With all these new signings, Frank Vogel has yet to answer a few important questions in his rotation. For example, which are the 5 players who must complete the met ? After 4 games, it seems to find some answers.
Last season things were pretty clear in Los Angeles: at the end of the game, Lebron James and Anthony Davis were generally supported by Danny Green, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Markieff Morris. A solid rotation which also allowed the Lakers to go and win the title in the bubble.
But this season the cards have been reshuffled because (or thanks to) big changes in the squad. Danny Green has packed his bags for Philadelphia, but above all, the domestic sector has strongly strengthened with Marc Gasol and Montrezl Harrell. And one of the two could legitimately claim to finish the meetings.
Frank Vogel knows it, we will have to review the rotation in hot moments, to find the perfect 5 at the end of the game. After the loss to the Blazers, he started to see a little more clearly about the changes he needed to make. He spoke to the journalists.
We’re a new team, so we’re going to keep looking at different solutions, incorporating Montrezl Harrell or Marc Gasol in the 5 that ends the games, or passing Anthony Davis pivot with Markieff Morris on the pitch.
Against the Blazers I didn’t put “Keef” on the pitch late in the game, because I wanted to have another player who could lead the attack with LeBron James, and he wouldn’t have been confident if I did. ‘had returned later. I like the team that was against the Blazers, with Montrezl on the pitch.
Frank Vogel is faced with a problem of the rich… Many coaches in the league would no doubt like to rack their brains to find out which of Marc Gasol, Montrezl Harrell, or Markieff Morris should finish the meetings. Anyway, a solution will only be temporary, since in the playoffs, the final 5 will also depend on the opponent.
Show Harrell in the last 5 despite his defensive largesse? Marc Gasol despite his lack of mobility? Or Markieff Morris to keep some continuity? The choice is difficult.
