[Forsberg] Ramp to Camp: What’s one thing you want to see from Joe Mazzulla this season?
September 18, 2025
[Forsberg] Ramp to Camp: What’s one thing you want to see from Joe Mazzulla this season?
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From Chris Forsberg:
For Day 14 of [our *Ramp to Camp* series](https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/tag/ramp-to-camp/) — and continuing our weeklong examination of what comes next for key members of the 2025-26 Celtics — the spotlight falls on Joe Mazzulla.
… How can Mazzulla make life easy for Jaylen Brown as he elevates into the 1A role while Tatum rehabs? How can Mazzulla maintain the Celtics’ status as a top-10 defense after losing considerable size and experience in the frontcourt this offseason? How can Mazzulla deploy the talent on his new-look roster to maximize what remains? Can Mazzulla tweak the team’s play style — playing harder and faster — to mask some of the talent drain?
Play the young guys a ton, give them a chance to grow!
I wouldn’t mind seeing Joe in some kind of minor scuffle on the court
I’m curious if he can really *coach*. I assume he’ll have to adjust his approach with this altered lineup, so is he able to adjust the X’s and O’s, or is he going to double down on the three point shooting percentage?
I would like to see Joe use time outs before the team falls into a hole they cannot escape. That level of thinking is for a team full of all star veterans who need to “figure it out”.
We need to play the young guys and our rookies. Obviously Joe has been on record saying he hates rookies but we don’t really have a choice. We don’t have any pieces to go out and trade for a Jrue or Kristaps, the only way this team can feasibly get back into contention is through the draft. I think we all know we are most likely not going to make the playoffs, at least I hope, so it’s vital for guys like Jordan, Hugo, etc to get real minutes so they can help Jayson when he returns.
I just want to see how he adjusts without all the talent and experience on the roster.
Should be a fun, low stakes season. Thinking IT days.
I want to see if Joe is adaptable as a coach. I think he has the culture part down but I have some questions about his X’s and O’s. He was handed a contender level roster. The roster was built in a way where there was an immediately obvious playstyle. I want to see what he comes up with when that playstyle isn’t possible.
I’m not going to I want to see anything specifically because there’s a reason I am not a professional basketball coach.
but I am very excited to see how Joe junks up the game in situations where going talent against talent is a guaranteed loss. His creativity the past two years has had to focus on how to counter the other teams junking things up and let our talent shine. Now that shoe is gonna be on the other foot for a good number of games.
The goal of this year should be to set us up for *next* year as much as humanly possible
Meaning top priority should be development; which of these young guys are gonna be actual contributors on a contender?
Young/new guys should be given endless chances and as many minutes as possible, and if we can acquire a pick or picks at the deadline for any of them aside from Hugo we definitely consider it
We played a lineup of White, Jrue, Brown, Tatum, Porzingis with Al Horford, Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser, and Luke Kornet.
Of these guys, only Pritchard was a big question marks defensively, and only Kornet couldn’t shoot (he could he just didn’t).
As much as I love Joe personality wise and leadership wise, is he actually a good X’s and O’s coach? This is probably one of the easiest rosters to coach ever.
What kind of offense is Joe going to run with a lineup of Pritchard, Simons, Minot, Boucher, and Queta?
Brown might miss the start of the season and I wouldn’t be surprised if White’s Ironman status gives a but this season with him being 31, a ring on his finger, and a hard ceiling on what this team can accomplish.
Him go back to the second row where he belongs. My chimpanzee could have coached the 24 Celtics to a championship. They were stacked. Good coaching would have won the Knicks series even without tatum
I hope that we can see his ability on tactics and in-game adjustments. It feels that the team next season will be the least talented in all three seasons. If he can coach the team as Brad in IT days, then it is safe to say that we might get the coach who can do his job for the team for years or even decades
82 wins
He needs to stop his stubbornness, lower that ego that gets into his head all the time, adjust his playbook, and call a timeout when the team is losing momentum. Enough of the pseudo Mike D’Antoni stuff and they need to stop relying on shooting too many threes and cut to the basket. He needs backup plans if Plan A goes down.
