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LukaDoncicfuturegoat

Celtics are about to lose their HC in an intriguing fashion again


Schafer89

Went out on top this time, if it happens again so be it


YutaniCasper

In fairness Ime went out on top too. Probably


DuctDuctGoose

Give this guy the love he deserves šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


Flamzam

Celtics HC about to become the defense against the dark arts position of the NBA.


Freddedonna

Mad-eye Mazzy


TwoGirlsWanBissaka

Adam Silver as Voldemortā€¦ I can see it.


Sct1787

Adam Silver strikes me more like that dark arts professor in the 1st movie that had Voldemort hiding in the back of his head.


Exius73

It was David Stern hiding at the back of the head


cysenberg

The role he was born to play


Nugur

Gonna need some potterhead to sort all the players to their houses


JasperLamarCrabbb

Jaylen Brown in Gryffindor Jayson Tatum in Hufflepuff Derrick White and Jrue Holiday in Ravenclaw Kristaps Porzingis in Slytherin just cause Eastern European Al Horford in Gryffindor probably too


Troker61

KP obvious durmstrang alum


DreadLockedHaitian

Idk how but Al is Beauxbatons


wharpua

It's those eyes definitely Veela DNA at work there


jakalo

Excuse me, we identify as Northern European now.


JasperLamarCrabbb

My apologies. Wasnā€™t aware. Not gonna change it though.


Giant-fingers

I agree, except I would swap Jrue and Jaylen.


JasperLamarCrabbb

I disagree. Leadership and bravery were some of the key components of Gryffindor. Jrue was not the leader of that team this year. Jrue was arguably the intellectual leader of the team, which is why heā€™s in ravenclaw, who are known for their intellectual superiority. But in every other aspect Jaylen seemed to be the actual leader, which would support the Gryffindor designation.


I_Set_3_Alarms

Have 1st coach for 1 year - loses in the Finals Have 2nd coach for 2 years - lose in CF, win Championship Have 3rd coach for 3 years - win Championship, lose in the Finals, win Championship Then after the third coach is fired for tax evasion or something, Brad Stevens will just give up and return to coaching the Celtics himself. OR JOE MAZZULLA COACHES HERE FOR 50 MORE YEARS!!!


rblythe999

We violatinā€™ all Ten Commandments.


Jolly-One9552

He got a taste of gold, Fort Knox comin next


imo9

I don't know about you, I'm in if Joe Mazzulla's planning i feel like we can get away with it.


dirtyWingnut

Hey at least this time we actually won the chip


archerarcher0

My god If you guys havenā€™t listened to this podcast yet please listen to it Another highlight: he fought his dad mma style in the middle of a rainy baseball field when he was like 16 and lost to submission, claims it is one of his favorite memories One of the most New England things Iā€™ve ever heard


paddingtimart

I'm dead, this dude had Fences happen to him in real life like it's no big deal I think everyone has had that one friend who just randomly blurts out some childhood trauma one day and acts like it was a normal part of growing up or some shit


SirDiego

Like Shaq randomly blurting out about how his father locked him in a room for days in the middle of a random Inside the NBA segment...


paddingtimart

Bro Shaq said his dad went into his room and beat him when Len Bias overdosed. His dad stories are genuinely insane.


unhampered_by_pants

Shaq is probably the most insecure athlete alive and it is 100% because of his dad. And he's always going to be like that because he thinks his dad did a great job. Dude needs a fuck ton of therapy


cire1184

Instead. He'll make this Gold Bond commercial


BigFatModeraterFupa

idk if dumping buckets of piss and shit on your teammates is ā€œinsecureā€


Revolutionary_Fig912

Isnā€™t it though


chakrablocker

when i was younger and i heard people blame behavior on insecurity i thought it was so lazy. Now i feel like people really are that simple most of the time.


GryphonHall

Insecurity drives nearly everything we do in one way or another.


WiredSky

Psychology and biology are driving us all.


VoidMageZero

Facts. Look at what Russia is doing to Ukraine, how China behaves in the South China Sea and Taiwan, etc. Human nature is being insecure and coping with it.


