Joe Mazzulla hates breaks. He said as much before All-Star Weekend. The Boston Celtics coach would rather grind. But while he may hate vacations as much as Dwight Schrute, he made sure to utilize his forced holiday to its fullest extent.
“So I have a list of 10 to 12 things that we need to get better at as a team,” Mazzulla said just before the All-Star break. “And so, I’ll go through the calendar of the games and figure out when those things become thematic.
“When we need to institute them, and how we can approach [them], whether it’s a practice or a shootaround, making those themes important to where we’re trying to get to.