This is the Lakers FIRST game on the road since Feb. 3 👀The Suns will be without Devin Booker and Dillon Brooks… gotta take full advantage 🙏 pic.twitter.com/o3mCx5aY6I— Lakers All Day Everyday (@LADEig) February 26, 2026
Lakers FIRST game on the road since Feb. 3
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February 26, 2026 3 Comments
One thing JayJay has been consistent at is making sure we beat bad teams (which PHX is w/these injuries). Only reason why our record is as good as it is. Teams on our level or above?…not so much.
I have liked JJ from the start but the Lakers are not an easy job. I think JJ will lose his job if he can’t get the starting Big Three to win their minutes or LeBron to come off the bench. Can’t just keep rolling out a starting Big Three for 16 minutes or a third of the game with a negative net rating close to 10 points per game.
This team has lost faith right now as everything looks like this is a gap year and everybody but Luka and Austin could be gone. Redick needs to make a big move to get everybody re-engaged so we can win some games and hold onto our #6 seed for the playoffs.
We have winning lineups led by Luka and Austin and winning lineups led by LeBron without Luka and Austin. Redick needs to let the data drive his decisions and talk to LeBron about coming off the bench. I think the Lakers could surprise everybody in the playoffs but JJ needs to have the courage to make the move. Doing nothing will only insure he’s not going to be the Lakers coach of the future. I’m almost to the point of hoping we lose so JJ is forced to move LeBron to the bench. Not there yet but getting close.
I think JayJay’s safe for the same reason I think Pelinka is safe….upper management knew this was a wasted year. Luka had to know as well when he signed the extension. And the rest of the players on expiring deals knew it too (they’re gone). Hard to win (let alone contend) under those circumstances.
Mark Walter is playing the long game… whether he’s successful remains to be seen. Can’t buy yourself outta player/salary mistakes in the NBA like you can in MLB….