How the Celtics’ high IQ dominated the NBA Finals
Ben Taylor of Thinking Basketball breaks down Coach Mazzulla’s analytical attention to detail and the smartest adjustments and counters Boston made en route to their 18th title.
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i love derick white
Ben Taylor is the GOAT
I just know America lost, and I'm loving it 😂
Yo refs were also aiding boston to win it all btw, made it almost the lamest finals
They didn’t do nothing shocking, they just got lucky cause most of the eastern stars were injured. They basically went against the bench team until the finals.
Hats off to Boston, they were in a class of their own this season
Just like I imagined
Celtics won in 2008 despite Doc Rivers' coaching.
Celtics won in 2024 because of Joe Mazzulla's coaching.
When people talk about playing Basketball the "Right Way" this is what they mean. 🍀
Joe is almost certainly intellectually gifted, and he has used that intellect to think about the game of basketball in a way that no one really ever has before him.
So grateful to have him as our coach💚
There is a reason Brad kept Joe around during the changeover of front offices. They were on the same page both team building and strategy. One of the most well balanced teams in league history. Which is a blueprint for successful teams in the new CBA.
As a diehard lakers fan I can’t wait for my lakers championship parade next season💜💛🏀.
Jamal and UD face expression alone tells you the respect #Mazzulla has earned amongst the #NBA league now!
I think Boston as a city and the Celtics as an organization are such unsung heroes. Not only are they finding the right athletes to draft and trade for, but they are also do an incredible job cultivating loyalty and hard work ethic. Every Celtic is hard working and buys into two-way play, and they are such a strong team that they can field their bench for half the regular season, getting a ton of experience and training on them too. I truly believe that if Tatum and Brown had been drafted to other teams they would not be champions that they are today, they benefited from the Celtics organization as much as the other way around. Boston has been taking players and turning them into the best version of themselves and making everybody look good. Then trading them when they are at their highest value for other athletes that they know they can cultivate. Boston is just such a well run Sports Team from top to bottom.
Coaching is one thing all these TV analysts always seem to ignore. The Celtics SCHOOLED the Mavericks with their scheming, and yet the "experts" STILL couldn't explain why even if you showed them this video.
Did we need a 10 min video to say "They shot and made a lot of 3 pointers"???
Art
They had to guard jimmy so they use to pump fakes
Joe may have obsessive compulsive disorder and that may be a good thing. I'm sure he studies films a lot trying to find weaknesses in other teams that Celtics can exploit. He's probably the most analytical coach in the league. Jealous people and critics will make excuses, he's gifted, they played nobody, blah blah while Celtics will continue to dominate. Like Tatum said, "we'll just have to keep winning" to shut people up.
Look at UDs face while listening at Mazulla lmao!
Back to back? I like that record
Love my coach !! 🍀
Boston=High IQ sounds about right!
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gafford & lively were a complete mess if they were outside the paint, derrick & pj never got into rythm because boston wasnt double teaming luka or irving. Their bench players were completely shut down and jason kidd was out coached, it was just a disastrous finals for dallas and a clinic from boston start to finish.
@BBALLBREAKDOWN watch this and put brake pad on your mouth bringing the narrative Dallas played bad.
They played bad because they are outsmarted. Take note of that Celtics hater.
nba is MULTI MULTI BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION. HOW IS THE MAVS COACHING STAFF GETTING COOKED BY SUCH EASY LOOKS LIKE THIS. WHY IS LUKA ON JB.
IF YOUR WHOLE GAMEPLAN IS TO FUNNEL PLAYERS INTO LIVELY/GAFFORD AND THEY ARE CONSTANTLY NOT ABLE TO PLAY THAT ROAMER POSITION…. SUB OR SCHEME DIFFERENTLY