1. Celtics / NBA
* The Celtics might be better without $28mm a year Hayward
* Marcus Smart on Boston’s greatest defenders list with Mike Haynes, Ray Bourque, Ty Law, Steve Nelson, and?
* Damian Lilliard of the Blazers a top 50 player of all time?
* Doc Rivers better get to Conference finals with that talent
* Lakers lose this series as the favorite would be like Ralph Sampson beating Lakers in 1986
2. Bruins Goalies (Rask could have family problem but its boy who cried wolf)
* Rask playoffs: Save % 92.6 / Goals Against 2.20
* Halak playoffs: Save % 92.3 / Goals Against 2.38
3. Patriots
* I think the biggest thing Patriot fans will have to get used to is more turnovers
* Matt Cassel in 2008 - 21 TD to 11 INT - I’d take that
4. What was the most recent data the Red Sox brass had to draw upon when Red decided to sign Chris Sale over Mookie Betts:
* Betts 2018 - 32 HR / 129 RUNS / 30 SB / .346 Avg / MVP
* Sale 2018 - 12-4 / missed 6 starts / 4th Cy Young
5. In two games against Vanderbilt in 1969 - Pete Maravich attempted 98 field goals (39 made 39.7%)
6. Home Run’s versus strike outs:
Roger Maris - June 1961……15 HR / 9 K
Mark McGwire - Sept 1997 - 15 HR / 36 K
7. Old School - Calvin Murphy and Tiny Archibald were taken 18th and 19th in the 1970 NBA draft - they were an average of 5’11 and both made the Hall of Fame
8. Amazing Stat - Bruins by North American country:
* 1970 team - 27 Canadians / 0 Americans
* 2020 team - 8 Canadians / 12 Americans
9. Just a Little Bit Outside
10. Randomocity
* A prediction - hunting will be banned within five years (unless there is surplus population)
* Horse flies worse than Killer Bees
* Time to offer Devers a three year $15mm contract (similar to Vazquez and Benintendi) with a $20mm option if he makes the All Star team once
* Trade deadline - move Eovaldi, Martinez, Bradley at 8/31 trade deadline
