Bob Ryan

Jrue Holiday and Derrick White. What's not to like? The fact is that when people think of Celtics championship teams, they first think of

The fans asked for it, and now they have it. With championship No. 18 in the books, all-important bragging rights with the Minneapolis-Los Angeles Lakers have been restored.

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I come to you not as a dispassionate so-called “objective” reporter but as a proud graduate of Boston College, Class of 1968.

For countless, shall we say, “seasoned” Red Sox fans, this coming Tuesday, Oct. 1, is a High Holy Day, and this is something many of the young'uns just don't understand.

Bob Ryan and Jeff Goodman are back to take a look at the annual NBA GM poll and make their predictions to coincide with the results. Will the Celtics repeat as NBA champions? Who will win MVP? Rookie of the Year?

It's OK to just be a fan. Did you know that? What I mean is, it's not always about the Big Picture, i.e. postseasons and winning championships.

My wife and I have walked out of a theater production more than once saying, “Well, that was unusual.”

Bob Ryan and Jeff Goodman are back to recap the latest games and news around the NBA, including the Celtics falling short to the Warriors on Wednesday night. There was a large narrative surrounding Jayson Tatum facing off against Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, who benched him when he was the coach of Team USA in the Olympics. However, as Jeff Goodman says, he doesn’t think either of them care.

Hang around long enough and people sometimes want your opinion. And one of the perennials for me is this: “Who's on your Celtics' Mount Rushmore?”