The Official Byron Scott Coach Thread 2014-2015

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  1. LaVarBallsDad

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    LaVarBallsDad, Nov 26, 2014
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    Sounds like Mitch had the same meeting with Byron that he had with D'antoni last season.. Either the tank is officially on or Byron has a deadline to get us winning before the tank is on.
     
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    LaVarBallsDad, Nov 26, 2014
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    fantastic play calling down the stretch
     
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    Boozer played 20.6 minutes. That's great to see.
     
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    I am now even more convinced that Byron does not really coach. I don't know what he's doing, but that offense down the stretch was atrocious.
     
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    That's because he got a quick 2nd foul and Davis had to come in earlier than expected...by the way, we have the worst starting 5 in the NBA in terms of t/-...
     
    LaVarBallsDad, Nov 26, 2014
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    We have the worst team in the NBA in general. We are lacking talent so bad, and an oblivious coach doesn't help either.
     
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    LOL. I was so pissed during the Denver game; it actually carried over to the next day everytime I thought about the game and Scott's coaching. Now, I don't even care at this point. I expect a loss almost every game unless it's an absolute cupcake. I expect horrible coaching, a stagnant offensive system, a defensive schemes that allows too many open 3's, and the list goes on and on ...top 5 pick here we come, baby!!!
     
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    I think our defense has at least been improving. I still seem some really bad defensive mistakes and lapses, but at least, it's not all-time-worst bad. I know Byron said that he wants to focus on defense and make that a priority first because of how atrocious it's been. I would like for him to focus on both aspects of the game, but I can see where he's coming from.

    We have a much easier schedule coming up so the players will have bigger margins of errors as they continue to learn/fix things. I'm hoping that we see some improvement during this next stretch.
     
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    I don't like our defensive scheme at all. It leads to too many open 3's; we're running off mid-range shots, long-2's and forcing the opposition to shoot 3's...it's a very aggressive scheme which, quite frankly, we don't have the personnel for...I'm not going to get into the detail tonight or the video clips I get and see almost after every game, but make no mistake, I've studied, read, and seen this system; it doesn't fit these players, IMO.
     
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    "Stagnant" really does describe our offense a lot of the time. This one isn't all on Byron though. Kobe launching a three on a fast break, Kobe turning the ball over in the lane, Lakers shooting 1 for 11 down the stretch isn't all on the coach. Our guys really choked in the clutch tonight. We're a bit challenged offensively. Agreed some of it is definitely coaching. The other part is missing shots. Swaggy had a very off night.
     
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    Scott could have played Boozer heavily after the first Q. He didn't.
     
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    No, he didn't; maybe he didn't want Boozer to risk getting his 3rd. Subsequently, Boozer started the 3rd quarter where we allowed 34 3rd quarter points and our lead evaporated. Until Boozer is coming off the bench permanently, I'm not happy with him starting, period. Point still stands that if it wasn't for the 1st 2 fouls, he probably would have played him 5-7 more minutes and put us at a disadvantage defensively when Marc and Randolph were out there...

    The solution is simple, though. Bring Boozer off the bench in a limited role...really, how hard is that?
     
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    I know has an iron will, but I thought Byron was the guy to hold Kobe accountable? Besides preaching defense, he also harped on holding everyone accountable? He hasn't held Kobe accountable on defense nor on taking these incredibly difficult shots. He even insinuated in an interview he did earlier before the season started that Kobe would have to 'rest' on defense due to his advanced age.

    Going 1-11...we did. However, are we getting high quality shots through this stagnant offense through ball movement, man movement, curls for our shooters? What happened to the Ed Davis and Jeremy Lin PNR's? Why couldn't Nick get something go to the basket instead of trying to create through one of the best half-court defenses while their defense was setup? How come there was no adjustment when Memphis was collapsing on Kobe all night? Should Kobe recognize that and adjust or the coach? Seriously.

    I'm done with Scott. The only thing he could do to salvage this miserable season we're going through is making sure we get our top 5 pick.
     
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    I'm definitely on the Bench Boozer Bandwagon.
     
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    Well a couple of things:

    1. I know part of the reason the rotations ended up the way they were was Boozer's foul trouble, but I liked them a lot more last night. They fit. Hopefully he tries to run with them more often.

    2. There was a concerted effort to get Lin and Boozer more involved early and give Kobe less responsibility. I like that.

    3. We can all complain about the play calling late, but why? We've been b****ing for weeks now about how Kobe does everything. Now a couple other players finally are asked to take on a role late and we're blaming Byron? I blame Lin for choking. As I watched the game I realized why Kobe goes so selfish at the end of games. Nobody on the team has that same winners' gene besides maybe Young.
     
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    Lin has shown that when he's aggressive, he can be a solid contributor for about 45 1/2 minutes of the game. The final 2 1/2, he disappears a bit, tenses up. I wouldn't mind running even Clarkson out there during those times (or Ellington) - as long as they don't have a ballhawk PG against us.
     
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    Kyrie was asked about running elements of the Princeton offense under B.Scott: "I don’t even remember. I just remember my isolation plays"

    Just seen this today, and I started laughing non-stop...
     
    LaVarBallsDad, Nov 27, 2014
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    Agree with you, especially on point 3. Last night Kobe was trying to do the right things. get the ball to the open man and put the ball in Lin's hands more. He turned it over and missed shots badly. It looks like he's trying to adjust his game and he' s sruggling to get/stay in a rhythm. I don't see Kobe doing this on his own without some pushing by Byron. I'm just happy to see Kobe trying to do things differently.
     
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