In a perfect world, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla wants to see NBA players at each others’ throats.
Mazzulla hilariously said during a radio appearance on Boston’s 98.5 The Sports Hub that his dream rule change to the league would be to bring back some fight.
“I think the biggest thing that we rob people from as an entertainment standpoint is you can’t fight anymore,” Mazzulla said. “I wish you could bring back fighting.”
He added, “I mean, you aren’t talking about robbing the league of entertainment. What’s more entertaining than when there is a little scuffle?”
The NBA has been fairly fiesty to start the season. Hell, Donte DiVincenzo even had a scuffle during preseason with his former assistant coach at the Knicks.
With Dillon Brooks and Draymond Green in the league, there’s always a chance that some scuffles will occur. No doubt this season will be any different.
Mazzulla wasn’t done with his wishlist, since he also said he’d like to see the league bring in some kind of a five-on-four advantage in certain situations.
“Hey, I mean, basketball is one of the only sports that doesn’t have a power play,” he said.
“I think soccer just put in the ‘blue card’ where a Guy has to go off and it’s a 10 on 9. Like we should have a power play. Because let’s say you have a technical or let’s say you get a take foul, and you get the one shot, but you’re not really rewarded for that because if you miss it, you don’t get the reward for that take foul. So there should be like a power play where on a take foul or on a technical, you have to play five on four for five seconds or three passes.”
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