On this week's episode of The Matt Donahue Podcast, we have an action-packed episode. Matt kicks the episode off by discussing the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Pheonix Suns in Game 6 to win the NBA Finals( START-13:08). We review games 5 and 6 of the series and discuss why the Bucks were able to win both and just how dominant Giannis Antetokounmpo really was. Matt also discusses the future for the Pheonix Suns and Chris Paul, and if the window of opportunity for Chris Paul is over?  Next, we move into possibly the most anticipated interview this podcast has had since it started with Matt's former college teammate and roommate Rich Kelly(13:08-END). Rich tells us of his basketball journey thus far and what to expect from him and the UMass Men's basketball team this season all while providing tons of entertainment during the interview. So be sure to tune in and for a full video of this episode, head over to the TMD Podcast Youtube Page, don't forget to subscribe, and make sure to follow us on all of our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themattdonahuepodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/_TMD_Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmd_podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe2Lco-Tf7zt1-o2aE-Asrw --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tmd-podcast/support

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Episode 81- BUCKS WIN THE FINALS & Long awaited Interview with Rich Kelly!

On this week's episode of The Matt Donahue Podcast, Matt welcomes on a special guest and former teammate, Cole Swider from the Syracuse University Men's Basketball Team(START-32:00). Matt and Cole discuss Cole's time at Villanova and the similar basketball experience they both encountered entering college basketball. Next, they talk about Cole deciding to transfer to Syracuse this past offseason and what went into the decision, and what to expect from the Orange this upcoming season. Cole also gives insight into the recent news of college athletes being able to be paid off their name image and likeness and what he plans to do moving forward. To close the interview the two discuss their past and some of the experiences they have had playing against each other and in preschool. After the interview with Cole, Matt discusses his thoughts on the NBA Finals and gives his predictions on what will happen with the rest of the series and who will ultimately win in the end(32:00-43:08). Next, he touches upon the recent struggles of team USA and what to expect for the Olympics(43:08-END). So be sure to tune in and for a full video of this episode, head over to the TMD Podcast Youtube Page, don't forget to subscribe, and make sure to follow us on all of our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themattdonahuepodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/_TMD_Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmd_podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe2Lco-Tf7zt1-o2aE-Asrw --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tmd-podcast/support

Episode 80- Interview with Cole Swider from Syracuse Mens Basketball

In this week's episode of The Matt Donahue Podcast, Matt discusses some big-time GrapeVine Media news coming later this week, as well as TMD Podcast News for the next episode! Then we dive right into the breakdown of the NBA Finals game 1 recap as the Suns beat the Bucks. Matt Gives his predictions for the series, as well as what both teams need to do in order to win the Finals. Then Matt gives you who he wants to win the series, versus who he expects to win the series if it goes 7 games. Moving on to Patriots news, Matt discusses N'Keal Harry's request for a trade from the Patriots after news he wasn't going to make the roster. To finish up the show we discuss the Patriots 1st round draft pick Mac Jons signing his contract and becoming the QB of the future for the team. So be sure to tune in and for a full video of this episode, head over to the TMD Podcast Youtube Page, don't forget to subscribe and make sure to follow us on all of our social media and head over to www.thegrapevinemedia.com for our newest 4th of July merch and use code GVM4th at checkout for $5 every item you order, off your first order. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themattdonahuepodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/_TMD_Podcast​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmd_podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe2Lco-Tf7zt1-o2aE-Asrw --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tmd-podcast/support

