The Rafters Podcast

The Rafters Pod Ep. 134: 2026 Season Summary

The Rafters are back with a 2026 Season Summary. One of the strangest NBA seasons as a whole, well summarized by the Boston Celtics breaking all expectations of a rebuild to get the Number 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. A rebuild, a reload, a “gap-year”. Whatever they want to call it. The Boston Celtics won 51 games. Not too shabby. Celtics 2026 Season Summary coming up. The post The Rafters Pod Ep. 134: 2026 Season Summary [https://couchguysports.com/celtics-2026-season-summary/] appeared first on Couch Guy Sports [https://couchguysports.com].

The Rafters Pod Ep. 133: Surprise Celtics Three-Seed

The surprise Celtics are the three seed in the Eastern Conference. Boston stands behind only Detroit and New York as top teams in the East. A scrappy underdog Celtics team has settled into their roles the last month. Establishing a chemistry built on a lot of movement, speed, and everyone being involved. Jaylen Brown heads up the team as the only likely All-Star and while he’s been fantastic, it has been a team effort. Evident in games where Boston took down the Lakers, Pistons, Magic, and Raptors twice. People will check the standings and be surprised Celtics are the three-seed. Until you see them play. The Rafters Crew talk about Jaylen Brown. Clearly the leader of this team, how is he running the show? How is he shooting so efficiently? While still early in the season, Celtics fans are elated to watch Finals MVP take a run at having a team of his own. As elated as they can be with their superstar sidelined for a season. How can the Celtics shape up against the league all season long? Is the once afterthought team [https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/powering-boston-celtics-surprise-surge-184346903.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKfCHd0HJ791F2iEDqm3he6SijEmd8gHB8nagmx_yECXYpZHI_H9WKguo00X1ood49cwq5sndeRLyockbdqzyCVFanXennbBrAhILFMKkGXh0FJd54zsyW_SMIc3sKYLxT_NsAQ62xfox8pbhhLVtH6SBGjgxe2L_f66FVao5_gX] now bound for a deep playoff run once again? It seems like Brad Stevens can roll anyone onto the court and win 50+ games. Tune into this weeks episode of The Rafters Podcast for all things Boston Celtics. The post The Rafters Pod Ep. 133: Surprise Celtics Three-Seed [https://couchguysports.com/the-rafters-pod-episode-133-surprise-celtics-three-seed/] appeared first on Couch Guy Sports [https://couchguysports.com].

The Rafters Pod Ep. 132: Celtics Best Cavs

The Boston Celtics are truly a different team this season. Expectations are the lowest they’ve been in the last 5 years. Yet the Celtics best the Cavs once again. Cleveland is an expected contender once again though usually that expectation rings hallow. Enter the raggedy Celtics. Led by former finals MVP Jaylen Brown and a handful of new faces. This Celtics team is young, fast, and looking to upset your favorite team. They have nothing to lose but all to gain. Most of all respect. The league is tired of the Celtics run of dominance that reigned the last few seasons. Alas, this team will not go quietly. They won’t be the first seed. They won’t be dominating teams. They will win ugly, gritty, make games harder on themselves, and die on the court to win the game. The Rafters crew goes over the first few games on the season. Give their expectations and projections. Talk new personnel and what they’re looking forward to see performance wise. The post The Rafters Pod Ep. 132: Celtics Best Cavs [https://couchguysports.com/the-rafters-pod-episode-132-celtics-best-cavs/] appeared first on Couch Guy Sports [https://couchguysports.com].

The Rafters Pod Ep. 131: New Look Boston Celtics

The New Look Boston Celtics offer a completely different expectation than recent years past. For a lot of Celtics fans that expectation is a bad basketball team. Boston no longer stands at the height of season expectations. No Championship core, hardware riddled veterans, aging stars with a window slowly dropping to a shut position. The Rafters Podcast has a different outlook on the team fans hope will “just win a few games”. For the first time since 2015, The Boston Celtics don’t have “championship or bust” hanging like a guillotine over their head. This new look Boston Celtics roster comes in ready to run and gun. Loaded with young talent most basketball fans have never seen get valuable minutes. Familiar faces like reigning 6th Man Of The Year Payton Pritchard and this seasons leader, Jaylen Brown ground fans to the memory of the championship past. How will these Celtics stars mesh with the young guys? What will Jaylen do without Jayson Tatum for a season? How will our foreign born first round pick look? The Rafters Pod encourages fans to be excited for all the above. For the first time, fans can sit back and take each game in without thinking about players health through the season into playoffs. Our new combo guard Anfernee Simons will show Boston what a complete game he has. His love of the three ball will be on full display. In the weakest state the Eastern Conference has seen in years, what could happen? It’s going to be a fun season with the new look Boston Celtics, we guarantee it. The post The Rafters Pod Ep. 131: New Look Boston Celtics [https://couchguysports.com/the-rafters-pod-episode-131-new-look-boston-celtics/] appeared first on Couch Guy Sports [https://couchguysports.com].

The Rafters Pod Ep. 130: 2025 Off-season

The Boston Celtics 2025 Off-season is upon us. Let me tell ya, things look bleak. We all know we’re going into the next season without star Jayson Tatum, likely for the full year. It’s also settled into the Boston fans that the organization will be fielding an entirely different team than the championship squad we’ve grown to adore. But Brad Stevens doesn’t tank right? So what is up his sleeve because this can’t be the final product. The Rafters Co-hosts discuss the 2025 off-season activity that has prompted a youth movement Boston Celtics team. Trading for a younger scoring guard, rolling into the season with home grown talent brought over from Maine filling gaps, and the 2025 Draft picks [https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/nba/boston-celtics/2025-nba-draft-grades-first-round-hugo-gonzalez/716401/] and how they’re going to fit into this team. Is this roster done? Liam doesn’t seem to think so. Connor is inclined to think the Celtics are tanking but Liam is sure this team is not done building. Luke Garza cannot be the last piece that secures the roster next season. As of right now, this is the Celtics roster. [https://i0.wp.com/couchguysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image.png?resize=512%2C640&ssl=1]https://i0.wp.com/couchguysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image.png?ssl=1 Far from the Championship heights we’re used to. A long fall from the top and right now, we’re hitting branches. Hoping a few of these can break our fall before the big thud with the ground. The Celtics still have moves to make. The East is already shaping out to be as weak as it usually is, the Magic look like a conference powerhouse. A halfway competent Celtics team can do enough damage to make this a successful season. Think about those Isaiah Thomas years. Something like that. Playfully competitive and exceptionally entertaining. We’re in for a season like that. It all starts in the 2025 Off-season. The post The Rafters Pod Ep. 130: 2025 Off-season [https://couchguysports.com/the-rafters-pod-episode-130-2025-off-season-recap/] appeared first on Couch Guy Sports [https://couchguysports.com].