In an ideal world, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla desires to see NBA gamers at every others’ throats.
Mazzulla hilariously mentioned throughout a radio look on Boston’s 98.5 The Sports activities Hub that his dream rule change to the league can be to deliver again some battle.
“I believe the largest factor that we rob folks from as an leisure standpoint is you may’t battle anymore,” Mazzulla mentioned. “I want you might deliver again combating.”
He added, “I imply, you aren’t speaking about robbing the league of leisure. What’s extra entertaining than when there’s a little scuffle?”
The NBA has been pretty fiesty to start out the season. Hell, Donte DiVincenzo even had a scuffle throughout preseason together with his former assistant coach on the Knicks.
With Dillon Brooks and Draymond Inexperienced within the league, there’s all the time an opportunity that some scuffles will happen. Little doubt this season shall be any totally different.
Mazzulla wasn’t achieved together with his wishlist, since he additionally mentioned he’d prefer to see the league usher in some form of a five-on-four benefit in sure conditions.
“Hey, I imply, basketball is likely one of the solely sports activities that doesn’t have an influence play,” he mentioned.
“I believe soccer simply put within the ‘blue card’ the place a Man has to go off and it’s a ten on 9. Like we should always have an influence play. As a result of let’s say you’ve gotten a technical or let’s say you get a take foul, and also you get the one shot, however you’re not likely rewarded for that as a result of when you miss it, you don’t get the reward for that take foul. So there must be like an influence play the place on a take foul or on a technical, you need to play 5 on 4 for 5 seconds or three passes.”
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