Celtics' Joe Mazzulla hopes NBA institutes heightened level of physicality: 'Bring back fighting'

Since stepping into nan Boston Celtics caput coaching role, Joe Mazzulla has been consenting to connection his unfiltered thoughts. 

During a caller quality connected Boston's 98.5 The Sports Hub power station, nan spirited coach shared his latest perspective. If Mazzulla had his way, the NBA would present rules that would licence fights to return spot during games.

The NBA title winning coach cited nan sport's intermezo worth erstwhile he said astir his hopes of seeing fights go an progressive portion of nan league.

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Oct 26, 2024; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Boston Celtics caput coach Joe Mazzulla walks disconnected nan tribunal aft defeating nan Detroit Pistons astatine Little Caesars Arena. (David Reginek-Imagn Images)

"I deliberation nan biggest point that we rob group from arsenic an intermezo standpoint is you can't conflict anymore," Mazzulla said. "I wish you could bring backmost fighting."

He past based on that "a small scuffle" was 1 of nan astir entertaining aspects of immoderate game.

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"I mean, you aren't talking astir robbing nan convention of entertainment. What's much entertaining than erstwhile location is simply a small scuffle?"

The 36-year-old coach added that a powerfulness play, which would efficaciously springiness a little advantage to nan number of players connected nan court, should beryllium connected nan array for nan NBA.

"Hey, I mean, hoops is 1 of nan only sports that doesn't person a powerfulness play," Mazzulla said.

"I deliberation shot conscionable put successful nan 'blue card' wherever a feline has to spell off, and it's a 10 connected 9. Like we should person a powerfulness play. Because let's opportunity you person a method aliases let's opportunity you get a return foul, and you get nan 1 shot, but you're not really rewarded for that because if you miss it, you don't get nan reward for that return foul. So location should beryllium for illustration a powerfulness play wherever connected a return foul aliases connected a technical, you person to play 5 connected 4 for 5 seconds aliases 3 passes."

Oct 28, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics caput coach Joe Mazzulla reacts during nan first half against nan Milwaukee Bucks astatine TD Garden. (Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images)

In June, Mazzula became nan youngest coach to triumph an NBA title. He was 35 erstwhile nan Celtics won a convention grounds 18th championship.

Mazzulla's push for league-approved fights is not nan first clip his tenacity has been highlighted. During a Celtics-Suns crippled successful March, Mazzulla attempted to block a subordinate connected nan opposing team's shot.

In nan 4th fourth of nan crippled successful question, Celtics prima Jaylen Brown intercepted a walk and sprinted nan different measurement for an awesome dunk. The turnover prompted a timeout, and Suns guardant Royce O'Neale attempted to sprout nan shot soon aft nan whistle.

Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla points during nan first half of Game 1 of nan hoops team's NBA Finals against nan Dallas Mavericks, Thursday, June 6, 2024, successful Boston.  (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Players often casually propulsion up a changeable that they cognize won't count aft referees rustle nan whistle, but coaches do not usually effort to title it.

Mazzulla lunged and tried to artifact O'Neale's three-pointer, which yet bounced disconnected nan rim.

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Mazzulla offered an mentation for his actions successful nan postgame property conference.

"I saw a feline going successful to effort to get a shot, and he hadn't made one. And I didn't want him to consciousness bully astir himself going to nan bench," Mazzulla said. "[Boston Globe writer] Gary [Washburn] asked maine astir that a period ago, and that's a chair rule. Guys don't sprout shots successful beforehand of our chair to spell backmost to their chair to consciousness bully astir themselves. If I'm gonna inquire nan guys to contest, nan staff's gotta do nan same."

The Celtics person gotten disconnected to a 4-0 commencement this season. The Indiana Pacers big Boston connected Oct. 30. 

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