Frank Vogel

A report out of The Athletic indicates that it was Frank Vogel's handling, or mishandling, or Russell Westbrook that got him fired.  Doug disagrees, and wonders out loud who planted that story.  Doug and the crew tell you what teams to bet on this weekend.  In the "Two Lies, One Cup" segment, John Ramos is put to the test about the NHL Playoffs. John Hollinger used to run the Memphis Grizzles, and is now a senior columnist for The Athletic. John joins Doug to talk to go over all of the major headlines in the NBA Playoffs right now. Plus, Dan Beyer takes Doug through the Friday version of "The Press". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's episode, Jason and Producer Rob G kick things off with a deep dive into the Los Angeles Lakers' decision to fire head coach Frank Vogel. Vogel wasn't perfect, but he was far from the reason why the Lakers failed so spectacularly this season. Rob Pelinka gave Vogel - a defensive coach - a roster full of poor defenders, and compounded the problem by allowing LeBron James and Anthony Davis to convince him into trading for Russell Westbrook. Frank was clearly the 'fall guy' for everything that's gone wrong in Los Angeles this year. With Vogel out of the picture, the only question now is who can they get to replace him? Would an established guy like Nick Nurse or Quinn Snyder be willing to take over a relatively dysfunctional team? Would the Lakers really offer the gig to the criminally overrated Doc Rivers? Is there a young and up-and-comer from the college ranks that could make the jump to the NBA? Only time will tell. Later, Jason closes the show with a very special NBA Play-In Tournament (Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Brooklyn Nets / Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Clippers)  edition of the Best Bet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the Lakers officially announcing that they have fired Frank Vogel as head coach, Doug talks about Vogel's tenure, how it was handled at the end by the team, and what the Lakers do moving forward.  Former Pro-Bowler receiver TJ Houshmandzadeh  joins Doug to give his reaction to the Frank Vogel firing, the passing of Dwayne Haskins and to touch on some of the major NFL headlines coming off of the sports weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Could the Lakers already have a couple of candidates in place to replace Frank Vogel? Magic Johnson speaks out on Lebron the GM, after the Westbrook trade has been a disaster while Demar Derozan is thriving in Chi-town

After Anthony announced yesterday that he thinks it's time to let Frank Vogel go, Harrison decided it was time to take stand and defend the coach thought it was smart to start DeAndre Jordan for a quarter of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dom, Joe and Special guest Vitto recap the recent Laker and Warrior woes. then Joe and Dom go into a long session about the most recent season of Love is Blind, then the gang plays an unexciting Poetl--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/airpods-airballs/message

Aaron and Anthony discuss the NBA fining the Knicks for player availability, a possible Simmons-Harden swap, the Lakers and Russell Westbrook, and the worst column ever written. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's episode, Jason kicks things off a few thoughts on the reports that Frank Vogel could be coaching for his job these days with the Los Angeles Lakers. That is absolutely stunning. Anthony Davis is still hurt and Russell Westbrook has been mostly terrible all season, so its should come as no surprise that the Lakers are struggling these days. If anyone has to go in Los Angeles, it should be Westbrook, not Vogel. Later, Jason does a deep dive into all of the NFL Divisional round playoff games from a sports gambling perspective. The Cincinnati Bengals are the postseason upstarts, but can they compete with a suddenly healthy Tennessee Titans squad? We're betting on Derrick Henry, AJ Brown and Ryan Tannehill in this one. The advanced statistics say that the San Francisco 49ers are actually a better team than the Green Bay Packers, but it’s really hard to bet on a banged-up Jimmy G at Lambeau Field. Aaron Rodgers and the Packers should win this one. Moving over to the Sunday games, most folks agree that it’s easier to trust Tom Brady in a big spot over Matthew Stafford, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the side in this game. Not only will the Los Angeles Rams cover the spread, but they’re going to win this one outright. Finally, Josh Allen versus Patrick Mahomes should easily be the game of the weekend. But, that doesn’t necessarily mean Kansas City won’t cover the spread; Put your money on the Chiefs. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There were multiple reports on the future of Frank Vogel as the Lakers Head Coach. So is he safe or is he going to be fired? Alex Padilla and Alex Regla discuss that and also update the latest on AD and Kendrick Nunn's health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russell Westbrook looked like Russell Westbrook. How can the Lakers get more of that? Anthony and Harrison figure that out, and give props to the plus/minus king Malik Monk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices