Recently, the Lakers have sent heavy news, the club's top management is considering firing Vogel, saying that after the fiasco to the Nuggets by 37 points, Vogel almost left the class, but in the face of the Jazz with a winning rate of more than 50%, Vogel led the team to reverse the victory. It is reported that if the Lakers lose miserably to the Jazz, then Vogel is likely to be directly out of class. Even with the key win, Vogel's position is still unstable, the Lakers coaching staff is well aware of the huge pressure they have faced for months, the team is evaluating him game by game, and he is still at risk of being fired.
That is to say, the Lakers' management is seriously considering firing Vogel, and such a report quickly triggered heated discussions from the outside world, the current Lakers' winning rate is 50%, temporarily ranking seventh in the West, although there is a big gap with expectations, after all, before the start of the game is rushing to win the championship to win, but the performance of the regular season is very difficult, but the relationship with coach Vogel is not large.
Fans have said that the current situation of the Lakers is not Vogel's responsibility, the championship season Vogel proved himself, last season also let the Lakers who have long lacked Zhan Mei into the playoffs, and defended the top three levels of the league. The personnel changes this season have been tremendous, and the succession of defensive tough guys such as Danny Green, McGee, Pope and Caruso will have too much impact on the overall attack and defense of the team. The introduction of Westbrook, Howard, Jordan Jr. and other people is indeed more concerned and more big-name, but it is far less than the former Lakers who were sent away, and more importantly, it directly disrupted the Lakers' system.
If it is Vogel who advocates the introduction of Westbrook, Jordan Jr. and others, then this responsibility to Vogel is excusable, when it is clear that a manager will not easily let his championship-winning lineup have a big change, many popular players who come to the team in the later period are not suitable for the Lakers, and such responsibility is now given to Vogel's side.
So the outside world has attacked the management of the Lakers, saying that their goal is not the championship at all, but the topic, heat and attention, after all, for the giants, a season without a championship is not unacceptable, but there is no topic and heat is not OK, so the management's approach, the introduction of a group of "elderly" players, put down the past few years to send away the year of play, full of impact, attack and defense are good but lack of popularity of the players, from this point can see the management strategy.
This is why when the Lakers were considered firing Vogel by the reporting office, the management was criticized by fans, and at the moment, the Lakers are not performing well, and Vogel as the manager is responsible, but not all the responsibility needs to be borne. Whether the Lakers can win the championship this season, compared with the stable, strong and healthy Suns, Bucks, Warriors and other teams, even the Lakers fans may not dare to seek a championship.