On February 14, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to usher in the competition, as the Los Angeles Lakers who were once optimistic about winning the championship, since the arrival of Wei Shao, they have been unable to reach a consensus with the team. The Lakers, who did nothing before the trading deadline, actually set their sights on the buyout market, which shows that today's Lakers are not too good to solve the dilemma due to salary pressure.
Unfortunately, the Lakers have now experienced three consecutive losses, ranking 9th in the West, and are getting farther and farther away from the playoff spot. Especially after losing to the Warriors, the Lakers' current performance is far from expectations. Previously, some netizens discussed that the Lakers' state this season does not blame others, only blames major problems in their own operation. Now, the US media has also listed the four major crimes of the Lakers' declining performance, and we may wish to understand it below.
Count One: Schroeder's exodus
Since Schroeder joined, he once wanted to be the number one starter, but in fact, he did not have a good chemistry with the team. It is true that Schroeder has the strength of offensive and defensive combat strength, but it does not mean that he is suitable for the Lakers system at that time. Don't forget that the Lakers gave up a first-round pick in order to get Schroeder, in order to renew Schroeder, the Lakers also unilaterally issued a 4-year 84 million US dollar contract, but Schroeder was not happy with the Lakers, and finally chose to leave the team. If the Lakers could persuade Schroeder to stay in the team and play as a substitute for Westbrook this season, there might not have been a move to sign Nunn next.
Indictment two: "Bald Mamba" Caruso
As a defender cultivated by the Lakers, Caruso believes that if the Lakers can be seriously cultivated, I believe he can become the most important part of the Lakers' championship winning road. Unfortunately, after the Lakers had the right to bird Caruso, they only gave Bald Mamba a contract of less than $15 million for 2 years, which obviously did not take Bald Mamba seriously. In the end, Caruso accepted the Bulls' four-year, $37 million contract, because the Lakers did not want to pay more luxury taxes for Caruso, and could only watch him join the Bulls.
Indictment Three: There is no room for affluent salary operations
This season, the Lakers want to change the status quo through the transaction is too difficult, before the trade deadline, they can only provide small Tucker, Nunn, Westbrook and other chips, and Westbrook originally had a high probability of joining the Rockets, but unfortunately the Lakers are not willing to give up a first-round pick, can not reach a deal between Westbrook and Wall, can only continue to hold still, will focus on buying out the free market. It is precisely because the Lakers do not have flexible operating space that there is a passive situation at present.
Count Four: The "head coach" should have been cut long ago
Vogel fits into the current Lakers system? This is a topic that everyone questions, Vogel is not far from the end of class, his coaching ability is problematic, he is not good at adjusting the attack, and relies only on stars to create miracles. Over-consuming James lacks the ability to be flexible and changeable. In particular, when owning Caruso and Schroeder, Vogel did not maximize the ability of the two people, and as far as the Current situation of the Lakers is concerned, Vogel has a responsibility that is difficult to shirk.
Write at the end
It's hard to understand that the Los Angeles Lakers were once a championship-winning team two years ago, and now they are one of the teams about to rebuild or chase the lottery, perhaps the chain reaction of all this is no accident, and the poor operation makes the 37-year-old James helpless, what do you think about this?
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