Possible coach replacement?

[CelticsWhat35]

Mazzulla Is the next guy. Don’t give me the retreaded Frank Vogel. He’s not taking Boston anywhere.

Mazzulla is in house and the players love him.

You don’t want a coach that won a championship just a few years ago, who has a winning percentage of nearly 60% over the last 3 season. I’d certainly feel more comfortable having someone like that on board vs giving the job to an assistant that has never coached a single game in the NBA.

Udoka hadn’t been a head coach for a single game before leading the team to the Finals.  At least Mazzulla has familiarity with the team

[Goldstar88]

Mazzulla Is the next guy. Don’t give me the retreaded Frank Vogel. He’s not taking Boston anywhere.

Mazzulla is in house and the players love him.

You don’t want a coach that won a championship just a few years ago, who has a winning percentage of nearly 60% over the last 3 season. I’d certainly feel more comfortable having someone like that on board vs giving the job to an assistant that has never coached a single game in the NBA.

They didn't want a coach that brought them to 3 ECF in 5 years, with a .618 winning percentage.
They may want the #2 guy that brought this team within 2 games of a chip.

We trying to make it to the ECF or win a championship? Frank won a championship, recently. Would be nice to have a coach that knows what it takes. 

[LaBran Jaymes]

Time to give Jeff Van Gundy a call.

[sgrogan]

Mazzulla Is the next guy. Don’t give me the retreaded Frank Vogel. He’s not taking Boston anywhere.

Mazzulla is in house and the players love him.

You don’t want a coach that won a championship just a few years ago, who has a winning percentage of nearly 60% over the last 3 season. I’d certainly feel more comfortable having someone like that on board vs giving the job to an assistant that has never coached a single game in the NBA.

They didn't want a coach that brought them to 3 ECF in 5 years, with a .618 winning percentage.
They may want the #2 guy that brought this team within 2 games of a chip.

We trying to make it to the ECF or win a championship? Frank won a championship, recently. Would be nice to have a coach that knows what it takes.

He won a shortened season with LeBron(2nd in MVP) and Davis (6th on MVP)
He has a career winning percentage of 51% without LeBron. He's under .500 if you exclude the shortened championship season. He missed the playoffs badly last year with LeBron.

I think he would be a good hire as a veteran assistant.

On the plus side he did play Dwight Howard in 69 of 71 games in the championship season.

[Goldstar88]

Time to give Jeff Van Gundy a call.

God, no. Either one of the Van Gundy brothers would lose the locker room after the first practice.

[hwangjini_1]

If Ume resigns or get fired, then I see Celtics going after Vogel or someone else…but if he gets a one year suspension and accepts it, then Mazzulla will be interim

I have heard that the celtics management think very highly of Mazzulla. I believe they blocked him from leaving to Utah with Hardy. He was one of the only (maybe the only?) assistant coach retained post-ainge.

[Neurotic Guy]

If Ume resigns or get fired, then I see Celtics going after Vogel or someone else…but if he gets a one year suspension and accepts it, then Mazzulla will be interim

I have heard that the celtics management think very highly of Mazzulla. I believe they blocked him from leaving to Utah with Hardy. He was one of the only (maybe the only?) assistant coach retained post-ainge.

I know nothing about the guy other than he’s very young (younger than Al), and that he was a major player in the defensive scheme. 

My biggest concern would be what the players think of him and whether they can rally as a team.  This situation is not at all what you want as the Jays start thinking more about where they want to play in their next contracts.

[celticinorlando]

If Ume resigns or get fired, then I see Celtics going after Vogel or someone else…but if he gets a one year suspension and accepts it, then Mazzulla will be interim

I have heard that the celtics management think very highly of Mazzulla. I believe they blocked him from leaving to Utah with Hardy. He was one of the only (maybe the only?) assistant coach retained post-ainge.

I know nothing about the guy other than he’s very young (younger than Al), and that he was a major player in the defensive scheme. 

My biggest concern would be what the players think of him and whether they can rally as a team.  This situation is not at all what you want as the Jays start thinking more about where they want to play in their next contracts.

Players love mazzulla 

[bricone29]

Put me down for a Rick Pitino reunion.

[Celtics2021]

Put me down for a Rick Pitino reunion.

Thankfully he won’t be walking through any doors.

[SparzWizard]

Man I'd like to have Kenny Atkinson on board...but looks like he's staying stuck in GSW

[Ed Monix]

Am I the only one who thinks Joe Mazzulla is David Aldridge‘s long lost son lol

[boscel33]

Put me down for a Rick Pitino reunion.

ML Carr anyone?

[Goldstar88]

I’m fine with Joe Mazz being the interim head coach, but I hope they surround him with an experienced assistant coach like Snyder, Vogel, or D’Antoni.

[ozgod]

I'm willing to stick with Joe Mazz. Brad gave him a big seal of approval at the presser, and he was one of only two people who survived the transition between Brad and Ime. Brad did say he was open to hiring more support if needed.