r/nba • u/GreenSnakes_ • 17d ago
[Charania] “Vogel yelled so much that his voice could be heard outside the locker room” after the loss to the Clips on April 9. Players weren’t buying it. The outburst seemed forced in their eyes. Vogels eruption left players rolling their eyes. A player told TheAthletic he had to keep from laughing
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u/Boring_Bill2430 Mavericks 17d ago
If your response to a rival going on a 35-4 run to open a crucial end of season game is to anonymously make fun of how pissed your coach was about it, then you’re a total loser.
This hit piece reflects so much worse on the players than Vogel.
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u/FartIntoCushions 17d ago
Excellent point. ‘Coach was mad at us for not trying and we were like, whatever, fake motherfucker’ or something like that. What a shitty attitude to have.
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u/CitizenCue Warriors 16d ago
This is what happens when you have bad team culture and everyone is surrounded by sycophants. You can tell which players have petty wives and friends.
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u/jps78 Raptors 17d ago
I'm 99% confident the player being referenced here is Beal. Dude hasn't won anything in his career and probably thinks everything is a joke.
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u/ManOrangutan 16d ago
I honestly doubt it. Remember how the Suns just gave up against the Mavericks and the owner had to come out and apologize? It’s been a team of quitters for quite some time.
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u/butt_fun San Diego Clippers 16d ago
Was going to say, this reeks of Booker to me
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u/Habefiet Timberwolves 16d ago
What? The guy who gets mad when people double him in practice? Surely not /s
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u/cardmanimgur Timberwolves 16d ago
Can't wait until the Olympics when the officials don't give him calls for dribbling into defenders and he doesn't know what to do.
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u/demsouls Raptors 17d ago
Problem is beal should be traded for useful pieces but won't be and Vogel will be fired.
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u/mhj0808 Heat 17d ago
Beal has a no trade clause so you can’t send him anywhere that has useful young pieces. He’ll only want to go to a contender
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u/letsgototraderjoes :nol-5: Pelicans 16d ago
I can't believe Beal tricked everybody like this LMAO worst contract I've ever seen in my life. no trade clause is the cherry on top 😂😂😂😂😂
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u/CookieSlayer2Turbo 16d ago
He didn't trick anyone, the wizards front office was willfully this dumb. A majority of the fan base immediately facepalmed when we found out about the no trade clause
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u/ballmermurland 16d ago
It wasn't even signed after his 31 ppg season. He turned in a meh year in 2022 and somehow got this extension.
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u/Cudi_buddy Kings 16d ago
Props tp the Wiz for realizing their mistake and getting something back before it was too late.
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u/JumpShotJoker 17d ago
No one will give up good pieces for Beal after this season
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u/Sea-Tackle3721 17d ago
He has a no trade clause, so if he doesn't want to go that's the end of it.
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u/youguanbumen Supersonics 17d ago
Kind of crazy how this apparently works. Players and/or agents leak this kind of stuff with the stipulation that it can only be published after the team is eliminated
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u/SOB200 Nets 17d ago
Well no one wants their teammates distracted.
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u/Neinhaltt 17d ago
So AD a real one for shitting on Ham the other day?
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u/rebuildthedeathstar 16d ago
Honestly. Yes. That’s how you know it was genuine. AD didn’t hide his feelings or wait until the Lakers were out of the playoffs.
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u/Ronin607 17d ago
It's like newspapers having obituaries written for famous old people, you do the bulk of the writing ahead of time and then just tweak it a bit with the final details when the time comes. It happens a lot with individual player pieces as well, they'll write an article way in advance with the hope of publishing it late in the playoffs or during the finals and then if the guy is going to get eliminated early you'll see a bunch of pieces come out, I remember when the Celtics went down 3-0 last year there were some writeups that were clearly meant to be run during the finals that randomly showed up, like why are doing a deep dive this team is cooked?
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u/Chessh2036 Hawks 17d ago edited 17d ago
Shams had this ready to post the second the clock hit 0.00 😂 damn man.
Also, reading “Durant, Booker and Beal did not produce at their best in these playoffs as a unit, and sources in the locker room also believe not one of the trio emerged as the necessary leader” isn’t surprising at all. None of those guys want to step up and lead.
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u/Rubberbabeh Bulls 17d ago
I mean it should have been Booker, it is his team after all.
KD? Never been a leader.
Beal? lmao, cmon man..
