The Lakers hiring JJ Redick as head coach validates the scholarly pondering that the one distinction between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
Ron Yukelson
San Luis Obispo
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Why would LeBron James conform to let JJ Redick take the reins of the Lakers? A person with no bench or managerial expertise on the NBA or faculty ranges? Simple … he is coachable.
Paul Feinsinger
Agoura Hills
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With the passing of Jerry West, this query needs to be requested? Does anybody consider that JJ Redick or anybody else with zero teaching expertise would have been employed if he was nonetheless operating the Lakers. Who’s subsequent? Doris Burke? Seventeen NBA championships may be it for fairly some time.
Tom Krug
Playa Del Rey
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Invoice Plaschke bought it proper! The Lakers are silly in hiring a man as head coach who has no teaching expertise. A few of us would have used a stronger phrase than silly.
What Mr. Plaschke didn’t say is the Lakers additionally employed a common supervisor in Rob Pelinka whose solely qualification was being Kobe Bryant’s agent. What do you anticipate from that man?
Dr. Buss is rolling over in his grave as his workforce of previous glory goes down the drain.
Michele Patterson
Palos Verdes Estates
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It kills me to say I agree with Invoice Plaschke on something however this time he knocks it out of the park, together with his parting shot at Bronny James.
If the Lakers wished to have a mouthpiece for the over-the-hill LeBron why not make him a player-coach? This whole sickening course of simply exhibits how far the once-great franchise has fallen. As Plaschke so precisely factors out, how is it attainable that they could not rent a first-class high quality coach? The reply is straightforward, identical to Hurley nobody with a mind wished this job regardless of the cash.
Go on Lakers, make it official and take Bronny and show you’ve gotten really hit backside!
Jay Slater
Los Angeles
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Individuals are so fast to deem that JJ Redick cannot succeed as a result of he is by no means coached earlier than.
What number of company CEO’s truly know the way to manufacture the devices their firm’s promote; or the intricacies of delivery? It is not like JJ is not steeped in basketball savvy.
Henry Ford attributed his success largely to his willingness to encompass himself with “eagles.” I say give JJ the possibility to construct his nest after which let’s have a look at how they soar.
David Griffin
Westwood
Title speak
So Magic Johnson says he hates that the Celtics now have extra championships than the Lakers? I’m undecided why since he set Boston up for the following decade by choosing Lonzo Ball over Jayson Tatum within the 2017 NBA draft as a result of he wanted some extent guard to “run the present.” By no means thoughts Lonzo couldn’t shoot and didn’t appear to care one bit when Magic referred to as him the “face of the franchise” throughout his first go to to the Lakers coaching facility. However that is one other, if maybe most egregious, factor Magic did whereas operating the Lakers present that harm the workforce greater than helped. And don’t get me began on the cowardly manner he stop!
Danny Balber Jr.
Pasadena
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Now that the Celtics have gained the title, the Lakers can trumpet that they beat the champs in Boston on Feb. 1 (regardless of taking part in with out LeBron and Anthony Davis), along with selling their in-season match championship.
Ken Feldman
Tarzana
That is Wealthy
Wealthy Paul, LeBron and Bronny James’ agent, is quoted as saying, “There is no deal made that it is assured that if the Lakers draft Bronny at 55, [LeBron] will re-sign. If that was the case I might power them to take him at 17.”
Properly, that makes it official: Wealthy Paul is the de facto GM of the Lakers.
Rhys Thomas
Valley Glen
Open and shut case
Shouldn’t your golf headline be “DeChambeau given Open title”? And never subtitled “impressed by [Payne] Stewart,” however “the recipient of two terribly quick putts missed by Rory McIlroy on the finish.” Poor Rory, it hurts the remainder of us dangerous sufficient once we miss a $2 putt.
Joel Athey
Valley Village
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Pundits and followers alike can be saying “Rory choked on the U.S. Open,” however that is actually unfaithful. He went 46 for 48 placing inside 3 ft over the weekend. He had three birdies on the again 9 within the remaining spherical (and a unbelievable par save on seventeenth gap.) Lacking two quick putts down the stretch magnifies their influence, however carding a 69 is hardly a choke.
Brad Kearns
Stateline, Nev.
Deal him out
So, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford apparently desires a brand new deal or to no less than renegotiate his present contract since he’s now not assured any cash, though he’s beneath contract for 2 extra years at tens-of-millions of {dollars} a 12 months, and the marketplace for QB salaries continues to extend. How about this, Matt, honor your contract! What number of Rams followers can go to their supervisor and get a increase or a assure they are going to be paid their full wage even when they don’t work (“play”).
Sufficient with spoiled, self-centered athletes. The Lakers have sufficient of these for L.A., the Rams don’t want extra.
Matt Clarke
Hawthorne
Say, hey, it ain’t so
Willie Mays performed for the hated San Francisco Giants and I used to be a die-hard Dodgers fan — but he was my favourite participant.
Sufficient stated.
Steve Kaye
Oro Valley, Ariz.
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I’m 71 years previous. I’ve all the time been a Dodger fan. I’ve all the time hated the Giants. However I’ve all the time beloved Willie Mays.
I solely want that Vin Scully was nonetheless round to ship a eulogy that we might always remember.
Eric Monson
Temecula
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