Bill Plaschke: If Lakers continue to stagger, Frank Vogel unfairly will be the first casualty
Nobody cheers for him.
Frank Vogel was introduced immediately after LeBron James on Tuesday night and the Staples Center roars quickly and ominously swept into silence.
His best player won't unequivocally endorse him.
James was asked about the Lakers head coach this week and he responded by complimenting … the staff?
The calendar is flip, flip, flipping against him.
The Lakers' aura is fading with every loss. The Lakers' glamour is shrinking with every setback. The Lakers are muddling through this season looking less and less like the Lakers, with empty seats at Staples Center and canceled appearances on national television broadcasts.
If things don't change quickly, somebody is going to pay. Somebody always pays. In a Lakers world where the front office
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