Neighborhood Rules

We're back! Coach and Tone go through the recent happenings in the NBA, Joker's insane 30-20-20 night, Pritchard and White each going for over 40, John Hollinger's "Basketball 100" and the SEC's jawdropping dominance against non-conference opponents. 

Coach and Tone review the wildest trade in NBA history, and look ahead at how the trades at the deadline will affect the remainder of the season for contending teams. 

Coach takes us through the FCS championship round, Penn State's history against top 5 teams, and The Celts ongoing struggles with consistency and shot selection going into the All Star break. Thanks for listening everybody. Happy New Year!    

Coach takes us through the Celtics' recent struggles to depleted Eastern Conference Teams, and a preview of the New Year's CFP slate. Thanks for a great year of podcasting! See you in 2025. 

Coach Healy leans on the great scribe Bob Ryan to discuss the greatest Celtics of all time, The 2024 Celtics being voted Bostonians of The Year, and the NBA Cup Final set up between The Thunder and The Bucks. 

Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Coach and Tone break down the NBA Cup standings and what the Celts have to do to stay alive. They also discuss John Hollinger's new book, "The Basketball 100."

Coach and Tone discuss the Cavs's hot start, two surprising basement dwellers in each conference, and the overwhelming surplus of depth and talent in the NBA. 

Pottpouri of topics today: Remembering Luis Tiant and Dikembe Mutombo, Preseason Chatter, and book reviews of recent reads by Malcolm Gladwell, Geno Auriemma, and Nick Nurse. Opening night is 9 days away!

Coach and Tone are back with a rare departure from NBA talk to discuss the disparities in fairness across the Frankensteind conferences in the FCS. 

5 NBA MVP's share the court together. The US completes a 17 point comeback in one of the best games of the Olympics.   

Coach and Tone break down Team USA's first game in pool play, Embiid's continued struggles, Durant's brilliance, and how Manute Bol gave all of his money to the cause of healing his native Sudan.

Coach takes us through the history of Team USA basketball, and examines how the ultra-stacked 2024 roster compares to some of the other historically great USA teams. Enjoy Paris 2024 everyone!

Happy July everyone! Coach and Tone breakdown the draft (which Coach of course wants to eliminate), offseason moves, and how much the power balance has shifted in the East and West.   

The Celtics are 2024 NBA Champions. Coach Healy is here to celebrate and nitpick as we enjoy the afterparty of one of the most dominant Celtics title runs in franchise history.  Thanks for a great season!

Happy Father's Day! CELTS IN 5!!!

The Celtics go up 2-0 in their Finals series vs. The Mavericks. Porzingis's injury leaves the series +/- at dead even. Anything can happen. Coach also breaks down Hoop Atlas by Kirk Goldsberry, and gives his heartfelt remembrance of one of the best players and executives to ever do it, Jerry West. GO CELTS!

Mavs - Wolves  Celts - Pacers Kirk Goldsberry Hoop Atlas Review  Bill Walton Memorial Finals Predictions

The Conference Finals are set. Boston plays a high-octane Pacers team coming off a grueling 7 game series with the Knicks. Dallas plays Minnesota in the West. Refs are calling the least amount of fouls in NBA history. As the dust settles, Coach takes us through the ins and outs of the previous round, and sets the table for what should be an exciting Conference Finals. 

Coach and Tone go through the storylines from a fantastic round 1 slate of matchups: The emergence of AntMan as a bonafide superstar, Brunson's epic run vs. Philly, and the absurd number of coaches on each NBA staff. This was a fun one. Thanks for listening!

Coach Healy takes us through the origin of his appreciation of WNCAA through the lens of Geno Auriemma's UCONN program, the brilliance of Billy Hurley and the Hurley family's coaching legacy, and the corruption of the game that the foul-out rule allows in the modern game. 

We're back! Coach remains optimistic through a Celtics 2 game losing streak. Other topics include the all-rookie team, the impossible job of refereeing, and the RoY race. 

Coach takes us through the winners losers of this year's trade deadline. Despite the Celtics being 40-12, Coach still finds plenty of nits to pick with their offense. Thanks for listening everybody!

Coach breaks down Draymond's legacy, and what the Celts need to do to get over the hump against elite teams like Denver. 

Coach and Tone discuss five decades of Celtics memories through Coach's memories and Bob Ryan's recollections. Also, the best (and worst) rebuilds in the NBA and NFL, the Pitino dark ages, professional sports income inequality, and how fun the current Celtics team is to watch. This was a fun one. Happy New Year to all! 

With most teams having at least two mid-season tournament games in the books, Coach and Tone discuss surprises so far. Also, Coach remembers Bobby Knight, from his days at Army to his legendary tenure at Indiana. 

