what obligation does the organization have to mitigate damage to her public image? 
The Boston Celtics have suspended head coach Ime Udoka for the entire 2022-23 season.
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I don't quite get why you say Mazzulla inherited a team as if he wasn't on the coaching staff long before Udoka was even there. Udoka was the one who inherited the team. He was only there for one season; Mazzulla has been there since 2019 (in fact, he was there even before that when he was the assistant for their G-League affiliate team back in 2016/17).
Making the Finals is such an empty measurement, because no two seasons are ever the same, and let's be honest here, if Middleton was healthy last postseason, the Celtics wouldn't have even made it to the Finals in the first place.
Stevens is the one who built this iteration of the team with the offseason moves.
As it was just pointed out to you, there's a stark contrast with their offensive identity this season and that's all down to Mazzulla.
What the fukk do you mean Ime hired Joe?Ime coached one season. What do you mean Ime teams b? He was there one yearAnd what makes you think Ime - who hired Joe (mind you my people know Joe so I’m rooting for him) - wasn’t angling for this exact sort of team given the off-season personnel moves?
Mazzulla was on the Celtics before Ime.
You need to sit this one out instead of bullshytting, especially with this "my people know Joe" nonsense.
UpAndComing
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I'm legit sitting here reading the thread confused at people overlooking the heavy lifting Ime has done to this team. Mind boggling lol
- How soon we forget Celtics were one of the most inconsistent defensive teams I've ever seen towards Brad Steven's last couple years as a coach
- How soon we forget Celtics had the most disjointed and predictable offense where Tatum and Brown struggled to coexist offensively
- How soon we forget Celtics fans rejoicing when Tatum and Brown would pass the ball to each other once a week lol
- How soon we forget Marcus Smart was a complete looney tune jacking up ill advised shots and thought he was a Big 3 with Tatum and Brown lol
- How soon we forget the team tuning Brad Stevens out as well as in-fighting constantly
- How soon we forget Al Horford running for the hills leaving this team and going to the Sixers because it got so toxic
- How soon we forget Tatum and Brown shying away from being leaders and lacking in playmaking skills, and on record saying "No one should be team leaders"
Ime changed all of that shyt in 1 season. I love my Celtics for life, but I'm ok in admitting the Celtics handled the situation wrongly, but I soon got over it because I love the Celtics no matter what
Joe Mazzulla gets my respect no doubt, but he his building off of what Ime Udoka cultivated
The Celtics were consistently a top defensive team all throughout 2020 (ranked 4th), and have had one of the most consistently best defenses for a long damn time now (all the way back when Doc was coach), especially all throughout those years when their offense was their downfall. Whatever inconsistencies you believe they had on that end is simply the nature of basketball where no team can be great throughout an entire season, year on year.
You'd be hard pressed to find a more consistent defensive team over the last 10-15 years than the Celtics.
Furthermore, let's not act like the 2022 iteration were consistently great on that end either. It took them a while to find their groove on defense.
Tatum and Brown have had their ups-and-downs since they've been together; it's not been a linear progression. This is really the first season where everything has seemingly clicked for both of them, and that speaks more to the fact of their natural progression as players, rather than anything that head coaches have done.
And again, let's not act like the team's offense wasn't "disjoined and predictable" in the Finals last season either. They struggled on that end throughout large parts of the 2022 season.
These are some of your posts about him during the playoffs last season:
You were shytting on him all throughout the postseason, but now suddenly, you're saying that Udoka did all this "heavy lifting" that changed him as a player?
she's not an employee and was only cheated on. People get cheated on everyday.
Are you black? Do you not see what she's trying to say?
Saysumthinfunnymike
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They have no obligation. The story was never about nia long....a girlfriend... not even wife to ime. the story wasn't about infidelity on his side. it was about a coach messin around with a subordinate. And then that subordinate claiming harassment after the fact.
The organization not gonna put tabs on whether ime and his girlfriend are still together. nia long is not the Celts business. ime is. The subordinate is. human resources don't care who ime dates unless it's another employee.
Lets not forget nia had statements to tmz. That put more spotlight on her.
They have no obligation. The story was never about nia long....a girlfriend... not even wife to ime. the story wasn't about infidelity on his side. it was about a coach messin around with a subordinate. And then that subordinate claiming harassment after the fact.
The organization not gonna put tabs on whether ime and his girlfriend are still together. nia long is not the Celts business. ime is. The subordinate is. human resources don't care who ime dates unless it's another employee.
Lets not forget nia had statements to tmz. That put more spotlight on her.
it shouldn’t take this many words to explain this.
I do agree with this aspect of her quote tho…but what’s done is done and I do not expect the celtics to be reaching out to her and looking to comfort her after the fact
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Nia Long Slams Boston Celtics, Says 'No One' Has Called to 'See If I'm OK' After Ime Udoka Scandal
"I think the most heartbreaking thing about all of this was seeing my son's face when the Boston Celtics organization decided to make a very private situation public," said Long
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Saysumthinfunnymike
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it shouldn’t take this many words to explain this.
unfortunately it does because some posters wanna play dumb....or worse.
unfortunately it does because some posters wanna play dumb....or worse.
you a better man than me…I don’t have patience for willful fools
celtics are in the business of celtic basketball…everything else they might say or do is to protect that and that alone…it’s fukked up ime got thrown under the bus but he is ultimately responsible for her and his child getting dragged in this…case closed…if nikkas wanna be stupid about it I’m content with that…it’s hard to fix stupid once folks get past a certain age
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Adebisi_Said
Truth is Power
Y’all still with this unrealistic shyt. There was no scenario where this all doesn’t come out.
