The Lakers ended the 21-22 season, a year is not as good as a year, may be talking about the Lakers. After winning the championship, the Lakers have been idle for two consecutive seasons, and last year they also played in the playoffs, and this season they are not even eligible for the playoffs, which is a miserable situation. Imagine the frustration and anger of the Lakers management, after the Lakers' last overtime win over the Nuggets, the news of Vogel's dismissal came out. The Lakers' poor record can only make Vogel responsible.
It is predictable that in recent times, the Lakers will be the laughing stock of the outside world, sitting on James + Davis + Westbrook + Anthony + Howard five Hall of Fame players, but can not enter the top 10 in the West, really some ridiculous. In fact, in the history of the Lakers, there have been similar experiences to the 21-22 season, that is, the 12-13 season, when the Lakers formed the F4 lineup of Kobe + Gasol + Howard + Nash, which is the biggest favorite to compete for the championship, but only stumbled into the playoffs, which is better than the situation of the Lakers this year. In fact, the Lakers experienced more difficulties than the current Lakers team, the team is constantly infighting, the main point guard Nash is absent for a long time, even so, Kobe Bryant still carried the team into the playoffs, fighting until the Achilles tendon rupture, people are impressed.
In the 12-13 season, the Lakers coach was D'Antoni, the most famous running master. Recently, D'Antoni accepted the program of former NBA player Redick, and the German coach broke the news about the specific situation of the Lakers that year, he was very humorous, and bluntly said that he was about to be killed by Kobe Bryant and Warcraft.
When Kobe and Howard worked together, the two were not very compatible, and there was infighting. "I felt like I was almost killed by them at the time, and there was some conflict between Kobe and Howard. They don't like each other, we don't have the talent we want, I want Nash to play but he's injured and not even in the team. Bryant is older, he persevered, still has a great performance, incredible. Kobe Bryant's personality is very tough, and he can't get along with Warcraft."
Judging from D'Antoni's interview, the Lakers team of that year faced multiple dilemmas. First, Bryant and Howard are at odds, and the team is not united. Second, Nash suffered an injury and stayed away from the team. Third, Kobe Bryant fought until his Achilles tendon was injured, and the Lakers eventually struggled to get a playoff spot.
In this way, the Lakers in the 12-13 season have encountered more difficulties than the Lakers in the 21-22 season, and they have been praised by everyone. And this Lakers team has been criticized and has become a joke from the outside world.
In the end, it was Vogel who was fired, and it can only be said that the coach was too wronged, and it was the players who played on the court, even if Vogel's tactical arrangement was problematic, the Lakers would not only win 33 games. From the perspective of lineup configuration, the Lakers are better than 90% of the league's teams, so this time the Lakers are out of the game early, the whole team has responsibility, let Vogel carry the pot alone, it is indeed unfair.