Jul
02
Thank You, Jaylen
I won't lie to you, I am extremely sad.
I won't lie to you, I am
7 min read
Paul Swydan
Paul Swydan is the owner and operator of The Silver Unicorn Bookstore in Acton, Mass, and the curator of the Boston.com Book Club. In a prior life, he was a sports writer and editor.
Jun
23
Brad Stevens Is Still Amazing
It finally happened – Giannis Antetokounmpo was traded. And it wasn't to the Boston Celtics. As it happened, I
7 min read
Jun
16
The Tortoise Won
When I was a kid, hearing the lesson of the tortoise and the hare was always really difficult to wrap
8 min read
Jun
09
Jalen Brunson Simply Has To Be Better
I know, you probably clicked on this in anger. How dare he single out Jalen Brunson for his Game 3
5 min read
May
31
All the Way Up
When I graduated college, my first job was at an engineering consultancy firm. They dealt with telecom, fiber optics, and
6 min read
May
25
Can Hugo González Be the Celtics' Stephon Castle, Non-Giannis Big Swings, & Much More
As the NBA falls into the more predictable pattern of one game at 8 pm or 8:30 pm each
17 min read
May
16
The Celtics Were the Good-Bad Team and Many Other Thoughts
It's been a full fortnight since the Boston Celtics have played a basketball game. I had wanted to
13 min read
Apr
18
Key Round One Matchups & Predictions (Plus My Awards Ballot)
In my last piece, I said I wanted to write about how Jaylen Brown was better than Luka Dončić this
7 min read
Apr
13
Regular Season Predictions vs. Actual
OK, a quick one today. As you likely know, I enjoy making predictions. Predictions are not only fun, but they
4 min read
Mar
25
The Jayson Tatum Checklist
Watching Jayson Tatum back on the court these past eight games has been marvelous. We have so quickly progressed from
6 min read