Pat McAfee Dislikes The JJ Redick Slander 😤😬

[@ryank4115]

JJ is used to being hated, don’t think he cares at all. If anything this will just motivate him more

[@jzamo1990]

everyone hates duke players

[@beno6198]

@@jzamo1990😂 I was just about to comment this they get no love

[@beno6198]

@@jzamo1990I hated duke because everyone did during the early 2000s 😂😂😂

[@beno6198]

@@jzamo1990but no one and I mean no one will ever make me hate Tom The Goat Brady

[@jessicarukuata-joynson938]

Maybe not now because he's older he did care he was always a over thinker he stated.

[@tee1942]

He talking about SAS 😂😂

[@kevkeisha]

No he's not. Steven A is only praised JJ as a coach. SMH

[@St_1786]

​@kevkeisha Slink Smiff shoulda done stayed living in the vehicle and attempted to keep it's integrity. SteveyScum..Weak failure. Figuredealit

[@hysteriaval]

@@kevkeishaliterally google Stephen a smith and the first result is him critiquing it

[@godlyform974]

@@kevkeishacap

[@007bbox]

@@kevkeishaHe’s def talking SAS. Hasn’t only given glowing reviews

[@itsdeltime]

I feel like JJ would EXCEL as a GM. Put it all together behind the scenes. Let the coaches deal with those egos on a day to day basis.

[@gordonlove5121]

Agreed man. I hope him coaching isn't tainted by an aging Lebron and his kid. He absolutely has the mind, the work ethic and the personality to do well.

[@TheMonjok24]

I think that's where he wants to get too eventually but he'll begin with coaching

[@blablablaa14]

He is gonna struggle with Egos because when he speaks you just naturally dislike him. He seems so pretentious

[@grichkatayou7558]

@@gordonlove5121don’t start with that shit … Je knew what it was from the START and took the Job anyway … You can’t then use that as an excuse … smh

[@donnysofree]

He’s not getting hated on cuz he’s jj, he’s getting hated on cuz he’s going to the lakers

[@MazharKebabs]

One- he’s used to the hate Two - everyone gets scrutinized under the bron microscope

[@adeseyeoluwaseyi1288]

Exactly, and that’s why I feel the lakers are Going for young players that have room to grow both ways on the court. Not finished product players that can’t adjust their game anymore. What made Celtics a Championship winner was because brown worked on his bad left hand and They added Drue to their very young lineup. So they could easily create a great team.

[@MazharKebabs]

@@adeseyeoluwaseyi1288JJ will develop and make them better… Bronny will be good

[@Alex-l1j7y]

If it was a small market team, nobody would bat an eye

[@JoshSportsMovies]

Bro hasn't even coached once and he hasn't even showed what he can do but people are already hating 😂

[@Adrianoo-xh7dr]

Thats because people expertise every single year Lakers to be Championship contenders cus they have Bron and AD but rn Lakers roster aint no way near a Championship roster. Hiring JJ was a really good choice but they have to give him time if they qant to have the possibility to eventually win other rings in the future and not end up as Bulls

[@xbugswrld]

That's laker fans for you

[@dm3132]

Thats WHY people are hating lol

[@alee0294]

He's the next Luke Walton. He's just gonna be good at talking not producing..

[@lamontewilliams3011]

JJ has done nothing to deserve to coach the Lakers.

[@doctorkhumalo7730]

JJ is not bothered, I wish him nothing but the absolute best.

[@Hellaplayzz209]

Facts !!! I ain’t jumping into conclusions intill throughout the season

[@asundelgun3487]

Of course he is unbothered. He getting paid no matter what

[@SamPride-vx7hx]

I wish him opposite

[@Noisyhead818]

Basketball genius, who said Larry Bird couldn’t play in today’s game

[@loading...7862]

There would've been a lot of techs on him

[@redhorsepapi]

And Steve Nash was a 2 time MVP and recognized as one of the best point guards of his generation. Look where that got him. Idgaf about Jj making the playoffs 14 times.

[@dman2289]

I wasn’t why they made the playoffs , he’s a role player smh.

[@SamPride-vx7hx]

LeBrons the coach,they will not kick@55 this year

[@briannagomez6019]

@@dman2289and what is your mom? She dead touch flowers little guy 😂

[@dman2289]

@@briannagomez6019 she passed away and do not slander or make comments.

