On January 31, Beijing time, the Lakers lost to the Eagles and suffered three consecutive defeats. The topic of frying Vogel has rushed to the national hot search. The Lakers also led by 10 points at the end of the third quarter, leading by up to 11 points in the whole game, but collapsed in the final quarter and were beaten 38-20 by their opponents, losing the game.
After the game, Vogel's coaching was furiously attacked by fans, and the data showed that the Lakers were overturned by the other side after leading by at least 10 points on 12 occasions this season, ranking first in the league. The veteran-dominated team should have performed the most calmly, but the Lakers have been repeatedly overturned, and many fans and media believe that Vogel is to blame.
It has been previously reported that the Lakers plan to let Vogel coach until the end of the season, and do not plan to change the coach in the middle of the season. However, if the Lakers' losing streak continues, it is not ruled out that the management will reconsider the choice of firing Vogel.
According to Mingji Hayes, if the Lakers fire Vogel, they are likely to choose to promote assistant coach Phil Handy as interim manager. "The last few weeks, Vogel's position has been dangerous, there is no doubt that the Lakers are considering taking action, if the Lakers are looking for an interim manager, many people think it is Fitzdale, but when I get the news, Phil Handy will be the interim manager."
Now it seems reasonable to choose between Fitzdale and Handy if the Lakers fire Vogel, after all, no one else knows more about the current Lakers than Vogel. The only difference is that Fitzdale has experience as manager, and his last coach was in the 2019-20 season, when he was coaching the Knicks. Handy has never been an NBA coach, he has years of experience as an assistant coach and is close to James.