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[Winter]

I was gonna post last night watching the Lakers play but was too lazy.

JJ Redick is Tom Thibodeau.  He grinds and grinds to try and get as many regular season wins as possible.  You could tell from the body language of the players last night, they are starting to tune him out.  Everyone on the Lakers knows they are not good enough.  They are tired of getting yelled at.  Their win totals are not reflective of where they are in the Western Conference hierarchy.

edit:  That roster is just bad.  Not Redick's fault or Luka's fault.  Not a single two way player on the roster.  Rui, Reaves, Luka are some of the worst defenders in the league.  Smart and Vanderbilts are zeros on offense.

Completely agree with all of this.

Redick will probably be the first one out the door. 

Thinking about which team you'd rather be now (Mavs or Lakers) is an interesting exercise.  In some ways, it would actually be easier to build around Flagg than Luka. On the other hand, there's a lot tied up in LeBron's salary. Both teams need to shed some players.

LA fans may catch up with Mavs fan in their degree of disappointment.