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Boston\u2019s starting lineup has been a topic of conversation, but Mazzulla plans to use its flexibility as an advantage.<\/p>\n
BRIGHTON, MA \u2014 Change was the theme of the summer for the Boston Celtics<\/a>, who parted ways with four of their top-10 players in terms of total minutes from last season. Marcus Smart, Robert Williams, Malcolm Brogdon, and Grant Williams turned into Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis.<\/p>\n While Boston\u2019s depth was sacrificed, the result is an elite top -6. Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Al Horford, Derrick White, Holiday, and Porzingis were all regular starters last year, but that won\u2019t be the case heading into this season.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t stress enough the idea of flexibility on our team,\u201d head coach Joe Mazzulla said after Saturday\u2019s practice. \u201cWe just have a lot of options, and we\u2019re going to take advantage of those as much as we can. I think there\u2019s a lot of freedom and a lot of opportunity when you have the flexibility that we do and credit to our guys. They have the open-mindedness to do whatever it takes to win.\u201d<\/p>\n Prior to the addition of Holiday, White was slated to take over as the Celtics\u2019 starting point guard, but now, Boston will have to decide whether to go big or small on a nightly basis, likely swapping between White and Horford in the starting five.<\/p>\n Horford has only come off the bench ten times in his 16-year career, and never with the Celtics. White, on the other hand, spent some time coming off the bench last season when Williams was healthy.<\/p>\n Either would thrive as a full-time starter, but both could find themselves in different roles based on matchups, timing, or schedule.<\/p>\n \u201cFlexibility in the sense of decision-making, right? Like, there\u2019s no wrong answer until it goes wrong,\u201d Mazzulla said. \u201cAnd so, that answer at the time is what we feel is going to be the right answer to win that game. And if we don\u2019t win that game, that doesn\u2019t mean that it was the wrong answer, even though you\u2019re going to say it was the wrong answer.\u201d<\/p>\n Boston\u2019s first preseason game is Sunday against the Philadelphia 76ers, and all eyes are on Mazzulla as everyone waits to get a first glimpse at what the Celtics\u2019 starting five will be.<\/p>\n The buzz surrounding the topic has gotten so loud that Mazzulla considered throwing a wrench into everyone\u2019s plans.<\/p>\n \u201cAbsolutely nothing, please,\u201d Mazzulla said when asked what people should take away from his starting five decision on Sunday. \u201cI know you guys aren\u2019t gonna listen to me, but whatever I do tomorrow \u2013 I almost thought about starting someone way off the bat just to throw you guys off, but I was talked out of it. But don\u2019t read anything into it.\u201d<\/p>\n Depth is the biggest concern in regard to Boston\u2019s current lineup. Past the first six, guys like Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard, and Luke Kornet will have to step up. Even players like Lamar Stevens and Wenyen Gabriel, both of whom are on Exhibit 9 deals, could end up playing significant roles.<\/p>\n But while some worry, Mazzulla is extremely confident in everyone on the roster.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have eight, nine starters,\u201d said Mazzulla. \u201cAnd one of the things I thought was a strength of our team last year was when guys were out. I remember the game at Toronto, we had like three or four guys out, and we won, and then at Milwaukee, we lost at the buzzer with four guys out. <\/p>\n \u201cAnd so, the season just breeds challenges and opportunities, and we have a lot of, a lot of good players, and whether I start one one game or not one game, I think we just have to be ready for that and just know each decision makes the most sense for us to win.\u201d<\/p>\n On any given night, Hauser or Pritchard could nail five threes, Kornet could get three blocks, Stevens could snag 10 rebounds, or Gabriel could lock up the opposing team\u2019s best big for a three-minute stretch.<\/p>\n Add that to the overall talent of Boston\u2019s core, most of whom could drop 30 on any given night, and the Celtics have a lot of different ways to throw opponents off.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the one thing we learned is you can\u2019t just have a fastball,\u201d Mazzulla said. \u201cAnd I think some of the lineups that we throw out there at certain times will give us curveballs that we need.\u201d<\/p>\n Boston\u2019s potential starter logjam could be seen as a dilemma, but Mazzulla is treating it as an edge up the Celtics have on the rest of the league.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have so much opportunity that we have to use that to our advantage,\u201d said Mazzulla.<\/p>\n\n \u7acb\u523b\u8a3b\u518a\u53ca\u5831\u540d\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2\u8ab2\u7a0b\u5427! <\/a> www.ITSec.vip<\/a> www.Sraa.com.hk<\/a> Commercials Cooperation Advertisements:<\/b><\/h2>\r\n
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