Yeah, Let's Not Remember the Alamo
At The Hive —
... When he entered the game (Paul stayed for a couple, then left), this was the lineup: Hilton, DX, Peja, and Posey. The offensive possibilities for this lineup are so unbelievably limited, it's ridiculous. Hilton, Peja, and Posey need their shots to be created. Bobby Brown is generally never in a giving mood. David West can create his own shots, but Byron Scott decided it would be a great idea to keep isolating him 20 feet from the basket with limited time on the shot clock. This resulted in a couple long clangs. Meanwhile, the mildly amused Spurs ended the ...
Preview: Kings at Hornets
Sactown Royalty —
... Tonight's coaching match-up will be a showdown between what is and what might have been. Byron Scott's name was bantered about during this summer's coaching search. Considering he was still under contract to New Orleans at the time, you've got to imagine that his seat might be feeling a bit warm if they end up 0-82. Scott should hope they end up on pace for 42-42. ...
Magic, Larry Bird Differ on LeBron
Fear The Sword —
... Apparently, Magic forgets he has James Worthy, Kareem, Michael Cooper, Byron Scott, et al when 'ShowTime' was winning NBA Championships. LeBron, alone, isn't going to win a playoff series in New York and as it stands there is no way New York can bring in the help James needs any time soon. I know, details like that shouldn't keep LeBron from heading to New York. ...
Conseco Fieldhouse: Ten Years Later
Indy Cornrows —
... moguls Herb and Melvin Simon took over the team in 1983 and tried to inject new life into a once-proud franchise. Before the decade came to a close, there were questionable draft picks, a couple of odd trades, new front office leadership and a handful of coaches later, the team somehow became...better?
The Pacers made a run for a conference title or two in the early 1990's, led by Coach Larry Brown and players like Reggie Miller, Rik Smits, Dale Davis and Byron Scott.
In 1996, it wasn't as pretty. The Pacers failed to ...
Mo-Pete Hops in the Delorean
At The Hive —
... For example, in Toronto, Peterson's scoring role was far more pronounced. He averaged more than 3 FTA/36. In the long run, this seems pretty mediocre. Given Mo was averaged just around 10 FGA/game, though, it speaks to his more creative role. Upon his arrival in New Orleans, Peterson was transformed exclusively into a spot shooter. As much as people associate "Princeton offense" with Byron Scott (and others on that New Jersey staff, like ...
Clippers vs. New Orleans
Clips Nation —
... Rasual's former teammates. One presumes that Rasual Butler will have a little extra motivation tonight. Not that he can blame his Hornets teammates or even Byron Scott for the fact that the team decided to save a little money on his contract. But players invariably want to do well against their former teams. ...
New Orleans 112 - Clippers 84 - Or How to Lose all the Good Feelings of a Winning Streak
Clips Nation —
... . Now, through the first 6 games of the season, those guys were NOT their starting wings. Lucky us, Byron Scott found a combination that worked (really, really well, at least for this one game) just in time to play the Clippers. ...
Lakers, Clippers: A Tale of One City
At The Hive —
... ' offense didn't really require him. As a result, Byron Scott drew up very few plays for him, certainly a wise move with the perimeter showing. ...
Suns Exterminate the Pests 124-104
Bright Side Of The Sun —
... Hornets Coach Byron Scott after spending an awful long time in his visitor locker office emerged to provide this insight into his teams performance, "I thought we came in and took a major step backward in all areas; from the defensive end, from a physical standpoint, from a pick and roll defense and our blocking out out was just terrible. They took advantage of every opportunity." ...
The Dream Links - November 12th, 2009
The Dream Shake —
... the basket and in the air — eight points, 10 assists, eight rebounds, three turnovers and two steals for the Rocket reserve.
I'd also like to remind everyone to check out Straight Outta Vancouver - SBN's resident Grizzlies blog. DJ Turtleface and company write a lot of really good stuff over there. Here's what they had to say about last night.
More links after the jump
As Xiane noted not long ago, the Hornets fired Byron Scott after their blowout loss to the Suns on national ...
Coachmas Eve
At The Hive —
... On the eve of Coach Jeff Bower's first game, I thought I'd wade through previous Hornet coaches and how they did their first time out.
Byron Scott, November 3, 2004 (Game 1): The Hornets lost at home to the Dallas Mavericks by 15. New Orleans actually would not win its first game for another 19 days, on its tenth game of the season at Utah. Oddly enough, New Orleans would only win in Salt Lake City once more over the next five+ years.
Tim Floyd, October 29th, 2003 (Game 1): A little more than a year ...
