Hard to judge from preseason but JJ seems to Have won the team over early which is good. Still don’t love our hiring process here but definitely am rooting hard for his success.
Interesting. Cranjis started off VERY conservative with his impressions after Game 1 if I recall, of what JJ had them doing on the floor. To THIS four pre-season games later, "Here's what percentage of games the Organized Offense Rate of the 5 Lakers preseason games so far ranks higher than among Ham's entire tenure + these games: G1: 93% G2: 84% G3: 99% G4: 98% G5: 100% JJ is here to bring us to the promised land" Seems to me we have a similar, if not bigger win, than the drafting of Dalton Knecht at 17 .... in the way outside the box hiring of JJ Redick as our next coach. However the optics on it and method looked. Screw all that. If there was word from Woj being floated that Hurley was interested they HAD to take a look at it and make an offer. They made a good offer for an untested in the pros college coach IMO .... especially after the vibes from his wife in the interview a day earlier who they could tell wasn't down with moving.
To have a modern, progressive coach who is willing to implement new ideas that are working elsewhere. What a wild and refreshing concept.
Not to mention having a super smart about Xs and Os quick thinking professional communicator who’s not going to say the same stuff over and over in the huddles.
Dave McMenamin @mcten Max Christie on starting 17-19 last year and 2-10 in ‘22-23: “We're aware of our slow starts in the past few years and that's not something that we're gonna do this year. JJ made a point that we're not gonna ease into the season whatsoever. So we're going into it guns blazing” 12:32 PM · Oct 22, 2024 · 57.8K Views
The season is about to kick off!!! All that blah,blah,blah is irrelevant now, show me something! Let's go win some damn games!! Go Lakers!
Yeah I'm not considering Vando anymore. It's like he's out of the roster. If he, at some point, gets healthy it will feel like getting someone in the waiver wire midseason. Gotta make it work without him
We run a lot of plays now, that’s all a lot of us ever wanted. So far there’s not a lot to complain about
He raised their intensity, attention to detail, got them to give a damn about rebounds (let go of the rope a little in the second half), unlocked Rui, has them moving the ball and is showcasing AD. Looks good. Found a spot for Bron and Jr that didn't derail the game. Missed a lot of 3s but the level of competition is what you want to see. It helps when you see your coach engaged on the sideline. No hands in pockets. He's out there working the refs, you can see the F bombs, hear the clapping, and even a little back and forth with Ant