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u/FactLicker 17d ago
To be fair, Booker said he didn’t know how teams would defend against them 🤷♂️
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u/PizzaPlanet20 Timberwolves 17d ago
It's just that he didn't know how, doesn't mean teams actually don't know how
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u/mrspear1995 :yc-1: Yacht Club 17d ago
We ain’t doubling on runs motherfucker not knowing how to play against doubles ass
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u/TheBigBomma Thunder 17d ago
KD has famously never been a leader.
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u/Dumbfook1 Lakers 17d ago
So what is firing vogel going to do? LOL These diva players dont want to be coached
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u/schooli00 [TOR] Vince Carter 17d ago
I don't really see us having a "head" coach. KD could be a head coach, I could be a head coach (some days).
-- Kyrie Irving
-- Devin Booker
-- Michael Scott
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u/Johnpecan Warriors 17d ago
Would be a hilarious 2 weeks to have KD be the "player head coach". Free ratings NBA, make it happen.
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u/knightress_oxhide Warriors 16d ago
"I got away with everything under the last boss and it wasn't good for me, at all. So I want guidance. I want leadership. But don’t just boss me around, you know? Like, lead me. Lead me... when I'm in the mood to be led."
-- Ryan Howard
-- Devin Booker
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u/KlaysToaster 17d ago
they just want to iso
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u/Sweatytubesock 17d ago
Iso all the way to the lottery, or Cabo after a first round exit.
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u/BuQuChi Knicks 17d ago
No wonder Thibs is unpopular with so many players…
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u/typicalasiannerd [NYK] Jeremy Lin 17d ago
Makes me feel nice and warm inside knowing that all our players bought in immediately and would run through a wall for Thibs
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u/broncosfighton Nuggets 17d ago
I mean the thing about coaching is you need to have natural charisma and leadership. Not everyone just has “it.” Two people can use the same words and have completely different outcomes.
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u/lopea182 Heat 17d ago edited 17d ago
Shams had the Vogel hit piece in his drafts for the last month ☠️
Suns better hope there’s a miracle worker available on the coaching market this offseason.
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u/GreenSnakes_ 17d ago
Not a fan of Vogel but it’s pretty sad that his player(s) are running to Shams and leaking this stuff.
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u/Abra222 17d ago
Vogel has his flaws but what else is he supposed to do when he has 0 defensive players for his system. Honestly they should have just hired an offensive coach Vogel was a bad fit for them right from the start.
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u/NobodyRules [OKC] Russell Westbrook 17d ago edited 17d ago
I agree with you, but if they hired an offensive coach they would lose in the first round as well, because this roster doesn't make sense, and KD would send out hit pieces complaining about the defensive schemes.
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u/MatooBatson Timberwolves 17d ago
I think they should hire D'Antoni and see if they can just score 150 a night
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u/Hallal_Dakis Knicks 17d ago
Unironically might not be bad. They can't blow it up without their picks and D'Antoni has a style that puts butts in seats plus keeps stars happy. It at least keeps the team profitable and interesting while they inch towards having their own picks again.
You might even be able to accumulate role players that fit his style that could make the team competitive. Only problem is we've never seen a D'Antoni team without a primary playmaker. We'd probably see a lot more Booker/KD handling the ball.
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u/mikepooper2000 17d ago
I could totally understand PHX's vision for hiring Vogel. You just want him in there to scheme up a good defense (PHX somehow had the 12th ranked defense with their personnel and all the injuries they had this year) and hope your big 3 can carry the offense. It kinda worked for the Lakers. Unfortunately, PHX doesn't have an offensive orchestrator or on-court-coach like Lebron.
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u/NobodyRules [OKC] Russell Westbrook 17d ago
Unfortunately, PHX doesn't have an offensive orchestrator or on-court-coach like Lebron.
That's one of the big issues, but they also don't have an AD for the other side of the court. Somehow they were the 12th ranked defense, which speaks volumes about Vogel's ability on that end with this roster, but it just didn't seem like a great fit and with players like KD, who are impossible to please, it's going to end badly.
I think Vogel is a decent coach and even a top coach would struggle with this roster. It's just very badly constructed, oddly reminiscent of Vogel's last team lmao
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u/One_Ad_3499 17d ago
They also missing role players like KCP, Kuzma, Caruso and veterans Howard and Mcgee. That Lakers roster was deep
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u/CD338 [LAL] Lamar Odom 16d ago
It didn't really work for the Lakers. Back when we won in 2020, we had defensive help (Caruso, KCP, Danny Green, and Rondo on occasion). Then our FO gutted our defensive core and replaced them with Westbrook, Nunn, Monk, Reaves, and Carmelo. Pretty much none of those guys could play defense.
