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Exploring JJ Redick's Impact as Lakers Coach & NBA Predictions
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10/23/2024
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Coach of the year, I think JJ Redick makes a lot of sense.
00:03
I think the price on Jason Kidd is tempting.
00:07
I think Budenholzer is an understandable bet
00:10
for one of the top of the market guys,
00:12
Eric Spalstra as well,
00:14
if the Miami Heat can kind of figure some things out.
00:17
I'll just do the selling point for people on JJ Redick
00:20
and see if they can kind of understand
00:22
where I'm coming from with this.
00:24
First of all, the narrative can work for or against,
00:28
but there is no coach who will be talked about
00:30
more this season than JJ Redick.
00:32
So like if the Lakers are bad,
00:33
obviously he's going to get crushed.
00:35
But if the Lakers are good,
00:37
don't you think that JJ Redick might end up getting
00:38
maybe even more credit than he deserves?
00:41
Probably, right?
00:43
I think the fact that JJ Redick
00:45
has proven to be such an analytical guy
00:47
is going to see that crop of voters really love him.
00:51
Where if he can juice up this team's shot profile, right?
00:55
Get him shooting more threes,
00:57
you're going to see an appreciation for that.
00:59
It might be a little bit easier for some of the voters
01:02
to see those recognizable differences
01:04
that are coming with JJ Redick taking over for Darvin Ham,
01:08
who was a really bad coach.
01:10
And then where you look at it, Darvin Ham,
01:12
it wasn't even just like the in-game stuff with Darvin Ham.
01:15
There was kind of one thing
01:16
that really jumped off the page to me,
01:18
where like, I don't really understand
01:21
what was going through Darvin Ham's mind.
01:23
The team that went to the Western Conference Finals,
01:27
which again, didn't happen that long ago,
01:28
it was two seasons ago,
01:30
saw Rui Hachimora be a huge part of it.
01:33
Well, Rui Hachimora spent half the season
01:34
coming off of the bench.
01:36
When the Lakers started LeBron and Rui together,
01:38
30 game sample size, 21 and nine,
01:41
that's a 57 and a half win pace over 82 games.
01:44
Now, they're not going to play 82 games together,
01:47
but it gives you the idea.
01:48
Let's go a step further.
01:50
Simplest fix in the book, JJ's already made it.
01:52
And this is where you guys got to ask yourself again,
01:55
did Darvin Ham, was he even allowed at practice?
01:57
I don't understand what was going on here.
01:59
Rui started 39 games.
02:02
The Lakers went 26 and 13 in those games.
02:04
That is a 54.7 win pace.
02:07
Literally all you had to do was start Rui Hachimora
02:10
and the Lakers would have had
02:10
probably an additional four wins.
02:14
So they won 47 last year.
02:17
I think that JJ Redick can come in
02:19
and get them to 50 plus wins.
02:22
Sometimes a coach of the year needs like 60 wins,
02:24
this, that, and the third.
02:26
I don't think JJ needs all that.
02:27
With all the eyes that'll be on him,
02:30
I think it works in his favor.
02:31
And I know there are people who are like,
02:32
well, what happens when there's injuries for the Lakers?
02:34
Again, JJ will get credit for that.
02:36
Oh man, he missed LeBron for this amount of time.
02:39
I know there will be some people who will tear JJ down.
02:42
I think there's going to be an abundance of,
02:45
if they're good, I think he's going to get a lot of credit.
02:50
I really believe that.
02:51
And a 25 to one, I think he's worth a look.
02:54
As I said, Budenholzer, if he gets the suns
02:57
to shoot a ton of threes, makes sense.
03:00
I'm not as in on Phoenix
03:01
as I kind of even thought I would be.
03:04
They got tricked into getting a point guard.
03:06
They never needed a point guard.
03:07
The roster, just to me, is not really built appropriately.
03:11
I like the Miami Heat this season
03:13
more than where their numbers sit.
03:16
Spalstrom makes sense if they can really hit a groove.
03:20
They're going to get another 20 games at a Tyler Herro.
03:22
They're going to get double the games at a Terry Rozier.
03:25
Year two, Hami Hakez.
03:27
Leo Ware, rookie season.
03:28
Year three, Nikola Jovic.
03:30
I like what Miami kind of brings to the table.
03:33
The shortest number I'd play on the board
03:34
if I were to play it would be Missoula.
03:37
Just because if the Celtics win 70 games,
03:41
he probably will win coach of the year.
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