[Dalzell] Joe Mazzulla on Jayson Tatum’s last play in regulation: “Give JT the ball and have him make a play for us. He got a shot off — got a good look — but it didn’t go.”

38 comments

1. lmao this is just copium

2. Maybe try something else because that plan isn’t working

3. We got a head coach who thinks [this is a good look](https://imgur.com/a/wEWIhUo) 😭😭😭

4. That was not a good look.

5. Joe wants JT to be bullied online😔

6. That was not a good look at all. C’mon bro take some accountability lol

7. I’d be careful with this. What Joe is gonna say to the media may not match what’s going on the lockeroom. He’s not going to throw his guy under the bus, which is honestly probably the right strategy.

8. No shot he thinks that’s good process! We’re cooked

9. Looooool yup because JT is the best on this team when it comes to making decisions 👍🏾

10. Doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different result is insanity. Look what happened in OT when they did something else that wasn’t a JT step back

11. This is just so lazy.

    An ISO at the top of the key for a wing who struggles to create separation easily is never a recipe for success.

12. He’s delusional 😂. That’s the problem, we can’t just give JT the ball and have him make a play. He’s not LeBron

13. I wouldn’t call it a good look

14. I love that mindset but sadly Tatum is just not that guy

15. Jayson Tatum isn’t the one who makes plays for the team in timeout. Hell, even Jokic doesn’t do that and he’s one of the greatest playmakers. I literally saw a JT iso coming and it’s sad that the coach of a great team didn’t think of anything else 

16. I hate this dumbass coach the only good thing about possibly losing in the playoffs is that this idiot would be off the team. Even if we win a chip I want him gone that’s how much I hate him.

17. run a play for someone else in the clutch

18. Joe confirming the late shot clock dribble dribble dribble isos to a contested shot is a feature and not a bug like we all assumed it was. I love this team, but it really takes the wind out of my sails to hear that, for sure. I still believe in them but man, I was hoping to see them game plan to not go to that at the end of regulation and the defense has turned up but no, that’s exactly what Joe wants.

19. can we not give iso god jaylen brown a shot once?

20. Good luck winning a title with this thought process. Yikes

21. The hierarchy your turn my turn shit has ended so many seasons for us

22. Joe that was an awful look. Why are you relying on Tatum to make a play. YOU’RE THE COACH! If you wanna rely on players to make plays at least have it be Jrue or White

23. Of the top 50 scorers in the league this year, Tatum is bottom in eFG% in the last 5 minutes. If our coaching staff cares about the numbers, they shouldn’t be ignoring that.

24. JT making a play for us hasn’t worked. Why not run a play for him or the 4 other guys on the court? They’re more than capable. Why does this team act like it’s a tatum + bench lineup in the clutch?

25. The only way this team can win it all is if they blow out every team cause Joe is too much of an unaccountable, spineless coward to stop Tatum’s bullshit.

26. When has this decision ever produced a “good look”?

27. Yikes

28. Delusional if anyone thinks that these highly contested end of game jumpers are good shots.

29. This guy. LOL

30. This is the worst thing you could say. It was an atrocious look and atrocious play call.

31. Great coaching there. I miss Brad

32. For the love of god dont give it to JT. Cant remember his last buzzer beater

33. Welp, this teams is bout to go through unnecessary dog fights come playoff time.

34. So I’m neither Doomer nor Green-tinted Homer 24/7. I just think it’s funny that Joe just literally confirmed most of the Doomer criticism this season. Yes these Celtics are elite and historic. Yes we’re very likely winning at least the ECF. But this has been the complaint. And homers are like naw, naw, naw. Well.. Joe just officially confirmed that switching to JT heavy, pound the iso ball.. is our coaching staff confirmed, late game strategy. Live by it or die by it, I guess 😃

35. nah, you gotta do better than that

36. I’m so tired of seeing the same crap every time. Run a play or give another player the opportunity to take the last shot. This shit has not been working for the past few seasons. Enough already!

37. Not what I want to hear. Won’t win the ring with shit like this. I believe they can make it to the finals but this is the reason they can’t beat the nuggets and the reason the bucks are a threat, because Dame and Giannis can go nuclear in the 4th and Tatum is gonna be doing this.

38. holy shit. he actually thinks they’re good shots. we’re fucked.