Sad news: boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla have been accepted contact of 8 million to leave immediately after facing……
Joe Mazzulla has worked to rid the Celtics of expectations. Shedding what can easily become a losing habit has fed into the “win the day” mantra they’ve adopted this season.
With Boston rarely playing down to its competition and quickly moving on from one matchup to the next, regardless of outcome, opponent, or that it’s no longer the regular season and the stakes are elevated, has helped produce a 64-18 campaign, registering the best record in the NBA. They’re 8-2 to start the playoffs, reaching the conference finals before anyone else.
“I think the value comes from not having an expectation, voiced Joe Mazzulla on Friday while discussing the Celtics’ playing without giving into the expectation for how a game is supposed to go.
I really think that’s the key to really anything. If you go into something thinking it’s supposed to go a certain way, then your mind and your body is clouded by what is necessary to do in that moment.
And so, the one thing this team has done a good job of this season is not playing with any expectations.
If you’re winning by a lot, if you’re losing by a lot, it doesn’t really matter. At the end of the day, it takes what it takes, and you’ve got to be present.
And so the team has done a good job fighting for that. I think that’s important. Managing our own expectations.”
“I think it’s been really good,” said Payton Pritchard while discussing the mentality Mazzulla has worked to instill in the Celtics on Sunday at the Auerbach Center. “I’ve definitely learned a lot from him.
Joe really studies the game (and) studies the mental side of things a lot. And I think that’s our biggest growth this year is how do we prepare mentally for the battle ahead and staying in the moment, and not losing ourselves? So, that’s what I’ve learned the most from him, and I think he’s done a really good job with that stuff.”
The former Oregon Duck registered a +375 plus-minus rating, the highest total among all second-unit members this regular season, per NBA.com.
