As we approach the final game of the pre-season, we already have some notion of what type of team Joe Mazzulla wants the Boston Celtics to be in the coming months, although, we certainly haven’t seen his full vision at this early juncture.
So far, we know Mazzulla wants Boston to push the pace, move the rock like a game of hot potato, cut relentlessly, and play an aggressive brand of touch defense. What we don’t know, is how Mazzulla plans to deploy his rotations, his go-to sets for early and late offense, his ATO playbook, or whether his commitment to the minutiae will resonate with his seasoned roster.