In a game that ended earlier today, the Lakers, who played at home, won 106-94 over the Magic. After this game, the Lakers' regular season record reached 15 wins and 13 losses, temporarily ranking 6th in the West, 0.5 wins behind the 5th Clippers in the West, and 1.5 wins behind the 4th Grizzlies in the West. For the Lakers coaching staff, although the team's record is still hovering on the edge of the playoffs, it does not mean that they have not tried. In the last 10 games, the Lakers' data have improved significantly, according to the current situation, the Lakers have a good chance to squeeze into the top 4 in the West before the All-Star Weekend, and if you want to complete this goal, the Lakers must continue to implement Vogel's basketball concept, the reason is very simple, Vogel has found the Lakers' winning code. Worthy of being a champion coach! Vogel's transformation has a miraculous effect, and the next step will revolve around thick eyebrows.
As we all know, since joining the Lakers in the 2019-20 season, Vogel has been accompanied by a variety of controversies, even in the 2020 park rematch stage to help the Lakers successfully win the championship, the title of championship coach has not kept Vogel away from the whirlpool of public opinion, from reusing Schroeder and Zhuang Shen last season, abandoning Harrell, to giving the 21-year-old Tucker a lot of ball rights this season, in the past half a month, the NBA league is full of a lot of voices about Vogel's dismissal. In the face of rumors from the outside world, the only thing Vogel can do now is to do a good job and find ways to help the Lakers get out of the slump of the early season as soon as possible. A set of data is listed, between November 22 and December 13, the Lakers are the fourth most efficient in the league, and the top three are the Warriors, Cavaliers, and Grizzlies.
It is worth mentioning that the Lakers' defensive efficiency in the first 18 games of this season ranked only 20th in the league, when Vogel was questioned that "the defensive master has a vain name, losing Pop, Kuzma, Caruso, these defensive sharpsmen, and the Lakers' defensive efficiency is directly returned to its original form." Others shouted Vogel in the air, saying that seeing the Lakers rebounding was crushed by the opponent, why not use Howard. All in all, most people are not optimistic about Vogel's coaching prospects in the Lakers, but looking back now, Vogel does have two brushes, he not only did not mess with himself, but also helped the Lakers return to the top defensive teams in the NBA in a short period of time, all of which are inseparable from his initiative to change the lineup.
According to statistics, after Vogel decided to use the five small lineups for a long time, James played near the peak of the data, the past 8 games, averaging 29.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game, shooting 52% from the field. Although Wei Shao's personal data has declined, but his progress on the defensive end can be described as visible to the naked eye, compared with the early season obsessed with defensive rebounds and staring at intermittent slips, Wei Shao's focus on the defensive end is no less than Bradley, and Vogel trusts this disciple very much, often letting Wei Shao stare at the opponent's key players outside. Reducing meaningless strong shots, paying close attention to defensive details, and improving offensive efficiency, with the help of Vogel, Wei Shao gradually integrated into the Lakers' tactical system.
First found the instruction manual for Westbrook, and then greatly improved the Lakers' defensive efficiency, all indications that Vogel's next step will be around the thick eyebrows. It is reported that Vogel has long been aware of the knee injury of the thick eyebrows, in the recent Lakers coaching staff meeting, Vogel once asked the training game Handy, whether he has heard the thick eyebrows complain about "a little too much playing time" Similar to such words, Handy said that he did hear "a little tired" from the mouth of the thick eyebrows. According to NBA reporter Brad Turner, Vogel was very worried that the five-small lineup would put a huge burden on the body of the thick eyebrows.
And it turns out that his fears are not unfounded, after the thick eyebrows switched to the No. 5 position, the risk of physical injury was greatly increased, so the Vogel Lakers hope to exchange a center who is good at playing small balls through trades, and now there are many sources that show that the Lakers want to trade Tucker to pacers Turner, but Brad Turner was told that Vogel is more interested in Blazers forward Covington because the latter has played a phenomenal performance in D'Antoni's five-small system. It should be noted that Blazers head coach Billups recently removed Covington's starting position, which is a precursor to the deal in the eyes of many NBA industry insiders, and whether Covington's next home is the Lakers or not, it also depends on The negotiation ability of Pelinka (Lakers general manager). Thank you for reading and paying attention, welcome to leave a message to discuss.