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So the Lakers hired J.J. Redick as their head coach. I feel like no one is surprised by this
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even though it's kind of crazy, and I think we gotta talk about the implications of this for the Lakers. First of all, the obvious question is, well, is this a good hire? Like
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can J.J. Redick actually coach? And, well, he had a really good playing career, and he knows a lot
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about basketball. Obviously, he did mind the game with LeBron. He has his podcast with Tommy Alter
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He knows his shit about ball, and he's a hooper. He was a hooper in his prime. I think players will
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be pretty responsive to him, and I think he'll know some schematics. He might sneaky be a very
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good shooting coach, just because he's one of the best shooters of all time, and that will drastically
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help this team, which is always missing shooting. But the Lakers haven't had a coaching tenure last
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longer than two years since, like, Phil Jackson, so I think we gotta temper our expectations about
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any coach they hire going forward. I think since JJ Redick is totally new to the game, this could
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totally blow up in his face, but I think more likely than not, this is gonna go pretty much
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equally as well as it would have with Darvin Ham
