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With Murray's mounted archery mid-range hit to tie the series at 4-1, the Los Angeles Lakers ended their season with two consecutive seasons at the feet of the same team, which was clearly unacceptable for the most successful team in league history. It is expected that this summer, the Purple and Gold are bound to face a drastic personnel change.
After the team was eliminated, well-known NBA reporter Shams was the first to break the news, and there were doubts among Lakers shareholders about Ham's coaching ability, and he will hardly continue to be at the helm next season, and the team will announce the news soon.
As a rookie coach, the Lakers once had high hopes for Ham, and even offered him a four-year, $20 million fat contract, but after two seasons, the team is 90-74 in the regular season, with a winning rate of 54.9%, which looks pretty good, but in the highly competitive Western Conference, when you have both James and Davis superstars on your team, such a winning rate is obviously not enough.
In the playoffs, Hamm's winning rate has plummeted, with 9 wins and 12 losses so far, a measly 42.9% winning rate. It is worth mentioning that behind such a dismal win rate, the Lakers also face a lot of criticism, because they always have an absolute advantage at the free throw line, which makes many people question the league's intention to take care of them.
Another point that Ham has been criticized for is his tactical arrangement and on-the-spot coaching ability, his obsession with using a three-guard lineup, resulting in repeated difficulties on the team's defensive end, when the opponent is on the rise, the team's offense and defense are frustrated, his reaction is always slow, can not make adjustments in time, in the series with the Nuggets, the gap between his and Malone's adjustment ability is exposed.
As of now, more than half of Hamm's four-year, $20 million contract has been executed, and although firing Ham will cost the team $10 million for nothing, the team's current situation can no longer allow them to hesitate.
Of course, firing Ham alone may not be enough to completely solve the problems the Lakers are currently facing, in addition to this, they also need to solve the problem of James's contract extension, the promotion of the No. 4 position, the recruitment of the third star, and the upgrade of the bench lineup...... Only when these problems are solved one by one can the Lakers regain their hope of wrestling with the Denver Nuggets!