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Why the Los Angeles Lakers should absolutely not fire Frank Vogel

By Jason Reed

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 06: Head coach Frank Vogel of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts during the second half of the NBA preseason game against the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center on October 06, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Suns defeated the Lakers 117-105. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 06: Head coach Frank Vogel of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts during the second half of the NBA preseason game against the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center on October 06, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Suns defeated the Lakers 117-105. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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(Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images) – Los Angeles Lakers
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1. Firing Frank Vogel won’t change a single thing for the Los Angeles Lakers

Sports fans often have to find excuses for their team’s poor play instead of sometimes just admitting that the team is not as good as we expected. I am guilty of it all the time and this is something that Laker fans are doing to cope with the fact that this team is underwhleming.

There is always going to be multiple sources of blame before fans realize that the team is just not that good and the first source of blame is the head coach. Again, has Frank Vogel been perfect? Not at all. There are certain changes that he absolutely has to make moving forward. That being said, will firing him change anything? Not at all.

This team is not struggling because of Frank Vogel. Fans may hate to hear this but this team is struggling because it is not well put together. In fact, this is more on Rob Pelinka than it is Vogel as he has given him a roster that simply does not work.

First of all, the depth of the team is not even close to what we expected it to be. The Lakers bright in a lot of one-trick ponies who don’t play defense and only shoot threes. The result has been the team turning into one of the worst defensive teams in the league while having nine (of 13) players with a negative Box Plus/Minus.

That means that only four players have been “above-average” this season. That is not a formula for winning basketball.

The depth of this team is a problem and Russell Westbrook simply does not fit. He is a turnover machine that demands a high usage rate and forced the team to go out and only sign veteran-minimum shooters because they traded all of their depth for a guy who is probably the second-most overpaid player in the league behind John Wall.

This is not a Frank Vogel problem, it is a roster problem. The team can fire Frank Vogel and bring back prime Phil Jackson and they are not going to play much better than they currently are. This brings us to the second point…

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