Frank Vogel doesn’t hold back…
Yeah I mean we got to be better I mean I’ll start by saying that they fou the out of Kevin Durant all night whether he has the ball and he’s getting stripped three or four maybe five times okay and every time he tries to get open
He’s being held you know which is U something I really want the league to look at um that that’s where it starts with the turnover problems but you know we’ve had issues with it throughout the year you know and uh this team’s number one league and forcing turnovers we
Didn’t handle their their pressure well enough and um you know their length and you recognizing their length when we try to try to touch the paint so um you know it was costly like to that matter not turning over yeah we stopped fouling um we stopped forcing you know I think uh you
Know we’re I was trying to you know so hard to get Kevin involved you know sometimes you know uh you we can try to force force the action rather than just let the game come you know when we started just opening things up you know play Spread spread pick and roll let the
Blender happen let the ball start moving around you know that’s when uh that that was the best way tonight to get to get KT free because you obviously they were they were grabbing and holding and then then they were double teaming every one of his touches you know if he came out
Pick and roll came out you know got the ball on the post IO situation they came right away so um you know that was the B the best way to get him free and uh you know I don’t credit Bradley Beal during that stretch you know he was exceptional
Touching the paint and then Savin came in and kind of played the same role you know when we had to take right out um but playing without fouling on the other end you know and not taking the ball out of the net or or or starting at the free throw
Line that balance the range got it going take out you calculate minutes in your head okay I think I got four more point I take yeah it’s one of my least favorite things to do as a coach is to coach a star player through minutes restriction
You know because he wants to be out there I want him to be out there we have to be mindful you know that he doesn’t you know what what what we do if we do anything irresponsible then that cost us two or three more weeks like you don’t
Want to do that like I’m not mad at the Restriction I think it’s the right thing to do but um it’s very frustrating Coast through there’s a portal you enter the the Clips in um you do that and um there’s a text um process you know where
You text a review after each game you know you put it in there and you can have phone call you know you have phone calls with some of the league officials as well stretch Thunder kind of made their run to bring Brad and at the same time fresh bodies yeah I mean minut
Restriction with with Brad for sure and then um you know keeping keeping her fresh he looked like he was out of gaser high for himself incredible incredible I mean the loss aside if you just look at uh you know a 31 rebound night at any point in in in the NBA in
NBA history honestly is just a incredible performance obviously the best in in Phoenix Sun’s history uh he is a beast on the defensive board I think he’s the best defensive rebounder in the game and you know when he gets a lot of offensive rebounds like like he
Did tonight you know the the homeg gr matchup is one that is very challenging to defend because of his offensive skill set um you know but at least at this point ear early in his career or early in their tenure you we felt like we could hurt them on the boards and we
Wound irk up and he was exceptional there put in perspective that wil average 30 rebounds in the season amazing wil in his own classing was it to see Brading you guys that down pres all yeah we have missed it I mean he’s so Dynamic touching the
Paint and um he was great you know shooting the basketball from from the perimeter uh really creating the chain reactions that you know puts us at our best you know takes best advantage of of the the shooting that we have on the floor um so he keeps getting a little
Bit stronger you know last night tonight you know hopefully uh you know we can play him even more against Denver oh for sure I mean you put de book Out Broker out there I mean everybody can see how good we can be if we’re whole coach coaching this team and the low the
Peaks and B okay there a stress I just not in it then all of a sudden find it going as a coach how how do you balance not getting frustrated with that but then knowing that what you got capable of doing and not doing that in certain
Stres yeah I mean you stay positive but you know every group I’ve ever coached needs to be challenged you know what I mean so um you know you see the guys challenging themselves which was great to you know to see tonight our guys were uh you know leading From the Bench you
Know when when we’re having stretches we wen’t playing our best and then you know I’ve got to challenge them as well you know which happened as well um you know we start the game strong we know what we’re capable of against that group okay we go through some lulls and uh you know
When you see them not playing at their best you got to wind them up sure we’re all in this fight together what has David Rody shown you in so far and what you think this couple minutes tonight tough-minded dude you know I I was excited to see him out
There in some meaningful minutes um you know we know he’s a he’s a a developing shooter uh but we have confidence in his shot and you know he’s he’s guarded some of the best guys he was a rotational player in the playoffs for Memphis last year you know so he’s somebody that can
Help us about J time toop making you know first and foremost in always right if you’re going to ISO him he can he can rise up you can get to the basket off the bals you can play him in bck roll you can play him off pin
Downs and um you know he’s a great uh backside attacker when Shay gets his double teams like Josh scr yeah it’s something he felt a little bit this morning didn’t think it was going to be a problem until he started uh pre pregame shooting and it was it
Was really grabbing him and um you know it was clear he couldn’t go yester last one said that uh the turnovers were an effect of extra passes you know you saw that kind of tonight were they were thrown the ball into into the stands people were in deis is is
There a a problem here where people knowing where there’re supposed to be on the floor and so balls are goinging to spots and nobody’s there no we just got to make passes
Frank Vogel was not happy speaking to the media after his Phoenix Suns failed to make a comeback on the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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They never give KD his fouls he still got to play better on a nutshell Healthy with Beal and Booker Durant win title this year BOOM! I can see u haters now 😂
it’s one game against a top 10 team hell okc could possibly make conference finals there self
Vogel isnt the right coach for this team.
