Hey look! Coaching matters! Lakers have done a great job pairing the HC with a rookie who matches their skillset JJ and DK: elite shooters Ham and JHS: bums who shouldn't be in the league.
This is almost infuriating. If we had a more competent coach earlier, we could've been more competitive in the playoffs. Wasted several good LeBron years with hands in our pockets.
And if they didn't trade for Brick?? Frankly all of this wouldn't have mattered if they just didn't get cheap and kept f***ing Caruso. Ham was a really respected assistant it didn't work out. Clearly Reddick is just a natural at this some stuff - I wonder if being in media kind of helps JJ as he really knows how to use the media in a way that is meaningful but not derogatory to the team. The whole Dlo praise which was really insightful on a historic night for Knecht is some savvy Phil Jackson like zen moves here.
another thing we're finally doing this year is not just parking non-threats in the corner, as one of those tweets mentions. if they're setting screens and moving, the defense has to at least momentarily account for them and react to them. use bad offensive players as screeners. hell, use everyone as screeners, all the time! don't run things that involve parking people; it's so much easier to defend.