[@taraland8716]

Stephen a Smith is his biggest hater, you know at some point he's going to say that a black man should have gotten the job

[@hernanrio9149]

Hes not the right gut you might as well make LeBron the coach

[@MrEddie4168]

A black man does have the job lebron James lol is the real coach of that team

[@GoatJames23-hs5xq]

His a jordan attack dog. You can start from there

[@jwright2939]

I know black & white guys who really paid their dues......but im old enough to know the most deserving person is not always chosen. JJ & Bronny

[@jondoe7237]

I dont think hate is that right word..most people dont believe that he should be the head coach of LA.. he has never coached at any level so he doesnt have any experience..there are experienced coaches (assistant or head) that could have been a better fit. But hey thats who Lebron wanted so they hired him. Dont let the media fool you. LA (Lebron) was always going to hire him. All the other candidates they mentioned was just to keep the team in the news after they were eliminated from the playoffs. If they really wanted Dan Hurley from UCONN they would have offered him a real contract. Before the offer was made it was reported that Hurley was looking for around 100million ..so the lakers offered him 70mill for 6 years ..and then signed JJ for 32mill /4years. Either way LA has bigger problems than the coach.. if anything they should have waited for Lebron to opt in or extend before hiring JJ.

[@blenderboy1900]

Lakers will win the 2025 NBA championship. GUARANTEED!

[@SamPride-vx7hx]

R they going to get LeBronze 4 more all stars

[@NeighborhoodDex]

His first head coaching job is coaching Lebron & LA Lakers. Best case scenario the team is successful and LBJ gets ALL the credit. Most likely scenario the LAL continue to be trash and it’s ALL J.Js fault. I don’t like this for him as his first gig it’s a set up.

[@telamb9]

Pandering Pat say what you really want to say, bottom line the guy has no business being the coach of an NBA franchise not to mention a 4 yr deal it’s joke and we all know why he got the job Bron can hold this L.

[@margarinetaintedgreen8140]

It’s hard for me to consider a guy that calls Kareem Abdul-Jabber a “one-note wonder” and says Oscar Robertson, Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, & Bob Petit were “plumbers & firemen” a “basketball savant.” He knows the game. We can give him that. “Savant” is a bit much.

[@PlexFanatic]

So you know more about basketball than he does? ‘Cause if you disagree, it’s your word vs his

[@brios7432]

JJ is doing nothing but becoming LeBrons puppet

[@79dmcjr]

Shhh they're listening to us when we're sleeping 👻

[@anthonywatts7696]

And getting paid doing it lol hater

[@Tib1010]

​@@anthonywatts7696 money is nice but I highly doubt at JJ's level he cares too much about it at this point.

[@bigbonkgang8982]

Spoken like a true sheep who eats up all of today's clickbait media.

[@gatinthecadillac7206]

@@bigbonkgang8982you are the sheep

[@jasonavery]

I get where Pat is coming from, however. Usually you start off at High School or Junior College level and work your way up to Pro Basketball Coach, especially the Lakers. Just because you’re a good player doesn’t make you a good coach.

[@WusWrongWitUs]

They said the same thing about Trump. "He has no experience "😂😂

[@jasonavery]

@@WusWrongWitUs and it showed. Because Trump sucked. He was voted worst President of all time by historians for a reason. My point stands.

[@dthrust9037]

@@jasonaveryhe was bad but he wasn’t bush or Biden bad

[@jasonavery]

@@dthrust9037 What did Trump accomplish? He gave tax breaks to the wealthy? Helped his corporate rich buddies? Appointed three SCOTUS members who overturned Roe v Wade. The U.S. economy is strong under Biden. We have the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years. Biden passed an infrastructure bill that Trump “claimed” he was going to do but didn’t. Biden has actually done a good job, tbh.

[@Ccthomas-ks1hn]

It’s because he’s white. Let’s be completely honest with ourselves for a second. 😂

[@neutronstar34]

He was never a leader please dude. A decent role player. That's it. Basketball genius? FOH

[@Sodamachine62]

The issue is its so obvious that lebron has been the decision maker everywhere he's been. I dont care who you are getting every coach fired and then hired and then fired again is a bad look. Lebron is the coach not JJ hes a puppet

[@fergalosanchez7675]

The criticism is over the top however I don’t think JJ cares tbh, he’s used to the slander by now

[@owmegwoagm]

Own those randoms Pat

[@AaronSmith-x6o]

JJ is a plumber and was never a leader. He was never even allowed to open his mouth.

