On February 26, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Lakers sat at home to meet the Clippers. In this game, James's appearance status is still in doubt (50% of the time), and the team will decide whether to play according to his status before the game.
James' appearance is doubtful, which makes the outside world more worried about the Performance of the Lakers. In a pre-match interview, head coach Vogel made a statement. He said: "When Anthony Davis was out, Fitzdale (the Lakers assistant coach) let James play more of the fifth position (Vogel was in a health agreement and did not coach at the time), but the team still lost a lot of games, so they were looking for the right balance between the small-ball lineup and the traditional lineup. ”
Before the All-Star Game, thick eyebrows and feet were seriously injured, resulting in him being absent for at least 4 weeks. In the absence of thick eyebrows, many people proposed that James return to the No. 5 position. In the first half of the season, James played brilliantly in the No. 5 position. Nowadays, James's appearance is doubtful, and the Lakers' platoon deployment has encountered great difficulties.
But judging from Vogel's response, he does not seem to be superstitious about James's practice of playing the No. 5 position, and he is even more blunt that even if James is in the No. 5 position, the Lakers still lose more and win less. Vogel's meaning has been very clear, the Lakers win or lose is not only up to James, he himself plays well, the Lakers do not win the game is not meaningful.
In fact, when James was a small-ball center, his offensive performance was really good. But on the defensive end, James' involvement is not high, which is where he is criticized by fans.