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Joe MazzullaJoe Mazzulla

Most people tap out in Jiu-Jitsu because of the fear of being in the submission, not because it actually hurts yet

Most people tap before it actually, like before the submission actually hurts, right? It's like the fear of being in the submission is when you tap. And so like that can be applicable to handling championship expectations or success.

This is a subjective observation about psychology and competition.

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Apr 19, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The WNBA/NBA pay gap argument actually proves that NBA players are currently underpaid based on their revenue generation

NBA players obviously make way more money than WNBA players, but the league revenue is much higher. So at the same time, [people] are making the argument that NBA players should actually be paid more for what they're bringing. But their salaries are artificially deflated by the collective bargaining agreement that they have.

The math on revenue sharing percentages in the NBA compared to total revenue generation is a well-documented economic debate in sports labor.
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Apr 19, 2024
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HankHank

I'd much rather the Celtics play the Bulls in the first round because it's a free win

I mean the Heat obviously have had success against us. No Jimmy Butler... but still it's like, you just don't mess with [the Heat]. Forget about the Heat. Don't mess with it. If you play the Bulls, it's much better... I just want the free win.

The Heat beat the Bulls in the play-in for the 8-seed, so the Celtics played the Heat. The Celtics won the series 4-1, proving that even the Heat weren't a major threat.
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Apr 19, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bulls-Heat game will be a one-possession game with three minutes left

I honestly just, if my, if I had to give you my take on the game, it's gonna be a one possession game with three minutes left and then who the fuck knows?

The Heat won 112-91, which was not a one-possession game.

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Getting choked out in Jiu-Jitsu is the best simulation for the NBA playoffs

I got choked out twice yesterday morning before the game... To me it's the best simulation of the playoffs is everybody always focuses on like the goal, the, the journey and, and going after success. But when you wanna go after something, if you're not aware and can't surrender to the fact that you could fail at it, then I don't, I don't think you're really on the journey.

This is an internal philosophical approach to coaching that can't be proven right or wrong, but it characterizes his successful coaching style.
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Jaylen Brown turning himself into a 'weapon' mentally drove the Celtics this season

He is a weapon. He is a hundred percent a weapon mentally, psychologically, like he can change an entire building. And I think a lot of what we've done up until this point was like his decision to turn himself into a weapon heading into the season. And I think we were able to all leverage that.

Subjective assessment of Jaylen Brown's impact on the 2025-26 Celtics season - can't be definitively verified though the Celtics did perform well without Tatum early in the year.
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In war, there are no fouls; you either die or you don't

Sam Hauser said that your quote is, there's no fouls in, in a war. You either die or you don't. So you can't actually, you actually can't complain about fouls for the entire playoffs.

This is a motivational mantra, not a verifiable sports claim.