On the first day of the Lakers' offseason, Vogel left class without any suspense.
In the early morning of April 12, Beijing time, the Lakers officially announced the official dismissal of team coach Frank Vogel.
The Lakers' official announcement read: "Vogel is the 27th head coach in the history of the team. During his tenure, Vogel set a record of 127 wins and 98 losses and led the Lakers to the NBA championship in the 2019-2020 season. ”
Pelinka, vice president and general manager of the Lakers' basketball business, said: "I have great respect for Vogel both on and off the court. Vogel is a great coach and a good guy. We will always be grateful to him for bringing us the NBA championship. ”
"It was a very difficult decision, but we think it is necessary. All of us here wish Vogel and his wonderful family all the best in the future. James and Vogel have also worked together to win the championship.
Obviously, the fastest way to change a team starts with changing coaches.
Good people can take good, should go or have to leave.
After Vogel left the class, talking about the Lakers' new coach selection, Pelinka said: "The ideal situation now is that we will appoint a new coach before the start of the draft in mid-June. ”
Obviously, for a team that wants to re-establish its direction, the new manager's thinking is the most critical.
So the news about the lakers' next manager has long been boiling, the Lakers coach odds, the current chief assistant coach David Fitzdale ranked first, and other top ten include: Quinn Snyder, Doug Rivers, Knicks Nas, Mike Brown, Sam Cassel and so on.
Fitzdale, the Lakers' chief assistant coach and james' old acquaintance, makes perfect sense on this list. But considering his coaching resume, it is really difficult to say whether he can lead the team to rise.
On the odds list, the second to fourth candidates are all active NBA managers. If people do a good job on their own team, why should they become the Lakers' receivers?
After all, in the Lakers team, there is no power and interpersonal relationships, and once you lose, you can ruin your reputation.
Munch scored 41 points yesterday, and Rivers became the first rookie in history to lose a 30+ triple-double, and there was peace in the dressing room, with players holding drink barrels and pouring them over Reeves' head.
Vogel, who was originally smiling, felt another strange atmosphere when he stepped into the press room. Because the Lakers and Nuggets game just ended, ESPN exposed a fierce material, saying that Vogel would be fired as soon as the next day.
When he heard the news, Vogel directly exploded: "I haven't been told about this XX thing yet." ”
"I'm going to continue to enjoy tonight's game and celebrate with my young players. Because it was their persistence and perseverance that pulled us back into this game and helped us win. ”
According to the Los Angeles Times, because the Lakers' way of handling Vogel is not satisfactory, Jazz coach Snyder has become less and less interested in the Lakers' head coaching position.
Snyder: Even if I look like a villain, I don't want to be scolded all the time!
Therefore, the Lakers' coach selection work is still very early.
In addition, the Lakers also held a press conference today to summarize the season, everyone said a lot, but the focus is still around the big three, especially Wei Shao, revealing a lot of voices.
Westbrook said: "Obviously, it was not a successful season and overall I was not happy with my performance, but the performance in the final stages was OK. Last season I averaged a triple-double per game, and not doing enough with the Lakers meant losing. ”
Speaking about his own performance this season, Westbrook said: "My performance is average, personally, I am not happy. When I came to the Lakers team, I didn't get a fair chance to be myself and help the team get better, and I had to prove myself again, which was unfair. ”
Speaking of James and Thick Brow's repeated remarks during the season that "let Wei Shao become Wei Shao and let him be himself", Wei Shao said: "Honestly, but that is not true. At the beginning of the season, everyone said that 'let Wei Shao do Wei Shao' was not true, and this season I rarely felt that I could be myself on the field. ”
Speaking about the most disappointing part of the season, Westbrook said: "The 'only problem' I really had with the Lakers was that the feedback I got from the fans wasn't very good, and that was disappointing. ”
Speaking about whether the $47.4 million player option will be executed next season, Westbrook said: "I haven't made any decision yet, but I'll make a decision, which is why it's called the player option, but at the moment there's no consideration of where to go to play next season. ”
While Wei Shao was bombarded with interview questions, James also faced many questions. James believes the Big Three didn't work because it was hard for them to play on the court together.
"At the end of the day, the reason we're underperforming together is that we really don't have enough time together, that's the most important thing, how many games have we played together? About a quarter of the season? ”
"I played a lot less games with my teammates in high school than with West, but we only played 27 games, and that's why."
On the topic of the scoring king, James said: "I don't play a meaningless game for the leading scorer. Not making the playoffs and still going after the scoring champion is the most absurd thing ever. ”
"I'm here to win the championship and I want to win more." James said, "Although I have done it, I am eager to take more championships, and I am also thinking about how to change the team and stand on the stage of high-level competition again." ”
Talking about his ankle injury, James said it would take 4-6 weeks to complete the recovery.
As for the cooperation with Westbrook, James said: "One thing I like about Russell (Westbrook) is the competitive spirit he shows on the court every night. I don't expect anything, but I like to be teammates with Westbrook, and that's it. ”
As for how to form a lineup in the offseason, James's answer is naturally watertight. Asked if he would continue playing as the Big Three next season, James said: "That's not my decision, I can't sit here and say, it's going to be a management decision." ”
'Of course they may ask me what I think, but at the end of the day, as I said before, they will make the decision that they think is best for the development of the team.
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