Sam Hauser on winning Game 5: “It would be awesome to get it done, it would be great. If we do lose, it’s not like it’s the end of the world – we’d still be up 3-2. But obviously doing it at home would be pretty special.”
by newsworthy3
@Boston Celtics
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Honestly for sam thats a good mindset to take the pressure off but everyone else, nah lol
The Celtics are getting so fried behind the scenes that they’re embracing a zen that comes off as carelessness I’m weak
This was clearly a message from Joe. Basically every guy is saying this stuff.
That’s a terrible mindset. It invites complacency. Yeah you have 3 shots at the title but your attitude should be do or die for every game.
No, Sam. It will be the end of the world for me because I won’t be able to watch game 6 or 7!😭
For what it’s worth, that hyper pressurised “must-win” attitude is seen by SOME to be psychologically detrimental. I once saw a great example of it where about 9/10 NFL players called their Championship or Super Bowl game “must win” and then it cut to Brady who just said something along the lines of “I’d love to win, I’m going to do everything to win, but MUST win? Life’s bigger than that”
Basically Sam Hauser has the mentality of Tom Brady LFG C’s in 5.
Turn out the lights the party is over. All good things must come to an end. Fuck Dallas
Yoooo just took a nap and had a dream we down 2 and drew a play for Hauser using Tatum as decoy and hit it at the buzzer. Crazy
Takes the pressure off. It was clear they treated Game 4 as a must win and it made them tight and they got in their heads. Just an opportunity to contextualise the game, play freer and have the same approach they’ve had all year.
The media and r/nba is going to fry us for a couple days if we lose tomorrow.
Youre gonna have to unsubscribe from any and all sports content for that time frame. Its going to turn into “a boring finals” to what “a historic comeback for dallas.” Just because of how badly everyone wants us to lose and be the laughing stock of sport.
Honestly I don’t like this mindset Joe and the team have about this at all. I still have faith we’ll get it done, but If we enter every game not particularly caring about whether or not we win and Dallas enters every game like it’s do or die, we’re going to be looking at a Game 7 really quickly
Had a nightmare where mavs won in 7 by a buzzer beater to win the championship.
Team seems too chill. Fuck going back to Dallas for game 6. Leave everything out there tomorrow.
I’m not in the locker room, so whatever mindset Joe thinks will have the guys performing best tomorrow, I’m all for it.
What’s positive is that it seems like when he says something, the entire team immediately gets with the program. He’s got their respect.
Should be treating it like it’s game 7. This is your best shot to close it out, give it your absolute all. If you somehow don’t win, then you just regroup and go again.
All you doomers need to remember this tomorrow if shit happens.