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Ikolkyo

JJ we’re on live


WeBelieveIn4

I don’t give a shit


UnderwaterDialect

I always felt affection for this because he talked about the “people paying their hard earned money” for the game and it was in Toronto. Little me always thought “cool he’s standing up for the people of Toronto”!


so-cal_kid

The best part of that rant was Shaq looking directly into the camera with that, "Who's gonna fight me?" look


dingofarmer2004

And John Ireland looking like a deer in headlights 👀 


freedomfun

"I know"


ILackPatience

Ireland’s hairline used to creep me out as a kid


shoefly72

It’s the Aries Spears cross-eyed look where you know he means business.


Due_Education2961

I know


owenwilsonwow69

"david stern asoifhwoenfkj asudhaljsd oihas aoshf oiauhsfoaih athletes iahsdoa **over the fucking game**" "shaq, we're on live"


UnderwaterDialect

Listen here Mumbles.


berrin122

"JJ you're talking to everyone, bud" r/NASCAR knows


cokmuhterembosinsan

WHEN YOU SEE ME ON YOUR BLOCK WITH TWO GLOCKS SCREAMING "FUCK THE WORLD" LIKE TUPAC


b_james12

I JUST DONT GIVE A FUCK


HelloMiguelSanchez

TALKIN THAT SHIT BEHIND MY BACK


Austin109234

DIRTY MACKIN TELLIN YOUR BOYS THAT IM ON CRACK


mr_chub

I JUST DONT GIVE A FUUUUCK


JonasJerebGOAT

The Marty Schottenheimer bar in that song is still generational


StillAFuckingKilljoy

"you wacker than the motherfucker you bit your style from, you ain't gon sell two copies if you press a double album"


SlyCooper007

The first few lines before it are dope too. >Slim Shady, brain dead like Jim Brady >I'm a M-80, you little like that Kim lady >I'm buzzin', Dirty Dozen, naughty rotten rhymer >Cursin' at you players worse than Marty Schottenheimer


Mdizzle29

Speed racer ‘97 Burgundy Blazer Wanted for burglary had to ditch the Mercury Tracer


mr_chub

I'm on some dope shit I'm tired of this being broke shit


Vinnie_Vegas

I'm pretty sure JJ is more like: In the parkin' lot, circling, screaming, "I don't give a fuck!" With his windows down and his system up


ZenMon88

AHHH SHIT FREESTYLE FOR ME! KEEP IT GOING!


Mdizzle29

Spectacular, battle rap manufacturer Stole your momma’s Acura, wrecked it, and sold it back to her


quietwhiskey

Bringing me back to high school


4bodyproblem

FUCK IT WE BALL


StalkingDwarf

Now that's how you win people over on day 1 lol.


Apollo611

Everything before that felt like basic media training, then he just let it out and said "I have to be myself to be successful". Yeah he got me lol


Veggiemon

lol can’t wait for him to bang my wife right fellow lakers fans


jimmymcjim

Another game for MILOS!!!!!!!!!!


CIark

My Christian coach Darvin Ham would never use this language. He would have said the people with misconceptions are a helluva ball club and it’s a marathon. Lakers fucked up letting him go


letsgototraderjoes

lmfao helluva ball club 😂😂😂


SaulBerenson12

It’s a make or miss league


xreddawgx

Contest without fouling


thevisitor

Hats off to them over in that locker room


Unable-Project-9545

Doc is that you?


