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Articles for Joe Mazzulla

The 2024 NBA 40 under 40 list: Top young coaches, executives, managers and influencers
4 months ago

The 2024 NBA 40 under 40 list: Top young coaches, executives, managers and influencers

New York Times  

For the second time, The Athletic is rolling out its NBA 40 under 40 list. Or as one league insider said of Fertitta, the son of owner Tilman Fertitta, “He’s got all the juice.” David Fogel, 34, National Basketball Coaches Association executive director Fogel oversees the NBA Coaches Association, which represents more than 200 active head and assistant coaches across …

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Inside the Celtics’ championship march to Banner 18: ‘We made all the sacrifices’
6 months ago

Inside the Celtics’ championship march to Banner 18: ‘We made all the sacrifices’

New York Times  

BOSTON — At shootaround before Game 3 of the second round, Jaylen Brown shrugged off a question about the Boston Celtics’ playoff struggles at home. “All year long, we’ve been hearing about the Celtics of the past,” Brown said. He told The Athletic his coach taught the Celtics how to “see the game at the next level.” “He’ll stop things …

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Joe Mazzulla isn’t coaching any suckers as Celtics have Mavs in a chokehold
6 months, 1 week ago

Joe Mazzulla isn’t coaching any suckers as Celtics have Mavs in a chokehold

New York Times  

DALLAS — Joe Mazzulla, the once-upon-a-time second-row assistant who is now the second-year head coach of the Boston Celtics, didn’t just wake up one day and start saying things that bounce around from quirky to off-beat to head-scratching to comical and back again. With their 106-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks Wednesday night at the American Airlines Center, Mazzulla’s Celtics …

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Celtics’ 14-0 response after timeout makes Joe Mazzulla look like coaching wizard
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Celtics’ 14-0 response after timeout makes Joe Mazzulla look like coaching wizard

New York Times  

BOSTON — As nobody has come up with a Top 100 Greatest Timeouts in Sports History, would it be OK if we submitted Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla, Game 1, 2024 NBA Finals, for consideration? GO DEEPER Celtics squash Mavs in Game 1; Porziņģis shines in return So, yes, if the guy calls a timeout after a 29-point lead has been …

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Inside Joe Mazzulla’s big defensive gamble to beat Cavaliers with analytics
7 months, 1 week ago

Inside Joe Mazzulla’s big defensive gamble to beat Cavaliers with analytics

New York Times  

BOSTON — It must have been frustrating for the Celtics, watching Evan Mobley cook all night. They’ve missed it like 3 times tonight, unless Mazzulla’s game plan is to not tag the roll man so Cleveland can’t take open 3s, which would be wild — Jared Weiss May 12, 2024 This post was from Game 3, when Donovan Mitchell’s 7-for-12 …

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Brad Stevens confirms Joe Mazzulla will return as Celtics coach: Why move makes sense for Boston
1 year, 6 months ago

Brad Stevens confirms Joe Mazzulla will return as Celtics coach: Why move makes sense for Boston

New York Times  

Joe Mazzulla will return as Celtics coach for next season, team president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said Thursday. Here’s what you need to know: Mazzulla, 34, just completed his first season as the Celtics coach. Stevens acknowledged that while you could now measure Mazzulla’s experience in dog years, there are moments he would like to have back, like any …

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Celtics defense finally flips switch after Joe Mazzulla’s surprising timeout
1 year, 7 months ago

Celtics defense finally flips switch after Joe Mazzulla’s surprising timeout

New York Times  

MIAMI — Coming out of halftime, the Celtics needed something to change if they were going to save their season. “Just wanted to make sure we got a good shot on that, and I felt like the possessions before that didn’t go well defensively,” Mazzulla said. But we’ve got to continue to go and do whatever it takes to win …

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Buckley: After Celtics lay down in Miami, it may be time to arrange for the wrecking ball
1 year, 7 months ago

Buckley: After Celtics lay down in Miami, it may be time to arrange for the wrecking ball

New York Times  

MIAMI — In December 1982, with his team stumbling along with a 2-14 record, Houston Rockets coach Del Harris summed up the situation thusly: “All the personnel belongs in the NBA. But what we have learned during this disastrous postseason, with the point being delivered in Technicolor Sunday night at Miami’s Kaseya Center, is that to place these guys in …

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How Joe Mazzulla’s mat discipline in jiu-jitsu aids in coaching the Celtics
1 year, 8 months ago

How Joe Mazzulla’s mat discipline in jiu-jitsu aids in coaching the Celtics

New York Times  

On the mat, Joe Mazzulla is trapped in a chokehold. “Once you get in a chokehold,” said Alex Costa, Mazzulla’s jiu-jitsu trainer, “your mind goes cuckoo.” Mazzulla wants this. “To me, when you become a coach and a leader, you need to have something in your life that you’re being coached at, and you’re learning and you’re being challenged,” Mazzulla …

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Joe Mazzulla? Doc Rivers? Jacque Vaughn? Who leads the NBA Coach of the Year race?
1 year, 10 months ago

Joe Mazzulla? Doc Rivers? Jacque Vaughn? Who leads the NBA Coach of the Year race?

New York Times  

Selecting an NBA Coach of the Year is a subjective endeavor. To answer that question, we turned to three members of The Athletic’s NBA staff who voted for the award last year: Sam Amick, James L. Edwards III and Josh Robbins. Amick: This might be another outlier year on this front, and I’d be entirely comfortable with that being the …

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Joe Mazzulla likes math – and the Celtics are using it to their advantage so far
2 years, 1 month ago

Joe Mazzulla likes math – and the Celtics are using it to their advantage so far

New York Times  

BOSTON — Joe Mazzulla respects the numbers. “We’re fourth in shot-selection defense and we’re last in midrange points per shot and we’re first in midrange frequency. We just have to execute consistently.” — Boston Celtics October 31, 2022 “Joe’s been putting a lot of emphasis on our defense, on the defensive end,” said Malcolm Brogdon. Sunday’s game against the Wizards …

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