J.J. Redick was unhappy with the defensive effort after the Lakers’ blowout loss to the Phoenix Suns on December 23rd. The Suns defeated the Lakers by a final score of 132-108 and shot 58.8 percent from the field. After the contest, coach Redick was asked if he had enough players who are hardwired to play with consistent and physical effort.
“No,” Redick simply said.
“We practice this stuff enough,” Redick also added. “We review this stuff enough. We show film on this stuff enough that to me, it like comes down to … just making the choice. It’s making the choice.
“There are shortcuts you can take, or you can do the hard thing, and you can make the second effort, or you can sprint back or you can’t. It’s just a choice. And there’s a million choices in a game, and you’re very likely not going to make every choice correctly. But can you make the vast majority of them correctly? It gives you a chance to win.”