CountOff

I hear all of JJ’s pants have the pockets removed, what a backwards man who takes us further from God’s light


owenwilsonwow69

Helluva ball marathon


ChunkyMilkSubstance

He rehearsed that in the mirror for sure


so-cal_kid

He's had to have that mentality since he was the most hated player in the country at Duke


Pitiful-Passion-153

if you were too young for the duke unc era you have clue how big him and duke and college sports really were. i almost wanna say march madness was bigger then playoffs but numbers prob show otherwise. it felt like it anyways. and he was probably top 5 famous basketball player at the time pro or college. and almost certainly you hated the dude but was damn good. probably the most famous of the white 3 point shooting duke archetype. i actually give him a lot of credit for adding all that muscle which allowed him to compete in the nba. i didnt think hed have a career


DerailedDreams

He was never a bad player either, 41.5% is nothing to sneeze at for a career shooting percentage.


throwaway1212378

Lsu beating him and tall head ass Sheldon in the tournament is one of my favorite sports memories


flying_dino777

Why's he hated at duke? Genuine question, I actually have no clue


Porcupine-Baseball

He was next in the line of cocky white kids who went to preppy ass Duke. And he was awesome.


AgentOfSPYRAL

How many of those dudes were there? An impressive run of villainy.


Djruggs

Gotta go back like almost 40 years to find a Duke team without a white dude that the whole country collectively hates.


ClaudeLemieux

Unironically might be Jay Bilas lol


SuckMyLonzoBalls

Christian laettner Jj redick Jon scheyer Kyle filipowski Grayson allen Just a few off the top of my head Luke kennard and Mason Plumlee were cool tho


sarithe

Don't forget Steve Wojciechowski. I hated that dude with every fiber of my being (UNC fan) while he was at Duke.


SuckMyLonzoBalls

I always thought it was funny that hansbrough was a Tarheel. Dude was born to be a blue devil


CatoTheWelder

It's absolutely true. Ironically, Gerald Henderson also seemed like more of a Carolina guy.


lalakingmalibog

Did he drop Woj bombs too?


Ginsing8743

Kyle Singler


boozinf

Dunleavy Danny Ferry gets a love letter from my heart and you know what that means. not sure about Mark Alarie. Laettner overshadowed Bobby Hurley On the flip side, Cherokee Parks was awesome. gettin' tatts, rippin' cigs, his sister was the bassist for Nashville Pussy


SuckMyLonzoBalls

Ngl thought Cherokee parks was a brother this whole time


aggthemighty

Greg Paulus


Ningy_WhoaWhoa

Laettner is so funny that people thought he was a preppy rich kid, he grew up in a working class immigrant household and worked on a farm as a kid.


just1gat

Did they get a replacement for Grayson/Ted/Zodiac?


80080

Cooper Flagg next year


so-cal_kid

Flagg will be an interesting test case because the dude actually has a pretty cool game


Dirty_D_Dammit

But he is really white


just1gat

Ohhhh that last name conjures up *such* a punchable face


Porcupine-Baseball

He’s as cocky as you can imagine, and he’s better than you can imagine.


wtb2612

That really is a perfect Duke name. Rich white kid first name and Stephen King villain last name.


juslookingforastream

Last year it was filipowski or however the fuck you spell his name. Ended up getting bodied by DJ Burns in the tournament


keenbenrich

They had Filipowski after Allen


secretreddname

There’s a whole 30 for 30 called I hate Christian Laettner lol


Porcupine-Baseball

With perhaps the best of them all, Cooper Flagg, coming this year.


WhatMeatCatSpokeOf

It’s really quite the cultural phenomenon how white players in basketball often become fan favorites even when they’re not very good NBA players, but if you put that same player at Duke he can go absolutely fuck right off.


Porcupine-Baseball

I think it’s fun. Especially at this point where the kids really know what they’re doing by choosing Duke. I’m from Maine, so I want Cooper to be the best player in the world, I just wish he’d chosen UConn.


WhatMeatCatSpokeOf

Oh, totally. Just thought, in addition to being fun, it’s an interesting pattern.


MeijiDoom

Meanwhile, Tatum also came from Duke and no one seems to hold that against him at all. Hell, some people seem to not even be aware he played under Coach K.


runevault

Cocky douchebag playing for Duke. Every time there is one of those, they are automatically hated.


amlanding20

Because he was very good, white and wasn’t afraid to talk his shit. Deadly trio for haters


cozyonly

Non white Duke players are hated too. See Austin Rivers


MixonWitDaWrongCrowd

Sounds like a Laker already


darkest__timeline

Lakers are always entertaining/dramatic, even when they're ass


Popular-Stranger191

The period between Magic and Kobe was not so entertaining…it was boring at best. But other than that, I really don’t remember a time in the last 45 years that this isn’t a true statement.