[@IamJdTrent]

​@@AaronSmith-x6oYou aren't even notable enough to have a real KZbin name 😂.

[@matthewmackey3697]

Me being a black guy, I really think JJ is going to be a winner for this job. This is not the now job it's the after Lebron is gone job that excites me the most. Chess move people

[@ChristianCobe2]

Jesus Christ loves you ❤

[@maxduran9282]

Amen God Bless🙏

[@purinfluence]

He’s only coached 4th graders is saying facts about people talking bad ?

[@thehalfnam4331]

A leader? Over Dwight Howard and Chris Paul? You’re smoking crack sir, jj’s a solid bench point guard, but that’s all he is.

[@MichelePonte]

He started in like 600 games. And leader of a team is not often the best player

[@goatjames2892]

Good job Pat for pointing out the facts. You can see people like Stephen A subtly asking the Lakers to hire a black coach or a failed coach out of coaching jobs for many years over JJ. I think JJ will be a great coach. He'll start slow and then there's no stopping him

[@ninocrown3247]

How did that work out of Steve Nash? It could work, but usually it hasn’t.

[@jonbreevaart7406]

Lol.. JJ getting hired is kinda crazy tbh. I speak for everyone with a brain when I say this

[@derickmendez753]

@@jonbreevaart7406he only made that comment hoping to be noticed by Pat Mcafee .. Pat is the most casual guy on tv atm when it comes to the NBA. That take is hot dookie. You are right tho anyone with a brain knows this shit ain’t gone work lol.

[@ShivPatel-hy6vu]

@@jonbreevaart7406Lebron chose him though, not saying it’s the best move for them but he was picked for a reason. Time will tell

[@Slyme1big]

@@ShivPatel-hy6vubecause lebron can control him 😂😂 y’all can’t be this slow

[@ACT1O1]

Steve Nash also was a coach

[@AquarianAngel]

Different people and personalities.

[@ihabibrahim8902]

JJ Redick is the worst appointment of any coach in NBA history.

[@jbwolf4]

Not even close, Darvin ham and doc rivers on the bucks I’d say were worse appointments

[@themightyruler1319]

@@jbwolf4Darvin pockets and Disaster Doc were bad, but there is no possible way this JJ Redick situation is going to turn out well. With the Bronny situation, zero cap flexibility, a middle of the road play-in team, this is an absolute dumpster fire 🔥 💩 You think Ham was bad, this is about to be a whole shit show lol. If Rondo joins the staff, this’ll be the best reality TV in years 😅

[@Rowsy91]

Nah he’s a better hire than Ham I doubt the lakers do anything but it won’t be because of JJ

[@christopherfelton5169]

​@@themightyruler1319 Say what u want but doc but he's a champion

[@ihabibrahim8902]

@@jbwolf4 this is Ted Lasso : The Real World

[@billyhoyle2780]

Let’s not forget how JJ has talked reckless about former players, he’s not immune to it

[@drsuperbus]

These are two separate issues. You talking about speaking some hard truths sometimes. This is about saying (or believing) one thing and then just say whatever favors you someway, like ratings and publicity in this case I assume

[@neptune4359]

@@drsuperbusnaw after trying to throw doc rivers under the bus, he’s going to get the full LB scapegoat treatment when things fail in LA. Can’t wait for it.

[@TomDeMeter326]

@@neptune4359you’re joking right? All doc ever does is throw his players under the bus and never takes blame. He was calling him out on it

[@neptune4359]

@@TomDeMeter326 I’m not joking all people do is blame doc for everything there plenty of coaches that will never come close to his resume yet people call him trash to scapegoat why his players underperformed in key moments. JJ laid a fat egg that series and Doc didn’t even throw him under the bus but JJ has the audacity to call Doc out? What a joke.

[@billyhoyle2780]

@@drsuperbus thanks for trying to explain to me what I mean 🤡

[@DraFrostMovies-do8qf]

JJ is a tool who thinks he is smarter than everybody and is very condescending. I dont consider him a basketball genius.

[@janielvillegas8842]

I hope JJ does great coaching fr

[@Manuel-vz3cu]

People just pointed out his lack of experience. Chill out.

