The Lakers defeated the Knicks today, successfully ending their 9-game winning streak, and the team's record is also temporarily ranked ninth in the West, although the Lakers have killed the Celtics and Knicks in the East, but what worries fans is their extremely unstable performance, it is difficult to ensure the team's winning rate, which is also the reason why the outside world is not optimistic about the Lakers winning the championship, if this performance is still the same, then whether they can enter the playoffs is still unknown.
According to the Lake, Ham's coaching directly kept the Lakers away from the playoffs, and many of the games that were won were unfortunately lost, and the Lakers locker room has lost trust in Ham, and most players are dissatisfied with Ham; According to insiders, Zhan Mei has been completely disappointed and has jointly pressured the management to change the head coach.
I have to sigh that Hamm's life is really hard, and he survives every critical moment, but not only the players including the fans are very disappointed in Hamm, the Lakers this season are not very strong but not weak, but it is obvious that Ham is not suitable for coaching the Lakers, although most of the games are related to the performance of the players, but Ham's decision-making at critical moments is also particularly important, which is also the reason for the Lakers' poor record.
Ham's departure means that the new coach takes over, and the highest voice before is Vogel, but unfortunately he has coached the Suns, and the other candidate is Rivers, although it has been reversed many times, but the resume is not bad compared to Ham here, but he was taken first by the Bucks, and there are not many high-quality coaches left, and the Lakers should have made plans early.
According to the Lakers, the Lakers have had a lot of options for changing head coaches, and the outside world is unanimous that Ham will be out of the class, among which championship head coach Budenholzer may stand out, and if Ham leaves, then he will most likely take over as the head coach of the Lakers.
Although Budenholzer's coaching style is often criticized by fans in the Bucks, he also focuses on defense, which coincides with the Lakers' advantages, so the combination may have different chemistry; Not to mention dreaming of returning to the Lakers for 20 years, but it can help the Lakers stabilize their record and enter the playoffs, so the Lakers may become dark horses.
Now, Zhan Mei has made it clear that the outside world also unanimously agrees with Ham's resignation, so now if the Lakers want to get out of this situation, the final decision is still to be made by Aunt Jenny; If Ham continues to coach, I believe that there is a high probability that the players will be dissatisfied, including Zhan Mei, so not only for the sake of the players but also for the future of the team, Ham's dismissal is the most advantageous choice.