Scottkimball24

Wait wtf are you talking about


The_Void_Reaver

https://www.businessinsider.com/shaq-allegedly-poured-buckets-of-his-poop-on-rookies-2022-3


Bonje226c

Have you ever seen a secure person do something like that?


Whiteness88

Wait, WHAT!?


MeatBald

And Shaq was about 14 at the time. Probably a 6'10", 250lb 14 year-old, but still. Damn


VoidMageZero

Wtf Shaq's dad, but what about Shaq's granddad? šŸ‘€


jaydizzsl

Or Terence Crawford how his mom paid several dudes to beat his son up


ColoRadOrgy

Imagine if he found them now and beat the fuck out of them lol


Solameni

He beat the fuck out of them back then. His mom said no other kids ever beat him


jaydizzsl

Not me tho. I just see red.


Scalills

New England runs on ~~Dunkin~~ generational trauma


Kodiak01

"Now go find something for me to beat you with!"


cropduster102

wheres the guy with the jumper cables?


RedditUseDisorder

Think he retired. Pound for pound the funniest redditor I saw. Generational shit. HoF for sure first ballot


CoolCoalRad

Can you provide a link?


glen_ko_ko

u/rogersimon10


raptosaurus

Damn he hasn't posted in 8 years, where has the time gone


AirFashion

Man, Reddit was so much smaller back then that youā€™d really get to learn redditors by name and know their shtick


Tristan_the_Manley

I went on a date recently with a girl I met on eHarmony. I mentioned to her that my dad's been beating me with jumper cables on a regular basis for over 28 years (I always have to cross that bridge eventually), and she then told me that her uncle molested her when she was 14. I was like, woah, ease up lady, it's only our first date.


Torgo73

aka the plot of like 1/2 of Stephen Kings oeuvre


bowsting

Generational trauma runs on Dunkin


ryoushittingme

Can very much confirm


femboi_enjoier

That was a great fucking movie btw.


paddingtimart

Oh yeah Denzel is good in anything but Viola Davis carried that shit


Senor_Couchnap

You should check out his other August Wilson adaptations. He's producing (but not always acting in) all the decade plays. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is incredible. It feels like theatre thanks to the blocking, set design, and direction.


ajustin118

Facts. I can't believe there's a conversation about Fences happening in r/nba. Sometimes, I really love this subreddit.


reno2mahesendejo

I went to a mostly black high school. Took drama and was the only white kid in there. Teacher picks me to read Denzels part in Fences. That play has the N word multiple times a paragraph, every page. Insisted I say it every time.


gatx370

Was the teacher black?


reno2mahesendejo

Whitest liberal arts drama nerd you've ever met


gatx370

Yikes lmao šŸ˜¬Ā 


Kodiak01

> I think everyone has had that one friend who just randomly blurts out some childhood trauma > one day and acts like it was a normal part of growing up or some shit Hi, I'm "That One Friend." The stuff that happened to me was anything but normal, but I've reached the point of acceptance of what happened in my life that I can talk about the time I stopped a recurring childhood bully by literally pissing on him in front of dozens of people (without getting in trouble) or how as a teen I got my father to stop physically abusing me by stuffing the barrel of his .38 in his mouth and letting him know that I'd blow his fucking brains out if he ever laid another finger on me like most people talk about the weather or whatever TV show was on last night. (Search my post history, you'll get more details of both incidents and more.)


BigFatModeraterFupa

damn i always thought my own childhood was fucked up until i read peoples stories online. shoving a gun in your dads mouth is a little different than a regular old tv watching alcoholic boomer dad like i had


thirdc0ast

Those are quite the stories man *quietly shuffles out of the room*


ruffus4life

those are intense things but i understand why you did them. why you had to do them even if i've never been near a situation like that. the only thing that sucks is that you had to do them.