Episode 79- BIG BIG GVM News, NBA Finals Game 1 Recap, Patriots News

In this week's episode of The Matt Donahue Podcast, we are talking a whole lot of basketball. Matt kicks off the show talking about the major Celtics moves/news that has been taking place over the last two weeks. He gives you his takes on the KembaWalker/Al Horford trade, the recent hiring of new head coach Ime Udoka, and evaluates brad Stevens first two moves in his new role. Moving on from Celtics talk we shift focus to Team USA and evaluate the roster that Greg Popovich constructed for the upcoming Olympics. Then we discuss the current NBA conference finals and Matt gives his licks for who will win each series. Moving on to the NE Patriots we discuss the current situation with former DPOY Stephin HHilmore and if he will be a Patriot for much longer. To end the show Matt talks bout the Red Sox and the recent win streak the team has been on and sweeping the NY Yankees for a second straight time this season. So don't forget to subscribe and make sure to follow us on all of our social media and head over to www.thegrapevinemedia.com for new merch and use code GVM4TH at checkout for $5 off every time in your cart! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themattdonahuepodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/_TMD_Podcast​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmd_podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe2Lco-Tf7zt1-o2aE-Asrw --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tmd-podcast/support

Episode 78- Whole Lot of Basketball Talk, Whats going on with Gilmore, Red Sox are Back!

On this week's episode of The Matt Donoahue Podcast, Matt welcomes recurring guest Abel Neegussie to the show to talk about 2 things. Celtics basketball and the latest Marvel series Loki on Disney +. In the first half of the episode, the duo breaks down episode 1 and everything that could or could not happen throughout this series and give their opinions on where this series will rank among the Marvel TV shows. They break down the episode piece by piece and go into great detail on why it was such a good first episode. Next, the two close out the show by discussing the Boston Celtics upcoming offseason. Abel and Matt both give their opinions on what the Celtics main goals should be going into the offseason and who the clear and obvious pick for the head coaching job should be. So be sure to tune in and for a full video of this episode, head over to the TMD Podcast Youtube Page, don't forget to subscribe and make sure to follow us on all of our social media and head over to www.thegrapevinemedia.com for our newest 4th of July merch and use code GVM4th at checkout for $5 every item you order, off your first order. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themattdonahuepodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/_TMD_Podcast​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmd_podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe2Lco-Tf7zt1-o2aE-Asrw --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tmd-podcast/support

Episode 77- Loki Episode 1 Breakdown, and Celtics talk with Abel Negussie

On Today's episode of The Matt Donahue Podcast, Matt jumps right into Celtics News by discussing the recent news of Dany Ainge stepping retiring and Brad Stevens taking his place. Then he discusses potential coaching candidates for the Celtics and if they will hire internally or externally. To finish off the Celtics news, he discusses a recent blog post on the speculation of a potential Prizingis/Kemba trade. Moving on t the rest of the NBA Playoffs, Matt discusses Nikola Jokic winning MVP and what will happen with Damien Lillard over the next year if he isn't given help. Matt also gives his predictions for round two of the playoffs and gives his round one superlatives out. Lastly, Matt discusses some Patriots news and gives his opinions on Julio jones going to Tennessee to close out the show. So be sure to tune in and for a full video of this episode, head over to the TMD Podcast Youtube Page, don't forget to subscribe and make sure to follow us on all of our social media and head over to www.thegrapevinemedia.com for new merch and use code LAUNCH at checkout for 15% off your first order.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themattdonahuepodcast  Twitter: https://twitter.com/_TMD_Podcast​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmd_podcast  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe2Lco-Tf7zt1-o2aE-Asrw --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tmd-podcast/support

Episode 76- New Celtics Coach?, Playoff Predictions and 1st Round Superlatives, Patriots News

On the 75th episode of theMatt Donahue Podcast, Matt welcomes on first-time guest and current GrapeVine media sports writer Dalton Rice. The two open up the show by discussing playoff Hockey and the current series between the Boston Bruins and the New York Islanders. After Dalton shares his recap of the first two games and gives his predictions for the rest of the series, the duo takes a deep dive into all sports, whether it is basketball, Football, whatever it is they talk about it. The two also move into talking specifically about the Boston Celtics as they were eliminated from the playoffs at the time of their recording. Dalton and Matt both share what they want their top offseason moves to be, and how the team needs to improve. So be sure to tune in and for a full video of this episode, head over to the TMD Podcast Youtube Page, don't forget to subscribe and make sure to follow us on all of our social media and head over to www.thegrapevinemedia.com for new merch and use code LAUNCH at checkout for 15% off your order. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themattdonahuepodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/_TMD_Podcast ​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmd_podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe2Lco-Tf7zt1-o2aE-Asrw --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tmd-podcast/support