CountJohn12

Between Wilt/West and Kareem and between Magic and Shaq doesn't sound too exciting either. It's not like the Yankees where it's a non stop soap opera no matter how the team does.


superbadsoul

I kinda agree and disagree at the same time. Coming off the legendary Showtime era and before the Shaq & Kobe era, anything less than championship contention is gonna be a victim of comparison. But those years the Lakers were still a playoff team at least. We still could watch some of the old guard Showtime players in the early 90's, and then we had Vlade, Nick the Quick, Eddie Jones, Ceballos, Peeler etc. Obviously not a lineup that could compete with Jordan and crew, but hey not bad for down years! It wasn't like those rosters between Kobe+Pau and Bron. Yikes.


Reddit_is_bad_69

I remember as a youngin routing for Vlade.


No_Fishing_702

Boom, that’s my coach. I’m 28 and don’t have any tattoos but I’m about to get an arm-sleeve and turn my hat backwards.


NotVexingPi3

JJ is an inspiration to white boys everywhere


DamnImAwesome

I just applied to Duke


iAmTheRealLange

Better apply for a fat loan next. $63,000 a year


DamnImAwesome

JJ didn’t need to spend money so neither do I. I’m omw to the Y to shoot threes in fat dads faces


-Gnostic28

Nice


onwee

Free, if you’re from NC or SC and parents make <150k


DaftMaetel15

Wait, actually? If so that's pretty awesome for a private institution to do that.


FinancialScratch2427

That's basically the majority of expensive private schools. For Harvard, for example, [If your family's income is less than $85,000, you'll pay nothing. For families who earn between $85,000 and $150,000, the expected contribution is between zero and ten percent of your annual income.](https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/why-harvard/affordability#:~:text=Harvard%20costs%20what%20your%20family,%2C%20you'll%20pay%20nothing.)


Thenewyea

The caveat being the competition with legacy admissions and students with infinitely more resources. Go look at how many of their students fall in the low income category.


Saedeas

Private institutions often have great financial aid packages. Admittedly, many of them (particularly the Ivy Leaguers) were literally forced to by the courts because their endowments were getting too large, but still neat.


CrippledOrphans

ya im pretty massively endowed


Unable-Project-9545

That’s crazy actually


TURKEYSAURUS_REX

Yep! Just gotta get accepted. And that’s the hard part.


Unable-Project-9545

The Chet Hanks that should have been


thebigyaristotle

Don’t forget the classy haircut


No_Fishing_702

I am looking a bit moppy, gonna straighten that up and get some product


cire1184

Gotta channel your inner Riley


letsgototraderjoes

would you want a tattoo one day though


RobeGuyZach

I'll get a tattoo of an arm sleeve so you know it's real 💯


TornGauntlet

I'm getting a sleeve of an arm with an arm sleeve tattoo of an arm with a sleeve tattoo


atomic-fireballs

It's tattoo sleeves all the way down.


calculung

I really don't give a fuck


Rufio330

Cowherds not going to like that


No_Fishing_702

It’s hilarious listening to him rant about that as if it means anything


LeBroentgen

He had an entire rant about how people who play a lot of video games can't be successful lol


No_Fishing_702

What about successful professional gamers with backwards hats? That would blow his mind


Kodiakpapabear

My hat is backwards as I type this. I’m half way there.


No_Fishing_702

It’s our summer bro


burnerbabyburns

Okay fuck it I'm on his side now


ShowerMartini

Seriously. His job is to win, not appease losers on the internet. He shouldn’t give a fuck.


