Column: Frank Vogel got a first-hand look Monday at the level of dysfunction he'll be tasked with navigating in his new role as coach of the L.A. Lakers.
"I'm very good at blocking out noise," Vogel said with a smile."Been around this business a long time. I really don't give that a second thought. You can say that about every coach in the league about their assistant coaches. It happens from time to time. I believe if you treat people with respect and do the job at the highest level, build an environment of positivity and collaboration, you can't worry about that stuff.
Asked if Kidd's history of domestic abuse gave him any pause about hiring the Hall of Fame point guard, Vogel replied:"Of course it does. But this is something that's in the past. He's sort of spoken upon it and has moved on from it. I believe he's in a very different place than back then.
"I am a positive-energy, enthusiasm-type of a coach and I'm going to spread that to everybody that will feel it," he said."It's just one of those things that I understand what the perception is when you lose for a few years and some things happen. But there's a positive vibe happening with our team right now.
If he failed to persuade the assembled media of that, what chance does he have with a locker room packed with millionaire athletes?
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