Joe Mazzulla giving praise to Anfernee Simons and talking about his defense and willingness in his role

Joe Mazzulla on why he often credits others rather than himself Being a D1 basketball player you grow up with this sense of entitlement as if the whole world revolves around you If I wanted to be a better husband father coach I had to get rid of that type of entitlement

Joe Mazzulla to referee Aaron Smith Introduce yourself to the end of our bench and they can get a free throw Introduce yourself to our other guys theyre allowed to shoot free throws

Joe Mazzulla assaults Derrick White

Joe Mazzulla on being in contention for Coach of the Year I haven't made one basket all year Our staff hasn't made a basket We haven't gotten a block We haven't ran back on defense We didn't play in a back-to-back We didn't have to play hurt We haven't really done shit

Joe Mazzulla Anybody who ever doubts D-White they don't really care about winning I'm always going to double down on his competitive character and who he is

Brandon Miller said that LaMelo Ball is a much more committed defensive player than people realize