Anthony Davis wants to build continuity while LeBron James wants a third star. There is an answer. Spend your 3 picks and 4 swaps on a budding third star who only makes $20-$30M rather than $40-50M and you can still build a deep and diverse starting lineup and bench. https://t.co/SrEjv067pT
Gobert also had Naz Reid and Jalen McDaniels who were elite defenders in their own right. Tall, long, and athletic. Lakers should follow same blueprint building around Anthony Davis.
Multiple draft picks and he’s really too old for the rebuild they need. Cash in now to avoid losing him for nothing or tying up a player to big money before the rest of the roster is ready.
The last thing the Lakers don’t want to do is pass up on a head coach candidate like Redick who could be the next Pat or Phil just because he has no experience. There are solutions for that. You interview him because you know you need another Riley or Jackson if you want to win more championships going forward. The league is changing before our eyes and we need to change to. No more so-so retreads or blah assistants. There’s a guy out there who’s going to be a HOF coach for some franchise. It would be a shame if it wasn’t the Lakers.
Experience can be a two-edged sword but I agree that experience matters and it’s usually better to hire somebody who has done it before. The problem is that teams are always limited by who’s available. And relying on experience ends up pointing you toward the same field of fired veteran coaches. I get but don’t agree with the argument that that may be what seems best for the Lakers for the next few years.
Head coaching experience is obviously valuable but also depends on the team and the situation. But it’s a world different from being an assistant coach. So being an assistant coach helps but it’s not a sure path to picking the right guy because his resume depends on the head coach. We saw how hiring an experience assistant worked with Ham. I’m not for repeating that mistake. Leadership is the differentiator between head and assistant coaches. Ham didn’t fail because he was a rookie. He just didn’t do the simple roster and game management every coach has to do. Not rocket science, which is why fans just went so damn crazy.
The Lakers need a visionary head coach and while he has zero experience coaching, J.J. Redick has the kind charisma and starpower as well as a great rapport with LeBron that make him a serious candidate. I’d like to hear what he would do with AD. I think Redick would be a brilliant coach. Yes, he would make some mistakes due to inexperience but sometimes you learn some valuable things when you don’t have experience. It’s J.J. BBIQ and starpower that remind me of Riley and Jackson. We don’t have visionaries with Jeanie and Rob. That’s why I want a head coach who can become the face of the franchise the way Pat and Phil were for the Lakers and Spoelstra is for the Heat.
To me, all you have to do is watch basketball to understand that the Lakers need to get a modern two-way center to play two-bigs with AD. Being above to play big is critical if the Lakers want to compete in the future. Tall, long, athletic, and able to shoot is the prototype. So my final vote on our next head coach will lean heavily toward whichever candidate would prioritize building that kind of team. I think J.J. can see what’s happening with Denver, Minnesota, Boston, and Denver’s size. There’s a changing of the guard sweeping across the league. If Lakers want to catch that wave, they need a charismatic and visionary head coach. Only candidate who could be that imo is J.J. Redick.
Gobert also had Naz Reid and Jalen McDaniels who were elite defenders in their own right. Tall, long, and athletic. Lakers should follow same blueprint building around Anthony Davis.
Multiple draft picks and he’s really too old for the rebuild they need. Cash in now to avoid losing him for nothing or tying up a player to big money before the rest of the roster is ready.
The last thing the Lakers don’t want to do is pass up on a head coach candidate like Redick who could be the next Pat or Phil just because he has no experience. There are solutions for that. You interview him because you know you need another Riley or Jackson if you want to win more championships going forward. The league is changing before our eyes and we need to change to. No more so-so retreads or blah assistants. There’s a guy out there who’s going to be a HOF coach for some franchise. It would be a shame if it wasn’t the Lakers.
Experience can be a two-edged sword but I agree that experience matters and it’s usually better to hire somebody who has done it before. The problem is that teams are always limited by who’s available. And relying on experience ends up pointing you toward the same field of fired veteran coaches. I get but don’t agree with the argument that that may be what seems best for the Lakers for the next few years.
Head coaching experience is obviously valuable but also depends on the team and the situation. But it’s a world different from being an assistant coach. So being an assistant coach helps but it’s not a sure path to picking the right guy because his resume depends on the head coach. We saw how hiring an experience assistant worked with Ham. I’m not for repeating that mistake. Leadership is the differentiator between head and assistant coaches. Ham didn’t fail because he was a rookie. He just didn’t do the simple roster and game management every coach has to do. Not rocket science, which is why fans just went so damn crazy.
The Lakers need a visionary head coach and while he has zero experience coaching, J.J. Redick has the kind charisma and starpower as well as a great rapport with LeBron that make him a serious candidate. I’d like to hear what he would do with AD. I think Redick would be a brilliant coach. Yes, he would make some mistakes due to inexperience but sometimes you learn some valuable things when you don’t have experience. It’s J.J. BBIQ and starpower that remind me of Riley and Jackson. We don’t have visionaries with Jeanie and Rob. That’s why I want a head coach who can become the face of the franchise the way Pat and Phil were for the Lakers and Spoelstra is for the Heat.
To me, all you have to do is watch basketball to understand that the Lakers need to get a modern two-way center to play two-bigs with AD. Being above to play big is critical if the Lakers want to compete in the future. Tall, long, athletic, and able to shoot is the prototype. So my final vote on our next head coach will lean heavily toward whichever candidate would prioritize building that kind of team. I think J.J. can see what’s happening with Denver, Minnesota, Boston, and Denver’s size. There’s a changing of the guard sweeping across the league. If Lakers want to catch that wave, they need a charismatic and visionary head coach. Only candidate who could be that imo is J.J. Redick.