BREAKING NEWS: Byron Scott Fired

[TOUCH MY BODY]

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojVerticalNBA
The Los Angeles Lakers have fired coach Byron Scott, league sources tell @TheVertical

:rockon:

[fiddy]

Just saw it on ESPN ,what the fuсk

[Im Still Ballin]

:TOUCH YOUR BODY

[Kblaze8855]

Luke Walton is the target? Because he won games with a team that would win 50 games without a real coach now that their system is in place?

Maybe David Blatt? Anyone high on him or was that just pretend outrage when he was fired?

[Cocaine80s]

Wow, this is on par with the Blatt firing



Scott was the best coach they had in years

[lilteapot]

Hahaahah Yessss

[brandonislegend]

Wow, this is on par with the Blatt firing



Scott was the best coach they had in years

That is not saying much.

[AirBonner]

Nick Young how do you feel about this?

[LilEddyCurry]

:applause:

[TheMarkMadsen]

blatt or walton please

[KungFuJoe]

:banana: :banana: :banana: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

[SwishSquared]

So they fired Scott the week after Thibs gets hired by Minnesota? That seems smart.

[Bosnian Sajo]

PRAISE GOD :bowdown:


OH THE HORROR, WHERE YOU AT?? HE'S FINALLY GONE, FAM!! BYRON IS OUT!! :cry: :applause: :rockon:

[sammichoffate]

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:djparty :djparty :djparty

[Bosnian Sajo]

So they fired Scott the week after Thibs gets hired by Minnesota? That seems smart.


I agree, Thib would of been wonderful for our team, but at least Scott is gone. Praise god :bowdown:

[Mr. Jabbar]

http://piokevin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/champagne-1262279028.jpg

[thefatmiral]

They can do better. The off season can be interesting or they can come back with the same set of clowns.

[Nick Young]

David Blatt get in that coaching chair :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZgDNPGZ9Sg
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/2/21/13/anigif_enhanced-buzz-5047-1361470908-2.gif

[PWB15]

Wow, this is on par with the Blatt firing



Scott was the best coach they had in years


That muther****er is slightly retarded and should never have been the coach in the first place

[hiphopfan777]

He is a good coach. Made two straight finals.

[G0ATbe]

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view6/2849868/happy-feet-dance-o.gif

[stalkerforlife]

The tank commander did his job.

They better hire Blatt if they're smart...dude is a genius.

[navy]

Need a development coach.

[Nick Young]

Need a development coach.
We're getting Durant and Whiteside. We need a win-now coach:rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon:

[34-24 Footwork]

Tank Complete. Job well done, Scott. But good riddance.

[oh the horror]

About time. While the current team isn't built for too much success I think most of us that watched the games saw directly Byron's inability to properly adjust and manage minutes during games. He didn't adjust that well and had questionable rotations a lot.


He just wasn't a very good coach and I don't think younger dudes relate to him.

[Bosnian Sajo]

Blatt or Walton, please. I'd prefer my dude Luke, but Blatt would be just fine.


PLEASE NO SURPRISES :lol

[PWB15]

I agree, Thib would of been wonderful for our team, but at least Scott is gone. Praise god :bowdown:


Thibbs would have been wonderful? what the f*ck did he accomplish at Chicago?

[no pun intended]

All in for Blatt or Walton.

[Bosnian Sajo]

Thibbs would have been wonderful? what the f*ck did he accomplish at Chicago?


Winning record, 5 straight playoffs appearances, great atmosphere. The second he left, they became a lottery team. Says a lot.

[navy]

Tank Complete. Job well done, Scott. But good riddance.
He did a bad job cause he wasnt helping the young guys learn to play. He despised them

[Smoke117]

I don't think he's a good coach but this is pretty screwed up...he didn't even get a real chance to coach this team with Kobe the narcissist on his farewell tour...

[Bosnian Sajo]

I don't think he's a good coach but this is pretty screwed up...he didn't even get a real chance to coach this team with Kobe the narcissist on his farewell tour...

Stop being such a smartass in every thread, Byron was horrible because he wasn't doing his job (which was to develop the young players). He would bench Russell every 4th quarter for the first half of the season saying bullshit like "he isn't ready for crunch time".


gtfo.

[FireMcFailPlease]

congrats on winning the Mark Jackson lottery!

[Nick Young]

Blatt or Walton, please. I'd prefer my dude Luke, but Blatt would be just fine.


