Mazzulla's Celtics: Coach of the Year Contender

0:00On April 15th, Joe Mozilla's straight fire as the Boston Celtics coach and he deserves NBA coach of the year honors. Despite losing their whole front-core crew, starter Drew Holiday, and Jason Tatum for most of the season, Vegas pegged them for just 41 and a half wins. Instead, Boston dropped 56 victories, snagged the number two seat in the east, and became final's favorites now that Tatum's back early. Mozilla's system kept their offense and number two overall, even after all that talent drain. They lean heavy on threes, but stay super efficient, mixing in more mid-rains for Jalen Brown to ball out with an all NBA year. Defensively, they're top five too. With aggressive help schemes, zone pops against certain teams, and a focus on boards and rim protection over forced. Turnovers. Players love his vibe. He develops role-guys like Nehemiah's Cata into legit starters by simplifying roles for rebounding screens and D. Nehemiah's went from French roster to one of the league's better centers.

1:02Mozilla motivates pre-game, keeps practices habit focused, and runs quick timeouts, just drawing a play and trusting his squad to execute. His leadership shines from college days at West Virginia, where he coached their zone defense to a final four run and guarded giants like DeMarcus. Cousins at six foot two. That fearlessness rubs off on his Celtics, fueling four straight 50 plus win seasons and a 73 percent clip. Bottom line, Mozilla's genius is undeniable now. No more sleeping on him. Time to hand him that hardware, he humbly passes off to his players and staff. This has been Boston Celtics News today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.