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Tearing my meniscus was one of the best things that happened to me this season

I'll tell you what, it almost, it was one of the best things that happened to me for the rest of the season. 'Cause it put me in like this fight or flight mentality to where like I could just not relax... I've been thinking about maybe getting hurt every All-Star break.

This is a personal reflection on his coaching experience.

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Jun 19, 2024
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HankHank

Jalen Brown is a top 5 player in the NBA

[Jalen Brown] is in that top five now. He's the best player on the team.

While Brown won Finals MVP and All-NBA Second Team honors in 2023, ranking him in the top 5 (above Jokic, Giannis, Luka, SGA, etc.) is highly debatable and subjective.
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Jun 19, 2024
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Brad Stevens is the greatest GM of all time

Brad Stevens is, you know, the greatest GM of all time. I think he's gotta be. He's in all-time in this conversation.

Brad Stevens has one title as a GM. While his moves for Holiday and White were brilliant, 'greatest of all time' is a huge historical reach.
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Jun 19, 2024
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HankHank

The Celtics are set up for a dynasty

I mean the team is set up for a great, great run, which is the most exciting part. We win a championship now and we're set up, we're set up for the future. Maybe a real [dynasty].

The Celtics have a young core locked in, but the second apron and NBA parity make dynasties extremely difficult. This remains to be seen.

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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.