JJ Redick: Lakers don’t have someone good enough to draw two on the ball or beat their man 1 on 1

[sikma42]

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JJ says the team doesn’t have a huge margin for error and the team isn’t good enough to create one. Then goes on to say nobody on the Lakers is good enough to draw 2 on the ball or beat their man 1 on 1.

This is wild statement when you have Bron and AD (two top 15 players) on the team.


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[mademan]

Lebron hasnt been able to do that for a couple years and AD has never been able to.

A correct statement from JJ but probably too honest with the ego's on the team

[Rust_Cohle]

I don’t think lebron is top 15 anymore especially with how much of a traffic cone he has been defensively this year. He’s been a lot of empty stats and AD is still clearly their best player.

But this roster is probably cooked.

[Edrees]

Lebron hasnt been able to do that for a couple years and AD has never been able to.

A correct statement from JJ but probably too honest with the ego's on the team

Lebron can still do it some nights. It varies day to day. But yeah AD never had that. I'm pretty sure JJ was talking about the role players if you look at the context because he said they wont "always" that ability on the floor. (like when Lebron sits or misses games, or when he takes the night off despite being on the court....)

[sikma42]

Lebron hasnt been able to do that for a couple years and AD has never been able to.

A correct statement from JJ but probably too honest with the ego's on the team

If that’s the case, then that statement is basically signaling to blow this up.


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[og15]

https://youtu.be/ffQbLDx3b0k?si=acjZEjv0Tf8lYq-6

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Starts at around 9:05.

JJ says the team doesn’t have a huge margin for error and the team isn’t good enough to create one. Then goes on to say nobody on the Lakers is good enough to draw 2 on the ball or beat their man 1 on 1.

This is wild statement when you have Bron and AD (two top 15 players) on the team.


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This is the full quote, no need to summarize.

"We don’t have a huge margin for error. Nor can we create that margin organically," Redick said. "It has to be emphasized daily to touch the paint, to play paint-to-great mentality, make the extra pass. We don’t have a guy on our team that’s going to necessarily always draw two to the ball. We don’t have a guy on our team that’s going to be able to get past his guy one-on-one and get to the paint and spread it out to the perimeter. Like, that’s just not our team. So we have to do it through connectivity, through execution. And when we do that, we’re really good."

Look at the exact statement and some of the key words.


He specifically mentioned beating their man, drawing two to the ball and making passes, and he specifically says "always". So, first, that's not AD's skillset, he's not that guy, not that he can't pass or he can't score 1v1, but he's not a playmaker like that.

Second, Lebron is still a great passer, and in some matchups now he can touch the paint, draw two to the ball and of course he can make passes, but he can't consistently do that.

JJ is actually not saying anything controversial if we read it well.

[JustBuzzin]

So why did he take the job?

[sikma42]

https://youtu.be/ffQbLDx3b0k?si=acjZEjv0Tf8lYq-6

Watch on YouTube

Starts at around 9:05.

JJ says the team doesn’t have a huge margin for error and the team isn’t good enough to create one. Then goes on to say nobody on the Lakers is good enough to draw 2 on the ball or beat their man 1 on 1.

This is wild statement when you have Bron and AD (two top 15 players) on the team.


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This is the full quote, no need to summarize.

"We don’t have a huge margin for error. Nor can we create that margin organically," Redick said. "It has to be emphasized daily to touch the paint, to play paint-to-great mentality, make the extra pass. We don’t have a guy on our team that’s going to necessarily always draw two to the ball. We don’t have a guy on our team that’s going to be able to get past his guy one-on-one and get to the paint and spread it out to the perimeter. Like, that’s just not our team. So we have to do it through connectivity, through execution. And when we do that, we’re really good."

Look at the exact statement and some of the key words.


He specifically mentioned beating their man, drawing two to the ball and making passes, and he specifically says "always". So, first, that's not AD's skillset, he's not that guy, not that he can't pass or he can't score 1v1, but he's not a playmaker like that.

Second, Lebron is still a great passer, and in some matchups now he can touch the paint, draw two to the ball and of course he can make passes, but he can't consistently do that.

JJ is actually not saying anything controversial if we read it well.

Thanks for the quote. Can you post the link as well.

He says the team has no margin for error and points to the aforementioned reasons.

1) How many teams have someone who always create two on the ball or beat their man and break down a defense? Seems like you are giving a very generous reading to a media savvy guy.

2) Publically saying AD can’t always draw two or break down a defense IS a big thing. I’m sure AD doesn’t agree with this. And if AD isn’t sufficient here then there aren’t 10 players in the NBA that fit the bill.

a) To that point. Not having one of the few superstar guaranteed to create an advantage every possession isn’t really an excuse for the negative net rating. Seems in poor taste. Seems like he is throwing his team under the bus.