[@hearthstoned8528]

Weird that they don’t do that for new coaches of lesser known teams- it’s cuz not only is it the lakers franchise (hater fan base) it’s JJ. You can’t sit here and say this isn’t the hardest they’ve gone in on a coach for his first HC position

[@vincew4297]

@@hearthstoned8528 bro did you forget how hard people came at Steve Nash? You got a short memory. Trying to turn a player into a coach with no coaching experience on any level is plain fucking stupid

[@Antonio-0187]

They didn’t do that for Steve Kerr

[@simplyluis6548]

​@Antonio-0187 you can't be serious 😂

[@justinroberts7373]

You should see what sports in LA are writing about it.

[@ricsarmiento661]

It's easy to connect the dots. LEBRON informed JEANNIE BUSS of his approval of JJ REDICK coaching him and the LAKERS. NO BRAINER💡

[@terrencewilliams4355]

He was a leader????

[@abeb8852]

JJ is supposedly a "Basketball Savant"!? does not mean that he's a coach. this was a Lebum pick. because he knows JJ Redick will do what lebum wants him to do. Say what lebum and his crooked Sports will spin to either blame somebody else for LeBron don't step up or blame the coach? when things are not going right. JJ is just an another scapegoat for Lebum shortcomings

[@georgestamatakis697]

He isn't a savant at a anything

[@nollyvon]

Haha you really know everything bro!! You should probably coach the lakers instead

[@bigoofinthechat5496]

Every behind the scenes source points to JJ Reddick being extensively interviewed for the position and excelling

[@marquesekj]

Every coach in the league would be under brons thumb other than spo and pop...trash take

[@Twomps]

If lebron is a bum what does that make you?

[@vandalissimus]

JJ reddick didn't do anything but shoot

[@TheAshamakka]

Facts 🇯🇲

[@saltyuno]

Pat... do you not remember Steve Nash in Brooklyn 3 years ago? I would say Steve Nash, 2x MVP, is way more of a BasketBall savant. He didn't last 2 seasons. Pull your head out of JJs ass

[@chad2979]

He was nver a leader on his teams

[@roccomgij6853]

Were you on the teams with him?😂

[@chad2979]

Was u clown

[@chad2979]

Don't have 2 be on team with him,u can watch and see he was no leader

[@roccomgij6853]

@@chad2979 So you Assuming he wasnt a leader based on what you see on TV

[@miguelaltunagajr6379]

If someone is used to being hated and doubted upon that’s JJ

[@JohnDoeTroll]

He is coach? NO He is the wrong option? Of course.

[@thetruthisreal4033]

Its the fact its the Lakers organization where they have had 3 different coaches in the last 4 years. JJ Riddick has no experience coaching, but should he have a chance? Yes. But with a younger teàm

[@ballnshyt5437]

That’s G-shit having JJ’s back like that, good on ya Pat 👏

[@yaomitch]

Maybe don’t disrespect the founding legends of the NBA by calling them plumbers

[@SuperHiFiGaming]

Glorified role player who couldn't get minutes until everyone from the 90s retired.

[@Lotzo]

Ty 🙏🏾 Ppl is forgetting that JJ was coached under MIKE K from DUKE!

[@walidahmed6213]

He doesn’t deserve that job

[@Rowsy91]

Lakers won’t be that good for a while but I’d take JJ as my coach befor ham

[@dominicrigsby8547]

​@@Rowsy91why?

[@jonbreevaart7406]

​@@Rowsy91must be because he's white lol. Cause as a coach, he has the same experience as you do 😅

[@Rowsy91]

@@jonbreevaart7406 Kerr didnt have experience it was also clear he was gonna be a great coach listening to him talk hoops. Lebron if he wanted could be an excellent coach for the same reason since you want to make it racial for some reason There is more to coaching than JUST understanding ball and being able to articulate it well, I fully understand that. But its a big part of the battle and JJ has both in clear elite levels. Nothing necessarily wrong with ham he just seemed out of his depths vs the top tier coaches. lebron felt the same way, maybe its racial for bron too? lol

[@KHLB516]

@@Rowsy91Kerr had experience working in the front office before becoming a coach so he gained experience in basketball operations day to day which helped him transition to being a coach. JJ has none

[@DrDayG]

Yo, He's a LeBron Stan. LeBron is using JJ to maintain control over the Lakers. If he has a head coach in the hands he can do whatever he wants. LeGM doing LeGM things😊

[@lesliewarren5394]

Are We Making Him The Kobe Of Coaching & Even Kobe Hated Him,,, So I Think So, Cause Anyone That Kobe Didn't Like He Always Brought Then On The Team & He Would Brought Him As Well,,, Anyone or Anythang That Is Hated Is Always Mamba Material,,, So Let's Get It Reddick, Prove Them Itches Wrong ✊🏽💪🏽💯