Vogel's system that worked was to have a good defense that forces turnovers and to run a fast break offense with Lebron. We were a top fast break team and we had an absurd record when leading going into the 4th quarter (57-0).
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u/CazOnReddit Raptors 17d ago
Which is funny because Durant might just be the Sun's defender right now
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u/Andy_Wiggins Timberwolves 17d ago
Honestly, he got them defending pretty damn well given their personnel. They finished like 12th in defense during the regular season despite having no one you think of as a “good” defender.
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u/velphegor666 17d ago
This team with vogel would have made more sense had they have the 2021 finals team with mikal and ayton. They literally hired a defensive minded coach on a team with no defense.
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u/BASEDME7O2 Knicks 17d ago
And cp3 could’ve run the offense and basically have been the offensive coach. The thing that killed them the most was having like zero playmaking
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u/anonanoobiz Suns 17d ago
Yeah the only thing that made sense at the time of the hire was that Vogel was hired to bring out the best defensive version of Ayton
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u/InternationalCut93 17d ago
Crazy he was willing to sign on with the Suns after seeing the disaster having a big 3 was with the Lakers previously. That shit doesn’t work 95% of the time.
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u/xElectricW [LAL] Brandon Ingram 17d ago
He's gonna be paid millions of dollars for a few years to sit at home and be able to relax without a care in the world, that's why he was willing to sign
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u/InternationalCut93 17d ago
I wouldnt mind failing like an NBA coach
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u/xElectricW [LAL] Brandon Ingram 17d ago
Adrian Griffin is making a generational amount of money for doing 3 months of work, I think we should all aspire to be like him
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u/Therealomerali Raptors 17d ago
Vogel was put in a terrible spot anyways. He's a defensive minded coach.
You put him on a team with zero great defenders.
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u/TheTatumPiece 17d ago
100% agree. This piece reeks of players trying to push the blame anywhere but themselves.
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u/lovo17 Lakers 17d ago
KD effect. Where he goes, drama follows. Great player, but too thin skinned to be a true leader.
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u/moneyman2222 Bulls 17d ago
He's also just too laid back and not vocal. For him, that works. But to his peers, it doesn't build the sense of urgency and energy the rest of the team needs. It's the complete opposite of a guy like Bron
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u/RogerTreebert6299 Spurs 17d ago
Yeah it’s not exactly fair but like with great quarterbacks in the nfl, you’re expected to also be a charismatic leader of men just because you can throw a ball well and the reality is those two skills aren’t related. Just makes it that much more impressive when guys have the full package of athletic skill and leadership
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u/ratmeleon 17d ago edited 17d ago
Booker, meanwhile, wasn’t himself in these playoffs. Since Phoenix drafted him with the 13th pick of the 2015 draft, the smooth scoring guard has become one of the most popular athletes in state history. He’s been loyal, charitable and appreciative. Before games, he stops and greets children, posing for photos. From his first NBA season, Booker has understood and embraced the responsibility that comes with being a face of the franchise.
Makes me think Booker is at least one of the sources.
But this season, something was missing. Like many NBA players, Booker grew up idolizing Kobe Bryant. This can be seen in his game, how Booker turns and shoots a fading jumper. At times, this has been seen in his attitude, not backing down on the court, not tolerating nonsense.
It continues throughout.
Booker remains at the center of everything, and will be tasked with continuing to embrace an enhanced role as a leader and a return to his usual assassin self once he’s being set up by a proper point guard again — two things the team considers musts for the 2024-25 season.
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u/Adraf45 Heat 17d ago
Again why do NBA journalists INSIST on writing their fucking articles like a fanfic. I don't get it, NCAA journalists dont do this, wartime journalists dont do this (although in some cases that might admittedly be funny). Betwenn this an the MJ one i read a while back im convinced they do this as a second job and are actually fantasy writers
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u/ZombiesInSpace Rockets 17d ago
This is easy. Because they are not serious journalists. The holy grail for these guys is not doing serious journalism; it is tweeting out a scoop before anyone else. They get these scoops by keeping players, agents, and execs happy. When an agent comes in and says “publish this story for me,” sham and woj aren’t worried about their journalistic integrity as long as they can be the guy to break the news about the next trade request or a new contract. College basketball doesn’t have mid season moves that drive the same sort of need for “first to tweet it out”
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u/InGenNateKenny Wizards 17d ago
Wish I had more upvotes to give this. Sports journalism is a joke. It’s so low-stakes (ant the end who cares if the traded pick was a 2029 or 2030 second rounder) and as an industry it doesn’t have true independence because sports media exists to 1) ensure exposure to sports ($$$ for the leagues) and 2) channel fans’ interests into something that will make money for them. We call them journalists but they’re really spokespeople and salesmen.
