Jones & Keefe: Do the Celtics need to change their style?

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00:00You think Missoula's in any jeopardy?

00:02No, not at all. Not one bit.

00:04I mean, they had back-to-back 61 seasons.

00:06They just won a title.

00:07And I know a lot of the coaches have been let go after winning a title.

00:10Look at Mike Malone this year, obviously.

00:12And his team had plenty of success going and pushing Oklahoma City to a seven-game series.

00:17So, I mean, I don't think there's any.

00:19I think they really believe in him.

00:20They believe in this philosophy.

00:21And to be honest, man, they just broke down at the end.

00:24Like, they completely broke down.

00:25But they were going to be down 3-1 even before Tatum got hurt.

00:27Yes, and they should have won that series.

00:28And they should have won games 1 and 2.

00:30That's why you'd look at Missoula.

00:31Independent of the 61 seasons, that's why you'd look at.

00:35I'm with you.

00:36I wouldn't fire him.

00:37Keith wouldn't fire him.

00:38I don't think they're going to fire him.

00:39But that's what people would look to.

00:40Yeah, I mean, obviously, in talking about a team this talented as well,

00:44you're going to look at the head coach.

00:45That just comes with the territory in any sport, but specifically basketball.

00:48And you have all these all-star and all-NBA players compiled on one roster.

00:53And you're eliminated in the second round.

00:54Like, this team was supposed to be playing into June.

00:56And this team was supposed to be back in the NBA Finals.

00:58And when they don't get there, people are naturally going to turn and look at Missoula.

01:01And don't get me wrong.

01:02He wasn't perfect through the series whatsoever.

01:04Not at all.

01:05Like, there was plenty of things down the stretch that they could have done right

01:07and blowing the 20-point leads in back-to-back games.

01:09I mean, people hadn't done that.

01:10A team hadn't done that in a single postseason.

01:12Let alone back-to-back games at home.

01:14Like, yeah, he was far from perfect.

01:16But it's also, it works.

01:17Like, this team over the last two years is 101 or 100 games over 500.

01:22Like, their philosophy is working.

01:23They just kind of ran out at the end and couldn't make shots.