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Feb 25, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) looks for a foul call from the official in the first half of the game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
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Feb 25, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) looks for a foul call from the official in the first half of the game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
As the Lakers continue to struggle this season, with only 30 wins so far. The organization might part ways with head coach Frank Vogel next season. Vogel spent most of his coaching career in Indiana, from 2007 to 2016. He was an assistant coach for the first four years, and then in 2011 Vogel was appointed as head coach for the Pacers.
Frank also spent 2 seasons with the Orlando Magic as head coach, from 2016 to 2017
Before joining the Lakers, Vogel had a record of 304-291. So far Frank has led the Lakers to 215 wins and 125 losses. Though, this season has been a nightmare for the Lakers organization. Fans and the whole NBA community did not expect such performance from a team with a packed star caliber.
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Feb 25, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel reacts on the sideline in the first half of the game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.com Arena | Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Lakers now sit on the 9th seed in the West. Some of the players are blamed for poor performance, though now, fans are starting to question coach Vogel’s future with the Lakers.
Who is to replace Frank Vogel to coach LeBron James?
NBA insider Marc Stein states that the Lakers might target Quin Snyder next season, replacing Frank Vogel. Quin Snyder has been doing a great job this season with the Utah Jazz with a current record of 45-27.
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Last season, Snyder led the Jazz to a 1st seed in the West as well as in league standings. Even so, the Jazz couldn’t get past the Clippers in the Western Conference Semi-Finals.
Snyder might be a good fit for the Lakers next season. A good coach can help build better team chemistry and communication in games, which the Lakers lack. Injury-prone players like Anthony Davis might also get some help, with a coach who can have control over their game in terms of pace, minutes, and load.
Report: Quin Snyder seen as probable candidate should Lakers and Frank Vogel part ways https://t.co/CtYiLtCELt
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) March 21, 2022
NBA Twitter goes crazy on LeBron James’ new coach
Fans showed a mixed reaction to this rumor. Some believe Snyder should stay in Utah, while others think a team led by LeBron James does not need a coach.
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But it will be interesting to see how far Frank Vogel can lead the team this season.
Why leave Utah to be a Lakers assistant to LeBron. Lmfao.
— MUHAMED (@halavacMOE) March 21, 2022
Why would you replace Vogel with a less successful coach??
— Dr. Carlos Eduardo Queso, PhD (@YourMomsfave77) March 21, 2022
Why would he leave Donovan Mitchell and being a Top 4 Seed Every Season to play with LeChoke 😂😂😂😂😂😂
— $$Dom$$ (@Ddelliponti08) March 21, 2022
He'd be crazy to take on that terrible roster. Maybe in 2 years when LBJ and RW are gone. Trade AD for anything you can get.
— Eddie G. (@FastEddie577) March 21, 2022
why u leaving the jazz for the lakers😭
— good 4 u🏳️🌈 (@attack10_mac) March 21, 2022
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No coach would do well with the roster they gave Vogel. Now they wanna part ways after a roster that he knew wouldn’t work wont work.
— A ♠️ (@scream_ant2x) March 21, 2022
Why would anybody want to coach LeBron, at this point you’re just a puppet working for him until he decides to retire. But unlike Tom Brady who’s in a similar situation in Tampa, LeBron doesn’t win all the time in his late 30s like Brady did.
— Versace (@partimax) March 21, 2022
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