The Glamorous Lakers' Unlikely Leader

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🗓️ 22 January 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Lakers head coach Frank Vogel was not first pick for the job. Or second. Even as he landed the top spot with "The Lake Show" and LeBron, questions swirled over how long he would last. Now, with the team leading the Western Conference, NBA insider Kevin Arnovitz breaks down the understated success of Vogel's leadership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Who do you want to fire?
0:02.0	We want to fire everyone who's making this organization not get to the playoffs.
0:06.0	They've shown them not competent enough to bring a franchise of this caliber a ring.
0:11.0	We got LeBron, we're not in the playoffs.
0:13.0	Lakers fans tend to have high expectations.
0:21.6	So when their team picked NBA veteran, Frank Vogel as their head coach, the LA faithful were underwhelmed by what seemed to be a lackluster choice.
0:30.6	But so far this season, the Lakers' unflashy leader looks like the perfect man to lead the flashiest team in the NBA.
0:40.4	Can he keep it up and keep LeBron James happy?
0:44.5	I'm Mina Kimes.
0:45.9	It's Wednesday, January 22nd.
0:48.4	This is ESPN Daily, presented by Dell Small Business.
0:55.8	Hi, Kevin. Hi, Kevin.
0:57.0	Hey, Mina.
0:58.6	So, Kevin, in spite of being blown out the other day in Boston,
1:03.1	the Lakers are still the number one seed in the West,
1:06.2	and everything is sunshine and rainbows around the Staple Center.
1:10.2	But a year ago, it felt like there was a storm cloud hanging over the franchise.
1:17.0	First, you had Magic Johnson, President Basketball operations, stepping down.
1:21.8	The team fired their head coach, Luke Walton.
1:25.5	And then they chose Frank Vogel as his replacement. And there was a
1:31.2	perception around here in Los Angeles that it was a pretty uninspired choice. Right. In some ways,
1:38.1	Frank Vogel was the ultimate safety school for the Los Angeles Lakers. Kevin Arnowitz is an NBA insider
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