Fire Joe! ... or critique Joe ... or defend Joe... or worry about Joe's coaching

[bdm860]

We got to focus on winning now
We can fire Joe latter

Fire him right after we win the championship. Like the second after...don't even give him the chance to touch that LOB Trophy 

His pink slip is laying on Brads desk.

Someone with some editing skills should update that Seth Rollins Shield betrayal gif with Tatum, Joe, and Brad (or Wyc), and Udoka looking on.

[jpotter33]

https://x.com/fanmahome/status/1793100494279528863?s=46&t=lGU0TGXtwjkuVuoin6WTNw

Do yourself a favor and watch this when you have a second. Amazing, it looks just like him 😂

[SparzWizard]

If that Jaylen Brown 3 didn't happen tonight, Joe is getting pitchforked.

Told you the Celtics win in spite of him. Those were some maddening adjustments. Kornet getting killed, Horford getting run to the ground...it's time to put in Queta. Hauser is a dud? Sub him out. Tatum didn't even jog down the court and just stood there at half-court on transition like he's waiting to play hero ball in OT. Then he takes the pass and passes over for an awful turnover. Gotta take some accountability and tell your guys to get movin'! And I don't even wanna talk about the missed FTs even tho the refs kinda favored us tonight. Two blown 12-point leads. We aren't getting lucky every night.

Oh and Game 2 is on Thursday, that's the expected loss right? Pacers still haven't shot like 50% or 70% from 3 yet and opposing teams usually win those typa games.

[ozgod]

Joe's comments/excuses in quite possibly his last press conference before his looming termination (we just know it's coming, Wyc probably doesn't like being given a heart attack):

Joe Mazzulla took to the podium for his postgame press conference. The highlights:

Jrue Holiday (28 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists) had a big night: “Jrue’s the kind of guy that’s going to impact the game in different ways every night. Tonight it was his scoring, his playmaking, and his defense, a well-rounded game by him. His poise, his demeanor throughout the game was instrumental for us.”

On the level of play: “Nothing different from what I expected. Two high-level teams competing for a great opportunity. I expect all games to be like that, and for our guys, obviously we weren’t perfect, but we maintained a level of poise and mental toughness.”

On pace of the game: “I think you have to find that balance. There’s parts that we had playing with pace, playing fast, so there’s that balance. I thought we handled it well int he first half, in the second half, you have to pick and choose your spots. For the most part, I thought we played with poise. Just going to have to find that balance — there are times where you’re going to have to play fast with them, and times where you’re going to have to execute.”

Tatum finished plus-20 on the night. How did he do it? “I think the other guys played a part in that as well. But for the most part I thought his shot selection was good, his ability to handle and screen got us open looks, and for the most part he competed defensively.”

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