Derrick White talks about the time Joe Mazzulla let the players decide the starters, matchups, and game plan against the Raptors. Celtics won 112-96 without Jaylen Brown.
Just imagine if someone like Doc Rivers or Darvin Hamm did this, the slander they would get LMAO
I mean steve kerr has done this.
If it was 2018 he’d get praise, 2026 no
Podz and Dray would be playing the full 48 minutes if this happened today
It was 2018 and he wasn’t praised for it
Lots of haters took that as proof that Kerr wasn’t needed (which tbh was true in 2018 but not before that)
There were times with the Timmy spurs where Manu or Tony or Timmy took over a timeout and pop sit on the side not saying a word. I think Manu even drew a last shot winning play once.
And the old heads were Big Mad, disrespecting the game, etc etc. Like.. good, veteran teams know the plays, the coverages, the rotations, you’re not making big adjustments in the middle of a regular season game especially against a bad team, so what’s the difference whether or not it’s Draymond or Steve Kerr spouting cliches during the timeouts..
Is that what you mean?
Darvin literally did that for at least a season in LA
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mate, u aight? do we need to call an ambulance? is this a code for “helluva ball club, salute!”?
Lmao gottem
Had me in the first haf
the difference is Mazzulla is a rgood coach
(doc once was but he’s washed beyond repair)
Celtics had the big three, and an excellent defensive coach. I’d say Doc was along for the ride
They went to 7 vs. a 37-45 Atlanta team with a -2 net rating in the first round. They played the most games in any playoff run ever at 26.
That doesn’t mean anything. A chip is a chip. This is not a doc river’s defense lol
You absolutely won a chip!
Constantly playing down to your competition to the point that the title favorites were going 7 games against an objectively bad Hawks team is a sign of poor coaching.
If anything he was holding them back
Gonna give…Thibs of all people more credit than Doc?
I feel like this is entering slander territory. Doc getting some of those Clippers teams to the playoffs is more impressive IMO than anything Thibs did as a Head Coach (though I’ll admit he did better with the Knicks than I thought he would)
His first big accomplishment was getting Orlando to .500 when they were expected to finish last after losing everything they built in the 90’s. He won COTY his first year I think
So Coach Bud, you know his ‘Just play random!’ philosophy. Well, before that playoff series against Miami in the first round, he called a meeting and had us draw names out of a hat. That was the starting lineup. We drew a second time, but this time it was for the plays we were going to run. And that’s how the #1 seed got bounced by the #8.
Doesn’t doc basically not coach? Thought he was just vibes
This seems obvious and appropriate so I’m not sure what your point is tbh
We were fine with LeBron yelling at Darvin to give him the board.
When it comes to coaching, the line between genius and bozo is incredibly thin. And usually it’s judged based on results and reputation.
Except they wouldn’t do this?
Why not, this seems very Darwin Hamy to let the players do it and keep the hands on your pocket and salute them
That just meme talk, he wouldn’t be that innovative/creative
Mazzulla knows as long as White and Prichard are playing against toronto, then it really dont matter who else is on the floor, it’s an automatic win. I could probably even be convinced if they played a 2v5 vs toronto, they would keep it competitive
prichard vs raptors is up there with the other all-time great haters like PJ Washington vs OKC and Luka v Clippers
But why does Pritchard kill the Raptors? Not hatred, no long time rivalry with any player that I know of. But when Pritch sees that Raptor he goes fucking ballistic.
Maybe because Drake said he looks like a crypto scammer lmao
Oh shit, that was so funny
must’ve been something in another life
No guards, no centre
It’s a deep seated classic rap beef. East V West.
He’s racist against Canadians?
Beef with drake apparently
Exhausted sigh
I know I sound like a teenager that just got dumped by their first love but I swear I’ll never get over it
There’s another Raptor example we could use for this I feel
And Caleb Martin in playoff games vs the Celtics
You might be a narc
Steve Kerr did this in 2018. The Warriors won by 46.
https://www.nba.com/news/golden-state-warriors-steve-kerr-responds-critics-players-coach-vs-phoenix-suns
I’m surprised Curry, Durant and Thompson could figure out a way to beat the Suns death lineup of Dragan Bender, TJ Warren, Tyson Chandler, Josh Jackson, and Elfrid Payton
This isn’t bubble TJ Warren we’re talking about here either.
I’m surprised Curry, Durant and Thompson
I stared at “Thompson” for a long time before my brain processed that this was Klay. This sounds dumb, but I feel like I’ve somehow never seen him just called Thompson…
Curry, Durant, and Klay just sounds right. Or Steph, KD, and Klay.
I think Curry/KD/Klay has nice alliteration out loud, almost like, never mind
I’m partial to Wardell, Trayce Thompson’s brother, and Kevin myself tbh. Flows nicely
Everytime I hear Thompson in my head it’s just Mike Breen.
Why not Steph, Kevin and Klay then to be consistent?
Basically it means the other team is bad
Some of those Warriors teams were notorious for playing down to the competition, though. So this is a good way to get great engagement from the players in a matchup that would otherwise be uninteresting.
Anyone who watches a singular 4th quarter knows how to beat the raptors
Get back on transition and pack the paint. So many non-shooters on that team
Yup. Pack the paint and let Ingram take his contested hero ball shots while Scottie jacks off in the corner
Scottie doesn’t know
Shout-out JID and his masterpiece of an album The Forever Story
God does like ugly is aging beautifully
On repeat
I fell out of my chair the first time I heard Glory
Yup
Incredible album
Miss you, Buffalo. Happy you’ve been roaming.
Reppin’ J.I.D., unequivocally the best mainstream lyricist except for maybe CyHi.
CyHi definitely isn’t mainstream And JID barely is
This is such a weird take. Do you honestly consider CyHi mainstream?? Idek if I consider J.I.D. mainstream. And J.I.D. is so early in his career relative to CyHi. Just weird.
Earl?
Earl is an amazing lyricists but dude is FAR from being mainstream lol
Not really, when I was high school Zumiez sold a ton of shirts with his name and face all over them
Earl is most certainly a popular artists but dude isn’t a mainstream rapper. His style is way too abstract to be that. He’s like in the same vein as someone like Denzel Curry, too well known to be underground but not popular/accessible enough for the mainstream.
Nah people dont wanna hear the truth!
Kendrick is a significantly better lyricist than J.I.D lol
Definitely not. He’s a better storyteller.
That’s fire for real tho. A coach that goes out his way to do shit like this believes in the team and is one you wanna play for.
After few casual words. I would have silently walked to the bench.
Don’t worry guys, I’ve waived myself and cleared out the locker.
Love the JID shirt - I got the same one. JID and Smino brought out D-White at their show in Boston a couple years ago lmao
Joe Mazz wanted to spend time watching the town instead of making a gameplan. Dude is dedicated, gotta give him that.
His head looks so fucking tiny in this video
I tried this once when I coached 7th grade girls. It went really poorly
When the teacher walks into class without a lesson plan:
This jus means Mazulla is the basketball Carlo Ancelotti
Yooo I have that same shirt lol
I was at that game lmaooo the headband game
Like
Dude he got his teeth fixed. Hell yeah
Did this and got strung up. Don’t do this without insured pay
is that derrick white or stephen a?
edit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fwbsuPOzTrc sorry i can’t unwatch it
That’s your takeaway from this?
He’s just a bandwagon Spurs fan riding the Victor hype. Bro was a ghost during their tanking years.