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Green Tint
Green Tint is a (sporadic) newsletter about the NBA, mainly about and filtered through the lens of the Boston Celtics.

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Nov
12
The Mavericks' Window Had Been Small

The Mavericks' Window Had Been Small

When Nico Harrison made the dumbest trade in NBA history, and the second-dumbest trade in sports history (nothing will ever
4 min read
Nov
09
Commissioner Jim Gordon in his hospital bed talking to Detective Blake via mobile telephone.

Some Patterns Are Emerging

OK, let's update the minutes played chart, because some interesting things happened in the past seven games: Big
3 min read
Oct
28
A graphic I made that I irrationally like.

Celtics Player Power Rankings, Inaugural 2025-2026 Edition (Plus a Minutes Chart)

It has been a pretty wild first four games of the season, with the fourth having just finished about an
7 min read
Oct
15
2025-2026 NBA Predictions

2025-2026 NBA Predictions

The thing about making good predictions is that you have to be able to see past your biases to do
19 min read
Oct
09
The scene in Season 8, Episode 12 of "The Simpsons" entitled "Mountain of Madness," where Homer says to Bart, "hmm, your ideas are intriguing, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter."

10 Most Intriguing Players in the Eastern Conference, 2025-2026

Oh my, can you feel it? That's the NBA season, and it is tantalizingly close!!! Christmas come early,
11 min read
Sep
17
A scene from "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story," where Gary Cole and Jason Bateman play commentators on ESPN 8, "The Ocho."

Please Keep Doubting and Other News

Most people, media and otherwise, have decided the Celtics are going to suck this year. Coach Joe Mazzulla is going
11 min read
Aug
16
Lester Freamon (Clarke Peters) explains something to his colleagues on "The Wire."

Did the Schedule Makers do the Celtics a Favor?

After a few teases, the NBA released the full 2025-2026 season schedule on Thursday. I of course took a pen
5 min read
Aug
07
The Legend of Darren Daye

The Legend of Darren Daye

If you know me – and if you're subscribed to this newsletter, odds are good that you do – you
7 min read
Aug
05
Captain Steve Rogers, aka "Captain America," leaps across a burning munitions factory/prison in World War II Germany.

26 Things To Be Excited About for the 2025-2026 NBA Season, Part Deux

A couple of weeks ago, I dropped Part One of this gimmick, and now we're back with 13
9 min read
Jul
26
Jesse Spano and Zack Morris in the "Jessie's Song" episode of "Saved by the Bell"

26 Things To Be Excited About for the 2025-2026 NBA Season, Part One

It might be a hard season for the Green Team. While Brad Stevens did amazing work to get to this
13 min read