He (and most of the team) seems to be coasting for chunks of the game.
You know who never coasts? Pritchard. Not the most skilled player but that guy really plays! Too bad he’s injured.
Well what's notable is that the players who tend to be coasting right now are the ones that are probably assured of playing significant roles in the playoffs, and are possibly trying to preserve themselves for that time. Pritchard is in the other category, they need to showcase as much of themselves as possible because they may not be with this team next season and this is really their opportunity to let other teams know what they can do.
Ehh, if that’s the case, I think Mazzulla is better off “load managing” his players so they can play in the games they play. And at some point, you have to start gearing up for the playoffs. Players can’t go from coasting to playoff basketball. And at 14 games to go, the season is winding down.
I do wish we had rested Tatum a bit, maybe like 6 games ago. I’m glad he got that day off with the “knee soreness” or whatever. He’s played a lot of minutes on top of last year’s deep playoff run.