YouTube Gold: A Brotherhood Gathering In Palm Springs
As JJ Redick and his Lakers meet the Phoenix Suns
As Duke fans know, Blue Devil legend JJ Redick took over as head coach of the L.A. Lakers in July and is busy trying to make the Lakers back into a respectable power.
So far, L.A. is 0-2, but it’s still the preseason so it doesn’t really matter yet.
The Lakers played Phoenix Sunday night and that means Brotherhood galore: not only was Redick coaching, but Cam Reddish is a Laker and the Suns boast Mason Plumlee, Grayson Allen and the recently acquired Tyus Jones. Here are some highlights from the game.
Fun fact: Allen helped recruit Jones to the Valley and was willing to come off the bench because he knew his old teammate would make the Suns better.
Another fun fact: Lindsay Harding, a member of the Sisterhood, is on Redick’s staff.
Someone asked Redick about Laker Rui Hachimura and if he was ready to take “the next step.”
Here’s how that went:
Reporter: “Do you think Rui could take that next step for you guys?”
JJ: “What is the next step?”
Reporter: “You tell me?”
JJ: “You tell me, you’re creating the narrative. What is the next step? I don’t care about what the next step for Rui is. I care about how he impacts winning on our team, and for me, that’s my next step, and I think he can do that.“
Does that remind you of anyone?
For his part, Hachimura seems pretty happy with Redick, saying this: “He was just in the league. He knows exactly what’s happening in the league right now. For us, it’s easy to understand … whatever he says just makes sense.”
The first and most crucial step for Redick is that his players have confidence in him. So far, so good.