Once upon a time, I emphatically stated that Joe Mazzulla should not be your fall guy for the Boston Celtics franchise’s failure. Well apparently, Joe Mazzulla was never your fall guy.
On the July 17 edition of his Hoop Collective Podcast, ESPN insider and potential clairvoyant Brian Windhorst said that Mazzulla’s job was never in jeopardy and that the Celtics’ franchise direction was squarely behind his vision.
“Not only was he never in trouble,” Windhorst said at the 10:30 mark of the podcast. “Brad Stevens’ biggest moves as the president of the team has been to lean into more of the way Joe Mazzulla wants to play.