Celtics center alum Mike Muscala on what makes Charles Lee such a good assistant coach
Earlier this week, CLNS Media’s Bobby Manning sat down with former Boston Celtics center Mike Muscala to talk to him about his time playing for new Celtics assistant Charles Lee. Muscala had the unique experience of playing for Lee at their collegiate alma mater, Bucknell, and then again as both made the leap to the NBA at the same time to the same ball club, with Lee being hired by the franchise that drafted Muscala, the Atlanta Hawks.
“He was new to coaching at that point,” explained Muscala of their first stint together at Bucknell. “I could just tell early on he had a great energy for it.”
“We all respected him and valued what he said, (and) his opinions just because he had been there before, and he had been a part of good teams, been the leader of those teams.”
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“So, for him having that experience, along with his upbeat, personal attitude, I think we could all tell early on that he was going to be a great coach,” added Muscala.
“He’s consistent with it, he brings a good volume to the room. He’s just assertive and confident; he brings the energy that is important throughout the course of the season … a lot of it just comes down to who has more of that positivity, more of that juice.”
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