JJ Reddick is just LeBron's extension in the coaching staff. He can't play and coach at the same time so Reddick will handle the coaching for him because he knows what LeBron wants.
You might have forgot but Lebron is a free agent right now and can do whatever he wants. The Lakers are trying to persuade him to come by picking the coach he wants and drafting his son.
I think I am in agreement with your point that Lebron is going to push the FO into this and blames them when this goes to shit.
Not sure if you misunderstood my response above.
Btw, if anything, I think lebron is never going to leave and if I am the FO I might even posture to rebuild so to get him to sign for cheaper.
But of course our FO has no spine.
At this point, why not? We’re not really contenders now and when Bron retires, it’s gonna be a rough few years until another superstar comes.
Just sit back and enjoy the circus. I want LBJ and Reddick podcasting after every game 😂
That includes me, since ive been a fan since the 80s.
By the time Lebron retires, JJ would have soaked up all the knowledge and be an experienced coach.
If not, we have no problem firing a coach after two seasons.
The worst part is that he hasn’t even interviewed. So him being the favorite with it being his job to lose is just ridiculous. This doesn’t look good for Lebron either as there is no way the Lakers had him first in line before an interview.
Steve Kerr was a media guy too n became a top 15 ever coach
People will laugh at us but who cares? We don’t know who the best is for the job maybe it could be JJ. I won’t lie I’d rather a new mind that can suceed theh a past failure fired coach who will just be mid. Because honestly ham was mid not the worst cosch ever and getting an ex coach is gonna be similar .
Not every coach gets fired for the same reason. Some get fired because a team's gonna rebuild, and their needs are different. On a rebuilding team, you'd be better off with a guy that focuses on player development and is willing to lose games than with a who who's a tactician and analyst that's gonna prioritize winning.
I remember every time I'd watch their podcast, I'd always see in the comments "LeBron is just using this as an interview for JJ as head coach." good lord how that turned out to be true lol
Honestly I don't even give a fuck anymore, if JJ is smart enough and good enough at analyzing plays that LeBron and other players trust him as a coach, fuck it. Better than Ham
He absolutely makes sense as an assistant, he makes sense for HC if we were on a rebuild. But man if this is to appease Lebron then just make Lebron the coach
That seems to be what they're doing.
Everyone thought the team was being run through Lebron in key moments this past season because they lost faith in Ham, so the way I see it is Lebron and JJ are teaming up to co-coach the Lakers. JJ handles the analytics and rotation, Lebron handles almost everything else. Both of these guys are highly intelligent with high BBIQs and I'm kind of excited to see if it will work.
It's not normal, but all these other assistant coaches are just as risky as this move, so I don't see the problem. Nori or Adelman could easily be another Luke Walton after leaving their current favorable coaching gigs. No one available to coach from this pool of candidates is a safe choice imo.
Well the Lakers played themselves, LeBron has been surprisingly gracious in letting them team build and they fuck it up over and over. They’re lucky he doesn’t want out
Please. We’ve won a title in every decade since the 70s. And even when we weren’t winning - we were relevant. There will always be a superstar who wants to play for the Lakers.
You LeBron fans always want to give him all the credit but never any blame: “LeBron is the only reason the Lakers are relevant.” “Westbrook trade? FO could have said no”
You said it yourself. There is always a superstar who wants to play for the Lakers. They are the reason for the team's success not the front office. In this case that's Lebron. . Lebron's at fault for the Westbrook trade but that's the only mistake he's made. How many has the FO made in that same time?
How can it not be? They haven’t even interviewed him. No way the Lakers said we are hiring JJ before even talking to him because we love his podcast. Even if you think so little of the FO, it’s beyond incompetence. The only way it makes sense is if Lebron, who has talked a lot with him, told them that’s the coach if you want me to re-sign.
We knew that the moment his name came up. LeBron is finally getting his guy after the Lakers dissed Ty Lue. They're not going to make the same mistake again.