15 comments
From Chris Forsberg:
For Day 14 of [our *Ramp to Camp* series](https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/tag/ramp-to-camp/) — and continuing our weeklong examination of what comes next for key members of the 2025-26 Celtics — the spotlight falls on Joe Mazzulla.
… How can Mazzulla make life easy for Jaylen Brown as he elevates into the 1A role while Tatum rehabs? How can Mazzulla maintain the Celtics’ status as a top-10 defense after losing considerable size and experience in the frontcourt this offseason? How can Mazzulla deploy the talent on his new-look roster to maximize what remains? Can Mazzulla tweak the team’s play style — playing harder and faster — to mask some of the talent drain?
[Read more here](https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/nba/boston-celtics/ramp-to-camp-joe-mazzulla-expectations-roster/732441/).
Play the young guys a ton, give them a chance to grow!
I wouldn’t mind seeing Joe in some kind of minor scuffle on the court
I’m curious if he can really *coach*. I assume he’ll have to adjust his approach with this altered lineup, so is he able to adjust the X’s and O’s, or is he going to double down on the three point shooting percentage?
I would like to see Joe use time outs before the team falls into a hole they cannot escape. That level of thinking is for a team full of all star veterans who need to “figure it out”.
We need to play the young guys and our rookies. Obviously Joe has been on record saying he hates rookies but we don’t really have a choice. We don’t have any pieces to go out and trade for a Jrue or Kristaps, the only way this team can feasibly get back into contention is through the draft. I think we all know we are most likely not going to make the playoffs, at least I hope, so it’s vital for guys like Jordan, Hugo, etc to get real minutes so they can help Jayson when he returns.
I just want to see how he adjusts without all the talent and experience on the roster.
Should be a fun, low stakes season. Thinking IT days.
I want to see if Joe is adaptable as a coach. I think he has the culture part down but I have some questions about his X’s and O’s. He was handed a contender level roster. The roster was built in a way where there was an immediately obvious playstyle. I want to see what he comes up with when that playstyle isn’t possible.
I’m not going to I want to see anything specifically because there’s a reason I am not a professional basketball coach.
but I am very excited to see how Joe junks up the game in situations where going talent against talent is a guaranteed loss. His creativity the past two years has had to focus on how to counter the other teams junking things up and let our talent shine. Now that shoe is gonna be on the other foot for a good number of games.
The goal of this year should be to set us up for *next* year as much as humanly possible
Meaning top priority should be development; which of these young guys are gonna be actual contributors on a contender?
Young/new guys should be given endless chances and as many minutes as possible, and if we can acquire a pick or picks at the deadline for any of them aside from Hugo we definitely consider it
We played a lineup of White, Jrue, Brown, Tatum, Porzingis with Al Horford, Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser, and Luke Kornet.
Of these guys, only Pritchard was a big question marks defensively, and only Kornet couldn’t shoot (he could he just didn’t).
As much as I love Joe personality wise and leadership wise, is he actually a good X’s and O’s coach? This is probably one of the easiest rosters to coach ever.
What kind of offense is Joe going to run with a lineup of Pritchard, Simons, Minot, Boucher, and Queta?
Brown might miss the start of the season and I wouldn’t be surprised if White’s Ironman status gives a but this season with him being 31, a ring on his finger, and a hard ceiling on what this team can accomplish.
Him go back to the second row where he belongs. My chimpanzee could have coached the 24 Celtics to a championship. They were stacked. Good coaching would have won the Knicks series even without tatum
I hope that we can see his ability on tactics and in-game adjustments. It feels that the team next season will be the least talented in all three seasons. If he can coach the team as Brad in IT days, then it is safe to say that we might get the coach who can do his job for the team for years or even decades
82 wins
He needs to stop his stubbornness, lower that ego that gets into his head all the time, adjust his playbook, and call a timeout when the team is losing momentum. Enough of the pseudo Mike D’Antoni stuff and they need to stop relying on shooting too many threes and cut to the basket. He needs backup plans if Plan A goes down.