The NBA playoffs are in full swing, but for the Los Angeles Lakers, their situation can be described as a dilemma, according to the outside world, the Lakers will use Westbrook as a chip to send to the Hornets, to make a multi-party big deal, in exchange for Brogdon and Rozier, but the latter's trading value in the market continues to decrease, whether the operation can be successful or not to put a big question mark.
In addition to the obstruction of the transaction, the upcoming 38-year-old James has also become a "hot potato", recently, the famous Skip in a show talked about the Lakers next season's coaching difficulties, he said that the Lakers' reputation in the coaching circle is not good. He added: "James has disqualified from the GOAT discussion because no one wants to coach him anymore. ”
Although this statement is a bit hurtful, and it is more suspected of falling into the well when the Lakers are not in the playoffs, it points out the real pain of the Lakers at present, and how to improve the lineup in a targeted manner for teams that do not even have a manager?
In fact, when Vogel announced the end of class, the US media listed a list of coaches to choose from for the Lakers, of which the Jazz's Snyder coach odds were the first, followed by Mark Jackson, Rivers, Cassel, Nas, Handy, Fitzdale, Mike Brown, D'Antoni and Atkinson, all of whom are well-known coaches in the league.
But none of these coaches are really suitable for the Lakers, Snyder is known for his iron discipline, and it is difficult to get along with James, who has a strong desire to control, which also applies to Mark Jackson, who emphasizes defense, while Rivers, Mike Brown and D'Antoni, who can be human, cannot provide effective help to James tactically.
In other words, James has entered a very embarrassing dilemma, as a ball-holding big core, his self-consciousness has always been above the tactical system, which is why the outside world has always considered him to "bring his own system".
So since leaving the Heat, he has become the representative of "eye defense", but no coach dares to reprimand him for this, and this season has a "two-handed, LeBron James" nickname under Vogel.
It is not difficult to find that the coaches who have worked successfully with James are all puppet characters in the open, such as the fledgling Spoo, Tyrone Lu, who is called "tactical genius" by fans, including Vogel in 2020, and also gives James enough freedom, but these so-called decentralizations are based on James's unparalleled dominance.
However, now that the 38-year-old James has lost his original dominance, if he can't obey the coach's tactical arrangements, reduce the ball and invest more energy on the defensive end, then he is a thorny rose, and the coaches will stay away.
After winning the championship in 2020, James once claimed to hand over the leader's scepter to Davis, but two seasons later, he still hasn't fulfilled his promise, if he can't learn from the likes of Duncan and Nowitzki and become an auxiliary veteran late in his career, then not only will no coach be willing to coach, but perhaps even players who are willing to become teammates will be difficult to find.