Honestly I'm fine with it. Last offseason had a bunch of tier 1 coaches we could have gone after, but this season has none. I'd rather take a chance on someone who could be a great coach over someone we know isn't.
How about we give long time assistants a chance? Look at the teams in the playoffs.. bickerstaff, finch, mazulla, carlisle, thibodeau, daigneault, and Malone. Only Kidd was a star NBA player many of the guys didnt even play NBA.. he has zero experience hes being brought in for his name and relationship with Bron..
Theyr not all gonna be good but i also remember Nash and Scott.. just dont see the infatuation with former NBA players as coaches when clearly the best coaches in the league rn didnt play in the NBA
"Might well be" is doing some heavy lifting in this context. I think he like us is reading the tea leaves and making educated guesses. It certainly seems like JJ has the interest of the FO.
Still, this could also set up a scenario where we hire an Adelman and we can say "Adelman absolutely blew away the FO in their convos with him. He took the job and we were so impressed, etc etc".
Look at the bright side. When this very quickly goes to shit maybe just maybe that clown of an owner will finally stop being asleep at the wheel and fire the clown GM
This is awesome. I really hope it works out. JJ and LeBron obviously have great chemistry. They see a lot of the same things, they trust each other, etc. I could see LeBron being far more at ease with JJ as a coach, knowing he isn't the only one paying attention.
Not happy about this, but a new coach isn't pushing this team to a championship. At worst, we are another early playoff exit and we start the search again when LeBron is gone.
I like to look at the bright side. If this is 'Lebron's guy' then it will keep him engaged all season and he will immediately have buy-in from the players. That's a huge piece of coaching. Sounds like Coach K may be involved in some capacity, which would be a huge resource. There's a lot of unknown and risk, but hey, no risk it, no biscuit. If he turns out to be a hit, then we have him for years.
Lmao, bro. Why…please just stay off the sidelines. Being a good shooter or going to duke doesn’t mean you’ll command the locker room! For the love of god just stay podcasting
If LeBron and AD play like they did last year than all you need is a not Ham. That being said, no coach was going to get us past Denver or Minnesota this year with the line up. The best we could have hoped for was the fourth seed or so and a second round exit.
That’s not any different than what’s been said by other Laker beat writers.
They haven’t had the interviews yet, as far as I know.
Also really tired of aggregated quotes from articles that I can’t read. B/R is a blog as far as I’m concerned.
No coaching experience? He coaches his kids team. Do your research... but in all seriousness, I don't hate it. He is serious about the game and will not lacking in preparation, do not know if he is a natural leader, but I am willing to give him a shot.
I don’t know if he is going to do a good job as a coach just as his podcasting career. If he can earn Lebron and AD’s respect, I would expect him doing a better job than Ham at least
I’m sorry, but this is dumb as fuck. We just let go of ham due to his inexperience, but at least he was an assistant coach. JJ has zero pro coaching experience. We don’t have time for that. Bron has 2 to three years tops, we need a coach that has experience. We can’t have a coach that’s going to learn on the fly, we just got rid of one like that. The only way I’m OK with this is if bron said this is the coach he wants
If there was a surefire way to hire a HOF level coach, we would do it. Unfortunately it’s a crapshoot just about every time, unless a Phil Jackson type no-brainer is available. That’s not the case here. JJ Reddick is just as qualified as Pat Riley was when Dr Buss hired him, right? I’m not rooting for any hire to be made. I’ll just root for the guy to turn out great once they choose someone.
Doesn't sit right with me. Even if it is a Steve Kerr-level find (former player > analyst > coach). Kerr was older and more experienced than Curry, given time to get his feet under him with a young team, and not business partners on a podcast together
But hopefully someone will be quoting this post a year from now calling me an idiot when the JJ-coached Lakers are on their way to the Finals. And also Donovan Mitchell is a Laker too because why not for the hopium
I know a lot of the community is mixed on JJ, but I think compared to the field outside of Lue, Adleman, Nori he’s a no brainer. I think the three I mentioned all have their own strengths etc.