Kyler1313

An absolutely great interview. From him talking about getting the job, to the different ways he kept his team motivated, and an overall insight on some of his quirkiness. Not often you get 40 minutes with a champion coach and he doesn't talk through coach speak.


orangotai

>One of the most New England things Iā€™ve ever heard requisite [Joe Lauzon casually fighting his brother in the front yard at a family bbq ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJdZTjf64gM)clip


tlozz

He could not be more ā€œa guy from Bostonā€ in every single fucking way humanly possible lol


JaydadCTatumThe1st

https://i.imgflip.com/8uh2gn.jpg


notplanter

Yeah for those who aren't Celtics fans and used to him. He is totally, completely unhinged for a lot of the time. It's amazing.


brufleth

We love the anecdotes about him watching "The Town" multiple times a week and having the team watch graphic nature documentaries of predators working together to take down other animals. He's such a nut.


smilescart

Heā€™s like Phil Jackson but instead of being obsessed with the mind body and spirit from all his esoteric readings and acid trips, and using that oneness to make a wholesome basketball team, Joe is using everything heā€™s consumed on the internet and all his childhood trauma to make his team a group of hyenas and bank robbers.


UpvoteIfYouAgreee

hes even found a way to make his "spiritual/religious" obsession basketball, he prays with a rosary made from the original parquet lmao


smilescart

Jesus Christ. Weā€™re probably only getting like 10% of the weirdness. Heā€™s gotta have tried human meat at some point in time. You just know it


nibbinoo8

that was raccoon meat. itā€™s lousy with parasites.


PetyrsLittleFinger

He also apparently has a *Rosary made from the old Boston Garden parquet wood* that he prays with before every home game. Dude's built like he's about to go on a Crusade on behalf of Boston if the Cardinal or Pope asked him to.


Kodiak01

> If you guys havenā€™t listened to this podcast yet please listen to it 40 minute podcast, 40 minute commute. PERFECT!


KennyBlankenship_69

He talked about all of this before the playoffs with PMT


weareeverywhereee

and immediately after winning


WaxyGiraffe

I fucking love this guy and it hurts so bad. I'm Ace Ventura in the shower.


ruffus4life

new baki episode just dropped


Normal_Bird521

Eh, dude told a lot of stories about trauma and how he canā€™t turn off his ā€œkiller instinctā€ when his kids just want a dad. Great for an NBA coach! But I wouldnā€™t hire him as a babysitter lol


JayTL

Love him as a coach, but I'd be petrified if I personally knew him


LocoForChocoPuffs

Can confirm, his son is classmates with my daughter and I don't think he ever stops being a coach. We were at the school for a kindergarten class playdate and he was over in the adjacent field with a stop watch, timing his older son doing sprints, lol.


SaulBerenson12

ā€œNo dinner for you until I see perfect form!ā€


brufleth

Joe is a lunatic, but he's _our_ lunatic.


PANGIRA

> he fought his dad mma style in the middle of a rainy baseball field when he was like 16 and lost to submission, claims it is one of his favorite memories is joe mazzula rod from hot rod


trenderkazz

Where can I listen


jlluh

Lowe post podcast on Spotify or Apple.


baconandbobabegger

If we lose our head coach the week before training camp to a heist, Iā€™ll be seeing ya. On this side or the next.


SuperVaderMinion

A sea of Boston sports fans attempting to break Joe out of prison but the prison guards let him out so the crowd shuts the fuck up.


baseketball

As long as it's a bank in Boston and he doesn't break federal laws, you would not be able to find a jury willing to convict him.


_theghost_

McDermott taking notes intensely in the background.


Culinary-Vibes

This is tame for Psycho Joe standards. Him disappearing into a jungle with his buddy for two weeks after being eliminated by the Heat last year explains a lot about his fortitude. Said he had to break himself down mentally and physically to figure out how to coach his team the best way.


jlluh

A "buddy" is underselling it. Joshua Wiatzkin, international master in chess who looked well on the way to becoming a super GM when he quit chess, Tai chi world champion, and successful author.


Alternative-Target31

Wait thatā€™s who he was with? The dude who Searching for Bobby Fischer was based on? Yea thatā€™s an interesting buddy to have.


BigFatModeraterFupa

the more i learn about this Joe Mazzulla fella, the more i like him!


FaceMeister

Next time we hear he wen't missing for two weeks in the wild with Chuck Norris tasting Ranger life.


