651: Is Mazzzula the RIGHT Coach for THIS Celtics Team? w/ Justin Turpin

Busy week for the Boston Celtics, and a fairly successful week at that.  Boston dropped a tough contest last night to the Milwaukee Bucks, ending their three-game winning streak.  But are we now seeing some noticeable improvement from certain individuals as well as the team?   Host Larry H. Russell seems to think so.  The team has made marked improvements in three key areas since the beginning of the season, and that’s a very positive development for the Boston Celtics.  LHR also spoke with Wyc Grousbeck and Rich Gotham regarding how they feel about the team in a feature piece that is available on clnsradio.com.  LHR will further discuss the piece and how he personally currently feels about the team now and going forward on the show.   And that’s not all.  Longtime Boston Celtics beat reporter for the Boston Herald, Steve Bulpett, will join Celtics Beat once again and provide the latest buzz surrounding the Celts.  Is there still a possibility for more moves? Is LHR’s optimism justified? Can this team really make a playoff push? Steve will have this and more on Episode 91.   We’d also like to welcome the return of our longtime friend - Around the NBA in 5. So tune in this Sunday for another edition of Celtics Beat, presented by lynda.com/clns.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher Sunday, February 8th, 2015.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Helmi 20151h 5min

The Celtics returned home from a 6 game road trip and square off against old rival the Miami Heat on Super Bowl Sunday.  The team is showing signs of life with their first 3 wins on the road in the Western Conference in a couple of years but still can't get over the hump against the iron teams. Celtics Beat hosts Rich Conte and Dr. Andre Snellings of Rotowire talk about today's game, the recent roadtrip and reminisce about the Celtics - Heat rivalry.  We also welcome guest RealGM.com's Shams Charania to talk about the rapidly approaching NBA Trade Deadline as well as some players called up from the NBA Developmental League making surprising impacts. All this and Rich and Dre go around the NBA in 5.  You won't want to miss it. So tune in this Sunday for another edition of Celtics Beat, presented by lynda.com/clns.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher Sunday, February 1st 2015.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Helmi 20151h 7min

So far, so good. The Boston Celtics are rolling out West.   Well, sort of. But two wins in a row is a start, particularly on a back-to-back beating the Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets. What does this mean? Can the Celtics make a run at the Eastern Conference’s final playoff berth?   LHR doesn’t seem to think so. While there are a lot of positives that have come out of the Celtics continued-inspired play despite all the adversity and the challenges of this season, reality is still reality.  The Detroit Pistons seem to be a step ahead, and the continued drama with trades will prove to be too much to overcome for these ever-so-gritty 2015 Celtics.  However, this may be something they can build upon.   Despite the recent success of the Celtics, it’s still ever-so important for fans to keep an eye on the 2015 NBA Draft.  And who better to talk to than Jeff Goodman of ESPN and ESPN.com, who has made a living off knowing college basketball prospects over this last decade.  LHR and Jeff will get into an elaborate discussion on not just the Draft, but where the Celts stand in their rebuilding as well.   We’d also like to welcome the return of our longtime friend - Around the NBA in 5.   So tune in this Sunday for another edition of Celtics Beat, presented by lynda.com/clns.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher Sunday, January 18th 2015.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Tammi 20151h 12min

Championship Sunday in the NFL is not championship sunday for the Boston Celtics.  In fact, it’s a bloody Sunday.  Two Eastern Conference juggernauts - the Atlanta Hawks and Chicago Bulls - humbled the Celts on their home floor in two contests this week.  And now the Celtics go out West.   Boston’s first stop will be in Los Angeles to face Doc Rivers, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers.  Who better to talk to to talk Clippers basketball than the best color commentator in the NBA - FOX Sports West/Prime Ticket - Michael Smith.  Mike and LHR will reunite and the conversation will be sure to provide insight about the Celts first stop in their West Coast guantlet.   LHR will also chat with Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe.  Dan is the author of an array of books including Ever Green, one of the definitive accounts of the Celtics and their illustrious history.  Dan and LHR will talk about Larry’s author debut, Fall of the Boston Celtics, as Celtics Beat continues to relive the Dark Ages of Celtics basketball.   So tune in this Sunday.  Another Fall of the Boston Celtics edition of Celtics Beat.  Powered by CLNS Radio.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher Sunday, January 18th 2015.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Tammi 20151h 8min