Episode 75- Jus a Bunch of Sports talk with a Special guest Dalton Rice

Episode 75- Jus a Bunch of Sports talk with Special guest Dalton Rice

On this week's episode of the Matt Donahue podcast, Matt sits down to discuss the latest rumors surrounding the New England Patriots, such as Julio Jones wanting to be in NE, and Mac Jones impressing early at OTAs. (START-21:27). Next Matt dives into the Celtics horrific performance against the Brooklyn Nets in Game 2 of the series. As he recaps the game and moves on to what the Celtics should be doing this offseason and what two key players the Celtics should move to get better, and why getting rid of Marcus Smart is actually a bad decision, contrary to popular belief(21:27-42:28). To wrap up this episode Matt discusses the Western Conference games from Tuesday night between the Lakers and Suns, and the Clippers and Mavs. For a full video of this episode, head over to the TMD Podcast Youtube Page, don't forget to subscribe and make sure to follow us on all of our social media and head over to www.thegrapevinemedia.com for new merch and use code LAUNCH at checkout for 15% off your order.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themattdonahuepodcast  Twitter: https://twitter.com/_TMD_Podcast ​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmd_podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe2Lco-Tf7zt1-o2aE-Asrw --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tmd-podcast/support

Episode 74- Julio Jones to Pats?, Celtics Catastrophe, NBA Western Conference Games Recap

In this week's episode of The Matt Donahue Podcast, we discuss the Celtics win over the Washington Wizards advancing them into the NBA playoffs. Matt gives his opinions on the game as well ad address some of your comments on his recent takes on the Celtics situation regarding the Play-In Tournament. Next, Matt goes into what the Celtics will have to do in order to compete in their next series vs the Brooklyn Nets, and if there is any possibility of the Celtics actually winning the series. After that, he moves on to discussing whether the Play-In tournament should continue on to next year, and a new trend that could be seen throughout the league if this is the case, especially if a play-in team ends up in the finals this year. To close the episode Matt gives his takes on who will win the western conference play-in tournament games and advance to the playoffs. Be sure to tune in and don't forget to subscribe, and make sure to follow us on all of our social media and head over to www.thegrapevinemedia.com for more TMD Podcast content:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themattdonahuepodcast  Twitter: https://twitter.com/_TMD_Podcast​  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmd_podcast   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe2Lco-Tf7zt1-o2aE-Asrw  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tmd-podcast/support

Episode 73- C's Advance, Does Play-In Tournament Help or Hurt the NBA Future?

On this week's episode of The Matt Donahue Podcast, Matt announces the newest addition to www.thegrapevinemedia.com the SHOP! Yes, the GVM shop is now live to head over, and be sure to use code LAUNCH for 15% off your orders! Matt then explains where he has been the past 2 weeks before diving into the Patriots 2021 draft(START-08:16). He gives his thoughts and opinions, some popular and some not so popular among Pats nation (08:16-20:55). Next, he talks about the Celtics loss on Sunday to the Miami Heat means for their postseason hopes, and what it also means for the NBA Playoff Play-In Tournament. Matt gives his thoughts on the Play-In Toournemtn as a whole and what it could mean for teams regarding the NBA draft and playoff births(20:55-39:33). To wrap up the episode we discuss the red Soz and the recent success the team has had being the only 20+ win team in the MLB(39:33-END). For a full video of this episode, head over to the TMD Podcast Youtube Page, don't forget to subscribe, and make sure to follow us on all of our social media and head over to www.thegrapevinemedia.com for more TMD Podcast content: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themattdonahuepodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/_TMD_Podcast​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmd_podcast... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe2Lco-Tf7zt1-o2aE-Asrw  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tmd-podcast/support

