Joe Mazzulla calls for the return of power games

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla is interested in a power play and fighting for the NBA to make the league more fun. During a performance op Zolak and Bertrand on NBC Sports BostonMazzulla developed the idea of ​​implementing these ideas into the NBA rule book.

“Basketball is one of the few sports where there is no power play,” Mazzulla said. “I think football has just introduced a blue card where a player has to go off the field and it’s 10 against nine. We should have a power play because if you get a technical or a taking foul you don’t really get there for rewarded, because if you miss it, you don’t get rewarded for the take foul. There should be a power play where if you make a take foul on a technical foul, you have to play five-on-four for five seconds, or three passes.

“The biggest thing we’re robbing people of from an entertainment standpoint is you can’t fight anymore. We just have to bring the fighting back,” Mazzulla said. “You want to talk about robbing the entertainment league, what’s more fun than a little scuffle? How come they’re allowed to throw punches in baseball? I don’t understand…I don’t understand why some sports are like this.” may empty the banks. They have bats and weapons, we don’t just have a ball.”

Not everyone was a fan of Mazzulla’s idea. Golden State Warriors forward and four-time NBA champion Draymond Green, who has been suspended several times for fighting or throwing a punch, offered a counterpoint to Mazzulla’s idea.

“I understand what Joe is trying to accomplish,” Green continuedThe Draymond Show with Baron Davis. “The talking and the guys getting testy, we get so much out of the game there today. … Actual, physical fighting Joe, I’m here to petition you.”

Green added, “Where (fighting) almost led me to, man? I don’t want any of that. I’ll leave that up to Joe. Joe, you go fight.”

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