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“I do not assume they need to break up the Jays,” O’Neal stated. “They only must discover ways to have higher in-game changes.”
As rumors of the Celtics’ interest in buying and selling for Giannis Antetokounmpo proceed to swirl, one Corridor of Fame middle stated he believes the Celtics ought to simply follow their core constructing round Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
Throughout a current look on The Rich Eisen Show, Shaquille O’Neal stated the Celtics may gain advantage extra from smaller tweaks than a blockbuster commerce involving Brown or Tatum.
“I don’t assume they need to break up the Jays,” O’Neal stated. “They only must discover ways to have higher in-game changes. The Celtics, you already know they’re going to die by the jump-shot and stay by the leap shot.”
“It’s powerful to look at. When it’s falling it appears to be like petty, however you must have that mentality of, ‘hey I simply missed two threes, let me go take a high-percentage shot.’ That’s why they misplaced.”
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla was not too long ago named NBA coach of the yr after main Boston to 56 wins in a season that many thought-about a possible hole yr.
However, the Celtics caught with their 3-point heavy strategy within the playoffs and weren’t in a position to summon sufficient offense to get previous Philadelphia. They had been held to 100 factors or much less in all 4 of their losses.
It was the primary time the Celtics had blown a 3-1 collection lead within the playoffs, however there may be nonetheless hope that Boston can flip issues round, O’Neal stated.
“Pay attention, it nonetheless can work. You may nonetheless have two alpha males on the identical staff doing the identical factor,” O’Neal stated. “They’re each going to the touch the ball, it simply comes right down to who’s going to take the final shot and the sport at all times dictates that.”
After a pair of early playoff exits, the Celtics try to rediscover their championship components. There doesn’t appear to be animosity between Tatum and Brown, he stated, however the Celtics’ model of play has backfired at instances and uncovered a necessity to have the ability to win in a number of methods.
He stated the flexibility to make changes was a part of what allowed him and Kobe Bryant to win three consecutive titles with the Lakers whereas navigating the stress of being two superstars on the identical staff.
“Our components again within the day was give me the ball early, in all probability going to be lacking a number of free-throws. Kobe, you’re taking over within the fourth quarter and we’d simply trip like that. It labored for us, we had been in a position to win three in a row however we did an ideal job of constructing in-game changes.”
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