Episode 72- HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT+ NBA Play-In Tournament+ Pats Outlook for 2021 and more

In this week's episode of The TMD Podcast, Matt is joined by recurring guest Abel Negussie to talk NE Sports. The two discuss what they each think the Patriots should be doing in the upcoming draft and what they think the best move will be for the team com draft night. Next, they move on to the Boston Celtics, who may have started to turn things around this season? Matt and Abel let you know what they think. Abel then fills Matt in on the whole Super League fiasco that took place last week before the two dive deep into a Marvel discussion, recapping their thoughts and reactions to the latest series Falcon and Winter Soldier. For a full video of this episode, head over to the TMD Podcast Youtube Page, don't forget to subscribe, and make sure to follow us on all of our social media and head over to www.thegrapevinemedia.com for more TMD Podcast content: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themattdonahuepodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/_TMD_Podcast​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmd_podcast... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe2Lco-Tf7zt1-o2aE-Asrw  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tmd-podcast/support

Episode 71- Pats Draft Predictions, Celtics Rant, Super League Chaos, Falcon and Winter Solider Recap W/ Abel Negussie

In this Friday episode of the Matt Donahue Podcast, Matt takes episode 70 to pay homage to Julian Edelman and his amazing NFL and, more importantly, Patriots career. He kicks off the episode by thanking the JE11 Shop for sending him Julian's new collection, the "Foxboro Forever" Collection, available at https://julianedelman.com/. Matt gives his initial reaction to Jules calling it a career, and how he took the news, and how he's been in the days since the announcement. Then Matt dives into the highlights of Julian's 12 year run with some very high praise and builds a case around why Julian will be a future Hall of Famer! After discussing and thanking Julian for such an amazing career, Matt discusses the recent success of the Boston Celtics and the hot start from the Sox! This is also the first-ever video recorded podcast, which is available here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe2Lco-Tf7zt1-o2aE-Asrw to view on the TMD Podcast Youtube Page, don't forget to subscribe, and make sure to follow us on all of our social media and head over to www.thegrapevinemedia.com for more TMD Podcast content: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themattdonahuepodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/_TMD_Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmd_podcast/?hl=en --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tmd-podcast/support

Episode 70- "Foxboro Forever"

On today’s episode of The Matt Donahue Podcast, we take a deep dive into the National Championship game between the Baylor Bears and the Gonzaga Bulldogs and why Baylor was able to beat the Bulldogs and ruin their perfect season, a feeling that is now shared between Patriots and Bulldogs fans...After the recap of the game, Matt discusses the last few Boston Celtics games and why he is pretty much numb to the Celtics losing at this point. We quickly recap the season opener for the Boston Red Sox and discuss the latest news with the Patriots. Finally, to end the show, Matt announces the winner of the GrapeVine Media March Madness tournament! Be sure to check out the episode and make sure to follow us on all of our social media and head over to www.thegrapevinemedia.com for more TMD Podcast content:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themattdonahuepodcast  Twitter: https://twitter.com/_TMD_Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmd_podcast/?hl=en --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tmd-podcast/support

Episode 69- *Winner of GVM March Madness Tournament*, National Championship Recap, Numb To Celtics losing...

In what might be the shortest episode to ever be recorded on TMD Podcast, Matt opens up this episode with Q&A from you the listeners! Next, he moves on to NCAA March Madness and the sweet 16 and the elite 8 so far. To end the show Matt dives into how the Celtics newest editions have started off their Boston Celtics careers. Be sure to check out the episode and make sure to follow us on all of our social media and head over to www.thegrapevinemedia.com for more TMD Podcast content: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themattdonahuepodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/_TMD_Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmd_podcast/?hl=en --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tmd-podcast/support

Episode 68- Shortest Episode to DATE

On the TMD Podcast, Matt and Tomas give you the hottest takes on all things pop culture, sports, their love for New England Sports, as well as discuss the life of being college students, and college athletes.. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/TMD_Podcast/support