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 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 tries to change his call for a challenge to a normal timeout after being told by his assistant coach Amile Jefferson NOT to challengeIt was too lateChallenge was not successful

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

Bill Simmons I thought Mazzulla was incredible in the Regular Season but I don't know what they were thinking for these Playoffs I really think Mazzulla screwed the series up and I'm always going to think that

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 What changed in this series was Joel Embiid came back and they're a completely different team