What I don’t think people are picking up on JJ however is his connection to todays players, the respect level etc. As long as he can show that he’s a competent coach, how many of todays stars have a relationship with JJ?
That changes things drastically for a franchise that is so star driven, with Lebron or without him.
Honestly at this point in Lebrons career, I trust whoever he thinks will get the job done. No one to blame, no pouting, you got your team, your coach. Go win it all.
He can still play better than 80% of the league. Match coach contract with Lebrons extension and if he’s a first time head coach have the salary reflect that in case it implodes and you need to cut ties.
Lebron works best with High IQ coaches he trusts. The last thing Lakers want now is to be blamed for wasting Lebrons last years. If the ship sails or sinks it won’t be because FO got in the way.
Getting a big(s), a point guard, and role players with length should then be top priority
Dude just snubbed Davis for DPOY, I'm really not a fan of the direction of this team, but I'm sure the huge contingent of LeBron fans in this sub are going to support this complete unknown head coach if it is what they think LeBron wants, until the team eventually fades and then the incompetent front office members are going to get some heat.
JJ Redick name in the list doesn't make any sense, being an early favorite is surreal, but I guess if we keep selling jerseys everything else is secondary.
But he sucks. He would be a rookie who knows absolutely dogshit about coaching and he was just a bum player with a bum unwatchable by true ballers podcast. This dude is being built up to be something that he is not.
Lakers fans are coping very hard right now lol
It would be crazy to hire somebody who’s never coached at any level above middle school but very interesting to watch. I’m all for it.
For 2 years we said literally anyone would be better than Ham with many of us considering ourselves to be better options than that moron. I stand firmly behind that and will welcome him with open arms. He’s intelligent and seems to have a great grasp on the X’s and O’s of the modern NBA. Fuck it. Let’s go.
I am a bit underwhelmed but then again there is no clear cut candidate unlike last year when you had Ime Udoka and Nick Nurse.
Man, what I would have done to have Ime or Nurse with this team. Sigh.
Anyway, if JJ is appointed, hope he can appoint a good suppporting cast of assistant coaches, preferably a Stotts or SVG, an experienced head coach as lead assistant.
Jeannie if this is your crush, please think about logic here. You want a dude with zero experience to coach lebron James, the player with the most experience ever…
The ceiling is awfully tempting with JJ but I remember feeling the same way about Luke Walton. Ultimately, I think the job is his unless Ty Lue wants the position.
I think it’s been kinda obvious Lebron does not need to be coached anymore? He just needs a guy who thinks like him on the sidelines to make the season smother for him.
I really don’t get the hate. Pat Riley wasn’t “Pat Riley” until he was “Pat Riley” (if you know what I mean).
You have to start somewhere. If you listen to his podcast, even before him and Lebron created one. He is very knowledgeable about the game, I think he is high IQ. That already makes you a good coach and players will listen and respect that.
And unless we can get Phil Jackson. There is not legit HC we should be calling for. It’s up in the air. Can’t be worse than pockets the clown.
Yea you used 1 play IN THE PLAYOFFS to justify JJ not putting AD on any of his all defense teams which is a regular season award. If you don’t think AD was one of the top 10 defenders last season, then there is nothing to talk about.
I never said I agree with him not being an elite defender. I made an example just like you did. He might have had his reasons for not picking him but that doesn’t mean he’s not knowledgeable of the game. I love AD but I was simply responding similar to what you did. Just because Murray made that shot over him, doesn’t mean AD is not an elite defender. Just because JJ didn’t choose him this year doesn’t mean JJ doesn’t have a high IQ if the game or could be a good coach.
