Green With Envy: A Boston Celtics Podcast

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CelticsPod: Summer League over, More TPE's, and season schedule announced Aug 18, 2021

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Adam is joined by friend of the podcast, Cody Chalifoux. The guys discuss the Celtics Summer League loss to the Sacramento Kings, and what the tournament was a success for Boston overall. They also hit on the Evan Fournier sign-and-trade that saw the Celtics get another TPE and how the team matches up with the Knicks on opening day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Celtics PRIDE: Smart Extension, Schroeder, Summer League Aug 17, 2021

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Adam Motenko, Josh Motenko and Mike Minkoff react instantly to Marcus Smart’s new contract extension. Smart signed a reported 4 year, $77.1 million contract extension that would kick in after this season. We like the deal but discuss how it impacts the salary cap going into the year Bradley Beal becomes a free agent. “The Celtics are NOT going to have max cap space going into next season.” - Mike Minkoff Josh suggests Smart’s 77 number is lucky and Adam walks back his comments on the Celtics ownership group’s willingness to spend into the luxury tax as some of the least wealthy owners in the league. The guys move on to discussing Dennis Schroeder’s signing and role on this team including current preferences for starting lineups. Is Schroeder coming off the bench? Conversation moves to reactions to summer league at this point including looking ahead to the summer league championship game. Could Juhann Begarin or Yam Madar accept a 2-way contract with the Celtics? Finally, the Pride guys discuss their hopes for the rest of the offseason with a focus on a desired consolidation trade with the end of the bench. Lastly, congratulations to listener @ChrisCKerr for correctly guessing Josh’s trivia question about the last player to wear Celtics green with the name Bruno. Listen to the end for the answer. @ChrisCKerr now deserves the adoration of all Celtics fans for his Celtics PRIDE level knowledge of the Celtics. Remember to rate, review, and subscribe to the Celticsblog podcast feed (we're “Celtics PRIDE”) and follow us on Twitter @celticspridepod, a @celticsblog podcast. Hosts: Adam Motenko, Josh Motenko @coachmotenko and Mike Minkoff, @mikeminkoffnba Email: at celticspridepodcast@gmail.com You can find regular episodes of the CelitcsPod and Celtics PRIDE podcasts on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever else you listen to your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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CelticsPod: Analyzing Schroder and the Celtics depth chart Aug 13, 2021

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Adam and Will discuss the signing of Dennis Schroder and the pros and cons of his short-term deal, for both the player and the team. They then discuss potential lineups, the team's improved depth, and how Nesmith could find himself with a starting role to add shooting and spacing to the starting five. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Celtics PRIDE: Offseason Gripes and 1st Summer League Overreactions Aug 10, 2021

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Adam, Josh and Mike start by overreacting to game one of the summer league. They give their takes on Yam Madar, Carsen Edwards, Romeo Langford, Aaron Nesmith, Payton Pritchard Juhann Begarin and Sam Hauser. Is Yam already better than Carsen Edwards? Does Josh still think Romeo Langford can be an all star? Should we be happy with Aaron Nesmith? Should Pritchard be running the offense more effectively? Is Juhann Begarin a future NBA player? Can Sam Hauser defend anybody? Then the guys vent about the offseason. Mike is happy because the team did what he thought they should but Josh and Adam have gripes about ownership's willingness to spend into the luxury tax and a strategy that has led this team to get worse each of the last 2-3 offseasons. Discussion shifts to Marcus Smart's rumored extension offer and what that means for the proposed cap flexibility for 2022-23 that the front office is using as justification for not re-signing Evan Fournier. Josh poses the problematic question, "who do you want to be the team's third leading scorer next year" which is deeply concerning no matter the answer. Finally, the PRIDE Pod discusses Dennis Schroeder's fit on this team based on the rumored mutual interest. Remember to rate, review, and subscribe to the Celticsblog podcast feed (we're “Celtics PRIDE”) and follow us on Twitter @celticspridepod, a @celticsblog podcast. Hosts: Adam Motenko, Josh Motenko @coachmotenko and Adam Spinella @spinella14. Email: at celticspridepodcast@gmail.com You can find regular episodes of the CelitcsPod and Celtics PRIDE podcasts on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever else you listen to your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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CelticsPod: Takeaways from Summer League Aug 09, 2021

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Yam Madar lighting it up with silky dribble moves, neat finishes, and high-intensity defense. Langford needing more chances to run the offense, and not falling into the Carsen Edwards trap. Adam looks at each major name on this year's Summer League roster, and dives into what he saw, didn't see and thinks each player needs more of in the coming games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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CelticsPod: The BlogFather Jeff Clark stops by Aug 06, 2021

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Adam is joined by CelticsBlog CEO Jeff Clark to discuss the rise and rise of CelticsBlog, look back to the last year's of Ainge's tenure, and discuss what Brad Stevens' plan may be....is Bradley Beal really a lock next summer? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Celtics PRIDE: Free Agency & Trades Aug 03, 2021

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Mike Minkoff and Adam Motenko record with free agency underway and react live as Evan Fournier signs with the Knicks. Mike reviews the current state of the Cetlics off season including the completed Josh Richardson trade and the pending Tristan Thompson trade. They discuss their reactions to these deals including the going back to the Kemba Walker deal that kicked off Brad Stevens tenure as President. What are we learning about Brad Stevens’ thoughts on the roster and the cap sheet that Danny Ainge left him with? Was the Knicks contract for Evan Fournier an overpay? Should the Celtics have paid that amount? What does losing Fourneir mean about the decision to trade for him last season, breaking up the Hayward Traded Player Exception and giving away two second round picks? They also discuss whether the Celtics should extend Marcus Smart for the contract he wants. Mike and Adam disagree on whether incremental improvement toward being as competitive as possible is a better approach than clearing your cap space if you determine you can’t win a championship yet. Adam raises the topic of whether this ownership group is spending enough. Should they be more willing to pay the luxury tax next year to keep Fournier? The podcast ends with a discuss on the rumored interest in Isaiah Thomas returning. Remember to rate, review, and subscribe to the Celticsblog podcast feed (we're “Celtics PRIDE”) and follow us on Twitter @celticspridepod, a @celticsblog podcast. Hosts: Adam Motenko, Josh Motenko @coachmotenko and Adam Spinella @spinella14. Email: at celticspridepodcast@gmail.com You can find regular episodes of the CelitcsPod and Celtics PRIDE podcasts on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever else you listen to your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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CelticsPod: Reacting to a wild weekend of trades Aug 02, 2021

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Adam, Greg, and WIll - the Three Man Weave - get together to discuss the trades that netted Boston Kris Dunn, Bruno Fernando, and Josh Richardson. The guys look at each players individual fit, what it could mean for Evan Fournier, and how the roster is currently shaping up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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CelticsPod: Team USA needs Gordan Bombay! Jul 26, 2021

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Adam, Will, and Greg dive into Team USA's loss to France, looking at Tatum and Fournier in particular, and comparing the teams struggles to that of the Mighty Ducks movies. They also look at the Nigel Hayes rumors, and have a brief discussion on Bradley Beal. Here's the link to Candles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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CelticsPod: Exploring Colin Sexton w/ Evan Dammarell Jul 21, 2021

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Colin Sexton seems to be a name on the lips of most Celtics fans, with the notion of him replacing Kemba Walker's offensive output the most logical reason. Adam is joined by Evan Dammerall of Fear The Sword and Locked' On Cavs to discuss Sexton's skill set, his potential fit with Boston, and if the Celtics could offer an attractive enough package to get the deal done. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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