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Kendrick Perkins arms out harsh critique for Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla
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Joe Mazzulla defined why he thinks Celtics cope with an ‘entitlement’ narrative regardless of success
Earlier this month, after the Celtics misplaced to the Nuggets by two at home, Kendrick Perkins had some harsh words for coach Joe Mazzulla.
“They have two Joe Mazzullas,” Perkins mentioned. “They have the one that got the philosophy of ‘we’re going to get up more 3s than you.’ When they hit them, he looks great.”
“Then you have the other Joe Mazzulla, who just stands over there,” Perkins added. “And you wonder, if you take his brain out and you put it in a bird, the bird is going to start flying backward. You got that Joe Mazzulla.”
Mazzulla responded on Tuesday with a delicate swipe on the remark throughout his pregame press convention.
When requested to present some evaluation in regards to the Celtics’ harm report, Mazzulla informed reporters: “I’m a bird brain, you know I can’t do that.”
Mazzulla has heard criticism of the Celtics’ shot choice earlier than.
The Celtics entered Tuesday’s matchup in opposition to Indiana averaging 42.7 three-point makes an attempt per recreation, which is probably the most within the league. They’re seventh in 3-point proportion, at 37.8. They even have the NBA’s finest document at 35-10.
Taking a number of threes is part of Mazzulla’s philosophy. He told Dan Shaugnessy of The Boston Globe that he’s extra snug being himself and leaning into his beliefs throughout his second season. Last yr, he took over after Ime Udoka was suspended indefinitely and didn’t have a lot time to arrange.
“Last year I never got to be myself because I didn’t know what I was going to be as a head coach,” Mazzulla informed Shaugnessy. “We never had a chance to establish organizational core values. Shared principles. Because of the situation, we never had an opportunity to say, ‘Hey, this is who we are.’”
“Now I know I’m really good at what I do and I trust that,” Mazzulla mentioned. “I’m a part of an amazing organization and I do know we’ve received an amazing probability to win. And I’m very snug as a result of I do know we’ve got nice gamers.
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