The Lakers had a tough win against the Jazz in the last game, but they paid a terrible price. They lost Davis, who had just returned. Davis will be in a long injury suspension situation, the Lakers will have to face strong opponents in the future, their challenge is still very large. Who is primarily responsible for Davis' injury? Many fans believe that Vogel is to blame.
We've always emphasized that Davis is a number four player. But now in the Lakers Vogel frequently pushed him to the fifth position, making him frequently play center. Playing center is bound to increase Davis's physical confrontation and is bound to increase the consumption of him. Davis himself is a very physically fragile player, extremely vulnerable to injury. So once he's made to play center, he's at risk of injury in almost every game.
The Lakers could have had more options, and they could have let Howard take the center's place. Howard's performance in the center position this season has been remarkable, but Vogel has ignored it. I have always adhered to my basketball philosophy. So the result is that this season's thick eyebrows have been repeatedly injured. We hope that this thick eyebrow injury will make Vogel completely awake. The Lakers had to reuse Howard. Howard can play his part on the court on the one hand, and on the other hand, he can also relieve the pressure on Davis and James and let them avoid injuries.
Vogel should never have the idea of letting James play the fifth position. Davis was already injured, and James really couldn't afford to hurt. If James suffers another injury because of frequent confrontations in the fifth position, then Vogel will become a sinner for the Lakers. In yesterday's game, when Howard played the fifth position, James played very freely on the court. He returned to his previous style of playing with the ball, no longer having to play with the center on the inside. At the crucial moment, it was also the harvest of the game. This is the most ideal way james plays, why didn't Vogel adopt this strategy before? We are very puzzling.
In short, the reason why the Lakers have played this season to this situation, Vogel is definitely to blame. He frequently experimented with the lineup and frequently changed the lineup structure, resulting in the Lakers being messy this season. Even at this stage he is still experimenting with the lineup, and it seems that he has reached the point of going crazy. If the Lakers fail to achieve good results this season, we can expect that Vogel will be doomed to leave the class. I don't know what the fans think?