JJ Redick will be in the running for COY

[Dr Aki]

Is he actually any good or was Ham just that bad so he looks good in comparison

Both. Among many other issues, Ham's rotations were absolutely baffling.

Not really. He did what he could with what he had.

Ham wanted to contain dribble penetration, and force outside jumpers. Problem was that the guard rotation was Westbrook/DLo, Austin, PatBev, Schroder, Beasley stuff because he also wanted to maintain decent enough floor spacing on the other end. That led to lots of smaller guard lineups trying to contain bigger wings that would shoot over the top.

He didn't trust Christie who was 19/20 yo, Vincent got injured, JHS was **** and injured, and there was just no good options left. He brought the Lakers to a WCF despite Lebron on one leg, and then to the first IST. Then ran into Denver again, and it was just all too much.

[The Laker Kid]

JJ is a sicko

[LockoutSeason]

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[oversteerdawg]

Is he actually any good or was Ham just that bad so he looks good in comparison

Both. Among many other issues, Ham's rotations were absolutely baffling.

Not really. He did what he could with what he had.

Ham wanted to contain dribble penetration, and force outside jumpers. Problem was that the guard rotation was Westbrook/DLo, Austin, PatBev, Schroder, Beasley stuff because he also wanted to maintain decent enough floor spacing on the other end. That led to lots of smaller guard lineups trying to contain bigger wings that would shoot over the top.

He didn't trust Christie who was 19/20 yo, Vincent got injured, JHS was **** and injured, and there was just no good options left. He brought the Lakers to a WCF despite Lebron on one leg, and then to the first IST. Then ran into Denver again, and it was just all too much.

Here's a good video going over his bizarre rotation choices:

https://youtu.be/WWbsAIKbnvE?si=vI9NviIXuCCMYblI

[AmIWrongDude]

JJ is absolutely amazing compared to Ham because Ham was that bad. JJ is good and has a high ceiling. I would be shocked if he ever gets another HC role. Rotations were terrible and as en ex-player I don’t think he was good at controlling the locker room like a lot of other ex-players are.

I’m someone that thinks we as fans can’t really tell the quality of coaches for the most part but I’m in confident in saying that Ham actively held the Lakers back because he was so terrible.

[Dr Aki]

[og15]

Yikes! Come on Bev, that's too rude.

[Raps in 4]

He's been good, but he also got bailed out by Luka. The Lakers were going to be very mediocre without that gift from the Mavs.

[KyRo23]

He's been good, but he also got bailed out by Luka. The Lakers were going to be very mediocre without that gift from the Mavs.

I’m not sure. Luka hasn’t really had the impact as of yet that would say he bailed them out

We are seeing glimpses of it, but LA had already started turning the corner before Luka even played a game. He was not bailed out by Luka at all

[NbaAllDay]

He's been good, but he also got bailed out by Luka. The Lakers were going to be very mediocre without that gift from the Mavs.

I’m not sure. Luka hasn’t really had the impact as of yet that would say he bailed them out

We are seeing glimpses of it, but LA had already started turning the corner before Luka even played a game. He was not bailed out by Luka at all

Yeah Luka hasn't been a net positive yet over AD sp this take is silly. LA were 9-1 prior to Luka even joining.

Part of all that is Luka getting into the swing of it after injury.

Anyone who actually pays attention has seen how good JJ has been.

In fact it exposes the old heads coaching group more who clearly don't understand the game or have the passion for it to make the adjustments he does.

[Homer38]

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[Homer38]

He would be a serious candidat if the Cavs would not been so dominant this season!

[HMFFL]

JJ is currently 6th in odds at +10000

For instance, if you placed $1 on JJ to win, he's such an underdog that it would pay $100 if he won.

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[Optms]

Not bad for a podcaster.

[Infinite Llamas]

Team with two top 10 players is playing well.

Color me shocked.

[LockoutSeason]

Team with two top 10 players is playing well.

Color me shocked.

Excuses are already coming in. You love to see it.

[Liam_Gallagher]

Team with two top 10 players is playing well.

Color me shocked.

Nobody had LeBron in the top 10 before the season.

[Grumpy Heat Fan]

These awards are all a joke. It's the same coach from 2 months ago, that everyone thought sucked.

Now he has Luka, and it's COY

sports is really dumb sometimes.

[Tracymcgoaty]

He's been good, but he also got bailed out by Luka. The Lakers were going to be very mediocre without that gift from the Mavs.

We were the fifth seed prior to Luka joining and we were playing the best basketball we've ever played this season prior to luka joining.

We were playing like a really good team missing AD and now we're playing like a legit contending team with the addition of a top 3 player in Luka.

Im 100% certain people who post these comments never watch the lakers.

[Homer38]

These awards are all a joke. It's the same coach from 2 months ago, that everyone thought sucked.

Now he has Luka, and it's COY

sports is really dumb sometimes.

The lakers were 31-19 before the first game of Luka with the lakers