« Reply #79 on: June 06, 2023, 09:03:42 PM »
There was not one single second where Joe was ever going to be fired this offseason. Not if they lost to Philly, not if they got swept by Miami. It was never going to happen. The degree to which this topic dominated the Discourse is testament to how removed from reality these conversations are.
The Celtics were never going to fire a caoch who didn't get to hire his own staff (a staff that apparently had one foot out the door), lost members of the staff mid-season, had to take the job under really difficult circumstances, and led the team to 57 wins despite all of that.
They also weren't going to have a 4th coach in 4 years.
Joe coming back was always what was going to happen.
then celtics are trash ownership and management. we have college AD's who go out and hire the best proven coach available. brad could not do that? what makes mazz qualified TO EVEN BE GIVEN THIS CHANCE? NOTHING. nothing.
4th coach? who cares? are we not in this to win? big? who gives a crap?
Brad could've coached until a replacement was found. The notion that they had no choice doesn't hold up. They also could've given Joe the job with a the understanding he's stepping down after one is found.
agreed. i said the same thing. he could have been the interim until a new coach was hired. but we knew he was not going to do it. my gut told me.
They did have an interim coach. His name was Joe Mazzulla and he led the team to the best record in the NBA at midseason so they gave him the full time job.
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