Serbian coach observes the Green Army: Mazzula dares to criticize core members but knows how to measure

October 24th European media BasketballSphere reported that Serbian coach Uroš Dragicevic served as a member of the Celtics coaching staff during the preseason. He talked about Mazzula’s way of teaching players.

He said: "I especially observed how Mazzula communicated with the core players. He was only 37 years old, but he dared to criticize Jaylen Brown in front of the whole team, but he would not embarrass him, but just pointed out the problems and motivated him to do better. Brown would reply: 'Coach, you are right.' Then he would try his best for 90 minutes and become a role model for others."

Della. Gicevic also mentioned a conversation between Mazzula and rookie Gonzalez: "After training, Mazzula would communicate with the players separately. Once he told Gonzalez: 'Those two offensive rebounds today will help you win playing time.' He said to Brown: 'You are the engine of the team, keep it like this, no one can stop you.' He can criticize and affirm, and communicates smoothly."