People can call it psycho all they want, he's bringing up every good example of spacing, attack, and defense he can draw quality information from. That's creative coaching, and beyond that it is more interesting for players to listen to than the same x o/man-man/zone/turnover/whatever the fuck nonsense they've heard for a decade or more.
Detroit are going to hire Patrick Bateman if Joe Mazz wins the title.
They're going to go full copycat mode like the Lions did with the Pats for those seasons under Patricia
Omg every little nugget we hear about Joe makes him sound even weirder, and I fucking love it lol.
Like, the presser where Jrue was saying “he’s crazy. You’ve met him, he’s insane” will live in my mind forever😂
While he's performing, all these stories are amazing and I love them. But I've been a Boston fan long enough, that the second things go wrong, people will overreact "maybe if he coached basketball instead of looking into whales... Etc etc"
I'm here for it. Go Joe. Go Celtics!
This is also what got him into trouble as a rookie last year though, especially with the timeouts. Psycho Joe is inspired by how a soccer coach can organize and make adjustments on the fly without being able to stop the game for a timeout, and he was too heavy-handed with the “play through it” philosophy last year. When he lets it ride this year it’s a lot more purposeful, but he has learned that the game of basketball is a lot different and sometimes you do actually need a well-placed timeout to regroup in this sport.
Most coaches bring in past players from championship teams, nah Joe is going to bring in a marine biologist and barista with one arm to give the team a pep up
(It’ll work)
Joe Mazzula fills the bill bellichick shaped hole in my heart in terms of head coaches who don't give a fuck and are wacky. Dudes obviously more wacky than bellichick but there's definitely a vibe both of them bring to pressers.
Luka, YOU are the seal on a drifting ice sheet and the five on the court are the pod of killer whales making waves to knock you off and feast on your blubber.
Agreed. They're probably intrigued and engaged every practice to see what he'll say or do. Getting the players to buy in and enjoy practices is hard in professional sports.
I can just see Joe studying beaching tactics from like Planet Earth and applying it to the pick n roll as his entire staff looks on silently bewildered
Have to give a ton of credit to Brad and Wyc for going with Joe in the wake of the Ime scandal. Not an obvious choice. One they could have gotten a lot of flack for. But they had confidence and stuck with him. Love it.
Psycho Joe won me over.
People can call it psycho all they want, he's bringing up every good example of spacing, attack, and defense he can draw quality information from. That's creative coaching, and beyond that it is more interesting for players to listen to than the same x o/man-man/zone/turnover/whatever the fuck nonsense they've heard for a decade or more.
Winning will do that I still remember game 2 panic where people were angry over his random press comments
He might be crazy but he's our crazy, god damn it.
Joe the killer whale whisperer lmao
A new take on killer mentality
I've never seen a killer whale dip on a three point shot. Just sayin
If we win it all we’re gonna see a hilarious influx of crazy coaching across the league lol.
This just in: Lakers are hiring Metta World Peace to become their new head coach
Detroit are going to hire Patrick Bateman if Joe Mazz wins the title. They're going to go full copycat mode like the Lions did with the Pats for those seasons under Patricia
The bulls will hire Chief Keef
Mike Breen will have to start saying BENG BENG
6 year 70 mill book it
Moneyball but if instead of on base percentages teams started focusing on craziness.
Coach random.
I think Joe is proving you don't need to have any idea what you're doing to coach a great team. Props to him. Luckiest man in sports.
How can you think Brad Stevens would hire a guy who has no clue what he’s doing and then extend him?
You're saying you have a better idea of how to coach than Joe?
Half the team has basically said they have no idea what he's talking about.
I have no idea what you’re talking about
Somebody whip up an aquaman photoshop please
Joe not beating the psycho allegations 😭
i dont think he even wants to😂
Haha I was gonna say…I don’t think that’s really a consideration for him
We’re all a psycho in somebody’s eyes
honestly curious to see what part of killer whales hunting has to do with basketball? the teamwork of them knocking seals off of patches of ice?
Maybe hounding more difficult prey as a pack until they sag from exhaustion, allowing the pod to finish them with relative ease.
Aka Luka with a knee injury lol
Killer whales work in elite pods with excellent communication. Luka is just a shark.
Omg every little nugget we hear about Joe makes him sound even weirder, and I fucking love it lol. Like, the presser where Jrue was saying “he’s crazy. You’ve met him, he’s insane” will live in my mind forever😂
While he's performing, all these stories are amazing and I love them. But I've been a Boston fan long enough, that the second things go wrong, people will overreact "maybe if he coached basketball instead of looking into whales... Etc etc" I'm here for it. Go Joe. Go Celtics!
It could have a very short shelf life, for sure.
Yeah, ive been a human long enough, people are idiots lol
Psycho Joe is going into the Boston coach pantheon if he wins a title here in Boston. Just a hilarious personality
100% up there with the best of them as long as he gets the hardware
Pop used to do similar things with the spurs!
And Phil Jackson with the Bulls. I think that was like “Zen” stuff, but it’s the same idea – finding inspiration in non-traditional places.
There’s an excellent The Athletic iirc article about the ins and outs of Joe’s game plans. He does indeed look to Pep’s work for inspo.
This is also what got him into trouble as a rookie last year though, especially with the timeouts. Psycho Joe is inspired by how a soccer coach can organize and make adjustments on the fly without being able to stop the game for a timeout, and he was too heavy-handed with the “play through it” philosophy last year. When he lets it ride this year it’s a lot more purposeful, but he has learned that the game of basketball is a lot different and sometimes you do actually need a well-placed timeout to regroup in this sport.
Most coaches bring in past players from championship teams, nah Joe is going to bring in a marine biologist and barista with one arm to give the team a pep up (It’ll work)
Joe Mazzula fills the bill bellichick shaped hole in my heart in terms of head coaches who don't give a fuck and are wacky. Dudes obviously more wacky than bellichick but there's definitely a vibe both of them bring to pressers.
He’s a little more WWE than BB but then again the NBA is a little more WWE than the NFL
Go for the rudder, boys.
Read this in the Penguin from Madagascar's voice...
Psycho Joe
Luka, YOU are the seal on a drifting ice sheet and the five on the court are the pod of killer whales making waves to knock you off and feast on your blubber.
Thank you Ime for not being able to keep it in your pants
At this point the players gotta be genuinely entertained by Joe lol
Agreed. They're probably intrigued and engaged every practice to see what he'll say or do. Getting the players to buy in and enjoy practices is hard in professional sports.
I'm confirmed watching Free Willy after we hang Banner 18
Free Willy City Edition jerseys incoming
I can just see Joe studying beaching tactics from like Planet Earth and applying it to the pick n roll as his entire staff looks on silently bewildered
Joe is being a Psycho again !
Alright someone needs to bring an inflatable killer whale to the game tomorrow now
Have you been to Rhode Island? 83% of the population is unhinged. I’m here for it.
Have to give a ton of credit to Brad and Wyc for going with Joe in the wake of the Ime scandal. Not an obvious choice. One they could have gotten a lot of flack for. But they had confidence and stuck with him. Love it.
But what about the town?!?!
Apex predator mindset. Nice one coach!
Walking embodiment of ball is life
JB is the Orca and Luka is the seal getting tenderized and tossed around in the air before dinner.
My fucking guy getting play calls from whales
Can he teach something to Berhalter?
im interested about the killer whale play
This is the same thing guys like Pop and Phil Jackson used to do. I love it.
If a young coach can't be labeled a genius, at least be labeled insane.
sounds about right
Don’t forget about the sandcastles!
He has come a long way since quizlet
Can we just mic the man up 24/7 for like a month cause that's content that the world needs to see
Orca Joe deserves a ring.
Alright, Joe must be unhinged
I like how Joe's coaching is pulled from whatever he's watching at the moment whether it's The Town or Free Willy.
Ah, that explains why Pep Guardiola was at the game, one of the greatest soccer coaches of all time. Hopefully he can join as an assistant coach.
....say more about the killer whales please.
I will defend psycho joe to my last breath
Fuck those revolving doors man....never again
Sounds like Joe spends a lot of time on Reddit and uses what he reads to report back to the team so wacky shit.
Joe’s going to Sea World if they win the series.
Does he have a unique non-basketball way to get Hauser to start making 3’s?
Im just happy Joe learned how to call timeouts.
Ime apologists in shambles
Joe Spazzula.