[@Xiaolongbaokid16]

The reason why Lebron picked him is coz 1. He knows JJ is capable. 2. Bron wants someone who’s not autocratic, coz let’s keep it real, Bron is both Assistant GM and Assistant Head Coach on every team he went into after Spo. 3. Someone must take the attention afar from AD and Bron. Someone that can take the heat and blame if ever the Lakers continue to lose. Lastly, 4. He convinced JJ that it’s a win-win. Guy’s been grilled since Duke, in ESPN, and now prolly the whole American population who are fans of the NBA.

[@NeilCharles-k2y]

I like what you said my only question is can JJ Reddick confront and hold LeBron accountable like I don’t think he’s gonna have to, but could he and would he?

[@Xiaolongbaokid16]

@@NeilCharles-k2y he won’t do that. I think he’d coach Bron like Ty Lue. Remember how they fired David Blatt and replaced him with Ty Lue? David Platt is autocratic, Bron is egotistical they clashed. JJ knows it. They’d been in podcast and it’ll be like a “collab” coaching job. Lebron will not bow down to any coach - JJ is intelligent to know that the only way to coach Lebron is how Doug Collins coached MJ.

[@JSalonsky]

Reddick will do exactly what Lebron wants, they went from bad to WORSE.

[@joshc3898]

Did jj ever even make a conference finals?

[@soilrocktree]

Nope

[@valjohnson7112]

making the playoffs in the nba is kind of a joke too. more than half the teams in the league make it.

[@libraking1221]

He went to the finals what tf r u talking bout

[@valjohnson7112]

@@libraking1221 they are talking like as a player. not a spectator.

[@frankiecomplex1447]

@@valjohnson71122009 Orlando Magic with Dwight Howard. Go do research.

[@lewis20002000]

STOP WITH THE FAKE OUTRAGE. Every YOUNGER THAN NORMAL coach, manager, supervisor gets this treatment. This is not unique. What makes it smell a bit is that it seem like LBJ was behind it from the moment they became podcast partners.😢

[@nopanic3186]

The way JJ talked about doc (right/wrong) ….he better have LAL top 3 seed or Atleast in WCF…HOF player(bron), allstar (AD) solid peices (reeves,hachimura, Dlo) no excuses

[@ShakataelBebesito]

To be selected by the goat you should be great also top 10 shooter ever and best Duke jj was a very good players but a lot people doesn't even know how great shooter he was by the way is the best analysts in the game

[@ninocrown3247]

JJ is constantly using his so-called superior basketball IQ to diminish players from past generations (Larry Bird, Bob Cousy). As though the defense is so superior today, to shut down an elite player from the 80s or 90s. He’s disliked for his “plumbers and firemen” narrative. He tried to use 3 pt FG% to diminish Bird’s rep as a superior long range shooter. His superior intellect should be able to ascertain Bird shoot far more contested 3s, many while being hand checked and far less spacing than now. Guys like Bird, Petrovic and Stojakovic would kill today. As much as I like Curry and think he’s the best shooter ever, if you body him and knock him off his square before he gets hot, he can have a cold shooting night. You put JJ back in the 70s, he’s still not better than West, Baylor, Gervin, Thompson, Erving, Jabbar, Wilt, and other stars of that era. He’s mostly spot up shooter.

[@tajpatterson3891]

It’s not these dudes resume. We know Chris Paul and Rondo would be excellent coaches if they so choose to be. It’s guys who’ve never coached before automatically getting winning teams with high expectations. I’m sorry you’re an unknown entity. It worked out for Steve Kerr, but not so much Steve Nash. We’re not (at least I’m not) questioning whether JJ can coach. It’s why does he get the Lakers job? If I’m a Lakers fan I’m concerned. Also you have a podcast with the star player. The perception is that that undermined Darvin Ham. AD wanted Borrego. All of these things put JJ in the hot seat from day one.

[@gpearce11]

The problem is that he COULD be the right guy (and I'm personally willing to give him the benefit of the doubt), but he's also getting the top coaching job on one of the NBA's biggest teams with possibly the single thinnest coaching resume of any NBA HC in decades, possibly NBA history. I personally think he'll be great, but I also think Steve Nash proved that being an ex-NBA player with high BB IQ isn't all it takes.

