just because someone believed his sob story of how the Lakers mistreated him doesn't mean I'll ever believe it. I just don't think he's cut out to be a head coach in the NBA. Sounds like assistant may be his niche. He was well regarded in that niche - and so much so that they thought he might be head coach material. They were simply wrong.
Based on the fact that LeBron literally changed Hambone’s plays, directly after he wrote them up shows you he ain’t ready.
The difference in the offensive playbook is night and day already after 3 preseasons games learning a completely new set of plays. It highlights just how incompetent Ham was. I said I think Lakers will end the season top 4 in the west baring significant injuries and I stand by that statement. People want to talk about how stacked the west is but I think injuries to key positions and Ham’s terrible reaction to those injuries, his absence of NBA level coaching and decision making held this team way down last season.
That's a tabloid approach for clickbait if I've ever seen one. He's ONLY ranked last because there's no data sample to go on, as Quinn states in that article from last month.
You do realize you're likely going to have to eat a whole family of crows with all the dumping on him just as a coach hire you have done. Leaving out the world's worst human content.
He specifically addresses it (as an answer to the shot profile yesterday) which is reassuring Interview starts at around 5min
Woike’s latest on JJ Lakers JJ Redick looks on from the bench during a preseason game. (Sean M. Haffey / Getty Images) LAS VEGAS--Hey everyone, this is Dan Woike and welcome back to The Times’ Lakers Newsletter, a chance for me to shoot straight, unlike the Lakers did in Las Vegas. Before we get into this week’s check-in, allow me a moment to vent. The worst person in the world is the person who decided to put the low limit blackjack tables squarely between the casino bar and the hotel elevators. Whoever you are or were, just know that you’re a monster. Anyways… Talk talk The general sense around the Lakers under JJ Redick was that the team wouldn’t find themselves in a situation where they weren’t prepared. Redick is, in a bit of a defining characteristic, an obsessive. And as he prepared to take on the challenge of coaching in the NBA, Redick’s mind darted through all kinds of scenarios including the shifting role from player to coach. “I thought about that a lot,” he said before Tuesday’s game in Vegas. On one hand, players generally love habit and repetition. They like to find their right routine and stick with it. As a pro, Redick was incredibly deliberate in his approach. But coaching requires flexibility, the ability to turn left at a blink when maybe the plan was originally to go in a different direction. The solution to this, of course, is communication. “I’ve had a strategy behind that even though it’s preseason. I think you just have to communicate. I think that’s the biggest thing. Guys thrive when there’s communication and it’s clear,” Redick said. “Whether that’s being clear about what the goals are this week, what the schedule is in terms of what we’re emphasizing. I’ve laid that out for the guys. Going into a game, I’ve communicated with every player about what their playing time is going to look like. I’m not saying that we’re going to do that for all 82 games. You do get into a little bit of a rhythm. “But just the communication piece is huge and I always appreciated it as a player.” Warriors coach Steve Kerr had a similar approach, a tentpole of his plan when he took the Warriors job in 2014. “I think it helps if you were a former player and it really helps if you weren’t that good of a former player, too. I know how everybody is feeling on the bench and that’s a big part of this job — communicating with guys who aren’t playing as much. Maybe don’t quite understand what’s happening,” Kerr said. “I think it’s important to maybe over-communicate, let everyone know what the role is and what’s expected of them. ... As a former player, you want to know. You want to know why. In the old days, they didn’t tell us why. I think these days, you better. You better tell them why because it’s a different era. A different time. There are different expectations. All kinds of pressure on these guys, us, the team. “I just think knowing that and having experienced that as a player, it does help kinda prepare you for what you need to do.” The conversations don’t have to be the kind of high-level stuff Redick made a broadcasting career on the back of. Sometimes, it can just be simple, straightforward reinforcement. “He just says go play, whatever, go shoot,” rookie Dalton Knecht said. “If you’re gonna be open, shoot it. And then if not, drive to the rim, shoot, try to get a layup or dish out for a three for another teammate.” Knecht floor Dalton Knecht reacts after making a three-point shot during a preseason game. (John Locher / Associated Press) I was speaking to a scout before the Lakers game Tuesday and he was saying how in the preseason, there’s just really one thing he’s looking for: Whether or not a young player looks like he belongs. Through four games, Dalton Knecht has passed that test. And because of that, he sure seems like a lock for real minutes Tuesday when the Lakers open their season against Minnesota. So far this preseason, he’s led the Lakers in minutes, points and shot attempts. And if that holds to the regular season, something has really gone wrong. Still, Redick said the Knecht that’s been on the floor in the preseason is the one he expects come Tuesday and beyond. “In terms of his role and how he’s played, like, that’s who he is,” Redick said. “Like, we’re going to run stuff for him. He’s going to benefit from playing with LeBron and AD. He’s another guy who [when] we’ve asked him to do something, Dalton will crash. He’s been awesome. He’s got eight offensive rebounds over the last two games. He’s a natural cutter. He fits in our system.”
love to hear that. if you play with lebron (and dlo) and can both shoot and know how and when to move without the ball, there will be opportunities.
