NBA Day One Reactions, Plus Blake Griffin and Peter Berg (Two Interviews!)
Oct 21, 2026 · 3h 8m · take 11 of 26
- The Celtics may not win four playoff rounds with Joe Mazzulla's constant lineup shuffling.
Criticizing Mazzulla's hockey-style lineup changes in the opener against Detroit.
“I just don't know that you win 4 straight playoff rounds that way”
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BillDetroit had a 23 -0 run at some point. And I just, it would seem like if you're live betting, you just live bet anybody that goes down 15 or 20. But big picture Tatum, different kind of spotlight this year. He's never had this before.
BillAnd I was a little concerned. I didn't feel like he was getting by people like he normally does. And again, that might have been Detroit. So that's the one thing I'm watching. The other thing I didn't like was Missoula is just, I like Missoula but
Billhe coached a game today like it was a hockey game I think we had like 420 lineups in this game and there was never a rhythm of a lineup that felt like it was out there for more than like 4 or 5 minutes
BillI don't know, I just don't know that you win 4 straight playoff rounds that way. OKC is probably the closest to be able to get away from it, like even today McCain was the one that finished the Spurs game
Billbut I still feel like you need to know who your five are. That's probably Philly's biggest advantage.
BillLike whatever happens with the bench injuries, who's playing or not playing over the course of six months, ultimately they know those five guys are going to be together at the end of games, right? That's, that was the biggest strength of the Knicks last year.
BillUm, whatever they got for their bench was a bonus, but they knew who their five was at the end of games.
From the episode transcript around 00:21:57. Speaker names are recognized by voice.

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