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[KillerLeft]

As much as I like Reddick, this is a real gamble. It's hard to imagine immediate success.

If anything, this makes me respect Redick less.

Maybe I am missing something, but I no longer think LeBron James can be the engine that wins a championship for a team. That’s one of the main takeaways from this year’s post season for me, that LeBron, Durant and curry are all past that point.

So, I don’t see how the Lakers ever win another championship in this iteration unless you think Anthony Davis is a top-five player in the NBA, and sorry if this is me underrating him, but I just don’t.

Does JJ think he can win there, or does he just really, really want to coach in the league? I mean, I get how attractive it must be to be head coach of the Lakers. That is one of the premier coaching positions in all of pro sports. However, does he not see how badly this is likely to turn out?