Boston Celtics BIGGEST PROBLEM revealed | Can they FIGURE IT OUT in time?
Boston Celtics gear up for a lightning-fast season. Will their new high-octane style lead to early stumbles or instant success?
John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal breaks down the Celtics’ dramatic shift to a faster, more physical game plan. He analyzes Jaylen Brown’s recent comments on team chemistry and timing challenges. The discussion covers the impact on big men, potential early-season struggles, and how “Mazzulla Ball” is evolving. Karalis predicts a top-5 finish in pace for the Celtics, a stark contrast to last year’s bottom-dwelling tempo.
Tune in for insider insights on how the Celtics’ new strategy could reshape their path to NBA glory.
1:30 Jaylen Brown reveals Celtics’ challenge
5:27 Timing issues with new players and style
15:43 Adapting to real game situations
21:25 Early season struggles and relying on depth
28:06 Changes to Celtics’ offensive approach
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26 Comments
Not enough talent
It’s going to be a fun ride
Tatum is a finesse player… a "hold, think and shoot/pass" guy. With cerebral JT out, and the avg age of the C's leaning younger due to newbies (+ no Al and Jrue), they could well be faster and uptempo.
Gonna be a lot of TO NOT SMART
Think the biggest problem is having a consistent leading scorer when it’s needed. Jaylen hasn’t really ever been doubled and he doesn’t exactly have Al or KP to be able to play with this season. I think team could go through 10-15 game stretches where JB isn’t the leading scorer.
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I think brad stevens' coaching style is more suited to this roster. Not sure joe mazzulla can run with this. We'll know pretty quick
Simons will be open if they double Brown.
Starting 5 – Brown, White, Simons, Boucher, Queta. 2nd unit – Pritchard, Hauser, Minot, Garza, Scheierman. Any thoughts?
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You just explained why the starting lineup will be the 5 guys who have been here the longest
People should look back at Steve Kerr’s interviews his first season in GSW
John I've recently come to the realization that Steve kerr isn't as good of a coach we thought he was. Am I being a hater or is there some merit to it?
The key now is just make it work it
Can this team be 1970s Celtics?
John Karalis is the Terence Crawford of Celtics media
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It's going g to be the same damn thing. Simons & Niang & or Boucher is pacifier for Joe's one dimensional offensive philosophy. The three's will reign because Joe doesn't know anything else. Newsflash playing faster doesn't mean that you aren't shooting three's anymore or at a comparable rate.
Looks like JD played very well for the Rockets in his debut. If he goes off this season, I will be so mad that we just let him walk for nothing because we didn’t want to give him a minimum contract.
I don’t think they’ll rely on the three as much but I wouldn’t be shocked if they still get a bunch up since Payton and White broke franchise records last year and Boucher ,Brown, Garza, Hauser, Simons are all pretty decent enough to take 3-5 a game
Run baby run! I can see them doing what the Warriors did early last year, rolling with a 12 man rotation. Would love to see chaos caused by Walsh & Minott creating deflections and getting out in transition
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – when the offensive style changes this year it’s not becuase “Joe finally learned”. It because YOU finally learned.
Lets be real here this was their Problem even with All those other guys Holiday Porzingas Horford! Lmao Timing ball movement position.. Lol
The beauty in 🏀 is as long as guy’s are all playing hard unselfish ball, with some grit and hustle this squad will be just fne imo. The gme in itself is experience, gotta play to fnd out anything.
I’m sure Joe and the rest of the squad aren’t just running to run, winning is the goal pls believe it.
I feel like Hugo is either gonna be a role player like Christian Braun or a borderline All Star like Franz Wagner 🍀☘️