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

European media Basketball Sphere reported that Serbian coach Uroš Dragicevic, who served as a member of the Celtics coaching staff during the preseason, talked about Mazzula's way of teaching his players.

He said: "I especially observed how Mazzula communicates with the core players. He is only 37 years old, but he dares to criticize Jaylen Brown in front of the whole team, but he will not embarrass him, but just points out the problems and motivates him to do better. Brown will reply: 'Coach, you are right.' Then he will 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."