These are dark times for the Boston Celtics.  The losses are piling up and fans are depressed.  But is this as bad as what it once was?   Esteemed Celtics historian Larry H. Russell will re-live the infamous Dark Ages in this special edition episode of Celtics Beat.  LHR will speak with realGM’s Elrod Enchilada and they’ll discuss Larry’s landmark author debut Fall of the Boston Celtics: How Bad Luck, Bad Decisions Brought the Mighty Celtics Empire to Its Knees and Ushered in the Dark Ages.   This show is not faint-hearted.  Those were certainly some dreary times.  LHR will talk with Elrod for the full 60 minutes and they’ll dissect what went wrong, who was most to blame, and what were the primary factors for the team’s full and ensuing stagnation.  And how do the Celtics struggle of today compare to yesterday? Are they going down that path again?   So tune in to find out.  A special Fall of the Boston Celtics edition of Celtics Beat. Powered by CLNS Radio.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher Sunday, January 11th 2015.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Tammi 20151h 11min

The Boston Celtics haven’t kicked off the New Year right but you can count on Celtics Beat too.  Rich Conte and Dr. Andre Snellings return for 2015 and will bring in Bob Ryan for an extended conversation on ... everything. Rajon Rondo’s successful return to Boston with the Dallas Mavericks - we got that.  Current state of the team? Check.  A trip down memory lane discussing Bob’s best selling memoirs, “Scribe: My Life in Sports” ? Check...mate. Celtics Beat Executive Producer Larry H. Russell’s author debut “Fall of the Boston Celtics: How Bad Luck, Bad Decisions Brought the Mighty Celtics Empire to Its Knees and Ushered in the Dark Ages” is set to hit shelves tomorrow.  And what better person than Bob Ryan to discuss that as well? Tune into the last 2014 show of Celtics Beat -- available for download in iTunes and Stitcher this Sunday.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Tammi 20151h 8min

Our last show of 2014 is a special one.  ‘The Baseline’ team of Cal “Gameface” Lee and Warren Shaw are back to wrap up the year.  And fittingly, the past week was pretty much the same as it was all 2014: loss after loss after loss with some trade talk thrown in.   We’ll get a different perspective this week.  Two stalwarts of the Celtics-blogosphere, Mark Vandeusen and Mike Dyer of CelticsLife will stop by to give their thoughts on what is becoming an increasingly depressing situation.  Is there any light at the end of the tunnel for the Celtics or is there a long rebuild ahead?   Speaking of dark days for the Boston Celtics: There were none darker than following the deaths of Len Bias and Reggie Lewis and the bad Celtics basketball which ensued.  Cal and Warren will talk about Larry H. Russell’s debut book, “Fall of the Boston Celtics” -- which is scheduled for release on January 5th.  Stay tuned to CLNS Radio or follow @CLNS_LHR on Twitter for updates.   Cal and Warren will also go Around the NBA in 5.   So tune into the last 2014 show of Celtics Beat -- available for download in iTunes and Stitcher this Sunday.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Joulu 20141h 4min

It finally happened.  Rajon Rondo is a Celtic no more.  The Boston Celtics sent their starting point to the Dallas Mavericks for Brandan Wright...ah, you know the rest.   Hosts Jared Weiss and “Stats” Adam Lowenstein will be joined by two guests.  Kelly Dwyer of Yahoo! Sports and Tim McMahon of ESPN Dallas.  It will be all Rajon Rondo talk, all the time.  Oh, and there is a game tonight too, against the Miami Heat.   Jared and Adam will also squeeze in Around the NBA in 5. So tune into this special edition Celtics Beat -- available for download in iTunes and Stitcher this Sunday.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Joulu 20141h 14min