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and they won't be sneaking
the feet dragging on Scott was the first sign of disaster on that hire. IF we drag feet again on this hire ... that would be a sign that we haven't learned .
and they won't be sneaking
We haven't learned since '10. We've lost contact with [the right thing to do.]
Bend over, I'll make you lose a contact.
After he buys league pass again.as if that's the straw
That's why you loiter here, to get a glimpse of what it looks like.
Bend over. I'll give you a in' glimpse of what it looks like.
You'd bail on that too, I'd have to beat off and you'd return afterward and rave about how good you were, claim you were watching through the window and never left.
Kirby going for the all-time record of most coaches fired to go with the all-time brick record.
what a dumpster fire
Byron Scott Is Still Saying Baffling Things About D'Angelo Russell
Kevin Draper
Monday 11:42pm
Halfway through the season, Lakers coach Byron Scott is still giving asinine quotes to the media and ham-fistedly messing with the development of his number two draft pick, D’Angelo Russell.
Last week, Scott benched the rookie point guard during the fourth quarter of a loss to the Mavericks. After the game, Scott explained that he benched Russell because of his iness. “I love the fact that he has confidence,” said Scott. “When it gets to the point that it’s iness, then we have a problem.”
But as Silver Screen & Roll convincingly argues, only one of the five shots Russell took in the fourth quarter could reasonably be attributed to iness. The real problem is that the Lakers have a bunch of garbage offensive sets, run by a bunch of bad players, and yet if Russell decides just once that he can get a better shot on his own, Scott benches him. After the game Russell basically said that Scott—who doesn’t believe in analytics—values results over process, and wouldn’t have benched him if more of his appropriately taken shots had gone in.
The Lakers lost to the Hornets by 19 last night, their 10th loss in a row. Russell had a relatively quiet night, scoring 10 points on 3-5 shooting, along with five turnovers. Afterwards, Russell—whose coach benched him four days earlier because of his supposed iness—sounded lost as he described how he had stopped improving (though he also said he was remained confident):
After the same game Byron Scott—who benched his rookie point guard four days earlier because of his supposed iness—said he was worried that his players would begin to lose confidence. It’s almost as if Scott vacillates wildly game-to-game, forgetting what he said four days earlier and unable to stick to any sort of long-term plan.
It gets sadder, as today Scott got into a war of words with Clippers analyst Don MacLean. On Friday night’s broadcast of the Clippers-Lakers game, MacLean said that Russell should be entrusted with the offense, and if he turns it over 15 times a game, so be it. Scott was asked about these criticisms at practice today, and here is how he responded (via Bill Oram):
Well, first of all to Don, that’s why you’re not coaching. Let’s put it that way. You don’t let a guy go out there and just almost embarrass himself or kill himself by playing 35 minutes and creating 10, 12, 15 turnovers. I mean, the one thing it can do is self-destruct him as an individual. So what I try to do, as far as teaching him, [is to] also protect him from making mistakes like that, and from getting ridiculed after a game like that. My job is to help these guys develop and that’s what I’m going to continue to do.
And MacLean’s rejoinder:
Just because you choose to coach doesn’t mean you’re a good coach.
In the abstract, Scott has a point. While Russell needs minutes to develop and to be allowed to fight through mistakes, just throwing him out there on a rudderless team to flail about could damage him. Except, of course, for the fact that halfway though a soul-draining season Russell apparently retains enough iness for Scott to bench him for it: not exactly the mindset of a guy who is going to self-destruct after a few turnovers. And it’s especially rich hearing Scott talk about saving Russell from embarrassment went nobody has publicly criticized him close to as much as Scott has.
There is a belief that Scott’s inep ude is actually a boon for the Lakers. If their draft pick isn’t in the top three it goes to the 76ers, and Scott’s stealth tank job makes that less likely to happen. Letting Scott remain in charge is a good thing!
This idea is wrong.
The Lakers already have a top three pick on the roster, and the most optimistic reading of the situation is that this will be a lost season for him. The pessimistic reading is that Russell’s ceiling is permanently lowered, with Scott’s catering to Kobe, yanking around Russell’s minutes and role, and frequent public recriminations a major contributor. And that’s not even saying anything about the development (or lack thereof) of Jordan Clarkson and Julius Randle, or how the Lakers at least need to show a bit of promise or upward-mobility before they’ll seriously be considered a destination by good free agents (like this summer’s unrestricted free agent Kevin Durant).
Byron Scott winning his battle against D’Angelo Russell—and he will win, because he’s the coach—can only result in the Lakers losing the war. The sooner off they realize that, the better.
^The proof will be in the pudding next season when Scott is gone. Then Russell can act y till his hearts content +++ make his mark on the court. Hey, but, that's SOP outside of next to the Alamo.
Act y.Make you mark.Cash the every other Friday check.
Dayum, D'Bust must really hate Byron:
Jordan Clarkson Had Some Very Prudent Advice For D'Angelo Russell
After Jordan Clarkson and D’Angelo Russell played well in Team USA’s win over the World squad in yesterday’s Rising Stars victory, a reporter asked them a question that translated to, “How freeing did it feel to play for someone else besides Byron Scott for a night?” After answering himself, it sure sounds a lot like Clarkson had to covertly warn Russell, “Don’t say nothing crazy.”
Russell would have plenty of incentive to answer honestly, but he played it cool and Clarkson helped. As the reporter asked the two Lakers the question, Russell immediately looked down, while Clarkson shot him this look:
I recognize that look! Same look they gave when asked if Kobe had contacted them to welcome them to the team.
This is what the Lakers have been reduced to. How the mighty have fallen.
Duncan might be a TOSB but the Lakers org right now is a complete pile of at this point.
SG will be, surely...
Do it Mitch. Get yet another retired coach on your payroll. You only have what, 3 now?
True, but, what we've put into that case has remained in that case.
The Spurs put 6 into their case. Only 5 remain. The 5th is a 2nd Edition.
I'll just bet it is.
19.2. Isn't that pitiful, 21? Looks puny & decrepit.
12 is worse
Maybe they're considering firing him in the spring instead? There's literally nothing good that can come from him being on the team after the lottery happens.
Nothing good for them, maybe. Personally I hope they keep him another decade plus.
I've actually enjoyed watching the Lakers for years now. So I don't want them to suck, especially if they're going to try to build the right way rather than being gifted stars. Also, I don't want Philly getting a good player from that Lakers' pick.
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