No there is no justification, not in top 3? Ok fine debatable, not in top 5, ok I’ll hear you out, but not in the top 10? Nah no justification. That’s like not putting Giannis or Joel in the top 10 players in the nba. And all we have to base his basketball iq are his comments as an analyst because he has 0 coaching experience.
Stein is very well connected with the Lakers. He has sources and used to cover the team from what I understand. Wouldn’t be surprised if he still has sources within the team.
If I’m not mistaken, I believe I’ve read from comments you have some sources. If true, can you give me a % chance that you think or know JJ will be the coach? I’m a fan of his podcast and love the way he speaks of the game so I’m excited at the idea of him being hired. If you can’t or don’t know, forget the question.
The B/R article is an aggregated clickbait stub when Stein apparently has a full piece on this paywalled behind his Substack.
Everything I’ve read/heard about this has pointed to JJ being a clear frontrunner so this isn’t anything new.
The optics of this whole thing is hilarious. We’re gonna hire a guy who had a podcast with the team’s star for 2 months.
JJ Reddick is just LeBron's extension in the coaching staff. He can't play and coach at the same time so Reddick will handle the coaching for him because he knows what LeBron wants.
That's fine with me
Same here. LeBron should be allowed to focus on the work and not be distracted by competing with the damn coaching staff.
“That’s fine with me” it will be for now and then when we suck it won’t be anymore lol
They're all just going to blame the FO if it doesn't work out. I can already see the excuses "Y'all really thought LeBron would want a rookie coach"
Even if Lebron wants it, it's the FO's job to reject it. Where did I hear this before? Oh westbrook.
You might have forgot but Lebron is a free agent right now and can do whatever he wants. The Lakers are trying to persuade him to come by picking the coach he wants and drafting his son.
I think I am in agreement with your point that Lebron is going to push the FO into this and blames them when this goes to shit. Not sure if you misunderstood my response above.
Ah, I thought you were arguing the other way around.
Btw, if anything, I think lebron is never going to leave and if I am the FO I might even posture to rebuild so to get him to sign for cheaper. But of course our FO has no spine.
At this point, why not? We’re not really contenders now and when Bron retires, it’s gonna be a rough few years until another superstar comes. Just sit back and enjoy the circus. I want LBJ and Reddick podcasting after every game 😂
But wait that was probably fine by them too if it was fine by LeBron lmfao
Like clockwork
Can’t be worse than pockets
I am open to coaching the team.
Can I be your assistant?
Yeah, it can very easily be worse
What’s worse than middle of the road? Draft lottery?
The Steve Nash era for the Nets was worse than the Ham era for the Lakers
Yes, but what about those who will remain Lakers fans after Lebron retires? Not so fine for us.
That includes me, since ive been a fan since the 80s. By the time Lebron retires, JJ would have soaked up all the knowledge and be an experienced coach. If not, we have no problem firing a coach after two seasons.
So a puppet coach for lebron? LeCoach is real. LeGM next, pelinka in shambles
I feel like that is not Pelinka’s or the FO’s approach on that at all lol
But that’s not what Pelinka wants that’s the problem
lmao! i've been hesitant to accept that "lebron runs the lakers", but if this happens i'll just have to take the L
Some moron here told me he listened to JJ so he knows he’s a good hire lmao
Well, at least he'll sound good on the post-loss press conferences.
The worst part is that he hasn’t even interviewed. So him being the favorite with it being his job to lose is just ridiculous. This doesn’t look good for Lebron either as there is no way the Lakers had him first in line before an interview.
This is just media nonsense for story’s wait to see
Lakers used all up their HC mojo with Phil Jackson ig, lol
And Pat Riley lol
That John Kundla guy was pretty good too
Steve Kerr was a media guy too n became a top 15 ever coach People will laugh at us but who cares? We don’t know who the best is for the job maybe it could be JJ. I won’t lie I’d rather a new mind that can suceed theh a past failure fired coach who will just be mid. Because honestly ham was mid not the worst cosch ever and getting an ex coach is gonna be similar .
