J.J. Redick’s first eight seasons in the NBA, he averaged 39% from the three-point line in the regular season and 36% from the three-point line in the playoffs. This year he has erupted and is shooting 44% from the three during the regular season and an astounding 47% from the three during the playoffs. His attempts are at a career-high and he’s averaging a career-high 16.4 points per game.
Redick is playing the best basketball of his career and I believe we are seeing the Clippers play the best basketball we have seen from them this era. I don’t think this is a coincidence. Beating the Spurs in round one was an incredible accomplishment and now they are dismantling the Houston Rockets. Yes, Griffin and Jordan have improved and are older, but J.J. finally shooting like we knew he could coming out of college has given their offense a whole new dimension and is really spacing the floor.
Why now? What has caused J.J. to all of a sudden take his game to new levels? This is what happens when a player knows his role and knows he has full confidence of his teammates and coaches. He first had the trust of Doc Rivers who immediately traded for him when he got the job in L.A. and has earned the trust Chris Paul over time.
The exciting brand of basketball the Clippers play with the dunk show in the post and lights out shooting from the outside from Redick has turned me from a non-believer to jumping on the L.A. Clippers bandwagon.
- Brendan
Not to mention the job he has done defensively on James Harden. Nobody ever thought Redick was or would be a shutdown defender, but he has proved otherwise.
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