After the recent setback against Portland and given the depth of the workforce, the question of who will finish games for the Lakers arises. Frank Vogel has finally decided, and it will not only be happy.
Coaching these defending champions Lakers is to have wealthy problems. Frank Vogel knows it, and it was partly to manage them that he was put in position by the hierarchy of the Angelinos. Among the hot questions, we regularly find that of the 5 to finish the matches, because in the city of angels, there is no lack of suitors.
In addition to the steadfast LeBron James and Anthony Davis, names like Kyle Kuzma, Marc Gasol, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Alex Caruso, Montrezl Harrell, Dennis Schröder, Wesley Matthews or even Markieff Morris can all claim to be in the ultimate dating lineup!
This puzzle, Frank Vogel seems to have finally solved it. During the last outing of the Lakers, the tactician lined up Schröder, KCP, LeBron, Morris and Davis to close the game. And he justified himself after the game, driving the point home on what will be his 5 most of the time in the crunch time:
I asked Frank Vogel about him closing the game with AD, Kieff, LeBron, KCP and Schröder tonight. He said that formula — AD, Kieff and LeBron plus two guards — is proven after winning a championship, and it’s a grouping that he trusts and is confident in.
– Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) December 31, 2020
I asked Frank Vogel for his decision to close with these 5. He replied that this formula consisting of Davis, Kieff, LeBron and 2 full-backs is proven after winning a title, and it’s a lineup he trusts.
Montrezl Harrell, criticized for his defensive wanderings in the defeat against Portland, and Kyle Kuzma, however very good since the start of the season, are therefore the big losers in the decision. But that’s the way it is in a team with such a busy roster, and the two men will have to do the job first, then take their places on the bench.
Obviously, this rotation is subject to the various hazards of a match and a season such as fault problems, injuries or ejections, but we now have a better idea of the 5 that Frank Vogel intends to put in place. in decisive moments.
The 5 of the Lakers to close the matches is decided, and as much to say that the competition can worry. The defending champions are here, and have no intention of relinquishing their throne.
