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USA Today via Reuters

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USA Today via Reuters

The Los Angeles Lakers had a terrible season, as they miss the playoffs after a year full of expectations. There were multiple factors affecting the Lakers’ run in the season. Some blamed the players’ performance while others held the coaching staff as the real problem. The team had made multiple trades last offseason, which seemed promising at first.

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The Lakers had a stable start at first, which had the teams’ poor chemistry to blame. Building understanding amongst players on the team can be difficult, but improves game by game. Though for the Lakers, their consistency and performance were the major problems. Apart from this, the players didn’t seem to be disciplined.

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Los Angeles Lakers head coach, Frank Vogel, had a hard time talking to the players

Recent reports state that opposing scouts noticed players ignoring Vogel’s instructions. This is quite disrespectful behavior by the players towards their coach. Misunderstanding between the players and the coach is one thing, though completely ignoring is a serious problem. The Lakers already had a terrible time, and to add more to the story is more than disappointing. This had NBA fans on Twitter throwing all sorts of comments.

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LeBron and AD were the scoring leaders of the team, averaging 30.3 and 23.2 points per game respectively. Russell Westbrook, who was expected to be yet another scoring threat, averaged 18 points while on 44% shooting from the field and only 29% from beyond the arc.

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Player expectations were definitely high before the start of the season but escalated down pretty quickly. As for now, the Lakers look to part ways with Frank Vogel.

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What’s next for Los Angeles Lakers?

The Lakers will have to make serious adjustments to their roster. For them to be a contender next season, the Lakers will have to add some young talent, while not compromising with veterans like Carmelo and Davis. As for the coaching staff, Doc Rivers seems to be the next potential head coach for the Lakers.

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What changes do you think the Lakers should make? Do let us know in the comments.

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