If Lakers continue to stagger, Frank Vogel will go down
3 years ago

If Lakers continue to stagger, Frank Vogel will go down

LA Times  

Lakers coach Frank Vogel shouts instructions to his players during a loss on to the Clippers on Dec. 3. If the Lakers don’t roll off a whole bunch of games like the 117-102 victory Tuesday night against the short-handed Boston Celtics, Vogel won’t survive the season, and may not even survive the winter. “We have a strong belief in what this group can accomplish,” Vogel said after Tuesday’s game. Even with the shortest offseason in NBA history, Vogel guided the Lakers into being the league’s most dangerous team last spring until injuries finished them. “So, we’re a team and an organization that don’t mind some adversity, that don’t mind people saying things about us, obviously, because it comes with the territory,” James said.

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NBA: Phoenix Suns hires veteran coach Frank Vogel to lead franchise - Reports
1 year, 6 months ago

NBA: Phoenix Suns hires veteran coach Frank Vogel to lead franchise - Reports

The Hindu  

Phoenix Suns hired former NBA champion coach Frank Vogel on Friday to replace Monty Williams, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The 49-year-old Vogel has been the coach of the Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers during his career and now moves to the Suns, where he’ll try to help the franchise win …

Inside the Lakers coaching search: Will they learn from problems of the past?
2 years, 8 months ago

Inside the Lakers coaching search: Will they learn from problems of the past?

LA Times  

This wasn’t the purple-and-gold style of the Lakers‘ “Showtime” excess. Rob Pelinka, his salt-and-pepper stubble conferring an additional shade of graveness, wore it Monday as he talked about the first big decision of the Lakers’ offseason — the firing of coach Frank Vogel. But someone will take the job for sure.” — Coach’s agent speaking on condition of anonymity “We …

NBA: Lakers dismiss head coach Frank Vogel after three seasons
2 years, 8 months ago

NBA: Lakers dismiss head coach Frank Vogel after three seasons

The Hindu  

The Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Frank Vogel on Monday after three seasons. "I have a tremendous amount of respect for Frank both on and off the court," Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka said in the press release. READ: Vogel finished 127-98 in three seasons and led the Lakers to their 17th NBA championship during the 2019-20 season. The …

Lakers fire coach Frank Vogel after season burdened by injuries and turmoil
2 years, 8 months ago

Lakers fire coach Frank Vogel after season burdened by injuries and turmoil

LA Times  

Frank Vogel’s tenure with the Lakers is over after three seasons coaching the team. Sports Complete coverage: Lakers fire Frank Vogel, look toward future On the same day that LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, GM Rob Pelinka and others address the media, the Lakers fire coach Frank Vogel. “We just felt like it was time for a new leader.” It was …

Doc Rivers? Nick Nurse? A Lakers insider’s guide to Frank Vogel’s replacement
2 years, 8 months ago

Doc Rivers? Nick Nurse? A Lakers insider’s guide to Frank Vogel’s replacement

LA Times  

Rob Pelinka, the Lakers’ vice president of basketball operations and general manager, said the team hasn’t put “together a list for who the replacement is” in a coaching search to replace the fired Frank Vogel. Not only is Snyder under contract with the Jazz for at least one more season, people not authorized to speak publicly on the matter said …

Russell Westbrook on Frank Vogel: ‘Not sure what his issue was with me’
2 years, 8 months ago

Russell Westbrook on Frank Vogel: ‘Not sure what his issue was with me’

LA Times  

Russell Westbrook was the Lakers’ only healthy superstar this season, playing in 78 or their 82 games. Former All-Star guard Russell Westbrook echoed a continuing theme Monday afternoon as the Lakers went through exit interviews, saying his play and that of the team was disappointing. “My play in general, not my best season.” Earlier Monday, Lakers executive and general manager …

LeBron James: ‘I came here to win a championship and I want to win more’
2 years, 8 months ago

LeBron James: ‘I came here to win a championship and I want to win more’

LA Times  

LeBron James talks about Russell Westbrook and Frank Vogel, looking back on the 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers season as the team misses out on playoffs. With his eyes turned to next season, LeBron James met with reporters Monday to talk about the Lakers’ 49-loss season, his plans for the future and the confusion with coach Frank Vogel’s situation. “So we’ll …

More grumbling by Lakers after frustrating finish in loss to Clippers
2 years, 9 months ago

More grumbling by Lakers after frustrating finish in loss to Clippers

LA Times  

And certainty, that no matter how much people have spoken about things changing this season, the Lakers are doomed to being just like this. It is what it is.” After two Clippers free throws, the Lakers had another chance, but James’ potential game-tying three didn’t fall. Dismissed as “just noise” by a member of the team’s senior management, the situation …

Lakers coach Frank Vogel is back, and hopes COVID is in past
2 years, 11 months ago

Lakers coach Frank Vogel is back, and hopes COVID is in past

LA Times  

Lakers coach Frank Vogel is used to having to phone in for the holidays. “It’s something that I really never wanna do again,” Vogel said before the Lakers’ game Friday night against Portland, his first game back. So thankfully I’m on the mend, I’m feeling a lot better.” Vogel’s return to the bench was not the only one, the Lakers …

Lakers don’t want to be guessing about who they are for much longer
3 years ago

Lakers don’t want to be guessing about who they are for much longer

LA Times  

Lakers interim coach David Fizdale said he hadn’t heard. It’s sort of a perfect moment — the team that no one can quite figure out, the Lakers, in a situation where it’d be foolish to try to predict anything in the future. “You just can’t predict what’s going to happen and I think that’s the part that’s, I don’t want …

LeBron James calls NBA All-Star game plan ‘a slap in the face’
3 years, 10 months ago

LeBron James calls NBA All-Star game plan ‘a slap in the face’

LA Times  

Lakers star LeBron James and Nuggets center Nikola Jokic are two likely All-Star selections if a game is held as expected March 7 in Atlanta. On the same day teams learned of an expected agreement between the NBA and its players’ association to hold the 2021 NBA All-Star game in Atlanta on March 7, Lakers star LeBron James trashed the …

The Long and Short of Los Angeles Laker's NBA Season
4 years ago

The Long and Short of Los Angeles Laker's NBA Season

News 18  

Coming at the back of what was the longest NBA season and going into the next in what will be the shortest offseason, LA Lakers head coach Frank Vogel sounded confident and but not complacent. “We played longer than everybody and had a shorter offseason than anybody else, so odds are stacked against us from that standpoint.” Ready Or Not, …

Elliott: Lakers made right choice in hiring Frank Vogel
4 years, 2 months ago

Elliott: Lakers made right choice in hiring Frank Vogel

LA Times  

Frank Vogel, on the sideline during the first half of Game 5, has brought smarts, stability and a defense-first mantra to the Lakers. “He’s just kind of a nerd for the game of basketball,” reserve guard Alex Caruso said, a compliment Vogel surely would have appreciated. 7 / 16 Lakers forward Anthony Davis faces the double-team defense of Denver’s Paul …

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