JJ Redick will be in the running for COY

LockoutSeason · Post #21 » by **LockoutSeason** » Wed Oct 23, 2024 2:29 pm

naabzor wrote:I would go as far as to say that he is a puppet and this still Lebron team.

Lebron was the clear 3rd option behind AD and Hachimura. This is the opposite of Lebron ball.

Sealab2024 · Post #22 » by **Sealab2024** » Wed Oct 23, 2024 2:32 pm

I was impressed. The Lakers looked totally different from the last 2 years. They were organized, smart and opportunistic. JJ looks to be a good fit. It's not surprising, the guy has always had a great basketball mind, but he evidently has the gravitas to get players to buy in and that is rare.

Nice addition for LA.

Liam_Gallagher · Post #23 » by **Liam_Gallagher** » Wed Oct 23, 2024 2:43 pm

It might be too early, but it was impressive. Don't forget Luke Walton and the the 2016-17 Lakers opened their season with a win and even started the season 10-10 after expecting to be a bottom feeder (they ended up near the bottom after).

I see a different fire with this team. They were active on defense. They crashed the boards. They were tough. They also shot 5-30 from three and still won by a good amount. If they shoot league average they win by 30.

Homer38 · Post #24 » by **Homer38** » Wed Oct 23, 2024 3:33 pm

Mamba Mentality wrote:It's early but there was A LOT to like...

1. No more iso ball from LeBron where the other four guys just stand around, we're running actual sets. Some beautiful ATO plays as well and timely use of timeouts to prevent any shifts in momentum.

2. Big takeaway on defense is that we are no longer playing drop coverage. We put bodies on shooters and forced the Wolves to finish in the paint against our size. Also liked that he mixed up the defensive coverages and we didn't trot out three guard lineups. Not necessarily sold on Hayes, but the two big look was also interesting to see.

3. I'm encouraged that we won a game with abysmal shooting. Good thing is we have a guy who is an expert in that area and can alleviate some of those problems by drawing up cleaner looks for our shooters.

4. Overall it's just refreshing to see a guy who is engaged from start to finish. Whether it was coaching guys up or being in the officials' ears, he was present, as opposed to his predecessor who quite literally just stood around with hands in his pocket because he was clueless.

Great post and for your point 2,i hate so much the drop coverage so good thing this is thing of the past!

reddyplayerone · Post #25 » by **reddyplayerone** » Wed Oct 23, 2024 3:58 pm

Personally I just hope JJ is ready to go his entire career without ever putting his hands in his pockets

sol537 · Post #26 » by **sol537** » Wed Oct 23, 2024 4:01 pm

I don't think the Lakers roster is good enough to be more than a 7th or 8th seed in the West (play-in) and, therefore, Reddick won't win COY.

Johnny Firpo · Post #27 » by **Johnny Firpo** » Wed Oct 23, 2024 4:04 pm

"Will be buzzing when hitting threes" - which will never happen consistently because they are very streaky. They looked really good though, will likely be better than under Hamm.

Kobeskillz · Post #28 » by **Kobeskillz** » Wed Oct 23, 2024 4:07 pm

I was impressed but he also followed Ham.

If i followed Ham id look brilliant too!

reddyplayerone · Post #29 » by **reddyplayerone** » Wed Oct 23, 2024 4:22 pm

Kobeskillz wrote:I was impressed but he also followed Ham.

If i followed Ham id look brilliant too!

Maybe you can find the Bucks on LinkedIn

Kent · Post #30 » by **Kent** » Wed Oct 23, 2024 4:24 pm

Liam_Gallagher wrote:I see a different fire with this team. They were active on defense. They crashed the boards. They were tough.

This.

I can't remember seeing the LeBron-led Lakers playing with such an energy. And that energy led to playing together, for each other, and with aggression and focus.

Whether it's good enough for COY remains to be seen but, from the looks of it, the team is bought in.

Benedict_Boozer · Post #31 » by **Benedict_Boozer** » Wed Oct 23, 2024 4:24 pm

Reddick seems like a good coach but when the game is tight, I bet you will still see spamming of Lebron and Davis ISO play. If he can break that habit, now that would be impressive

reddyplayerone · Post #32 » by **reddyplayerone** » Wed Oct 23, 2024 4:29 pm

Kent wrote:
Liam_Gallagher wrote:I see a different fire with this team. They were active on defense. They crashed the boards. They were tough.

This.

I can't remember seeing the LeBron-led Lakers playing with such an energy. And that energy led to playing together, for each other, and with aggression and focus.

Whether it's good enough for COY remains to be seen but, from the looks of it, the team is bought in.

Literally this was how the Lakers played post deadline when they made their WCF run a couple of years back.

I'm glad to see everyone is enjoying their honeymoon with JJ. Let's see how everyone feels if/when this team is fighting to stay over .500 and coming off losing 3 out of 5 in the middle of December

Also, JJ, please, PLEASE, cannot emphasize this enough: Never EVER put your hands in your pockets even for a second

Ballerhogger · Post #33 » by **Ballerhogger** » Wed Oct 23, 2024 4:35 pm

He made the right adjustments and run the offense through AD

reddyplayerone · Post #34 » by **reddyplayerone** » Wed Oct 23, 2024 4:46 pm

Ballerhogger wrote:He made the right adjustments and run the offense through AD

Honestly this was by far the most encouraging thing about last night.

It's driven me crazy how everyone has been like "LeBron needs another playmaker" his entire Lakers tenure when it's like, there is literally a 6 foot 10 man with a condor wingspan who grew up playing point guard right next to him, and he's been here like this whole time lol.

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #35 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Wed Oct 23, 2024 6:58 pm

CodeBreaker wrote:
ORLMagicGirl15 wrote:I like JJ, I just don’t want him to be blamed or fired if they don't win the championship this year. He’s a first time coach, not sure if he needed that stress with added pressure.

he knew what he's getting into

My comment was in no way assuming that he didn’t know what he was in for. It was strictly my fear for him.

OfficialRef · Post #36 » by **OfficialRef** » Wed Oct 23, 2024 8:02 pm

One of the greatest minds in nba history

SkyBill40 · Post #37 » by **SkyBill40** » Wed Oct 23, 2024 8:11 pm

I mean... why even bother with playing any more games? Why don't we just hand them the trophies now?

tamaraw08 · Post #38 » by **tamaraw08** » Wed Oct 23, 2024 9:07 pm

Liam_Gallagher wrote:It might be too early, but it was impressive. Don't forget Luke Walton and the the 2016-17 Lakers opened their season with a win and even started the season 10-10 after expecting to be a bottom feeder (they ended up near the bottom after).

I see a different fire with this team. They were active on defense. They crashed the boards. They were tough. They also shot 5-30 from three and still won by a good amount. If they shoot league average they win by 30.

Don't get me wrong because I am not a Luke Walton fan, actually gave away that framed autographed plaque of his, I received when I attended a Laker game.
But bear in mind He had to coach so many lazy defenders in DLo, Swaggy P, Lou Will with the very raw Brandon Ingram and undisciplined bully ball expert Randle and chucker Clarkson on his team.
Bear in mind too that they tanked hard to get avoid giving up that high lotter pick to the Sixers.

stoo · Post #39 » by **stoo** » Wed Oct 23, 2024 10:08 pm

and here i was thinking lakers fandom couldn't get worse

MrBigShot · Post #40 » by **MrBigShot** » Wed Oct 23, 2024 11:07 pm

He will be if AD keeps playing like that lol