![]() They had best discover their mojo by then. Five of their next six games are on the road, then they return home to play Phoenix and San Antonio, then Brooklyn on Christmas Day. That growth is facing some serious potential stunting. sometimes there’s wins, sometimes there’s losses, but we’re seeing growth each game.” we’ll stay locked in, stay together and improve. “We know there’s going to be some bumps in the road early. “We have a strong belief in what this group can accomplish,” Vogel said after Tuesday’s game. Make no mistake, Vogel will take the fall, and if the Lakers don’t rise above the mediocrity of their current 13-12 record, especially with James being active again, it will be sooner than later. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Heck, this is also Rich Paul’s team, but he doesn’t even work for the Lakers, so he’s not getting canned. This is also Rob Pelinka’s team, but he’s not going anywhere. This is not Frank Vogel’s team, this is LeBron James’ team, but you can’t fire James. He didn’t break up the culture of a champion to sign a bunch of aging stars who can’t figure out how to play together, but all of it will be put on him. He didn’t trade the defensive core of a champion for a wild card of a guard who just doesn’t fit, but it will still be his fault. Vogel didn’t put together this mismatched roster, but he’ll still be blamed. If the inspiring defensive effort and glorious glimpses of actual teamwork against the Celtics isn’t the start of something big, a quick and ugly end to their head coach could be closer than you think. ![]() ![]() If the Lakers don’t roll off a whole bunch of games like the 117-102 victory Tuesday night against the short-handed Boston Celtics, Vogel won’t survive the season, and may not even survive the winter. ![]()
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