Robert Parish on Celtics: 'They have the right coach in place'

Robert Parish on Celtics: 'They have the right coach in place'

Moments earlier, Parish had raved about Mazzulla’s performance as coach of the Celtics while comparing the current team to the championship squads of the 1980s. Parish, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2003, racked up three championships with Boston. “I think the two eras’ coaching philosophies, or whatever you want to call it, mirror one another,” Parish said. “They have the right coach in place. Because that’s where it starts: with the coach. And the team has definitely taken on Joe’s personality: that toughness, grinding out on both ends of the court, take no prisoners (mentality). I like the fact that another area they mirror us in, they play hard, they play smart and they play together. And I like that."

New York Times

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