Jayson Tatum on Joe Mazzulla - “Joe is one of the best people I’ve ever been around…It means a little bit more when they care about you like as a person and that’s exactly who Joe is”
COY
I agree. I think most of us expected the Celtics to be what the Pacers are this year. Some of that is on Brown, sure, but I think a ton of the credit goes to Mazzulla.
Rich Carlisle is a phenomenal coach (I’m saying this as a big Celtics fan) - Pacers got smacked with the injury bug at the start of the year with pretty much every rotation player aside from Pascal missing serious time.
The Celtics have had most or all of their players available for most of the year and have been able to build a consistent identity. I’m not saying the Pacers would have been top 4 in the East if they were healthy, but they are better than their record and coaching is not the problem.
So ready to have JT back out there
Meanwhile Joe to the trainer when Tatum ruptures his tendon: “don’t go help him”
To Tatum: “get up!”
That’s gotta be a top 10 diabolical moment in recent nba history lol
False. Mazzulla doesn’t care about you as a person. He only cares to know your weaknesses. So he can exploit them. In a caged death match.
He also later mentioned how they could be a JB a close game in the playoffs and Joe will just call him over and be like “I love you” and it just makes you lighten up
Very on-brand for him to endorse a known abuser
You have a serial cock and ball abuser on your team