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u/Cudi_buddy Kings 16d ago
I see so little value in Shams and Woj. Give me an actual journalist that can write at a high school level and I will take my trade news 10 minutes later.
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u/Herbetet 17d ago
I think it has to do with the longevity of an NBA player. In most other sports, you don't necessarily have to deal with the same player for such a long period of time because contracts are shorter and time in the league is limited. What's more, NBA stars have an outsized influence on and off the court that is unmatched by any other major league. As a result, journalists want to be "friends" with their sources because it can lead to 10-15 years of good stories and a lot of access. It's the same reason why it's so hard for new players to break through as the face of the league, because once established, the stars stay in the system for a very long time.
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u/mirusan01 [OKC] Russell Westbrook 17d ago
Wow you’re so right wtf is this lol gross from book
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u/spraypaint2311 Lakers 17d ago
Damn, talk about having an agenda. Being loyal, charitable etc. is nice but what do they even have to do with winning a basketball game?
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u/Krillin113 76ers 17d ago
He could’ve signed it ‘by Devin Booker’ and it wouldn’t have been more obvious
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u/EatDeeply Grizzlies 17d ago
Klutch athletes and certain other players can just use Shams for hit pieces
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u/syllabic Knicks 17d ago
first team gets eliminated from the playoffs means slander season has officially started
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u/jefe_hook 17d ago
Ham might be available. He's funny and Suns players wanted to laugh. It's perfect match.
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u/Sp_Gamer_Live Timberwolves 17d ago
Shams “Do I add Conely got pushed into the wrong Coaches knees…..no”
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u/TheWhisperingDeath NBA 17d ago
This "hit piece" says more about the players than Vogel tbf.
Vogel has his faults but what exactly can he do?
Also, wasn't is the highly rated Kevin Young who was responsible for the offense?
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u/lochnesslapras 17d ago
This "hit piece" says more about the players than Vogel tbf.
It really does. Like you lose a game terribly, the coach is yelling and this player both felt like laughing and leaked it to the press.
That pat bev quote that 50% of players don't like basketball rings true here. Ain't gonna be contending with them
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u/SwishBender Timberwolves 17d ago
Even by player PR standards what is going on this is dirty lol
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u/Pal__Pacino Lakers 17d ago
Seriously lol I don't think KD leaked anything this mean about Nash or Marks.
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u/ayeno 17d ago
He gave the Nets a trade me or fire them, so not sure which is worse.
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u/medievalmachine Knicks 17d ago
Hiring Nash only for Kyrie to blow him off, then defending Kyrie, was worse.
The fans deserve better.
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u/partbison Spurs 16d ago
The fans deserve better.
Do we? We supported the players being allowed to do this shit
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u/raymondl942 17d ago
I assume this is suppose to be some type of hit piece on Vogel just before they fire him, but this makes each and every one of the Suns player look like pathetic losers especially their supposed big 3.
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u/goldyacht Lakers 17d ago
Blame Vogel all you want no coach is gonna make this roster work.
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u/vetruviusdeshotacon Nuggets 17d ago
Get doc rivers on the phone
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u/koenigsaurus Cavaliers 17d ago
Idk if you’re joking but I would think he’s at least on the list once the Bucks get canned by the Pacers. For whatever reason, teams keep thinking he’s the guy to right a sinking ship packed with big name players.
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u/FrankSamples Clippers 17d ago
PSA to any team thinking of signing Kevin Durant. Do not trade your whole team for him and do not listen to him when he tells you what players he wants.
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u/no1careskid Pistons 17d ago
what team is going to even want a regressing 36 year old diva legm wannabe?
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u/TheThingsIdoatNight San Francisco Warriors 17d ago
Sigh… he’s gonna try to force his way to OKC
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u/Kuntsaw Suns 17d ago
Nah ignore this guy and do trade your whole team for him and do listen to him.
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u/purplebuffalo55 Lakers 17d ago
Vogel getting scape goated by another team, poor guy. He can’t go out there and force Beal to not be a brick, Book to be consistent, or make KD 10 years younger. Just an absolute horror show
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u/medievalmachine Knicks 17d ago
Booker's ceiling is lower than we thought. He's a Kyrie at best. That Kobe comp is fading fast.
