JJ Redick's Press Conference: The New Lakers Coach Talks Inexperience, LeBron, Anthony Davis, etc.

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The Lakers introduced JJ Redick to the media Monday. It didn't take long to get a feel for why Redick did so well through the interview process. He came off as someone with a definitive world view about basketball, and how it should be played. He had thoughts about his star players, and how he wants to use them. Redick was candid about his lack of experience as a coach, but also refused to call himself inexperienced.

So there was some confidence, and some humility.

There was also a very, very modern feel that makes it easy to understand why Rob Pelinka was, by all accounts, intrigued from the start with Redick, and why it certainly seemed like this was his job to lose. Pelinka talked about wanting a process that was different. Doing things differently, finding a different approach. Redick represents someone who (at least on the surface) is an outside-the-box hire. And to say both guys speak the language of "modern" would be an understatement. Could there be some spiritual synergy between the sideline and the front office? How might that help? (Or, potentially, hurt?)

It was interesting to hear Redick talk about how he wants to use LeBron and Anthony Davis. But most importantly, it was interesting to hear him talk about an understanding that he'll make mistakes, and that he needs to give himself grace in those situations.

But it's less about whether Redick has a shot at grace for what will be inevitable growing pains—even the most exceptional coaches learn on the job—than whether the Lakers (and by extension, Lakers Nation) affords it to him.

We'll see! It's not something the organization has been particularly good at of late.

HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky

SEGMENT 1: The Lakers introduce JJ Redick.

SEGMENT 2: What did we learn at the Redick press conference?

SEGMENT 3: Why did Pelinka find Redick so attractive as a candidate?

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