Three things really jumped out at me after the Lakers dropped their series to Minnesota in five games.
First and foremost, that was a choice the Lakers made to go with basically no centers that they could trust against Rudy Gobert and Naz Reid. I don't know if Mark Williams really did deserve to have his physical flunked. No one knows those details, except for the people in power in L.A. Nevertheless, they went with Jaxson Hayes, who no one thinks of as a a permanent starter. It backfired against a team with good centers, it probably would have backfired against any team with a decent big.
I have great respect for JJ Redick as a player. Was always a huge fan of his. I also have respect for my business. Coaching is something that doesn't just easily happen. Doing a little AAU for kids isn't quite the same thing as as being a head coach in the NBA. The fact that ownership and manag…
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