[@2014thetruth]

The dude hasn't won anything, no individual awards or chips, no gold metals, nothing.... hasn't ever coached anyone or anything. But somehow, he's the next phil or pat... stop drinking the koolaid. He only got the job because of LeGM

[@JayDaMan420]

Tbh most of it isnt hating.. its criticism on a guy who just got hired with ZERO COACHING EXPERIENCE.. He wasnt an assistant, he didn’t coach college, he wasnt even an Intern.. I wish him the beat and think he can be a good coach.. but when you have a team with 2 top 10 players and ur big time hire is a guy who never coached at least college level Basketball is not good.. especially after low balling a guy who literally won 2 back to back nattys

[@8Scorpions]

Where the heck did Ty Lou get a job🤯... Nobody questioned that, so STOP the Hate....JJ knows this game or LBJ wldnt be doing a pod with him, or had a NBA 15 year career, or went to one of the absolute best Basketball Colleges in the Country if not the best. Thank you Pat for saying what needed to be said.,💯

[@jjboys215]

Dude literally has no Coaching experience and he gets the Lakers HC job? I completely understood them going after Hurley... we've seen how he Coaches and wins. I think people know it was a "friend" hire. Wish him the best and hope he succeeds, but he's NOT qualified for this position.

[@BlackMamba-ec4dn]

He’s not the best Candidate for the job, but the politics of the league placed him as a front runner, even though he’s never coached! Being young and white is the optic owners want. Mark Jackson, Sam Cassel, Rondo, Juan Howard, and others who are better qualified than JJ Redick! Mark Jackson has been black balled by the gay owners of Golden State, because he’s a Christian, but he’s the best option for any open NBA job! NBA politics and the LGBT community is why JJ has the Lakers Job, not because he’s the best option! He has an old man and an unmotivated roster, so the last thing the lakers need is a wet behind the ears head coach. I’m sure AD will be back in street clothes and sunglasses on the bench for at least 45 games this year now that coach Ham is gone!

[@justincombs6712]

I think the issue for me, at least, is that this was a calculated move by the Lakers to give LeBron more control, but subtly. JJ Reddick and LeBron are close friends and everyone knows LeBron runs the team. This is only enabling that because JJ isn’t going to tell him no. LeBron is essentially a player/coach at this point. But, only time will tell how it goes. Lakers4Life

[@DJake78]

Well Pat Zero F’s how you feel when JJ makes asinine comments like Larry Bird wouldn’t be good in this era. Larry Bird would be good in any era. Plus JJ’s snarky arrogance makes him punchable. Carry on.

[@tracewashburn86]

Idk if it's because it's the Lakers with LeBron as his first coaching job. Definitely a hard job and tends to never work out. I'd like JJ or other guys like Steve Nash coaching a small market team. Like Chauncey Billups.

[@MrMixItup]

LOL, love JJ but let’s keep this 💯. JJ was a great scorer in college, and a good role player in the NBA. He has NEVER been a leader on any NBA team. Let’s understand that this is simply called, “privilege.” Whatever the reasons were that he was selected doesn’t matter, I wish him the best.

[@nicklauschristofonoXXII]

Once again spoken like an ESPN plant! Guy was never considered a leader in the NBA!!! He's never coached NBA before and they bring him in to win a chip because of the podcast?!

[@michaelbautista5803]

Darvin Ham was actually a champion when he played with Billups, Wallace, Hamilton in Detroit. They beat Lakers who had Kobe. I’m taking Ham over Jj

[@SBW86]

I promise I’m not typically this guy but it seems like this a “safe” opportunity for ESPN to try to balance some of the hate they’ve been receiving for their “wokeness” in recent months/years. Also, if we’re talking about anything coming from Windhorst, it’s purely based on the fact that he clearly felt threatened by JJ on day one (as he should).

[@roneshapompey11]

Stop it. It’s the fact that Lebron is picking JJ so that he can keep his son in the game when he retires. Le Ron is not a Kobe Bryant and knows how to pick a coach or put a team together. Ask yourself why Lebron wants JJ. Lebron was supposed to be winning championships for the Lakers….. have we forgotten about that. Steve Kerr get credit for what coach Mark Jackson put together….. and now it’s falling apart under his leadership…….. Steve Kerr was never that dude like JJ, and how many championships has he won?

[@mneri84]

Give him a shot. As a 1st year coach do I think he’ll take a 40-41yr old LeBron to a championship. No. But I think it makes more sense than Illini giving Lovie Smith a $20 million contract based on his work with the bears.

