There is a certain amount of arrogance that you have to have when you become the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers . When the front office hands you the keys to basketball’s most glamorous franchise, the one draped in 17 championship banners and impossible expectations, you’re not allowed to have excuses.  That is why what JJ Redick has done in his first two seasons as head coach of the Lakers deserves far more credit and respect than he’s getting nationally.  In fact, here’s currently getting ridiculed .  What JJ Redick has done in his first two seasons as head coach of the Lakers deserves far more credit and respect. NBAE via Getty Images Last-second substitutions aside, let’s be honest about the situation Redick inherited when he was hired back in the summer of 2024.  Redick didn’t take over the 1996 Bulls or 2017 Warriors. He inherited an aging top-heavy, injury-riddled roster featuring a 40-year-old LeBron James and a walking MRI in Anthony Davis.…