JJ Redick made a change to the Los Angeles Lakers’ beginning lineup on Friday by changing D’Angelo Russell with Cam Reddish. Redick mentioned the beginning lineup will likely be fluid, however he will not essentially make a ton of adjustments.
“I’m not anyone who’s simply gonna like overreact and have … 19 completely different beginning lineups in 25 video games,” Redick mentioned. “It required numerous thought and, to be sincere with you, it additionally required eradicating emotion from it as a result of there’s a steadiness as a coach in attempting to do what’s what you consider is greatest for the group but additionally being empathetic and delicate to every participant and attempting to maximise these gamers and empower these gamers and never mess up or form of put one thing of their head about what they’re or what they aren’t.”
Russell responded nicely in coming off the bench by scoring 18 factors in 25 minutes.
“Any lineup change is fluid,” Redick mentioned after follow. “Any rotation change, which we’ve already had a number of iterations of that, they’re all fluid. We’re attempting to make choices in actual time that we predict will assist the group. And finally assist the person. [Friday] night time was a great instance of that.”
