sad news: phoenix head coach Frank Vogel was ask to leave because of ……

phoenix head coach Frank Vogel was ask to leave because of ……

Frank Vogel’s core beliefs and schematic strengths helped the Lakers win a title, but inflexibility when his roster changed led to his downfall only two seasons later.

When a team underachieves to the extent the 2021-22 Lakers did, it is paramount that the organization’s decision-makers not only identify why things went wrong, but that they incorporate what they learned into future decisions. In this series of posts, Darius Soriano will examine some of the lessons from this Lakers’ season and why they mattered so much to their downfall. Next up, let’s take a look at how Frank Vogel played a part in his own downfall, and what the team can learn from how he got there.

When you end up firing a head coach — especially one who won you an NBA championship only two seasons prior — there’s never one thing that led to the decision. There’s almost always a mix of several factors, big and small, that led to those in charge pulling the plug and letting that coach go.