It's an unwritten rule that every team cuts its manager at the end of a season where the record is not good. The first is to throw the pot and prove that the management's decision-making is no problem. The second is to prove to the fans their determination to change, that is, to take a stand. Some teams use this trick because they are not capable of being the coach of the team. But there are teams that, that's a sign of management incompetence, just looking for a backhand. Apparently, the Lakers belong to the latter. We have said more than once that the Lakers at this stage are puppets. From top to bottom, Aunt Jenny no longer knows who to trust, and the operation of the team is a mess, which gives the Lambis couple the opportunity to come and make trouble.
As for Pelinka and Vogel, they are just puppets of the high level. Because in this system, they never have their own right to speak. So looking at it this way, the management that made the decision to lay off Vogel is really no way. It's a puppet fight, and everyone is a pawn. When Rambis took control of the power, the team basically collapsed.
Some say, why not question Vogel's ability. To be honest, through this season, I personally think that Vogel itself dominates the composition is not large. You have to have pieces to play chess, and the pieces are rotten like this, and you say in turn that the people who play chess can't do it, which is a bit unreasonable. Let's say a more realistic reason, cut Vogel, the Lakers can not find a very suitable candidate now. Some of the coaches who intend to become the Lakers coach have basically performed in other teams, such as Nas, Rivers and so on. The contract has not expired, how to come to the Lakers? This makes the Lakers very passive, and he must wait until other teams have cut off the managers he intends to do, and then he can pick up the leaks. To be honest, it's not that there's nothing to do with yourself. And even if these people could actually come and take office, they would not necessarily be more capable than Vogel. The squad is here, and they really don't have to have any effect. (If you can talk about it, Tyrone Lu, who has James's instruction manual, will be a good candidate, but there are still many things that need to be re-run, and Tyrone Lu may not be willing, so it depends on how the Lakers deal with the rest of these messes.) ）
Second, what about Vogel's abilities? In essence, Vogel understands the logic of the Lakers system. James with the no-ball long man, this is a better combination. In James' previous careers, teams have already tested the plausibility of such a lineup. So in the championship season, the Lakers' main lineup is the team led by Vogel, with James and Thick Brow as the core lineup. James is responsible for positionless basketball, and Thick Eyebrow is responsible for sweeping multiple positions, covering as much as possible on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, while interspersing them with role players to ensure height and utility.
Even if you bring in Westbrook as a complement to this lineup, or even understand it as Vogel's meaning, it's fine. Because James does need to have time to rest, and Westbrook can digest most of James' redundant ball possession and be as balanced as possible. This was the initial idea, who would have thought that the development behind this would become more and more unmanageable. The Lakers management began to interfere with the construction of the lineup and randomly directed, which is the troublemaking element of Lambis. Can you imagine such a lineup, this season actually trying to play small ball? From here, it can also be seen that Vogel's puppet attributes, with his ability, are really not at this level. Vogel knows exactly where the disadvantages of such a lineup are, but under this system of Lakers management, he simply does not have room to speak. This further leads to the breakdown of the lineup!
Can you consider another question, lay off Vogel, can you directly solve the Lakers' problem? Not at all. The Lakers' problem has two dimensions to consider. The first management factor, the management is now so chaotic, next time even if there are those higher level coaches to join, can the team still guarantee that it will not interfere with the coach's platoon? Hardly! Second, the Lakers' lineup factor. The Lakers' biggest failure this season is to choose Westbrook. Westbrook's promotion to the Lakers team is almost completely absent. And Wei Shao, who originally wanted to provide James with a rest opportunity, instead increased James's task. This is a bit of an inversion. And this factor, too, can not be solved by cutting Vogel.
There are still many hot potatoes in the Hands of the Lakers now, for example, how to deal with such a large space as Wei Shao? If the Lakers want to retain the hard-won timing of the championship, they must consider who will take over Wei Shao. As for Westbrook continuing to stay in the team, if the team still has some ideas for winning the championship, or the management doesn't mind these things, it can be completely operational. There are reports that the Pacers are very interested in Wei Shao, and it is estimated that this is another wrongdoing.
Seeing this, everyone should understand that the most important thing for the Lakers at this stage is to rectify the current lineup. Start with the lineup and solve the hidden problems in the James system. With the achievements as a support, step by step to force the palace management to solve all problems, this is a correct idea. (Whoever goes to force the palace is not something we can discuss, this family business has been very chaotic now, and fans can't interfere in other people's businesses)
Being able to stabilize James and thick eyebrows while coordinating the contradictions between management will be a very big challenge for the next manager. It can even be said that among all the coaches in the league, no one should have such strength. As a result, the Lakers are in a very awkward situation right now. The coach must be found again, and if it is not possible, grab one from the assistant coach. But after finding a coach, the Lakers are still in the same situation. If the soup is not changed, the team's problems have not been solved, and new problems will appear in the second half of next season. These questions are repeated over and over again, and I don't believe James would have no opinion. An exquisite egoist is bound to intervene again in management's decisions. And this offseason, the Lakers' decision-making is crucial. For non-Lakers fans, whether there is a good play next season, and whether the good play can last until the playoffs next season, depends on how the Lakers operate in the offseason of this season. As for Vogel, the job of finding an assistant coach is still very simple.