First To The Floor: A Boston Celtics Podcast
Sep 30, 2026 · 57 min · 14 segments
They're saying everything about the Celtics is awesome, and they have no flaws and are completely healthy. Who are we to challenge that?? Why can't Jayson Tatum win a title and MVP in the same season?…
Jake IssenbergHostBen VallisHost
Soak it in now because as high as we are on the Boston Celtics, we could be wrong.

But yeah, the Jordan Walsh leap, this could be the last few weeks that we get to enjoy the idea of a Jordan Walsh leap until the reality becomes a reality that you're not super happy with, SeaGamer.

Walsh is talking a lot about his... uh offensive development which if it were me i would not be talking about unless there had been some offensive development so that's what else is he gonna say i just wouldn't mention it that much i wouldn't be constantly bringing up how like i have to evolve maybe he's saying i have to evolve and i still haven't evolved but i think it's called your mvp tatum season loading is a chase and tatum's team something that caught my eye or has caught my attention is there's obvious absence at this year's media day we got Joe Mazzola and Jason Tatum kind of walking past each other as Tatum goes to take the podium at media day and Joe Mazzola says it's a new era it feels as if the team is leaning into this season as the beginning of a new era and it objectively is a new era um but are they too happy about the guy
There's a lot more leaning into like, I think Peyton Pritchard and Brad Stevens, I haven't got the quotes in front of me, but we were both like, we can play a certain way now.
These aren't direct quotes, but essentially what they were saying was like, there's more synergy in how everyone wants to play, which is interesting because like Jalen would always say, assuming that's kind of what they're at least inadvertently referring to, Jalen would always talk about wanting to play faster.
But I guess there's different types of pace and quickness in offense and getting the ball up and down the court and then what you do once you're across half court and things like that.
But it was a little interesting, a little glaring how much they were sort of happy to touch on those things.

Well, yeah, I liked, I really enjoyed how Jason Tatum appeared to have taken a leadership role in the offseason, inviting everybody out to the West Coast.

one how how do i get into this group chat firstly that would be something i'd really like to be a part of um invited us all out most of us were able to get there and like everybody looked like they came pretty much out to i don't think maybe he was able to make it because he's like doing his euro stuff and uh but like everybody was out there they worked out they played golf had some dinners again Me personally would like to be invited to any of these activities.

Why not us? How much fun would it be just to play some golf and have some dinners with these young fine gentlemen? And Walsh was talking about how it's a really competitive while they're out there.

But like, if that happens, it's always, it's like, that's the story of media day.

And the story that gets written is about the team getting together in the off season.

Soak it in now because as high as we are on the Boston Celtics, we could be wrong.

But yeah, the Jordan Walsh leap, this could be the last few weeks that we get to enjoy the idea of a Jordan Walsh leap until the reality becomes a reality that you're not super happy with, SeaGamer.

Walsh is talking a lot about his... uh offensive development which if it were me i would not be talking about unless there had been some offensive development so that's what else is he gonna say i just wouldn't mention it that much i wouldn't be constantly bringing up how like i have to evolve maybe he's saying i have to evolve and i still haven't evolved but i think it's called your mvp tatum season loading is a chase and tatum's team something that caught my eye or has caught my attention is there's obvious absence at this year's media day we got Joe Mazzola and Jason Tatum kind of walking past each other as Tatum goes to take the podium at media day and Joe Mazzola says it's a new era it feels as if the team is leaning into this season as the beginning of a new era and it objectively is a new era um but are they too happy about the guy
There's a lot more leaning into like, I think Peyton Pritchard and Brad Stevens, I haven't got the quotes in front of me, but we were both like, we can play a certain way now.
These aren't direct quotes, but essentially what they were saying was like, there's more synergy in how everyone wants to play, which is interesting because like Jalen would always say, assuming that's kind of what they're at least inadvertently referring to, Jalen would always talk about wanting to play faster.
But I guess there's different types of pace and quickness in offense and getting the ball up and down the court and then what you do once you're across half court and things like that.
But it was a little interesting, a little glaring how much they were sort of happy to touch on those things.

Well, yeah, I liked, I really enjoyed how Jason Tatum appeared to have taken a leadership role in the offseason, inviting everybody out to the West Coast.

one how how do i get into this group chat firstly that would be something i'd really like to be a part of um invited us all out most of us were able to get there and like everybody looked like they came pretty much out to i don't think maybe he was able to make it because he's like doing his euro stuff and uh but like everybody was out there they worked out they played golf had some dinners again Me personally would like to be invited to any of these activities.

Why not us? How much fun would it be just to play some golf and have some dinners with these young fine gentlemen? And Walsh was talking about how it's a really competitive while they're out there.

But like, if that happens, it's always, it's like, that's the story of media day.

And the story that gets written is about the team getting together in the off season.
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