Topics: The Brady vs Belichick debate has been going on for years. Decades even. The guys take their sides and make the case for each. With Mike defending Belichick and Liam taking Brady’s side. Al curated a great 5 round debate with rules and everything! But, before we get into that, there’s going to be a celebration in Foxboro this week. The Patriots are, once again, honoring Tom Brady for the third time. This time, it’s a retirement ceremony taking place on the same night as the Celtics play Game 3. There’s also a special announcement tease that the guys will get more into on next weeks epi ..read more

The Celtics and Mavs Finals are set to begin. As we commanded and predicted all year long, The Boston Celtics had to win a championship this year. Boston swept the Indiana Pacers to advance to the championship, while Dallas took care of Minnesota in 5 games. These two storied franchises are facing for the first time in a championship game slam-dunked with incredible storylines. The Celtics Mavs Finals promises memorable plays and drama. A series of Revenge. Arguably the most hated man in the eyes of recent Celtics history makes his return to the garden. Kyrie Irving, the dynamic dribbling wiza ..read more

Division III Baseball teams don’t make National Headlines much. Birmingham-Southern has burst through that bubble this season, going 30-14, clinching a spot in the DIII Super Regionals, starting tomorrow (May 24th). If their season ends during the DIII College World Series (May 31-June 6), some players may not have a dorm to go back to. Here’s why: Birmingham-Southern Decides To Close Back in March, the school’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to close the school, that has been around for 168 years, for good on May 31st. Their reasoning adding up to “financial instability”. This wasn’t a ..read more

Another Game 2 loss is starting to have the headlines talking curse. The Celtics and Bruins have yet to win a game 2 in either round of their respected Playoffs. The Celtics dropped their only loss of the last series in Game 2 when they let the Heat shoot a blistering 55% from downtown. Against the Cavaliers, history seems to be repeating itself. Boston had an early lead that evaporated into the third under the hot hand of Cavs star Donovan Mitchell. Before fans knew it, Boston was down 15 in the fourth with flickering hope of a comeback. That flickering died after a quick run by Cleveland bro ..read more

The Boston Celtics gentlemens swept Miami after stumbling in Game 2 giving up a historic shooting night. A series that should have been a sweep ends in a 5-1 victory. The next series is still up in the air against either the Cleveland Cavaliers or the Orlando Magic. Connor and Liam both express their preferences on an opponent. Should Celtics fans be concerned about the one terrible loss to Miami? Is Boston’s star player struggling or playing good team basketball? In the late stages of the Miami Heat series, Kristaps Porzingis went down with a calf injury. Even though the Celtics gentlemen swe ..read more

The Rafters crew do a 2024 season recap for the first seed, 64-win Boston Celtics. The best regular season in recent Celtics history has come to a close. Boston finishes 14 games up in the Eastern Conference standings. This dominating lead would be the difference between the first and tenth seed in the West. Jayson Tatum finishes top 5 in MVP voting largely due to his most efficient season in years and overall team dominance. Jaylen Brown besides an atrocious dunk contest, had once again a strong season, sculpting his handle and living in the mid-range. The additions of Kristaps Porzingis and ..read more

Topics: Welcome to the Joe Milton episode ladies and gentlemen! Well, not really, but the topic gets brought up! All 3 of the guys are back this week as well. The episode starts off with the exciting news of Kyle Dugger’s extension. At 4 years and up to $66 mil, there’s not much to dislike about this deal. The guys break it down as well as what the public reaction to the signing has been. Spoiler alert: it hasn’t all been great. That leads the topic into Drake Maye and Jayden Daniels. Both of these guys have been to New England as a part of the teams Top 30 visits. What do the guys think of th ..read more

Are the Boston Celtics historically dominant? All team and player statistics point to the Boston Celtics being exactly that. With a comfortable lead in the Eastern Conference and the best record in the league, Boston is prohibitive championship favorites. Jayson Tatum is one of the top scorers in the league, Jaylen Brown is putting together one of his most efficient seasons, Porzingis is the ultimate X-factor, and the two best defensive guards in the league round out a nearly perfect starting lineup. The starters stats are by far the most well rounded of any team at the moment. Boston is blowi ..read more

Topics: NFL FREE AGENCY HAS BEGUN! The Patriots start the big year off with some solid moves. And the boys are here to discuss! But of course, the episode starts with some Dynasty talk. Episodes 7 and 8 of the doc have aired and Al & Mike have some very pointed thoughts. Then it’s onto FREE AGENCY! The Pats have resigned some key players to start. Kendrick Bourne, Hunter Henry and Mike Onwenu are some of the highlights. In fact, the Onwenu news breaks while recording. So you’ll get live reactions from Mike, Al and Liam. Then, of course, there we some departures of note. Mac Jones being the ..read more

Another disappointing NBA All-Star weekend has come and gone. This year seems like a kickstart for change because there is a serious problem with All-Star Weekend. Ratings and fan fair are at an all-time low. The Dunk contest hasn’t been impressive since the days of Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine. The Three-point contest was sloppy. The skills competition hasn’t garnered attention in its history. Worst of all, The NBA All-Star game was an atrocious display of three-point chucking. No one, the NBA included, liked the product on the court displayed this past weekend. Is there a way to fix what was ..read more