Clippers vs. Toronto - Game Preview
Clips Nation —
... Byron Scott. The Hornets fired Byron Scott yesterday after a 3-6 start. I haven't heard about any other coach's on the hot seat. Any ideas? ...
Daily Links: Where Losing is all Part of the Plan
Bright Side Of The Sun —
... impression in the NBA is that people are starting to ask again if their style of play can win a championship. The Suns have barely returned to playing the fun and gun, let alone succeeding in it, and the title questions have re-emerged. "Everybody talks about this system not being able to win championships, so I guess the only system people should play is the triangle," Suns coach Alvin Gentry said. "I don't understand that. The Lakers played this style with Magic (Johnson), Byron Scott and James Worthy.
Postgame Thread: Lakers ...
Friday Night Loser Thread
Pounding The Rock —
... are playing their first game without Byron Scott, and they are playing terrible. Fortunately for them, so are the Blazers. ...
Weekend Dream Links: Could Be Worse
The Dream Shake —
... was the often the only one speaking during time outs, and he was clearly pissed at his teammates (though, to be fair, I remember a lot of that during the Byron Scott era, too). So, it could be worse: we could have our star player injured (wait...). ...
Byron Scott Fired....Who's Next?
CelticsBlog —
... NBA Head Coaches are like cats on a hot tin roof. You wonder why they're up there and how long they can stay on.
It’s a tough job. You have to be a leader, be a bit mad, and have significant people and organizational skills to be successful. And you have to have "it’ – what ever "it’ is.
The news of the firing of Hornets Head Coach Byron Scott rippled through the nets of NBA newswires. First, new comer Emeka Okafor is slow to recover from a toe injury, then Rondo challenges ...
Prowling the NBA: Nov 15 - When it rains, it pours
Canis Hoopus —
... nothing personifies a downpour better than this young 2009-2010 season.
The Timberwolves and their fans are not the only ones stuck out in the rain. Read on to get up to speed on teams around the NBA that might be in even lower spirits than the Wolves, as well as a little point guard debate to sound off on at the end.
Alright, first up on this week's list of teams that have something to cry about:
The New Orleans Hornets have fired head coach Byron Scott, and in the process may have come up with the worst idea ...
Clippers at New Orleans - Game Preview
Clips Nation —
... and Julian Wright have all been disappointing - and they sold last year's pick. But they like the pair of guards they found this season, getting Collison at 21 and Thornton from LSU at 43 (they got his rights in a trade with Miami). Playing time was sparing for the rookies early - one of the reasons that Byron Scott is now at home relaxing. But Collison is necessarily thrust into the limelight now with Paul out, and Thornton is getting some burn with the ineffective Morris Peterson being relegated to the inactive list. The two ...
GAME PREVIEW: SUNS VS. HORNETS (less Chris Paul and Byron Scott)
Bright Side Of The Sun —
... Of course all that is ancient history, which leaves the Hornets in the here and now. The Suns destroyed New Orleans nearly a week ago, which may or may not have slammed the last nail in the coaching coffin of Byron Scott the following day. HMM. I suppose the Suns alone cannot take credit for the Hornets debacle of a season thus far, we didn't injure CP3, and the internal problems existed beforehand. ...
Preview and Game Thread #14: Atlanta Hawks @ New Orleans Hornets
Peachtree Hoops —
... Hawks Injury Report: None.
Hornets Injury Report: Chris Paul and Byron Scott are out.
Blogging With the Enemy: At the Hive
Predicted bane of the Hawks existence: Darren Collison
Game Preview:
How does a let down game happen? Come off an emotional win (last second if possible), play the second of a back to back on the road, lull yourself to the sleep with the opposing star player out, and ride in to the game feeling ...
Game #13: New Orleans Hornets (6-8) vs. Miami Heat (7-5)
Peninsula is Mightier —
... shooting.
New Orleans has scored over 100 points in two of their last three games, and scored 96 in their win over the Hawks last night.
New Orleans has won three straight but they all came on their home court. On the road they are just 1-6 on the season.
Miami has lost four straight games to the Hornets and six of the last seven.
New Orleans is 3-2 since firing former coach Byron Scott.
With a premium on defense and the injury ...
Young Buck Stops Here
At The Hive —
... , not too different from a lefty middle reliever in baseball. Sure, he starts. But the team sets up very few plays directly for him (as opposed to the Byron Scott strategy). Then, he's pretty much yanked until the team is desperate for his rebounding or his defense. Watching Chandler's poor and injured play in Charlotte still indicates this was the right move... but using Okafor so minimally makes his contract seem far larger than it should be. ...
