While the Celtics made a move to Charlotte last night, with Grant Williams stamped by Jayson Tatum, their coach Joe Mazzulla seems more like the type to enjoy this type of event when he puts himself in the shoes of the fans. In fact, the boss of the reigning champions simply defends the idea that the fight should continue until now in the NBA.
” Entertainment wise, the biggest thing we take from people is not being able to fight, so I hope we can do that again » he details Thus. ” What’s more fun than a little fight? Why are they allowed to play baseball? Why are they allowed to play ice hockey? I don’t understand. I just don’t understand why some sports are allowed, if they have bats, pucks, sticks… We have balls. Anyway, can’t we fight a little?”
Building numerical superiority?
A big fan of combat sports, and especially MMA, it is not surprising to hear Joe Mazzulla campaigning for the return of fighting in the NBA. But the coach of Bostonwhose dream has little chance of being realized after all the efforts of David Stern, also wants to see something else happen: the idea of numerical superiority.
” Basketball is one of those sports where there is no superiority in numbers » he declared. ” I think football introduces a blue card where a player has to come out and it gives a 10-on-9 situation on the pitch, so we need the same. For example, if you get a technical foul or an intentional foul, you get a free throw but it’s not really a reward because, if you miss, you don’t really benefit from it. So there must be an idea of numerical superiority where the team must play 5-on-4 for five seconds or for three passes. Instead of returning the ball in play on the side, the player goes to the other side of the field and cannot return for three seconds for example.. »