JJ Redick’s first playoff run as the Los Angeles Lakers head coach did not fall apart because of effort; it collapsed under the weight of perfection.
Few have summed it up better than Andy Kamenetzky, a guest who joined Jovan Buha's podcast Buha's Block. Kamenetzky offered a blunt but fair evaluation of Redick's postseason decisions.
Redick’s playoff mistakes came from chasing perfection
“JJ Redick during the playoffs overthought a lot of stuff, kind of panicked and went galaxy brain in a few places,” Kamenetzky said. “Overall I think JJ cut off more options than he actually had.