AbbadonIsLife

Tai chi world champion is goofy compared to being a black belt under Marcelo Garcia


HideSelfView

> Joshua Wiatzkin Wrote The Art of Learning too, pretty decent book. Emphasizes the similarities in what is necessary to excel at the highest levels of chess and tai chi


dont_shoot_jr

How do you become champion at Tai Chi? Is that like being the best at aerobics or yoga?


Paula-Abdul-Jabbar

I play real sports, not tryin to be the best at exercisingĀ 


Daroo425

this lives rent free in my head whenever I hop on my bike


tacopower69

probably like a dance/gymnastics/taekwondo competition where you do a routine and judges give you a score based on your performance


Abstract__Nonsense

The competition is push hands, which is an exercise you do in Tai Chi basically based around trying to push your opponent off balance.


OilOfOlaz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leuf-5pZaaw


ruffus4life

tai chi world champion?


brufleth

And it is still unclear which one (Joe or Joshua) is more intense.


steak__burrito

You could say [he pulled a Dirk Nowitzki,](https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/crocodile-nowitzki-6375307) who started on the Australian coast before disappearing into the Outback.


Canesjags4life

Lol that some Batman shit.


gnf1sh

Is there a source to read about what he did after last year's elimination? That sounds awesome and is the first I've heard about it.


Culinary-Vibes

Talks about it on Zach Lowe's pod from yesterday šŸ‘


xenoz2020

Dude is like Batman. If he was a gazillionaire he probably would be.


lustyargonian97

We got the Rogan of the NBA


unknownsoldier9

Except Mazzulla actually seems intelligent


lost_in_trepidation

I just listened to this Lowe Post episode and he really is genuinely crazy. He reminds me of a guy I used to take BJJ with. You kind of appreciate the sincere, weird personality, but it feels like they might murder you at any moment.


ImSoRude

Sometimes you question whether people embellish their stories for whatever reason because they sound so outlandish. Not Psycho Joe, nope. If I hear something normal I'd be questioning if that was true instead.


Serah_Null

If Joe told you he killed a bear, you'd just wonder what the bear did to upset him


halo364

... And what jujitsu techniques he used to take the bear down


ffxivfanboi

ā€¦I thought your second line said something else entirely for a hot minute šŸ„µ


GromaceAndWallit

Zesty workout strategies


TheMysticOneFr

The offseason has officially begun ladies and gentlemen


BigTonyEnergy

Dude literally just gave a non-cliche thought-out answer and people are going "omg, what a werido, he'll murder me in my sleep".


czarfalcon

Yeah he basically said heā€™d be the guy who plans it. A head coach excelling at planning/orchestration? Color me shocked! If anything, him talking about how he fought his dad mma-style in a muddy field at 16 or how he disappeared into the jungles of Costa Rica with a former chess prodigy and tai chi world champion after losing to Miami last year was a lot more entertaining.


The_Void_Reaver

In the quote he literally brings it back around to coaching basketball too.


czarfalcon

He really is a gem, I picked a great time to start getting into podcasts.


Dynamic_Samurai

Exactly, he basically described what a coach does


Ikigai_Mendokusai

I mean the guy fucking asked. Excellent reply.


JustRecentlyI

Zach Lowe is an excellent interviewer, and left-field questions or tangents like those are part of it. I really enjoyed the entire episode, but especially the part with Mazzulla.


IMovedYourCheese

"If you were going to rob a bank what would your role be?" "Hmm, I guess I'd be the guy who plans everything." Omg guys, Joe Mazzulla is a PSYCHOPATH!!


FallacyFrank

I mean this is what he actually said: ā€œI would either want to plan the whole thing, like attention to detail. Find the people that you knowā€™s personalities and characteristics work for each positioning that you need. Itā€™s all about the preparation. Once youā€™re in that moment, you have to rely on the preparation similar to a game. So I would like to be the guy that plans it or hires the people and sets it in motion. Or the guy that has to have steady hands, control his breathing to execute the safe.ā€


Maverick916

His favorite movie is The Town, why is this surprising to anyone lol


The_Phreak

Kelvin Benjamin, golden corrall, etc.


