Celtics Host Hornets in Potential Playoff Preview // Bill Chisholm on the Celtics Spending // Roman Anthony’s Throwing Issues - 4/7 (Hour 3)

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Mazz warns that the Hornets could stretch the Celtics in a potential playoff series, raising doubts about Boston's path.

The episode begins with a preview of the Celtics' game against the Hornets, which could be a first-round playoff matchup, with Mazz expressing concern that Charlotte might stretch the series due to their offensive play. The hosts then shift to discussing an interview by Adam Himmelsbach with Celtics owner Bill Chisholm, criticizing its tone and Chisholm's non-committal answers about future spending, linking it to private equity ownership by Sixth Street. A debate follows about whether a Celtics championship this year would be the greatest in NBA history, with Felger making the claim and Mazz calling it hyperbole, referencing past championships like the 1969 Celtics and 2011 Mavericks. Mazz then delivers a rant against tanking in the NBA, describing it as consumer fraud and proposing solutions like relegation or financial penalties for losing teams. The conversation turns to the Red Sox, analyzing their poor start, lack of identity, and defensive woes, particularly focusing on Roman Anthony's throwing problems, which the hosts speculate might be due to pressure or the yips. They play audio of Anthony expressing distress over his errors and discuss the team's broader organizational failures in player development, citing Kyle Hudson's coaching and a decade-long trend of leading the league in errors. The episode wraps with callers weighing in on the topics, maintaining a sports talk format throughout.

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A Celtics-Hornets preview turns into a broader argument about titles, standards, and defensive trust.

A potential Celtics-Hornets first-round series gives the episode its cleanest basketball hook. Charlotte's offense has been humming, but Boston's last meeting showed how easily the Celtics could get to the rim.

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You want Celtics playoff nerves, Boston title-history arguments, and a baseball defense reality check in one sitting.

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