[Himmelsbach] New: Joe Mazzulla was covered in sweat, gasping for air. “One more round!” “No, I can’t.” “One more!” Before the playoffs. Mazzulla invited me in to witness one of his private jiu-jitsu sessions. It was intense. Here’s how it went.
New: Joe Mazzulla was covered in sweat, gasping for air.
“One more round!”
“No, I can’t.”
“One more!”
Before the playoffs. Mazzulla invited me in to witness one of his private jiu-jitsu sessions. It was intense.
Here’s how it went.https://t.co/UwmR6Reidq
— Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) May 5, 2023
by 1337speak
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reading this made me bust
Maybe a psychopathic coach like mazzulla is exactly what this team needs. I have more certainty than I used to that the team respects him and listens to him
I really hope we can get a compilation of every bizarre moment with Joe
Working theory is that players are more intimidated by MAZULLA than Ime
This is some great pasta
this is my favorite kind of pasta
I have my issues with Joe, but this is awesome
Joe Mazzulla is like that karate guy in The Foot Fist Way.
I think his name is Danny McBride.
Can anyone create a list of crazy shit Joe has done and said?
Joe jitsu
Joe Mazzulla is either gonna be a legendary head coach for the Boston Celtics or he’ll just disappear one day and we’ll all question whether he ever existed at all. I’m cheering for the former, but I wouldn’t place a wager…
Fuck yeah Joe. Fuck yeah
Lmfao Himmelsbach knows what he’s doing
u/horseshoeoverlook was covered in sweat, gasping for air.
“One more round!”
“No, I can’t.”
“One more!”
Lmao I was not expecting that
It just went from 6 to midnight in here…
I love that our coach is bat-shit crazy. I’m here for it.
one of my friends played under him at fairmont. apparently one day, after practice, all the other players had left the court, and it was just my friend and joe mazzulla left.
joe got this intense look in his eyes and said, “hey, wanna learn something special?” my friend was kind of curious and was like sure definitely. joe mazzulla proceeded to pull out a cassette tape of anderson silva highlights and popped it into an old tv/vcr combo he had in his office. they sat down and watched it together, with joe occasionally pausing the tape to explain a particular move or technique. he was like, gently grunting throughout.
after they finished watching, joe said, “now it’s your turn.” he had my friend stand up and try to replicate silva’s moves, with joe providing really close guidance and feedback. they went on like this for hours, joe never once losing his enthusiasm or energy. my friend, on the other hand, was completely exhausted by the end and just passed out. he woke up with joe feeding him ice chips and cradling him in his arms with the tape still playing in the background.
my friend never forgot that night, and he’s told me it was one of the most memorable experiences of his basketball career. we still laugh about it sometimes, and it’s become kind of a running joke between us. but maybe there’s some truth to the idea that anderson silva’s moves can be applied to the basketball court. or maybe joe mazzulla just really, really loves anderson silva.
This some good copypastrnak
This dude is tapped gives me serious adam gase vibes. Cringey AF
Had me in the first half ngl
Kelvin Benjamin was covered in sweat, gasping for air. “One more plate!” “No, I can’t.” “One more!” Before the training camp. Benjamin invited me in to witness one of his private Golden Corral sessions. It was intense
“ ‘The mat brings an awareness, a humility, and a level of discomfort and being challenged that really benefits me,” Mazzulla said. “You have to go to places to lose in order to win. Because of my inexperience, it’s where I go to lose.’
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Their session complete, Mazzulla leans down and kisses the sweat-soaked mat. Then he and Costa hug before Mazzulla leaves the windowless room and continues preparing for his even bigger challenge.”
This man is a psycho and I’m here for it.
Joe is insane and I love it.
Joe is perfect for this team. His focus, intensity and killer instincts are off the charts. All areas our key guys are lacking in.
Our coach is a sicko and I love it
Anyone got a non-paywall version of the article?
Well, this didn’t come out great, but I spent like 8 minutes on it, so [here’s Crazy Joe Mazzulla as Crazy Joe Davola](https://i.imgur.com/6YSbZ47.png)
Joe Mazzulla was covered in sweat, gasping for air. “One more round!” “No, I can’t.” “One more!” Before the playoffs. Mazzulla invited me in to witness one of his private jiu-jitsu sessions. It was intense.
Fun article. It all makes sense to me. I think the quotes about like needing to experience losing, to consistently go into that place, that’s good logic.
It’s funny coming from swimming, which also has a culture around effort and improvement that’s totally different from basketball, you think of things more in terms of small, progressive, almost dependable victories. A microscopic movement that’s less or more intense but always good. With swimming sometimes you win an event and it feels like it’s your opponents’ faults, not yours. BJJ seems like perfect training for the way NBA playoff series always include a push and pull, the way training with a coach who consistently beats your ass gets you to think of defeat as a part of progress.
Also I hope the 5x world champ coach is enjoying his life rn. Sounds like he’s completely busting his ass. I love the part where Mazzulla offered to live with him.
> Mazzulla is warming up in the makeshift gym as he and Costa talk about the newest challenge facing the Celtics, who are preparing for their first-round playoff series against the Hawks. The Celtics won all three regular-season games against Atlanta, and that concerns Costa.
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> “The team who lost three times will come in with more desire,” he says. “You will more naturally relax because you’ve gotten the job done. But the ones who got the punishment you gave, it never goes away.”