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Cant be no worse than DJ and DwightDrummond didn't work for us. He just fits better there.
I don't understand why the Lakers just don't bench westbrook. Frank is going to get fired at the end of the season anyway and barring some unforeseen circumstance, Russ is going to get traded in the off season. There is no need to appease him or keep him happy.
It seems crazy but I can see Russell Westbrook being out of the NBA after his contract is up. It's eerily similar to what Carmelo went through. He can't come to grips with the fact that his skills have deteriorated, he refuses to adapt his game or come off the bench. Obviously no contender wants a player like Westbrook on their roster because he refuses to adapt or play defense and no bottom feeder would want Westbrook because he's not the type of guy to help young guys get better.
I can totally imagine Westbrook going to a team like New York or Orlando and demanding that he starts and is the primary ball handler
Staggering his minutes is all I've asked for since we won't bench Russ. Start him, then bench him midway into the first and have him play when Bron/AD is resting, and limit their minutes on the floor together.It's unprecedented, and will most likely never happen, but I wouldn't be opposed to keeping Vogel in some form or fashion rather than firing him. He got dealt a **** hand this year. He hasn't made it any better with his rotations, taking shots at the front office, etc. But he has value. Same as Thibs.
He probably doesn't even want to come back anyway, much less a "demotion", but in thoery it could work if Rustle is gone and you have actual living breathing rotation guys. Whoever they bring in (Doc) could work with him. Would be hella awkward though.
Or just do a better job of staggering their minutes. Wiz game Vogel was subbing them together. It honestly felt like he was sick & tired and wanted to be canned. Let Russ be the 6th man and cook best he can with all shooters or 3 and a big. It's clear he can't play off ball and with Bron you have no choice. There's gotta be a lot of internal struggle going on because is makes no sense to continue this charade and have him be rendered ineffective and then sit on the end of the bench moping every game here on out.
If you bench him, more than likely, your new full time starter is probably THT. That might be the sticking point.
Unless Vogel scales back Westbrick's minutes down to like 20 minutes, it'll be difficult to stagger him away from LeBron/AD.Staggering his minutes is all I've asked for since we won't bench Russ. Start him, then bench him midway into the first and have him play when Bron/AD is resting, and limit their minutes on the floor together.
I know because Bron and AD aren't going to rest that must for it to work perfectly. Any limitation of Bron & Westbrook on the floor at the same time is best.Unless Vogel scales back Westbrick's minutes down to like 20 minutes, it'll be difficult to stagger him away from LeBron/AD.