Frank Vogel's Impact On LeBron and The Lakers
The Lead
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🗓️ 1 October 2020
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Many people were shocked when Frank Vogel eventually became the Lakers' new head coach last year. They said he wasn't a splashy enough signing for the bright lights of Los Angeles, and he wasn't able to coach in the modern game. The Athletic's Anthony Slater joins us to explain how Vogel has proven many of his doubters wrong, why he is such a good fit for the star-studded team, and how he has quietly helped guide the Lakers to the NBA Finals in his first year at the helm.
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| 0:31.0 | The Lakers are back in the NBA Finals for the first time in a decade and are now up 1-0 in the series. |
| 0:38.0 | Los Angeles Lakers take game one of these NBA Finals and dominate victory led by their two stars. |
| 0:48.0 | And the man who has quietly led them there is head coach Frank Vogel. |
| 0:52.0 | Today, the athletics anthony slater on Vogel's unlikely return to the spotlight in LA |
| 0:58.0 | and why he might be the most underappreciated part of the Lakers success. |
| 1:04.0 | He's not revealing ever. |
| 1:06.0 | He's not, you know, hey, look at me. |
| 1:07.0 | I want to make some news. |
| 1:08.0 | LeBron prefers that. |
| 1:09.0 | He's pulling the gravity all the way to himself in the room. |
| 1:12.0 | Hey, coach, just go study some film and think of some schemes. |
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