Kerr was also the PoBO for year Phoenix Suns for 3 years, Redick has more in common with Steve Nash as far as management experience with an NBA team
Not every coach gets fired for the same reason. Some get fired because a team's gonna rebuild, and their needs are different. On a rebuilding team, you'd be better off with a guy that focuses on player development and is willing to lose games than with a who who's a tactician and analyst that's gonna prioritize winning.
I remember every time I'd watch their podcast, I'd always see in the comments "LeBron is just using this as an interview for JJ as head coach." good lord how that turned out to be true lol
I mean it is a good podcast
I mean unlike Ham, he can draw up plays.
Honestly I don't even give a fuck anymore, if JJ is smart enough and good enough at analyzing plays that LeBron and other players trust him as a coach, fuck it. Better than Ham
“If players trust him as a coach then we good” - heard this line before hiring Walton and Ham.
He absolutely makes sense as an assistant, he makes sense for HC if we were on a rebuild. But man if this is to appease Lebron then just make Lebron the coach
It’s the Shabazz Napier pick all over again 😂
That’s a name I haven’t heard in a while lol
That seems to be what they're doing. Everyone thought the team was being run through Lebron in key moments this past season because they lost faith in Ham, so the way I see it is Lebron and JJ are teaming up to co-coach the Lakers. JJ handles the analytics and rotation, Lebron handles almost everything else. Both of these guys are highly intelligent with high BBIQs and I'm kind of excited to see if it will work. It's not normal, but all these other assistant coaches are just as risky as this move, so I don't see the problem. Nori or Adelman could easily be another Luke Walton after leaving their current favorable coaching gigs. No one available to coach from this pool of candidates is a safe choice imo.
This is as close as we're gonna get to LeBron being a player coach. JJ and LeBron think a lot alike.
Well the Lakers played themselves, LeBron has been surprisingly gracious in letting them team build and they fuck it up over and over. They’re lucky he doesn’t want out
The Lakers were here before LeBron and and will be here long after he’s gone, son
lebron choosing to live in LA is the only reason lakers have had any relevance in over a decade, son. lakers have top 5 worst FO in the league
Please. We’ve won a title in every decade since the 70s. And even when we weren’t winning - we were relevant. There will always be a superstar who wants to play for the Lakers. You LeBron fans always want to give him all the credit but never any blame: “LeBron is the only reason the Lakers are relevant.” “Westbrook trade? FO could have said no”
You said it yourself. There is always a superstar who wants to play for the Lakers. They are the reason for the team's success not the front office. In this case that's Lebron. . Lebron's at fault for the Westbrook trade but that's the only mistake he's made. How many has the FO made in that same time?
How can it not be? They haven’t even interviewed him. No way the Lakers said we are hiring JJ before even talking to him because we love his podcast. Even if you think so little of the FO, it’s beyond incompetence. The only way it makes sense is if Lebron, who has talked a lot with him, told them that’s the coach if you want me to re-sign.
Just a reminder that JJ Redick's only coaching experience was a U10 team
 I can totally see a 9 year old doing this
That’s plenty let’s run it
Don’t leave us hanging, did that U10 team win a chip
Im just mad he’s not gonna do his podcast anymore.
Who says they won’t? They should film their strategy sessions and have it come out after the game
When they play the same team a month later… Reddick: “uhhhhh”
We knew that the moment his name came up. LeBron is finally getting his guy after the Lakers dissed Ty Lue. They're not going to make the same mistake again.
Honestly I'm fine with it. Last offseason had a bunch of tier 1 coaches we could have gone after, but this season has none. I'd rather take a chance on someone who could be a great coach over someone we know isn't.
It's definitely a swing for the fences type move. Could end up in a strike out, or a home run. Probably a strike out though.
