The 2022 offseason has started for the Los Angeles Lakers with the firing of head coach Frank Vogel after three years of service to the team.
It was a move that had been rumored to be imminent since at least January, and now it has been made official.
This has been the most disappointing season in team history, with problems all over, including but not limited to key injuries, the team’s problems with star guard Russell Westbrook and poor roster construction.
At times, Vogel seemed to be caught in the eye of the hurricane, and he looked somewhat in over his head.
It seems like it is standard fare in the NBA for a team to fire its head coach when it has a hugely bad or disappointing season. It may not be fair or even the right thing to do, but it’s simply how teams operate.
Did Vogel actually deserve to get a pink slip, or was his firing simply part of a purge that was needed after such a disgusting year?