In a game with the Thunder, Lakers interior lineman Jordan Jr. picked up a career 10,000 rebounds. In addition to the congratulations of the US media, it poured a basin of cold water on him, and when Jordan Jr. was removed from the team to start, the Lakers' big data surged.
Take the last 5 games, for example. When Jordan Jr. started, the Lakers were 24th in the league in offensive efficiency, 19th in the league in defensive efficiency in the same period, and 24th in the league in 100 rounds. After moving out of the starting lineup, the Lakers were 9th in the offensive efficiency league, 5th in the league in defensive efficiency in the same period, and 5th in the league in the same period in the 100 rounds net win score.
At the same time, when Jordan Jr. was on the floor, the Lakers lost 5.9 points per 100 rounds, and when they were not on the floor, the Lakers won 0.1 points per 100 rounds. So, Nash's dismissal of Jordan Jr. is not a personal vendetta, because he is indeed dragging the team back.
Vogel is a bit of an hindsight, the outside world thinks that Howard is more qualified to play the starting center, he prefers to arrange Jordan Jr. to start, the team's record decline is not to say, even fans have begun to question whether the Lakers have given Jordan Jr. a solemn courtesy.
Moreover, the Lakers coaching staff has not been able to clearly understand the tactical role of Howard and Jordan Jr. For example, in the game against the Kings, Howard was given 35 minutes of playing time, and Jordan Jr. was obviously displeased, and he even confronted Vogel to refuse garbage time to appear. By the time Howard was DNP, Jordan Jr. was delighted, and the Monster was grumbling again off the field.
The Lakers' run-in is not yet complete, the contradictions within the team are gradually becoming more prominent, and this season, they want to go further, and Vogel still has too much homework to do.