Measure Mazulla?s future success

[mobilija]

There is always lots of complaining about a teams coach. Some is warranted criticism and some is just a place to put fan anger after a loss.

For this years Celtics team, there is a fair amount of fan divide on what a successful season will look like?tanking, developing players, etc.

But what would a successful season for Mazulla and the coaching staff look like to you?

[Vermont Green]

To me, it is not necessarily a number of wins.  It is about the team buying in a playing hard. It is qualitative. You just have to know it when you see it.  Which means different people will see the same thing and have different conclusions. 

[Neurotic Guy]

I think a successful season for Mazulla would be to show the capacity to adjust his offense to the talent he has. If this team is leading the league in threes attempted not only will it be a losing strategy it will show that Joe can?t adjust. 

[SparzWizard]

I think a successful season for Mazulla would be to show the capacity to adjust his offense to the talent he has. If this team is leading the league in threes attempted not only will it be a losing strategy it will show that Joe can?t adjust.

Unfortunately, his philosophy is taking the 3 is an a lot better shot than taking 2s.

[mobilija]

To me, it is not necessarily a number of wins.  It is about the team buying in a playing hard. It is qualitative. You just have to know it when you see it.  Which means different people will see the same thing and have different conclusions.

It sounds like in training camp so far, the team is bought in and playing hard. Pritchard is quoted as saying it?s been ?a war?. Tillman has said that your ?head needs to be on swivel? they are playing so fast and hard. The new additions of Graza and Minot said they want to play for Joe like they?ve never played for a coach before and that they?d ?run through a brick wall? for Joe.

We will see how that translates to the regular season and especially when they hit some bumps in the road and endure a loosing streak.

[mobilija]

I think a successful season for Mazulla would be to show the capacity to adjust his offense to the talent he has. If this team is leading the league in threes attempted not only will it be a losing strategy it will show that Joe can?t adjust.

In training camp they?ve adjusted their style of play to mirror that of the faster more aggressive teams in the league. Getting up into people?s space with more physical defense, pushing the pace on offense and flowing into sets/actions more quickly with lots of people touching the ball. This sounds like an adjustment to get the younger, hungrier and newer guys more involved. I suspect they will still take a large number of 3s because they have good shooters on the team but there will be less standing around the 3 point line. At least that?s the indication so far.

Again, we?ll see if A) that?s a winning strategy and B) if they stick to it.

[Goldstar88]

I think a successful season for Mazulla would be to show the capacity to adjust his offense to the talent he has. If this team is leading the league in threes attempted not only will it be a losing strategy it will show that Joe can?t adjust.

Unfortunately, his philosophy is taking the 3 is an a lot better shot than taking 2s.

You guys do realize that this is how Brad wants the team to play, right. A big reason he brought back Horford and then traded for KP is that they can stretch the floor. How many players on the C?s right now can?t shoot from deep? I mean, they have Queta practicing 3?s.

[Neurotic Guy]

I think a successful season for Mazulla would be to show the capacity to adjust his offense to the talent he has. If this team is leading the league in threes attempted not only will it be a losing strategy it will show that Joe can?t adjust.

Unfortunately, his philosophy is taking the 3 is an a lot better shot than taking 2s.

You guys do realize that this is how Brad wants the team to play, right. A big reason he brought back Horford and then traded for KP is that they can stretch the floor. How many players on the C?s right now can?t shoot from deep? I mean, they have Queta practicing 3?s.

Yes. So my point was, how does Joe adjust?  Two years ago we lost a low percentage chucker in Smart and added KP and Jrue. In Sam, Jrue, PP, DW, and Al we had guys who were shooting high % from 3. Last year % fell off and this year there?s no Al no Jrue and no KP.  They are not built to win by the three despite what Brad might want.  So the question was about measuring Joes success this year.  If he continues to run a 3 centric offense without adjustments and without emphasis on defense I think he will show himself to be a one trick coach who needs historic level shooters to win.