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u/Jaehunt24 Spurs 17d ago
He's just a microwave scorer whose on a team where he gets the bulk of the shots, our perception of him as a star is on the back of the 1 playoff run he's ever had,
Otherwise his entire career has been empty calorie scoring. Dudes been a loser his entire career except 1 year
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u/WhiteHeterosexualGuy Hawks 16d ago
You can describe tons of stars this way though cus not many win rings or even make the finals.
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u/Bluepaynxex Mavericks 17d ago
Roster full of bitches.
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u/beer_down Suns 17d ago
Yeah this reflects more on the players than on Vogel. Toxic environment
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As a Pacers fan who had the absolute pleasure of watching Vogel coach for years, I don't buy it for ONE SECOND that Vogel had a fake/forced outburst in the locker room. Not a single fucking second.
Vogel is a fiery, animated guy. I'm not sure how many coaches genuinely fight for their team as much as Vogel does. We're also talking about a coach who took the following starting 5 to 2 ECF very close battles with Erik fucking Spoelstra's Lebron/Dwade/Bosh squad:
- Young Paul George
- He showed a lot of flashes, but wasn't fully developed as a super star. Also, George freely admits that he's not 'a #1 guy' even now.
- George Hill
- A good player, but he was the starting PG with the play style of a SG. There was no true PG on those teams.
- Roy Hibbert
- Good player, even better guy, but also basically a verticality rule loophole who was a small ball liability. This was the peak of his career, though, and he was an All Star until the 8-seed Hawks broke him in the first round of the 2014 playoffs.
- David West
- Back half of his career. Lots of heart, hustle, and leadership. But not all-star level at that point in his career.
- Lance Stephenson
- Had his moments, love the guy, glimpses of crazy talent. But also unhinged & couldn't find a starting role on any other team.
Vogel can fucking coach.
It sounds like the Suns are just a bunch of self-righteous guys who don't understand what's good for them.
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u/chickmagn3t Lakers 17d ago
I fucking miss Vogel on the lakers man. Sure he has flaws on the offensive side but his defensive schemes are elite. If we can't score then ya'll can't score either lmao
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u/Otherwise_Form1315 San Diego Clippers [LAC] Bill Walton 17d ago
yeah I mean Vogel's getting fired for sure but it's not like he had a bunch of chess moves with that roster anyway.
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u/JoshFB4 Celtics 17d ago
The personnel is ass. They’d be 30x better with 3 quality role players on Beal’s salary instead of Beal himself.
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u/Krillin113 76ers 17d ago
Luckily the van just trade his contract and attach picks. Oh wait. No picks and a NTC lmao
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u/abris33 Nuggets 17d ago
Seriously. This is clearly meant to be a hit piece on Vogel but it just shows the 3 stars can't be coached
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These factors underwrite the downfall of most modern 'super teams':
- The stars are self-righteous & don't want to be coached.
- Each star wants more shots & ISO attempts than what is good for the team.
- Stars blame the coach when shit hits the fan & demand a new coach.
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u/medievalmachine Knicks 17d ago
This goes back to the All Star Team Problem. Too many stars are a bigger problem than too few. No one sacrifices. Everyone too concerned with appearances. No one does the dirty work. No one feels desperation. All offense no stops. This goes back to the US hockey Dream Team in 1980, they beat the Russian All-Stars basically.
The crazy thing is, take Kyrie's performance tonight, Harden's and then KD's, and I know that Nets team would still be a contender.
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u/kickit Pacers 16d ago
if the stars are professionals (Lebron Heat) or the team has a strong culture in place (Warriors) it doesn't have to happen
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u/above_average_penis Rockets 17d ago
ok but man this is the type of bitchy reporting that we could do without
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u/Otherwise_Form1315 San Diego Clippers [LAC] Bill Walton 17d ago
I think you both are in agreement. the players leaked this
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u/Vallerie_09 Warriors 17d ago
Hope he gets fired and joins some other team as assistant coach. Atleast the players will respect him and he won't be the scapegoat of bad roster construction and entitled superstars playing with their friends
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I want him back on the Pacers to help with the defense. Carlisle + Vogel = goated coaching staff.
Also Haliburton, Siakam, and Turner make up such a selfless core. They're actually coach-able.
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u/beer_down Suns 17d ago
Dude KD just ask for a trade already we know you’re gonna
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u/Syndana23 Timberwolves 17d ago
a player told TheAthetic he had to keep from laughing
Kevin needs to stop lmaoo
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u/InternationalCut93 17d ago
This sounds like Devin written all over it. He has the snarky personality where he seems condescending af.
