For a few weeks now, tensions seem to be rising between Lakers, Garland at the party”>Russell Westbrook and Frank Vogel. The star is not happy with his playing time, even if it means sending spades in front of the media. The coach decided to respond, with a simple request for his player.
While the defeats are legion for the Lakers for a few weeks, the deadline has not reassured the supporters. Many were waiting for moves to improve this roster, but Rob Pelinka ultimately remained silent. Quite worrying for the future, even if the franchise has the possibility of recruiting free agents.
This is where the Angelinos can strike, but will it be enough to reverse the trend? Of course, you can have doubts. For that, it would take a complete awakening of Russell Westbrookin big trouble since the beginning of this campaign.
Frank Vogel’s request to Russell Westbrook
The star is not happy with his playing time, and let reporters know with a new spade for his coach. What to change the situation? Certainly not. Vogel has spoken to the media, and his request sounds simple enough to Westbrook.
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Frank Vogel on Russell Westbrook: “We just want him to play his game.”
— Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) February 11, 2022
Frank Vogel on Russell Westbrook: “We just want him to play his game”.
While that phrase may sound simple enough, that’s probably Russ’ big problem: not leaning on his strengths. Rather than forcing shots from long range, the point guard should be aggressive towards the basket, as he has done for years. Instead, he settles for rather dubious shots, putting his team in jeopardy.
We must therefore hope for a questioning, especially after the deadline. A rather reassuring fact: the group seems united after the day on Thursday:
Frank Vogel said “our group had real good energy” today in practice with the NBA trade deadline passing.
— Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) February 11, 2022
Frank Vogel said “our group had great energy” today in practice after the NBA trade deadline.
The Lakers have no choice: an awakening is expected for this second half of the season. Russell Westbrook is the first target, he who will have to roll up his sleeves. Otherwise, a trade this summer would not be surprising at all.