Joe Mazzulla is ‘the coach of the Celtics’ next 20 years,’ per Mike Gorman

“I think he is,” said Gorman. “He was a guy like me in a way. He’s in the right place, the right time, and he got an opportunity.”

Legendary Boston Celtics broadcaster Mike Gorman has seen his share of Celtics head coaches over the tears (a dozen, in fact), so his words carry more weight than most in that regard given his proximity to the team since 1981.

The Hall of Fame New England sports personality recently weighed in on Boston’s current coach, Joe Mazzulla, on a recent episode of the “Green With Envy” podcast, noting that since his first, bumpy season at the Celtics’ helm in a season he took the job just days after the suspension of prior head coach Ime Udoka, he has “come 180 degrees in terms of personality.”

“I think now he’s comfortable with who he is and where he’s going,” added Gorman. “And he understands that he’s going to win some, he’s going to lose some, but he’s going to be in them.”

“They don’t get blown out very much,” observed the Celtics’ voice. “He keeps teams in the game. I think he’s the coach of the Celtics’ next 20 years.”

“I think he is,” emphasized Gorman. “He was a guy like me in a way. He’s in the right place, the right time, and he got an opportunity.”

Now the only question is what Mazzulla will do with it.

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