of the sport's most popular, Zach breaks down all the new features he's added since he last came n the pod, as well as the changes on their way for the coming season. We also talk on Team USA's lackluster performance, and where blame, if any, should be laid.
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CLAB 001: What are the pros and cons of Team USA play for the Boston Celtics? Sep 05, 2019

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Is the Team USA Breakout a real thing? And if so, is it worth it? This pod, Justin Quinn is on a solo mission to convince you that there actually ARE tangible benefits from NBA players participating in FIBA World Cup play, and that its enough to justify the risk of injury...to a point. Buckle up for a deep dive into the data behind bumps and breakouts in performance after exposure to Team USA play.
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CLAB 000 - Rebooting the Celtics, the league and the podcast Aug 10, 2019

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Welcome inside the Lab! After three years with our friends at CelticsLife, we decided to go completely independent to go in a new direction. That direction, of course, is to follow our favorite team into deeper dives and compelling interviews weekly podcasts simply don't have the space for. We're striving to provide something you won't find elsewhere, so expect a slightly more erratic schedule of pod releases while we search for the stories and guests worth more than a five-minute segment.
For our soft launch, we decided to discuss TWO such deep dives (we'll usually have some brief current news before wherever we decide to go for the focus of each pod), feeling we needed to take stock of all of this summer's moves and how they could pan out next season, as well as a bigger-picture look at player movement and other pressing issues related to the league as a whole. We hope you dig the new name and format, and welcome any feedback on what you like -- or don't.
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