don’t trust Russell Wetsbrook mourn the departure of Frank Vogelfired on Monday. The Lakers pointguard admitted that he and his coach were not on the same page. And he doesn’t know why…
“Honestly, I’m sorry, because I’ve never had a problem with my coaches. No coach, no player, no manager… I don’t know what his problem was with me or I don’t know why… I can’t really give you an answer that we’ve never been in touch. †
In fact, for the All-Star point guard, he never got a chance to be himself.
“Once I got here I didn’t have a chance to do what I can do for a team and a franchise” he continuesbefore discussing the rumors and articles that sparked a dispute with Frank Vogel and the staff. “Those famous articles based on ‘anonymous sources’ that have come out about me, be it between me and the staff, between me and Frank, between me and the fans… There are so many made-up stories that aren’t true to be. You just have to fight it constantly. It’s just that we don’t get a chance. I felt like I had to fight against every made-up article. Then another. Then another… You know the examples. I don’t want to go into details, which article, who wrote it, why… It’s useless. It really doesn’t matter because it’s not true. If it ain’t from me, it ain’t true.”
A “player option” linked to the next coach’s name?
One of the articles he disliked was the one explaining that the LeBron-Davis duo pressured Frank Vogel into getting Russell Westbrook to get his way. At the request of the leader…
Today Frank Vogel is gone and Russell Westbrook has the option to stay with the Lakers through a $47 million clause. “I’m going to make a decision and that’s why it’s called a ‘player option’. he replied to his intentions. He listens to him and waits for the name of the new coach.
† There will be a lot of changes depending on who the coach will be, the style of play and the squad. This question therefore remains unanswered. But once the decision is made, we will notify you† †
| Russell Westbrook | Percentage | bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | shots | 3 points | LF | Out | secure | early | pd | side | int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2008-09 | OKAY | 82 | 33 | 39.8 | 27.1 | 81.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 15.3 |
| 2009-10 | OKAY | 82 | 34 | 41.8 | 22.1 | 78.0 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 16.1 |
| 2010-11 | OKAY | 82 | 35 | 44.2 | 33.0 | 84.2 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 8.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 21.9 |
| 2011-12 | OKAY | 66 | 35 | 45.7 | 31.6 | 82.3 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 23.6 |
| 2012-13 | OKAY | 82 | 35 | 43.8 | 32.3 | 80.0 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 23.2 |
| 2013-14 | OKAY | 46 | 31 | 43.7 | 31.8 | 82.6 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 21.8 |
| 2014-15 | OKAY | 67 | 34 | 42.6 | 29.9 | 83.5 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 28.2 |
| 2015-16 | OKAY | 80 | 34 | 45.4 | 29.6 | 81.2 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 23.5 |
| 2016-17 | OKAY | 81 | 35 | 42.5 | 34.3 | 84.5 | 1.7 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 31.6 |
| 2017-18 | OKAY | 80 | 36 | 44.9 | 29.8 | 73.7 | 1.9 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 25.4 |
| 2018-19 | OKAY | 73 | 36 | 42.8 | 29.0 | 65.6 | 1.5 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 23.0 |
| 2019-20 | HOO | 57 | 36 | 47.2 | 25.8 | 76.3 | 1.8 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 27.3 |
| 2020-21 | USED TO BE | 65 | 36 | 43.9 | 31.5 | 65.6 | 1.7 | 9.9 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 22.2 |
| 2021-22 | ALL | 78 | 34 | 44.4 | 29.8 | 66.7 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 18.5 |
| Total | 1021 | 35 | 43.8 | 30.5 | 78.3 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 22.8 | |