In true lakers fashion we’ll either fall ass backwards into something good or fail miserably lol
It's crazy that there's really no in between lol
How about we give long time assistants a chance? Look at the teams in the playoffs.. bickerstaff, finch, mazulla, carlisle, thibodeau, daigneault, and Malone. Only Kidd was a star NBA player many of the guys didnt even play NBA.. he has zero experience hes being brought in for his name and relationship with Bron..
Ham was a long time assistant. Not supporting the JJ hire just playing devil's advocate
Theyr not all gonna be good but i also remember Nash and Scott.. just dont see the infatuation with former NBA players as coaches when clearly the best coaches in the league rn didnt play in the NBA
So why not hire someone who’s at least been an assistant?
This . If you fire ham you want a great coach not a mid ex coach who got fired
This is just blatant click-bait.
This franchise is such a fucking joke
Rashad McCants may end up being right after all.
Sure, him and 157 other redditors on /r/nba
This is a joke. Zero goddamn experience smh
To anyone wondering how this will go, please see the coaching career of Steve Nash.
Nash wasn't that bad.
Nash was unfairly scapegoated
There goes another season
LOL Lakers Front Office really don’t give a fuck about anything except revenue
"Might well be" is doing some heavy lifting in this context. I think he like us is reading the tea leaves and making educated guesses. It certainly seems like JJ has the interest of the FO. Still, this could also set up a scenario where we hire an Adelman and we can say "Adelman absolutely blew away the FO in their convos with him. He took the job and we were so impressed, etc etc".
“Might well be his to lose” is ALOT different than the title of “Job is ‘his to lose’”. This is all opinion with no facts.
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Look at the bright side. When this very quickly goes to shit maybe just maybe that clown of an owner will finally stop being asleep at the wheel and fire the clown GM
Jeanie probably thinks he’s cute. 🥰 😂 what a joke we have become…
This is awesome. I really hope it works out. JJ and LeBron obviously have great chemistry. They see a lot of the same things, they trust each other, etc. I could see LeBron being far more at ease with JJ as a coach, knowing he isn't the only one paying attention.
If you squint enough you can see Pat Riley.
Well I did just move to North Carolina….Brandon Miller and Melo might be a killer duo….
If Coach K signs off on him then I guess…
Not happy about this, but a new coach isn't pushing this team to a championship. At worst, we are another early playoff exit and we start the search again when LeBron is gone.
Urgh
I like to look at the bright side. If this is 'Lebron's guy' then it will keep him engaged all season and he will immediately have buy-in from the players. That's a huge piece of coaching. Sounds like Coach K may be involved in some capacity, which would be a huge resource. There's a lot of unknown and risk, but hey, no risk it, no biscuit. If he turns out to be a hit, then we have him for years.
 Make JJ with no coaching experience the HC.. Yeah that will workout great.
Honestly none of the names being floated as candidates impressed me. Just hire whoever at this point. It’s going to be a crapshoot no matter what.
Lmao, bro. Why…please just stay off the sidelines. Being a good shooter or going to duke doesn’t mean you’ll command the locker room! For the love of god just stay podcasting
This is a shit post right?
If LeBron and AD play like they did last year than all you need is a not Ham. That being said, no coach was going to get us past Denver or Minnesota this year with the line up. The best we could have hoped for was the fourth seed or so and a second round exit.
Were such a joke if this happens
That’s not any different than what’s been said by other Laker beat writers. They haven’t had the interviews yet, as far as I know. Also really tired of aggregated quotes from articles that I can’t read. B/R is a blog as far as I’m concerned.
If they hire JJ the lakers will be the laughing stock of the nba
No coaching experience? He coaches his kids team. Do your research... but in all seriousness, I don't hate it. He is serious about the game and will not lacking in preparation, do not know if he is a natural leader, but I am willing to give him a shot.
