Joe Mazzulla explains his “laisser-faire”
A month ago, Jaylen Brown said that Joe Mazzulla likes to let his players manage during complex passages. Instead of taking time-outs, he is a supporter of “laisser-faire”, and his players appreciate this.
“I see that sometimes it’s good” identified Jaylen Brown. “It challenges us not only for the situation we are facing, but also to do better next time. We have been in the NBA long enough to know how to find our spots and fix some mistakes. We have a balanced team, which means that our coach trusts us and encourages us to find solutions. »
Not an exact science
Since then, Joe Mazzulla has confirmed this trend, especially recently against the Lakers. As his team squandered a 20-point lead and the Lakers took a 13-point lead outright, substitute Ime Udoka stubbornly refused to take a time-out.
“I don’t think there’s any real evidence that taking a time-out works on sets” the Boston coach believes. “It’s just an impression, and people get used to observing it over time. We were down 92-88 and I called a time out, we scored to make it 92-90 but they responded with 6-0. As a result, apart from losing more points, what is the point of this time-out? »
For Joe Mazzulla, his method was adapted to his team with a group that appeared in an NBA final and elements that have been playing together for several years.
“I think it’s getting to know your team. It’s about being on the same wavelength together. he continued. “I think it’s an awareness and a mindset of how the game is going and when we lose it, what are the things we can do to get back? Because often when a team is on a roll, it’s usually because of our own mistakes. »
A bit of Phil Jackson
Joe Mazzulla appreciates that his players analyze their problems themselves, and they can solve them together. For him, there is no miracle method, and it is especially necessary that the group adhere to this way of doing things.
“Our people are doing a great job of going forward and understanding what these issues are, and how we can quickly address them. But I’m not sure there’s any real evidence that a method works better than the other. I think it’s more about seeing what fits your team, what you can get them to accept and how they respond. »
Horrible against the Lakers with his 44 points and his game-tying basket, Jayson Tatum sums up this way of doing things: “Joe always tells us that he is not coming to save us. Especially in times when we don’t play as well as we should. He has told us several times: ‘Make your own way!’. He challenges us. »
A strategy reminiscent of Phil Jackson, who also often left his teams to face adversity themselves.
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | p.d | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Jayson Tatum | 29 | 37.0 | 47.0 | 35.8 | 86.1 | 1.2 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 30.2 |
| Jaylen Brown | 28 | 35.7 | 50.0 | 34.5 | 80.9 | 1.0 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 26.5 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 25 | 23.6 | 49.4 | 46.0 | 87.5 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 13.9 |
| Marcus Smart | 27 | 33.3 | 43.3 | 33.6 | 76.5 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 11.6 |
| Al Horford | 21 | 30.8 | 53.6 | 46.7 | 62.5 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| Derrick White | 30 | 25.4 | 44.8 | 40.3 | 85.7 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 9.9 |
| Grant Williams | 29 | 28.6 | 54.3 | 45.3 | 83.8 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 9.2 |
| Robert Williams | 1 | 17.6 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| Sam Hauser | 30 | 16.1 | 46.5 | 42.5 | 77.8 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
| Blake Griffin | 14 | 15.9 | 50.9 | 34.8 | 71.4 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 5.6 |
| Payton Pritchard | 17 | 11.5 | 40.3 | 35.6 | 70.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| Luke Cornet | 25 | 13.8 | 70.6 | 33.3 | 83.3 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 4.5 |
| Mfiondu Kabengele | 1 | 8.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| noah vonleh | 19 | 8.4 | 45.8 | 25.0 | 100.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| JD Davison | 3 | 2.8 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| justin jackson | 12 | 5.1 | 15.4 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
