Joe Mazzulla, coach of the Boston Celtics, goes viral on social media for his unusual decision to try to block a Phoenix Suns player’s shot
Suddenly, at the end of the match between Boston Celtics It is Phoenix Suns last Thursday, the 14th, that the coach of the Massachusetts franchise, Joe Mazzulla, tried to block an opposing player. Even though they didn’t succeed, the game was practically decided and the play was already stopped.
It all happened with just under three minutes left until the end, Jaylen Brown had left the score at 124 to 106, when Frank Vogel, coach of the Suns, called time out. With the game stopped, Royce O’Neale shot from afar and Mazzulla tried to block. Of course, none of this would count and the Celtic commander would receive a technical foul or even be expelled.
Joe Mazzulla went to the block. 😂😂
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“I saw a guy trying to shoot and he hadn’t made any attempts so far and I didn’t want him to feel good. The Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn asked me about the ‘rules of the bench’ about a month ago. Guys who don’t pitch in front of their bench and go to the bench feeling good about themselves. But if I ask my players to do that, the coaching staff will do the same.”said Mazzulla.
“But at the end of the day, it’s about the mentality and our approach, with the rules of the game. It’s about establishing some parameter and that’s it. One of those (unwritten) rules is about a player shooting and that’s not how it works. But if we’re going to set a standard, let’s do the same.”, added the coach. After the attempted block, the two commanders removed their starters, as the result was already beyond Phoenix’s reach.
Source: sportbuzz
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