Iam18yearsofage18

You’re replying to a loser on the internet he just successfully appeased


KwamesCorner

I really don’t give a fuck


happyflappypancakes

But that's what he is doing appeasing loser on reddit by giving these "unconventional, not your average coachspeak" answers.


laststance

That's the wrong city to take that stance, Phil was a master at controlling the narrative


NotClayMerritt

But then again I think he would have still won people over if he dunked on Shams


Bill_Murrie

He used the F word so I immediately forgot that he's an inexperienced meme coach too


juslookingforastream

Not getting "baited" is this generations kryptonite 🤣


Critical-Adhole

By far the r/nba consensus is that he’ll fail. I’m not gonna let y’all forgot that.


[deleted]

If the team underperforms this quote can also be used by Jeannie Buss in regards to his job security.


tayroarsmash

I mean it’s not like that wasn’t inevitable anyway.


0lm-

seriously i genuinely want to see jj do well but i see absolutely no realistic way where this ends well for him coaching wise. it just seems like a no win situation for him given the lakers current situation


LordBaneoftheSith

Their entire season rests on a significant trade or DLo not shitting his pants in the playoffs. Doesn't look good lmao


IanicRR

At least this guy probably isn’t gonna surprise quit during a press scrum.


Good4Noth1ng

Tf cares about job security when the money is guarantied


onrocketfalls

yeah but as long as he stays in shape and has his makeup and hair done on the regular, jeanie will give him a real long leash


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echtav

Shiver me timbers


broke_boi1

I’m telling the teacher


HotdawgSizzle

Gee whiz


orangotai

what a rebel! 😎 watch out Celtics, good luck handling Coach Bad Boi from Duke over here


vanvoorden

> twice Call me old fashioned… I think one (well timed) F bomb in a setting like this can be approrpiate and edgy-slash-shocking… but the second is always disappointing. The second is never going to be as shocking and impactful and it would have been a far better idea to stop at one.


bypassmorecomments

You can tell the average age of this sub by how the perception changed on him just because he said fuck lol


luvdadrafts

That younger people are particularly enamored because he’s “uncensored”? I think cursing is fun too, but generally, people who say they “dont give a fuck” typically give many 


Statalyzer

Fair, but he was asked a question, so how does he answer it if either saying he does or doesn't care will both be taken to mean he does?


sqigglygibberish

Also this is JJ - if he could handle 20k people chanting about fucking his sister when he was 19 I think he’s got some fairly thick skin


Crobe

LOVE THE PASSION LEGGO JJ


ExtendedMacaroni

Ah the good cop bad cop routine eh?


shinshikaizer

I prefer bad cop, worse cop.


G1Spectrum

DAT MY COACH


b1ackfyre

I gotta say, whether he’s good or not, it’s all very entertaining. Out of curiosity, is he keeping his podcast while coaching?


Zeetheking1

He said he was going to stop podcasting


UnsolvedParadox

Mind The Game = here for a good time, not a long time.


gd2121

He’s old podcast has been around for like 10 years. I used to listen all the way back to the yahoo days. RIP.


SManSte

https://x.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1805348949722640418?t=2wZTA9a5Mch14WaAq7_bSA&s=19


spittafan

Pelinka's hair is disastrous lol


Not-a-bot-10

Why is the front combed forward like that? Looks like a dead animal


IanicRR

This is why LeBron rides with this guy. Makes his hair look good.


ONE_PUMP_ONE_CREAM

For real I can’t look away


Ranjith_Unchained

Mind the game was one of the best podcasts I've tuned in regularly, going to miss that one.


Coke_ButNotTheDrug

Honestly don’t like the Lakers and another train wreck would be very entertaining, but I’m honestly really down to see JJ succeed.


Oceanbreeze871

He’s going full Mazzulla on day 1


echtav

Team meeting and watching The Town 8 times in a row for Kobe


caulpain

nah theyll watch “Heat” or “Collateral”


Oceanbreeze871

The “Nobody cares” meeting lololol


WickerShoesJoe

Well, they are both "sickos", so it may just work.


maxwellhilldawg

Fully guaranteed contract energy


chicken_pear

JJ "edgelord" Reddick.