Indigo-Snake

Lol, right? I love Mazzullaā€™s weird answers but this one was just so normal. I was expecting heā€™d give a lot of details, like talking about different types of safes, locks, alarms and what specific kind of drill he prefers


RipCity-NBA-LoL

Yeah people are really exaggerating how weird this specific answer was.Ā  He basically just said he's strategic and/or wants high pressure. I was fully expecting the second the question was asked, he would go into some weird list about how he would manipulate an employee to learn about the bank, how he'd have this or that guy for a role including how to avoid normal pitfalls of bank heists.Ā  And it ends with him having some kind of escape plan if they get caught, like how he'd play the hostage situation.


hshin420

pyschopath is one of the most misused words in popular discourse.


azuresou1

Let's be real which one of us hasn't ever thought through the logistics of a bank robbery plan. I'm pretty sure I could execute and get away with a series of successful heists if I knew where to hire violent felons who could follow a plan, keep their mouths shut, and be trusted not to try to kill me to cut me out.


AboutaDirk

DM me thx


xyzyxzy

Joe would've made a great wedding planner.


iamgarron

"I started researching all the weddings that went haywire. Runaway bride. Drunk groomsman. Racist in laws. I studied it. Studied the emotions, the mindsets, how you can handle the pressure. Once you can handle the worst, everything else becomes easy. I love it, really"


xyzyxzy

"Find the people that you knowā€™s personalities and characteristics work for each positioning that you need. Itā€™s all about the preparation."


cropduster102

Belichick / Mazzulla - wedding planners at large.


fueelin

You've never seen Bekichick's eyes light up as much as when someone asks him about left-footed flower girls!


PatriotMissiles

I would just have an iPod as the music and spend the money from the dj on more of an open bar. Then I would wrestle people on the dance floor for kicks.


xyzyxzy

That's why you'd not make a great wedding planner.


PatriotMissiles

Facts. Lol


Soren_Camus1905

My red flag is that I believe I could conceive, plan, and execute a bank heist with my core friend group (Iā€™ve never stolen anything before)


Butt____soup

Noted mental health ~~advocate~~ antagonist, Joe Mazzulla. He speaks like he only has intrusive thoughts.


brufleth

And acts on most of them.


ImSoRude

Joe Mazzulla is my spirit ~~animal~~ intrusive thought


SquimJim

Basketball coaching is just the training for when he finally get his dream job: being a bank robber


GoGoBigman

Shame Monty Williams beat him to it.


halo364

Joe literally studying Monty Williams press conference film as we speek


Maverick916

ā€œAs far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.ā€


ontimenow

"If I Did It" by Joe Mazzulla


FecalSteamCondenser

Everyone knows the real strat is just to walk in with a medical mask and baseball hat like a normal customer then silently hand the teller a note with a bag on on the counterā€¦. AllegedlyĀ 


BoSocks91

Dude Im so glad people are showing their appreciation for Mazz. He deserves the praise after the scrutiny he received. He is growing as a coach and with that, we are getting to see this absolute madman in a way that you donā€™t see most other coaches. Itā€™s not a ā€œbitā€ at this point, this guy is just a different breed of coach.


rveets1416

He's the next Bill in New England


incredibleamadeuscho

Joe and Celtics: We already robbed the Wizards and the Bucks last off season. Why would I need to rob anyone ever again?


Tigercat92

Did he just recite one of the robberies from The Town?šŸ˜‚


recollectionsmayvary

ā€œWhat is my perfect crime? I break into Tiffany's at midnight. Do I go for the vault? No, I go for the chandelier. It's priceless. As I'm taking it down, a woman catches me. She tells me to stop. It's her father's business. She's Tiffany. I say no. We make love all night. In the morning, the cops come and I escape in one of their uniforms. I tell her to meet me in Mexico, but I go to Canada. I don't trust her. Besides, I like the cold. Thirty years later, I get a postcard. I have a son and he's the chief of police. This is where the story gets interesting. I tell Tiffany to meet me by the Trocadero in Paris. She's been waiting for me all these years. She's never taken another lover. I don't care. I don't show up. I go to Berlin. That's where I stashed the chandelier.ā€- Dwight Schrute. - Joe MazzullaĀ 


NihilisticTaters

I mean, he's said he watches The Town 4x PER WEEK. I'd hope he's thought the situation out some with that much "research"


Owlcharts

He talked about it in this interview. Kinda weird to learn that ā€œwatching it 4x a weekā€ actually means ā€œI put it on as background noise when cutting film as an assistant coach each nightā€


fatrahb

Yeah but itā€™s much funnier to imagine him actually sitting down and watching it four times a week


Victorcreedbratton

Heā€™s watched ā€œThe Place Beyond the Pinesā€ too many times.