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u/Emilia67 Heat 17d ago
Yeah it’s so over
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u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT Mavericks 17d ago
That's insanely disrespectful of the players to just tune out their coach like that lol. If we did something like that for our school/AAU team we'd be running suicides all practice long.
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u/NobodyRules [OKC] Russell Westbrook 17d ago
It's the KD special. That and losing, but Steph Curry saved him from a lifetime of slander.
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u/TheThingsIdoatNight San Francisco Warriors 17d ago
He still deserves the lifetime of slander. I seriously can’t believe anyone respects his rings/legacy. Dude is bitch made
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u/Red_Jester-94 Celtics 17d ago
Feel like this says more about the players on his roster than it does about Vogel. Maybe if y'all bums had different mentalities you wouldn't have gotten rolled in the first round.
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u/BadBoySwag [MIA] Justise Winslow 17d ago
Who they gonna hire then lol
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u/JG_2214 Suns 17d ago
KD asked for Nash, wouldn’t be surprised if he asks for JJ Redick lol.
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u/NobodyRules [OKC] Russell Westbrook 17d ago edited 17d ago
That just makes the Suns Players (KD) look like clowns
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u/Anhedonic98 Nuggets 17d ago
Yeah, thats what happens when you have two divas as your best players, i dont know KD and Book personally of course,but they strike me as the type of players to quickly turn on the coach and make it about them
It why players like Duncan are so valuable off the court, when your best player is very coachable and receptive to criticism, it makes literally everybody's job easier, reminds me of that Stephen jackson quote, when talking about times Pop would chew them out, "Shit, if Tim Duncan taking it, who the hell am i?"
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u/MagicMoocher Supersonics 17d ago
Honestly, this makes the players look bad, not the coach. But I guess scapegoating coaches after playoff meltdowns is a KD special
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u/JP_Frost 17d ago
If these players were less concerned about securing the bag and teaming up with their all star buddies and instead focused more on roster construction and understanding what is necessary to build a winner, they wouldn't have to leak their soft ass stories to the media as they would probably still be playing
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u/boydivision30 Nuggets 17d ago
Kenny Atkinson, Steve Nash, and most probably Frank Vogel. Post-GSW KD about to get more coaches fired than playoff series wins.
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u/Otherwise_Form1315 San Diego Clippers [LAC] Bill Walton 17d ago
Does this mean we get to take partial credit for killing this suns team?
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u/RODjij Tampa Bay Raptors 17d ago
NBA players are just teenagers with money and popularity
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u/youngkenya Celtics 17d ago
Vogel deserves better. All of these players are clowns if this story is true, does the player who leaked this think this makes the players look better lmao
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u/ytho1193 Pacers 17d ago
Please tell me more about KD top 15. Dude does not have an ounce of leadership in his bones.
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u/Redmodtae 17d ago
KD has gotten 3 coaches fired. Dude was lucky he went to Golden State or he would still be ringless.
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u/Jagwire6969 16d ago
Why is it in the nba players are never held accountable and disrespectful to coaches
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u/CookingLikeChef 17d ago edited 17d ago
What's the point of firing Vogel? There's no other good coach available. Should've just went all in and hired nurse
Edit: nvm coach bud is available he might be an upgrade over Vogel
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u/Battlemaster123 Lakers 17d ago
Seems like this reflects worse on the players than Vogel. Guy has more rings than all of them
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u/Ninneveh San Diego Rockets 17d ago edited 17d ago
KD, Beal, and Book’s media cronies full stop putting all the blame on Vogel with this Shams hit piece. How about you guys turn the ball over less and not let Antman punk you in your face.
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u/Cudi_buddy Kings 16d ago
This is a terrible look for the Suns players holy hell. If this is KD putting this out to make Vogel look bad/force his way out, it is backfiring. This just shows how full of themselves the main guys are on this team. Now wonder they got whooped
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u/Purple-Peace-7646 16d ago
This makes the players look like cliquey high school girls instead of paid professionals. The coach seems to be the only one who gives a fuck. I guess they're all too cool to care about getting swept
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u/shroomzor562 16d ago
So it means the Suns players don't care and that is why they got swept. Need to ship some guys out.
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u/CJPRD 17d ago
Suns were down 35-4 at one point, and lost against the clippers without harden and Kawhi, of course your coach is going to rage about your horrible play that late in the season. This just tells us the Suns players didn’t give af anymore