Coach Healy and Tone return to open the NBA season. It's no surprise the phrase "complete disfigurement of the rules" comes out of Coach's mouth within the first minute of the show.  Stick around for the end of the episode for a fun easter egg for the WHS grads who read the Lobby-O.  It's good to be back!

America fails to medal in basketball FOR THE THIRD TIME THIS CENTURY! Coach takes us through Team USA's fall from dominance, and ponders why nobody in America cares!

Coach and Tone discuss Team USA's loss to FIBA, the Hall of Fame class of 2023, European Basketball's rise, and Red Sox front office stumbles through the years. 

It's great to be back! Coach takes us through the new CBA and its ramifications on the salary cap in the coming years. Coach still got it. 

The juggernaut that is the Denver Nuggets tore through the post season, posting a 16-4 record. Coach breaks down the series, the chemistry of the Nuggets, and the infuriating calls from the refs to keep game 5 close.     

In the aftermath of the Celtics loss to the Heat, Coach breaks down the problem with the deep-but-flawed Celts, how to play against a zone, and the lack of "compulsories" or fundamentals in today's highest level. 

Coach and Tone search for answers as the Celts fail to bounce back against the Heat and are now on the brink of being swept out of the East Finals. 

After clearing a daunting technological hurdle, Coach and Tone break down a wild 2nd round of the playoffs and make predictions for the Celtics' keys to success against the Miami Heat in the East Finals!

Sorry for the late upload everyone. We had some technical difficulties combined with an insanely busy week. Coach extemporizes on an incredibly exciting first round. Topics include Celtics-Hawks, Bucks-Heat, Phoenix-Denver, and Calvin Murphy's baton-twirling prowess(!). 

Another great pick-me-up episode of Neighborhood Rules discusses the destructive nature money has on great basketball, and another volley of rule changes that could create the basketball utopia of Coach Healy's dreams. 

This is a fun ep. Coach takes us through a delightful reverie of Tournament lore and connects it to the present Madness so far. Celtics inconsistency is discussed. This might be the first episode where suspect officiating is not a topic :) 

Special episode today! Archer Tigers head coach Joel Lecoeurve joins Coach and Tone as a special guest to break down what life is like in the uber-competitive division 7A of Georgia basketball. This is a great listen; don't miss it! 

We've got a myriad of topics in today's ep. Coach opens things up with a great Rick Barry rant. We learn why underhand free-throw shooting should be the go-to for all pitiful free-throw shooters in the league. Looking at you, Ben Simmons.  There's a great segment on Character also: Maya Moore, Malcolm Brogdon, “One Shot at Forever,” and a great Billy Packer memorial. Lastly, we get a full description of the Neighborhood Rules principles at the end of the rather long episode :)  Thanks for listening everybody.

Parity is the best its been in years. At the halfway point, Celtics are on pace to win 60+.  Apologies for the audio issues. 

Coach and Tone talk offensive doldrums for the Celtics, and examine the importance of team culture at all levels of play. 

Greetings Sportsfans! After recovering with 2 wins following 1-4 slump, Coach gives us the formula for righting the ship for future Celts struggles. Some of the numbers on the Jaylen/Jayson lopsidedness offensively are staggering. Can the Celts win 60 this year? If they keep shooting like this, there's a chance. 

Celts are sitting pretty at 21-5. Coach shares his favorite recent articles, re-states some of the core Neighborhood Rules principles, and breaks down the top teams in each conference.  Happy holidays everyone! Thanks for listening.   

Greetings Sports Fans!  At the quarter mark of the NBA Season, coach takes us through the surprises and disappointments around the league. He also thinks diving for loose balls should be illegal!

Golden State is slumping. The supposed "tanking" Jazz are on top in the West. Brooklyn is in flames. Coach takes us through an exciting and topsy-turvy start to the '22-'23 season.     

Golden State still reigns supreme. Will the deep Clippers stay healthy? Will Murray return to Denver at full strength? Will the Lakers make the playoffs? Coach has the breakdown. 

WE'RE BACK! Coach breaks down the East in the wake of the truly surprising and confusing suspension of Ime Udoka

Coach and Tone break down the 2022 draft, free agency, the take foul rule change, and a Neighborhood Rules origin story from 1990!    

Coach and Tone lament the loss of the Celtics to the Warriors, recap a great season, and consider the Celtics' off-season options. 

With the Finals tied 2-2, Coach and Tone take a deep dive into Celtics Finals Series present and past.     

After avoiding a MAJOR Game 7 collapse, the Celts move on to face the Warriors in the NBA Finals!

Greetings Sports Fans. Game 7 of the Bucks Celtics slugfest is upon us. Coach remembers Bob Lanier, and takes us through the action-packed playoffs so far.