Celtics Talk podcast

Celtics Talk

Jan 17, 2019
31 minutes

1:20 - It was a wild week for the Celtics. They showed great mental toughness against the Raptors on Wednesday night.2:30 - Celtics seem to beat up on the good opponents and struggle against bad teams.4:55 - Kyrie Irving had a crazy week. Kyrie seems to be learning how to lead this team as the season goes on. He acknowledged he needs to continue to grow as a leader.7:00 - Irving’s job as a leader is not to make the players happy, but make them better. A criticism of his leadership skills is making issues public and not keeping it in the locker room. 8:55 - Does Jaylen Brown deserve props for calling out Kyrie Irving during his postgame interview?10:30 - Were the young guys getting worn down by Kyrie? Did that force Kyrie to reconsider his leadership approach?11:40 - Kyrie said he called LeBron after the Celtics loss to the Magic to ask for leadership advice. Kyrie humbled himself by making a call to LeBron. Was this the right move by Irving?14:30 - Celtics young players got a taste of playing without Kyrie last season which may have changed the dynamic.16:10 - Chris Haynes from Yahoo Sports joins the podcast to talk about Kyrie reaching out to LeBron and if he was surprised about hearing that. Haynes says it is a sign of maturity for Kyrie.19:05 - Any chance that Kyrie could thinking about jumping ship and joining the Lakers?20:40 - Where do the Celtics line up in the East and what can be expected in the playoffs?23:00 - Chris Haynes says he could see the Warriors completely sweep the Western Conference in the playoffs.26:05 - Any chance that Anthony Davis could go to Golden State?See Privacy Policy at

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