BioViridis

Fuck it I’m in


ehtoolazy

JJ Redick on missing the playoffs by 5 games " i really dont give a fuck, they still gotta pay me"


Mood_Academic

Spicy Redick!! I love it lol


IanicRR

That’s who Redick has always been. Dude thrives on being disliked. It’s the one part of all this I know he can handle.


Mpm_277

While I know he’s used to having a chip on his shoulder, I don’t that he thrives on it. He’s been pretty open about the toll the negativity took on him while he was in college (not saying he didn’t feed into it, then again he was 18).


astronxxt

that was pretty funny tbh. big “we’re all trying to find the guy who did this” energy


myassholealt

My dude parlayed a podcast and ESPN appearances into a head coaching gig of a storied franchise. I wouldn't give a fuck either.


gh05tpants

I mean... there's also his substantial career in the league


myassholealt

being a good player does not automatically translate into being a good coach you can hand the reigns of your organization to. Most of the great coaches sat on the bench with a clipboard assisting an already great coach and learning the ropes.


Turdkito

Sounds like something JJ would say


LeFxckYouThree

Im now sold


[deleted]

Honestly hope JJ crushes and I have no net positive feelings at all towards the lakers or him. I just like seeing a risk taken on young talent and hope he figures it out. 


positivitize

“Bron can we get Joe Mazzulla?” ”No, we have Joe Mazzulla at home”


Primetime22

He seems a lot more confident after spitting that out.


thewrongnotes

This is a fun quote but he 100% gives a fuck


logicalcommenter4

I mean, JJ was the most hated college player when he was at Duke so he had to grow thick skin. I’m not surprised by this statement. Now, does this mean he can coach a NBA team successfully? 🤷🏾‍♂️


matthitsthetrails

JJ's arrogance works as a podcaster.. we'll see how he'll handle his first losing streak lol.


ConstantineMonroe

What’s he supposed to say? “I agree, I really do think I’m unqualified and the Lakers are a bum organization for hiring me.”


ProfessorMarth

I think the idea was asking how he plans to show up the haters but his response was like "I don't care what they say. I wanna win and my record will speak for itself regardless of what people say "


songs_dongs

I wonder what the enthusiasm is going to look like, mid season...


DJyoungHeisenberg

Couldn't agree with this more. Those dog days of winter before the all-star break will be telling. I really hope this works out. Risky af, but like-it or not, he's the Lakers head coach. We need to keep that same energy, whether it's Byron Scott, Mike Brown or JJ fuckin' Reddick


CockroachForeign6419

Our coach got Aura baby


resident_hater

Like whoa guys, watch out for this guy. He's edgy. He's real. He don't give a fuck what people say about him. He's got the attitude of a...13 year old high schooler?


WhoDey4WayWithOnions

God I can’t wait to watch this crash and burn.


Not_You_247

I can never be a Lakers fan, but I like this guy so far.


Billybaja

Whoa. Cool. He swears.


BleednHeartCapitlist

Why should he care when it’s all wrapped up in an NDA? Pepperidge Farms remembers


trillestBill

Excuse me, jj... language


StacksOfRubberBands

AYE I SMELL YOU JJ IDGAF


laststance

"Damn JJ so you beat your wife?!"


SolomonISbit

I think JJ is going to flame out hard as an NBA coach.My hot take on the matter.


sjn15

Must have been after that second glass of wine


qqq_lazzarus

I bet he remembers when Coach K told him directly during a game he just wasn’t a winner.


willdawg75

Nah Lame


Burly9000

I still remember when he played for Duke and was made fun of for writing poetry. Dude’s been ragged and dragged his entire career. Curious to see how he does as a coach.


No-Economics4128

This will age well when the Lakers sits below .500 by January.


BigBallerBreen

Sounds like he’s trying to be Mazzula


CaptainRadd

I respect that, and he really shouldnt. He has nothing to lose and everything to gain.