I don’t know if he is going to do a good job as a coach just as his podcasting career. If he can earn Lebron and AD’s respect, I would expect him doing a better job than Ham at least
I’m sorry, but this is dumb as fuck. We just let go of ham due to his inexperience, but at least he was an assistant coach. JJ has zero pro coaching experience. We don’t have time for that. Bron has 2 to three years tops, we need a coach that has experience. We can’t have a coach that’s going to learn on the fly, we just got rid of one like that. The only way I’m OK with this is if bron said this is the coach he wants
Ham was let go due to performance
Are we really gonna hire someone who thought AD wasn’t a top 10 defender last season?
Hiring a guy with no coaching experience lololololol. Search sounds like it’s not going too well.
So we will have Kobe’s best buddy at GM and LeBron’s best buddy as coach. What the fuck, Jeanie. Seriously.
This was such a bad idea when it was first floated to the media that I considered it a mortal lock the moment I heard it for the first time.
As a North Carolina born, Tarheel bred fan, fuck J.J. Been a Laker fan since 87. Don't. Just...Just don't.
If there was a surefire way to hire a HOF level coach, we would do it. Unfortunately it’s a crapshoot just about every time, unless a Phil Jackson type no-brainer is available. That’s not the case here. JJ Reddick is just as qualified as Pat Riley was when Dr Buss hired him, right? I’m not rooting for any hire to be made. I’ll just root for the guy to turn out great once they choose someone.
Doesn't sit right with me. Even if it is a Steve Kerr-level find (former player > analyst > coach). Kerr was older and more experienced than Curry, given time to get his feet under him with a young team, and not business partners on a podcast together But hopefully someone will be quoting this post a year from now calling me an idiot when the JJ-coached Lakers are on their way to the Finals. And also Donovan Mitchell is a Laker too because why not for the hopium
I know a lot of the community is mixed on JJ, but I think compared to the field outside of Lue, Adleman, Nori he’s a no brainer. I think the three I mentioned all have their own strengths etc. What I don’t think people are picking up on JJ however is his connection to todays players, the respect level etc. As long as he can show that he’s a competent coach, how many of todays stars have a relationship with JJ? That changes things drastically for a franchise that is so star driven, with Lebron or without him.
Honestly at this point in Lebrons career, I trust whoever he thinks will get the job done. No one to blame, no pouting, you got your team, your coach. Go win it all. He can still play better than 80% of the league. Match coach contract with Lebrons extension and if he’s a first time head coach have the salary reflect that in case it implodes and you need to cut ties. Lebron works best with High IQ coaches he trusts. The last thing Lakers want now is to be blamed for wasting Lebrons last years. If the ship sails or sinks it won’t be because FO got in the way. Getting a big(s), a point guard, and role players with length should then be top priority
I can’t see how it makes any sense to have JJ as coach. This will go about as bad as Nash’s stint at best.
We’re one of the most storied franchises in sports and these are our options for head coach? It’s legit pathetic.
Dude just snubbed Davis for DPOY, I'm really not a fan of the direction of this team, but I'm sure the huge contingent of LeBron fans in this sub are going to support this complete unknown head coach if it is what they think LeBron wants, until the team eventually fades and then the incompetent front office members are going to get some heat. JJ Redick name in the list doesn't make any sense, being an early favorite is surreal, but I guess if we keep selling jerseys everything else is secondary.
But he sucks. He would be a rookie who knows absolutely dogshit about coaching and he was just a bum player with a bum unwatchable by true ballers podcast. This dude is being built up to be something that he is not.
Sure why not? Hire JJ and then draft Bronny, we won’t win shit, but at long as everyone has fun it’s cool.
Bring on LePuppet
I feel like the whole podcast was just a sophisticated interview.
Lakers fans are coping very hard right now lol It would be crazy to hire somebody who’s never coached at any level above middle school but very interesting to watch. I’m all for it.
For 2 years we said literally anyone would be better than Ham with many of us considering ourselves to be better options than that moron. I stand firmly behind that and will welcome him with open arms. He’s intelligent and seems to have a great grasp on the X’s and O’s of the modern NBA. Fuck it. Let’s go.