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[og15]

So why did he take the job?

Huh? If you wait for the perfect/ideal job with all the ideal players on your roster before you take your first NBA job, you're probably not getting in.

[Anderson Hunt]

The Lakers should've got LaVine last summer.

[JustBuzzin]

So why did he take the job?

Huh? If you wait for the perfect/ideal job with all the ideal players on your roster before you take your first NBA job, you're probably not getting in.

He literally said out of his own mouth the Lakers job was not a good one. A year later he takes the job.

How about stop making excuses you took the job it's your job to fix the situation.

He interviewed for the Charlotte job. Not saying we are a good situation, but he had a young core he could have developed without the pressure.

It's like he's screaming for help when he already knew what he was getting into.

[Shock Defeat]

LeBron and JJ are making passive aggressive comments at each other to the media. Should be fun.

[Dr Aki]

It's true, the Lakers have always lacked a primary ball handler that forces teams to go OVER the pick unless they want to give up an off the dribble 3.

They've been trying to solve this problem since LeBron's come to the Lakers, and even more so now that LeBron is 40 and hasn't been able to get to the rim consistently since Solomon Hill crashed into his ankle.

The closest they've come is Austin Reaves, and he's not athletic enough or a good enough 3 point shooter to command that double team

[Loneshot]

The Lakers should've got LaVine last summer.

With what money? Management is refusing to spend money. The Lakers are riding the LeGOAT train into his retirement. His prime was so great it lasted long enough to bring the Lakers a title, but management hardly did much considering Lebron choose them and so did AD. After the Lakers won in 2020 and gutted the roster, that alone should have told people that the franchise is just saving money.

We probably won't see management spend money towards winning until a few years after Lebron retires. The Lakers draft well but they don't build their championships through the draft unless you're a surefire star.

I really think they are preparing to sell the team.

[brackdan70]

So why did he take the job?

For the experience maybe, Someday he may have a chance to coach a good team.

[og15]

So why did he take the job?

Huh? If you wait for the perfect/ideal job with all the ideal players on your roster before you take your first NBA job, you're probably not getting in.

He literally said out of his own mouth the Lakers job was not a good one. A year later he takes the job.

How about stop making excuses you took the job it's your job to fix the situation.

He interviewed for the Charlotte job. Not saying we are a good situation, but he had a young core he could have developed without the pressure.

It's like he's screaming for help when he already knew what he was getting into.

Did Charlotte offer him the job? Your comment makes it seem like Charlotte offered him the job and he said, "no I don't want it, waiting for the Lakers". I don't understand why you're adding that as if he had the option of the Lakers or another offer and chose the Lakers. Okay, so he interviewed for other jobs and DIDN'T get them, that's exactly the reason why someone would take the job that's not as good

I don't really understand what you're criticizing here. Yes, it's a tough coaching job to take, but if you're trying to get your feet into NBA head coaching, you take what is available.

The comment wasn't about, "get me a guy that can do that", the comment was in the context of the interview questions being posed.

When you get into head coaching and GM's see what you can do, even if your team isn't great, you get your name in that pool. Now if your bomb or something, that's different, but other GM's who will be hiring in the future were not thinking, "yea, a good coach would get 40 year old Lebron, AD and those guys to the top of the West" after they were 8th last year with 39 year old Lebron playing 71 games and the guys who started most of their games playing 71, 76, 76, 78, 82.

[brackdan70]

Lebron is ranked 32nd in LEBRON.
It’s a sign

[Big J]

So why did he take the job?

Huh? If you wait for the perfect/ideal job with all the ideal players on your roster before you take your first NBA job, you're probably not getting in.

Steve Kerr.

[MavsDirk41]

The Lakers should've got LaVine last summer.

With what money? Management is refusing to spend money. The Lakers are riding the LeGOAT train into his retirement. His prime was so great it lasted long enough to bring the Lakers a title, but management hardly did much considering Lebron choose them and so did AD. After the Lakers won in 2020 and gutted the roster, that alone should have told people that the franchise is just saving money.

We probably won't see management spend money towards winning until a few years after Lebron retires. The Lakers draft well but they don't build their championships through the draft unless you're a surefire star.

I really think they are preparing to sell the team.

The Westbrook trade that James pushed for sending Kuzma, KCP, Harrell, and a first round pick didnt really help either did it? Cant just blame management.

[HMFFL]

Lebron hasnt been able to do that for a couple years and AD has never been able to.

A correct statement from JJ but probably too honest with the ego's on the team

JJ's not going anywhere and he's always been outspoken. He's probably ready for the feont office to make an impactful trade so the team can proceed forward and evolve.

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