[@christopherchaffer2697]

I think he is absolutely the perfect guy for the job. He's a Lebron yes man. Which is absolutely what Lebron wants. But let's not pretend he was "a leader" on all his teams that supposedly made the playoffs 14 of his 15 years. I say supposedly because I haven't checked those numbers. I do know that he was a role player his whole career. Now that doesn't mean he can't coach. But to make him the coach of a franchise like the Lakers with no experience is assinine. Stop it! News Flash!! Coaching is more than X's and O's. He's there to do what he is told.

[@raycastro3029]

😂😂 dude stop there are guys who have been waiting to be coaches and are being over looked. Pat stop with bs.

[@joeydrummer7929]

Even if that’s the case JJ doesn’t deserve to be hated on just because the Lakers front office decided they wanted to interview him for the coaching job and hire him afterwards . The dudes got a really great basketball mind and you know that’s the case because Lebron LOVES talking basketball with him. He understands it and that’s one important thing you need as a coach. You also need to be able to take control of a locker room, inspire , and get players to buy into your system. Remains to be seen that JJ will be able to do those other things but no one knows if he will or not. Regardless he doesn’t deserve all the damn hate he’s getting. That’s all Pat is calling out. The fuckin hate . Bro doesn’t deserve it at all.

[@Ccthomas-ks1hn]

And they aren’t as qualified and a better fit than JJ. Who gives a fuck 😂

[@Samurai31631]

Those coaches would likely turn down the job. I would too.

[@St_1786]

Initial choice D Hur turned down position weeks back, eh Po po bs

[@simplysimple7628]

Pat Mcafee is a similar character to a JJReddick. That’s why he’s backin him up. 2 clout weirdos with the same energy and personalities. Not people that should be put out there for kids to be like. Work ethics? Yeah that’s about it. As far as a person?? Nope….

[@Adkb123]

I like JJ. Son’s team to the LAKERS? That’s a huge jump. And now he can’t even ask Doc for advice and do the opposite after what JJ said about him lol

[@ChuckNorris-yo3hu]

Remember not all great players were good or even great at coaching…Steve Kerr, Phill Jackson, Doc Rivers and Pop all successful Head Coaches and were not great players but understood the game…but on the flip side Jordan, Kobe Tim Duncan and Shaq didn’t want to be a head coach or was poor at it because they where athletic freaks but couldn’t explain how to do what they did to be successful…JJ will not get credit if the team is successful no matter what he will only be the problem if they fail

[@bigtee4690]

As a Laker fan I hope Jeannie and Pelinka finally got the coaching bullshit right. I dont care what anyone says I feel 100% justified in having concerns about the team I have been rooting for since the age of 5 hiring a coach with absolutely no high school, college or professional experience coaching basketball. It is not hate it is freaking common sense. Most of you people wouldn't even hire someone to paint you house if they told you they had seen it done 1000 times but that they had never actually done it themselves. Not a damn thing to do with hate it is just common sense. Good Luck JJ.

[@ajantsmith6139]

The problem is he's so white, if he was a black guy it would be perceived differently. A lot of people didn't even like that LeBron gave JJ that interview on JJs Podcast. They feel LeBron should've given the interview to a black person.

[@jaytok7]

I have no issues with JJ... but i ain't gunna lie..the trainwreck ahead will be interesting, and JJ will be the next scapegoat for LeCoach, aka LeGm 😜

[@Dreadislife]

Being a good player doesn’t make you a good coach. He got the job because Lebron wants him. This will be like Steve Nash coaching experiment.

[@rodrickjermaine]

I’m sorry but he disrespect other NBA players especially 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s and was never the best NBA player on any of his teams!!! He should be disrespected and he’s being disrespected by his peers

[@destroyer_of_frogs]

Maybe people don’t like JJ because his takes are weak, he’s argumentative, condescending, and the only reason he went to 14 playoffs is because he was a certified journeyman. Nothing special. Watch the Lakers have two losing seasons and then he’s out and hopefully we never hear from him again

[@LordArrack1]

The hate comes from the fact that he sucked up to LeGM to get a headcoaching job in the Lakers, while trashing players nonstop who are clearly better than he ever was. He brought the hate upon himself. For me, I like JJ, and even more so now that he's about to obliterate the Lakers. Might as well change the name to Los Angeles Wizards.