Trust on vogel as coach and kd as a court leadership🙏🌹👏❤
Loser Coach,Since Indiana Pacers…
The league has mouth pieces on TNT who will say well it’s not our fault KD is not stronger. Holding KD pushing him off his spots fouling him on his way up has been the same story throughout his career. To limit KD from scoring more the league took away the rip through to allow defenders to continue putting their hands all over him.
Some nights once it’s becoming too obvious for folks to observe they will call some fouls and will go back not calling the next game. A 7 footer who handles the ball like a guard and can rise and score over anybody on the floor can only be limited by putting their hands on his body pushing him while he goes into his shooting motion.
They dont play good defense period….
Coach has no back bone. Weak.
Fire him before to late….
He needs to stop putting Eubanks in over bol
Not buying the physicality argument and I’m a Kevin Durant fan, he’s been aware of his lack of his lack of strength but he’s remained unchangeable about skill being most important. Look at Tatum and Giannis, both of the same frame and transformed their bodies and become better because of that. Another player going down that path is Brandon Ingram who weighs 195lbs on a good day. Kd would have been the goat had he just done that! Kd has to be a rich-mans Michael Porter.
If you was a first year head coach at a new organization you would want a fair chance! An Vogel hasn’t injury prone guys…not vogels fault
Are you wearing KD out in the regular season?
I swear to god if i see Saben Lee and Drew Mf Eubanks again in valuable minutes Somebody gonna get they ass whooped
I think we need a hard head coach
Play bol and bench Lee
It has been clear for so long teams can foul Durant and get away with it all his career. I think the reason why it is ignored and dismissed right away is the fact he is just an unfair advantage for any defense. So, the league has allowed defense to put their hands all over him and get away. You can see in the Bucks series few years ago as he was consistently tackled and knocked around and didn't receive any attention. The next playoffs vs Celtics it was even more rough just pushing him around and after that series the league has made it okay for defender putting their body all over him.
It's so hard to complain about it as it will just me dismissed by media who speak for the league saying KD needs to put on some more strength if he doesn't want to get pushed around. But you can see players with less offensive capabilities getting touch fouls every night sending them to the line but players like KD who have the ability to score over any defense don't get no benefit from the game.
Why the hell don't they have plays where they use multiple screens to free KD up like how the Pistons used Rip on the baseline & elbows? Teams aren't going to allow KD to just catch high & low post & do 1 on 1 King of the Court drills! Wake tf up Vogel the man is 35 with a repaired Achilles so he can't move the same to consistently beat double teams as he used to! EVERY SHOT has to be a HARD CONTESTED SHOT in this offense! CHANGE YOUR DAMN GAME
PLAN & HELP THE MAN!
Vogal needs to trust his bench and STRESS DEFENSE 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ We are NOT winning a 🏆 playing like this🤷🏻♀️ @ this point we want Mikal and Cam back 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️😳.. we also can't hear the questions being asked we need subtitles
(:All help your chances Play Bol Bol with KD you will free up KD and you'll increase confidence Double or nothing beat ya;)!!!