Derrick Whitenew NBA champion with the Celtics and gold medalist at the Paris Olympics with Team USA, gave a long interview to the podcast microphones The Young Man and the Three.
The topics covered were varied, from defending Steph and Luka, to the call-up with Team USA, up to the telling of some anecdotes about Joe Mazzulla, Head Coach of the Boston team.
The point guard told how the coach motivated them with a whole series of film clips. “he is truly a cinema enthusiast” said White who then quoted some phrases from his coach that particularly impressed him.
“There are no fouls in war”
Used in the first round of the playoffs last season.
Or
“The two most dangerous words in the English language: you did a good job”
A tough approachwhich seems to echo the words released by Mazzulla himself about a week ago:
“what’s more fun than one fistfight?”
“From an entertainment standpoint, the biggest thing we take away from people is that you can’t beat yourself up anymore […] I just don’t understand why benches are allowed in certain sports. They have clubs or weapons, while we don’t. We only have one ball. Other sports have some of the hardest surfaces, pucks, sticks and can’t we let ourselves go a little?”
This is the speech of the Celtics coach during a radio interview with a Boston station, a completely unusual way for a prominent figure to publicize the national sports league which broadcasts its games during Christmas Day.
The sentence was then deflated by Mazzulla himself the following day, referring to the fact that according to him the game would benefit from the introduction of Power Playas in Hockey or Rugby; That is, the possibility of sending off the player who has committed a more or less serious foul for one or more minutes.
A small slip on the part of the NBA champion coach but certainly a warning for all the Boston Celtics’ opponents, a sort of declaration of intent, also given the excellent start of the season for his team.
NBA contenders, grab your helmets and mouthguards, the Boston Celtics are a team on a mission.