[@Tib1010]

What're you on about bruh? 🤣

[@PBMdanya]

​@Tib1010 try reading again. JJ ass kissed his way to that coaching job. So everyone is looking forward to when shit hit the fan. And it will.

[@Tib1010]

@@PBMdanya yes yes I swear JJ played for decades within the NBA no?

[@himlaac6334]

@@PBMdanya why are people so invested in the method with which he got the job? and why is it a problem exactly?

[@buyingbuckets6014]

​@@himlaac6334 because there are qualified people who are working hard as assistant coaches and honing their skills to be a great coach. But yeah this guy walked in the door is getting a coach and is never coached. Trust me it won't end well. Plus he trust players that he was better than and I'm glad Jerry West put him in his place. Nothing to do with him being white plenty of white players who can talk their trash and backed it up JJ is not one of them

[@jzw55]

I have more issue with LeBron then JJ Reddick. I think the whole Dan Hurley who I played against in high school was a big hoax. LeBron said he wasn’t involved with the coaching search but sure enough they hire the guy LeBron has a podcast with. Now how will LeBron teammates feel knowing LeBron hired the coach

[@idrism5290]

I think JJ would be a good coach, but not for the Lakers. Mainly, because every time the Lakers lose it’s always the coaches fault and players not taking accountability.

[@fourtwenty1813]

Steve Nash, one of the greatest players in NBA history, who was a LOT better than JJ, coached and was fired. Great player doesn't mean great coach. Steve Kerr was a career bench player ffs.

[@NM-qo6cd]

Unfortunately JJ is going to have to work with a mismanaged roster & difficult front office for his first few seasons. But the media (and lakers fans) won’t care; they’ll expect a chip asap.

[@PaulVisionLee]

After listening to JJ talk at press conferences (Lebron and me didn’t speak on this job, Bronny EARNED it) I realized he is going to be a great politician one day.

[@cjmitch91]

To be fair on Stephen A, if it ain't black, it's whack. 2ndly, its LA.. nothings ever good enough for them.

[@danielcundiff290]

Kentucky has a baseball manager who had no prior coaching experience, yet led Kentucky to their first ever college baseball world series. You never know how well people will just fit into a position. Lots of great coaches just don't fit. Thats what its all about. I personally think JJ is a great fit but time will tell.

[@j.j.4228]

Most people are thinking he's not good because of experience. It's a legitimate argument. Playing experience doesn't automatically translate. Plus its the NBA...half the teams are controlled by its richest players. The greatest coach in the world can't coach some of these ego maniacs.

[@josephfittipaldi9762]

What did he accomplish 🤔.... how many championships he got. How many defensive players of the year did he get🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 , how many, how many three point contest he won. I don't see anything on paper that j.j. have won.

[@aizentaicho82]

It isn't about him not being a potentially good coach. It's about where he is being hired. Rookie HC's have a terrible record in LA. Whether it's the pressure of the franchise and its fanbase. Or personnel issues. It hasn't worked.

[@mrjjwash]

I think JJ could be a good coach but I just don’t think he’s a win now coach. With Lebron being in probably his last two years I think it’s unrealistic to think JJ couldn’t hit the learning curve that will deliver them a championship. I think a more experienced coach would have been a better fit for this situation.

[@mariovivanco1477]

Pat got hit in the head

[@kgb4247]

To me this a perfect hire for the Lakers Im glad we signed him bro played for Duke under Coack K had a couple good seasons in the NBA was a great scorer for every team he was on and hes played on teams with alot of Egos like the Clippers with CP3 and Blake griffin so he probably knows how to manage people and like how literally everyone has been saying that podcast with LBJ was like a live interview for the whole world to watch Lebron was literally asking JJ so in this situation what would we do and JJ would literally come up with a play on a whiteboard 😂🔥

[@hollywoodcheremonkey]

Shut uuup. JJ is no genius. He had no apparent potential to be a coach during his playing days. He sucked! This guy probably hasn't even seen JJ play in the past. I hate it when people beautify the past. It happens a lot when people talk about the NBA from back when. It seems JJ blossomed as a broadcaster, but whether or not he can transfer over the skill set to coaching remains to be seen.

[@jonaszebiggie3841]

Playing 15 years in the NBA doesn’t translate to a good coach. Otherwise Dennis Rodman would be coaching.

[@phillipmcdonald9654]

Fact is jj Reddick was a decent player. Not a leader . It's just the Lakers are expected to win just not be a playoff team, but a finals championship 🏆.