{"id":86620,"date":"2021-10-15T20:08:44","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T20:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=86620"},"modified":"2021-10-20T02:11:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T02:11:52","slug":"josh-richardson-says-celtics-training-camp-reminds-him-of-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/josh-richardson-says-celtics-training-camp-reminds-him-of-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"The Udoka Rules in Full View as Celtics Close Out Preseason"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heat culture<\/em> gained notoriety over the past decade, between the college-like experience LeBron James<\/strong> described on his way to his first championships, through Jimmy Butler’s<\/strong> perfect embodiment at the expense of the Celtics inside the Bubble. The conditioning-obsessed, physical to the point of needing pads at practice tendencies of Erik Spoelstra<\/strong> and Pat Riley’s<\/strong> South Beach squad went national while the Celtics melted down against them in six games during those east finals.<\/p>\n

Miami, together to the point of keeping families out of the Bubble, contrasted against a Boston locker room divided by the end of Game 4. Two seasons later, the former Heat standout Josh Richardson<\/strong> sees similarities between the system that brought him up in the NBA and the one he’s joining led by first-year head coach Ime Udoka<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“Everybody’s trying to kill each other,” Richardson told\u00a0CLNS Media\u00a0<\/em>on Thursday. “It’s real physical, everybody’s talking s*** to each other. The way I’m cut, and the way a lot of these guys are cut, I can tell that’s good for us, because it keeps you engaged in practice.”<\/p>\n

Celtics players described an intense environment filled with trash talk and accountability. Early practices ended with pressure free throw competitions, players needing to make consecutive free throws to avoid extra running. Marcus Smart\u00a0<\/strong>obliged making six straight to end one session.<\/p>\n

Robert Williams III<\/strong> watched Smart and Grant Williams<\/strong> feud verbally following an accused flop by Williams a week later, a chippy moment common throughout this camp, Rob noted. Players at the bottom of the bench feel entitled to call out ones at the top of the rotation. The communication is clear, which Udoka made a top priority, along with accountability, which came into play when the team levied a suspension this week.<\/p>\n