'Physical as F--k,' JJ Redick Outlines Lakers' Identities After 'Audit' of 11-2 Start to NBA Season

JJ Redick says his coaching and analytics staff put together a 21-page "audit" detailing statistics that back up what he sees as the Los Angeles Lakers' identity after an 11-2 start to the season.

Redick went over the audit with his team ahead of Sunday's game at the Phoenix Suns, he told reporters Friday (h/t ESPN's Dave McMenamin).

"We filtered through our offensive stuff based on our identities of who we want to be offensively: Organized, unselfish, advantage-based," Redick said. "And then we went to our defense, and our three identities: Organized, physical as f--k, and relentless."

Redick concluded, "We've done that for the last two and a half seasons. Everything that we present to the team lines up with who we're trying to be."

The Lakers are in the middle of a three-day break since their last game, a Wednesday victory at the Milwaukee Bucks that marked the team's seventh win in a row.

After taking on the 5-6 Suns this Sunday in Phoenix, the Lakers are scheduled for a four-game homestand against struggling teams in the 4-8 Charlotte Hornets and the one-win Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings.

Redick will look to take advantage of that home stretch to further solidify his team's identity before the Lakers match up against the San Antonio Spurs later this month in what could be a battle for the top spot in the West.