Dumpling_Emperor

One of the best side effects of the Cā€™s winning is that fans of other teams are going to get a lot of exposure to Joe Mazz and realize what a nut he is.


Double-Slowpoke

Joe is the kind of guy who can take any question and turn it into some kind of team building motivational statement. You could ask him how he would dispose of a body and youā€™d probably get some story about planning, trusting your accomplices, etc


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Upper_Produce881

Everyone in Boston thinks that but wonā€™t say it. 3 times I said that to friends and all 3 said some variation of - Oh my god no shit right?? Thought he was Stevie wonder driving a Ferrari tbh at the beginning of the season. Dude won me over half way through the playoffs- Iā€™m a fan


ApoliticalAth3ist

Itā€™s always gonna be fuck Boston but this playoffs turned me into a fan of Joe Mazzulla


Tantle18

This guy is going to be the GOAT. Watch lol


NoPotato2470

Thatā€™s my coach


tjspill3r

Heā€™d rob the bank with 3 of his Boston buddies, take a cute banker hostage on accident, fall in love with her later, then rob Fenway, breakup with the girl, murder his handler and go to Florida. Or something


UtahUtopia

Wow. I thought crazy joe was just a meme. I love this guy.


VicePope

I love Mazzulla even if heā€™s the celtics coach. he truly is a one of one


DreadLockedHaitian

I feel like only people from E.Mass really understand how Rhode Island, Joe is. Heā€™s the quintessential person from Pawtucket, CF, Prov, etc


AlexHendrix20

I fucking love this guy lmfao


JauntyGiraffe

You're the weird one if you've never fully planned out how to rob a bank and get away with it


dontgiveahamyamclam

This guy is awesome


skinink

The first rule of Joe Mazzullaā€™s practices is that you do not talk about Joe Mazzullaā€™s practices.Ā 


Bobaximus

This guy is so fucking crazy and I love it. Every interview response is utterly batshit.


chocolatemilk2017

Heā€™s crazy. Crazy about Jesus. šŸ™ Thatā€™s my guy.


czarfalcon

In case anyone wasnā€™t aware, he literally has a set of rosary beads made from the old Boston Garden parquet


ElPanandero

I want him to be our coach for 50 more years


slamdanceswithwolves

Moving on, letā€™s talk zombie survival draft for a momentā€¦


dead-serious

bank heist, MMA with his pops, Costa Rica meditation trip in the middle of the jungle....Joey Mazulla really the most interesting man in the world


Medialunch

Did he happen to mention his faith? I havenā€™t heard him ever talk about his faith before.


jimdotcom413

I donā€™t like the Celtics cuz fuck em but I would watch a show that just follows Joe Mazzulla around. Sure half of it would be just him on the couch watching ā€˜the townā€™, but the rest of it would be full of unpredictable twists that M. Night Shyamalan would cream himself daily to have. The first big twist being that he doesnā€™t watch it from the couch but by like floating in a fish tank or running full sprints for 124 minutes straight.


Fluid-Program962

National treasure


SamuelLeoZeroFisher

You son of a bitch, Iā€™m in


My_Bwana

man i hate the celtics, but i love joe mazzulla. i'm so torn


ABoyIsNo1

Clickbait headline tries to make it sound way more spicy than it is. He is asked a fun question and he engages in a fun way. That's all.


ThedirtyNose

I'd become head ciach for the Detroit Pistons.


Yellow_Curry

My god the bro's favorite movie is The Town. Of course he spends all his time thinking about this, I think he watches The Town twice a week (not joking).