Exactly. We're between games 2 and 3 post-suspension. The Celtics won't be taking some groundbreaking new position. Officially Ime is suspended and Joe is interim.
Did this bit of information include that ridiculous “BREAKING NEWS” graphic Woj tweets out?
No, it was on the pregame. It was not in the context of a Woj bomb....just saying the obvious, with (to me at least) that the Celtics won't stand in the way of him getting a new job. That tells me that the issue is very personal to the Celtics organization.
I was thinking the same thing. I'm stunned that we don't have the details yet, and it's a huge credit to the Cs.
Shitting on the team for what happened and making it about yourself is a take, I guess. Does the article mention who was holding the gun to her head while making the very private situation even more public?
How do you make something public…..”even more public?” It’s already out in the wide open.
Maybe not "more public" in a literal sense, but duelling headlines certainly keeps the game going. As opposed to politely declining interviews regarding the situation and asking for privacy while your family works through events. Happens quite a lot, actually.
People also have used these interviews as a form of healing. I don’t begrudge her for doing what she feels is best for her. It’s obvious that she has a lot of anger toward the Celtics handling of the situation and wanted to get it off her chest.
Whatever. If she's (understandably) angry about what happened, her aim sucks. Anyone who thinks that the team should have reached out to her directly during that shit show is delusional, and they're hardly to be faulted for things becoming "public" once they decided to suspend Ime.
Agree with this completely. She doesn’t seem to understand that the Celtics are being instructed to NOt reach out to her. I still don’t begrudge her for venting from the embarrassment she’s faced but it shouldn’t be toward the Celtics. She isn’t acting rational…..but under the circumstances it should be understandable by a reasonable person.
Also, organization could mean players or front office. She may be upset about the players not reaching out (if they didn't), people she may have developed a personal relationship with. Not sure though. Can't imagine she was expecting Brad or Wyc to give her a call.
Man, I would not want that to come up in any kind of potential litigation. "Mr. Smart/Brown/Tatum/Kornet, can you tell us why you were texting Ms. Long after finding our her husband cheated on her?"
Exactly. There would only be downside for anyone to reach out. Really sucks she had to endure this but the organization was never going to reach out to her during all of this.
https://theathletic.com/3992484/2022/12/12/celtics-jayson-tatum-jaylen-brown/
Evidence that there is still true confusion. They've been asked to trust the team, but in the process lost a coach who they really respected and whom were really close to. Ime got them to the Finals; Joe got them to December with the NBA's best record, so there is naturally going to be a feeling that Ime accomplished more last year than Joe has this season.
Mazzulla already had the relationships with these players as he was there prior to Ime and now is going on his 4th year here. Players are also often times closer to the assistants who are doing much of the hands on work with them. It is a truly unique transition.
I don’t disagree. I’m just a little surprised he hasn’t at all tried to spin things with the players who, I assume, he is close with. Has he had zero contact with them in months? Again, might have expected something
I think if you combine @lexrageorge ’s post and mine, this actually suggests that he really, really needs to not talk to anyone about what happened.
It's a reasonable explanation. In the immediate aftermath, there was an attempt by his agents through some media mouthpieces as the Celtics just being Puritanical about violating silly rules around workplace fraternization. Maybe that occurred because his agents didn't actually know what had happened.
At this point, its probably safe to assume that Udoka is staying quiet because he has very strong incentives to do so. Its reasonable to assume that he would want to reach out to the players he has coached as well as his network. But again, at what cost?
If there's any chance that any actions like contacting the players could be used by the FO as leverage to opt out of paying the rest of his contract, he'd be nuts to reach out to them. It's a lot of money, the likes of which he would not get as head coach of Murray State or an NBA assistant.
Word. But I didn’t mean criminal per se. Like @DeJesus Built My Hotrod and @Jimbodandy said, it seems like it could be some other cost. And given the behavior, it almost assuredly is; heck, the Celtics wouldn’t likely cover up a crime for the guy, yeah?
To clarify, Woj has worked PR for Ime from last summer all the way through to him landing this job.
True dat, with an assist from Stephen A Smith who successfully managed to change the narrative of the reasons behind the suspension in the minds of the most NBA fans.
Didn’t Mazzulla get credit for the Boston defensive schemes last season?
Who turned down the Houston job prior to Ime? I felt he was always going to be the top coach available on the market or at worst one of the top 2-3 and would have a job by summer.
Agreed. He built up a significant bank of cred in his single season as HC. I’m sure Houston has had plenty of time to perform due diligence and draft the appropriate contract. But Ime absolutely must be on his best behavior in Houston, or he will run out of chances quickly.
I mean good for him for getting another shot but also fuck him for putting a great situation with the Cs at risk with his terrible judgment. I'm happy he's in the Western Conference so I don't have to think of him too much.
They weren't very interesting this season. I mean, I will get some joy watching Ime scream and bench KPJ but my bar for what entertains is lower than Spud Webb.