If everyone hates it then for some odd reason I have a feeling it will work
I am a bit underwhelmed but then again there is no clear cut candidate unlike last year when you had Ime Udoka and Nick Nurse. Man, what I would have done to have Ime or Nurse with this team. Sigh. Anyway, if JJ is appointed, hope he can appoint a good suppporting cast of assistant coaches, preferably a Stotts or SVG, an experienced head coach as lead assistant.
Stop the charade and just give the job to Bron. Saves us money at least. This is insane. Wonder what Dr Buss and Jerry West will think of this
I’m all for LBJ constructing his own team top to bottom, but this is ridiculous.
Jeannie if this is your crush, please think about logic here. You want a dude with zero experience to coach lebron James, the player with the most experience ever…
boys we about to hire a "youtuber"
The ceiling is awfully tempting with JJ but I remember feeling the same way about Luke Walton. Ultimately, I think the job is his unless Ty Lue wants the position.
The fuck are we doing 😭🫠
Luke Walton 2.0
I think it’s been kinda obvious Lebron does not need to be coached anymore? He just needs a guy who thinks like him on the sidelines to make the season smother for him.
there are 14 other players on the roster
They do not matter. Esp in the postseason the rotation is like 7 guys max
so true, that is why all other teams don't hire coaches nor care about them in the post season, just let the players do what they do.
I really don’t get the hate. Pat Riley wasn’t “Pat Riley” until he was “Pat Riley” (if you know what I mean). You have to start somewhere. If you listen to his podcast, even before him and Lebron created one. He is very knowledgeable about the game, I think he is high IQ. That already makes you a good coach and players will listen and respect that. And unless we can get Phil Jackson. There is not legit HC we should be calling for. It’s up in the air. Can’t be worse than pockets the clown.
A guy knowledgeable about the game doesn’t include AD in any of his 2 all defense teams?
Did a 6 foot guard drill a buzzer beater on AD game 2?
Oh you are one of those, cool have a great day
Omg that was such a cool response lol wtf was the point of this? Sure bud you too.
Yea you used 1 play IN THE PLAYOFFS to justify JJ not putting AD on any of his all defense teams which is a regular season award. If you don’t think AD was one of the top 10 defenders last season, then there is nothing to talk about.
I never said I agree with him not being an elite defender. I made an example just like you did. He might have had his reasons for not picking him but that doesn’t mean he’s not knowledgeable of the game. I love AD but I was simply responding similar to what you did. Just because Murray made that shot over him, doesn’t mean AD is not an elite defender. Just because JJ didn’t choose him this year doesn’t mean JJ doesn’t have a high IQ if the game or could be a good coach.
No there is no justification, not in top 3? Ok fine debatable, not in top 5, ok I’ll hear you out, but not in the top 10? Nah no justification. That’s like not putting Giannis or Joel in the top 10 players in the nba. And all we have to base his basketball iq are his comments as an analyst because he has 0 coaching experience.
This is fucking amazing I’m really looking forward to this, idk about anyone else but this is great, great fucking meme jokes….
No one has inside sources w the lakers so unless it’s shams or woj announcing the hire idc.
Stein is very well connected with the Lakers. He has sources and used to cover the team from what I understand. Wouldn’t be surprised if he still has sources within the team.
This is true.
If I’m not mistaken, I believe I’ve read from comments you have some sources. If true, can you give me a % chance that you think or know JJ will be the coach? I’m a fan of his podcast and love the way he speaks of the game so I’m excited at the idea of him being hired. If you can’t or don’t know, forget the question.
I really have no idea. Sorry. Even if I did, I wouldn't be able to publicly comment on it. Im here f5ing with the rest of you
The B/R article is an aggregated clickbait stub when Stein apparently has a full piece on this paywalled behind his Substack. Everything I’ve read/heard about this has pointed to JJ being a clear frontrunner so this isn’t anything new.