PLEASE NO SURPRISES :lol
YES, no surprises unless it's Phil Jackson, Pat Riley or Jerry Sloan come out of retirement or Rick Carlisle

[Hey Yo]

Can't wait to hear the Magic Johnson outrage.

:mad: :rant :mad:

[Cold soul]

blatt or walton please

This ^^^. Thank god Scott is gone.

[FashionIssues]

post kobe moves starting now. no more kobe imprints

[SwishSquared]

Can't wait to hear the Magic Johnson outrage.

:mad: :rant :mad:Eh it was clear he was "impartial" when he repeatedly publicly threw MDA under the bus and never critiqued Scott.

[CarlosBoozer]

Fvck you scott, this is what you get for being kobe's bitch! :dancin

[bdreason]

Bring back Dantoni. At least when they lose by 20 it's still exciting.

[CarlosBoozer]

Bring back Dantoni. At least when they lose by 20 it's still exciting.
This, no one in the lakers team can even defend. Hibbert is a shell of himself :lol

[Hey Yo]

Eh it was clear he was "impartial" when he repeatedly publicly threw MDA under the bus and never critiqued Scott.
exactly...

[coin24]

Yes!!:djparty :hammertime:

I didn't see this coming, great news:applause:

[34-24 Footwork]

Watch it be like Rick Fox or some shit :lol

[Genaro]

This is great news. Those ones saying anything positively about Scott are either his family, don't watch the games or are trolling (this being ISH is the most probable)
Now I wonder what will they bring. Knowing the management and their last bad choices (Mike Brown, D'Anthony and Scott) I'm worried we will end up with someone like Mark Jackson or Sam Mitchel (Scott Brooks would be a choice I could see them make but thankfully he was taken)

I hope it's Luke our guy.

[jayfan]

YES, no surprises unless it's Phil Jackson, Pat Riley or Jerry Sloan come out of retirement or Rick Carlisle

Jerry Sloan's in bad shape. Won't be him.



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[ClipperRevival]

WTF is up with people wanting Blatt? Yall Jewish?

We need to lock up Walton. He can be the HC of the Lakers for the next 15 years.

[34-24 Footwork]

Walton is the ONLY person that makes sense.

[senelcoolidge]

Cavs got Tyrone Lue
Suns got Earl Watson
So obviously the lakers go for a former back up point guard to coach them and probably give him GM power as well off the bat.

[Nick Young]

Cavs got Tyrone Lue
Suns got Earl Watson
So obviously the lakers go for a former back up point guard to coach them and probably give him GM power as well off the bat.
OOOO!!

That means the return of the king, Brian ****ing Shaw:rockon: :rockon: :rockon:

[dazzer87]

Walton is the ONLY person that makes sense.

Walton will failed too. Fool's gold.....

[Nick Young]

Yes!!:djparty :hammertime:

I didn't see this coming, great news:applause:
what a time to be alive.


Brian Shaw with assistant coach David Blatt on the way!

HAVA NAGILA!!!

[bobopenguin]

thx god.

this guy has wasted 2 years of our time.

[Nick Young]

thx god.

this guy has wasted 2 years of our time.
Scott did his job as tank commander to deliver our team 3'Angelo and Simmons.

He took the heat and made a noble sacrifice of his coaching legacy for the good of the Lakers franchise.


Thank you Byron for your years of service to the LAL cause.

:applause:

[ROCSteady]

http://truefilms.com/archives/JesusCamp1.jpg

The day has come

[FashionIssues]

walton babysat and drew nothing at all. no better than bickerstaff

[EllEffEll]

^^^^^
The Lakers FO give up GM power to a new guy? :rolleyes:

I won't be holding my breath waiting for that to happen.

Byron was doomed from the get-go. It seemed to me that Kobe let the air out of Byron Scott's pimp hand, and the youngsters were watching.

It has been my opinion that Byron Scott would not be able to recover from that and be able to effectively lead the Lakers moving forward. If the Lakers were going to let KB emasculate a coach like that, they should have planned to have a fall guy for that period, and then bring Byron in after Kobe left. . . . . Or maybe Byron Scott was that fall guy all along.

If they were going to fire Byron, they should have done it as soon as the season ended.

I wish that I believed that Jim Buss and the Lakers were that shrewd. I don't. I think this has just been another f-up in a long list of f-ups for the past few years. Business as usual for Jim Buss.

It hurts to say it, but 'S' like this is why I think that any top tier FA would have to have their head examined to sign here as long as things are as they are. Same with a high quality head coach. Jim Buss could FUBAR a wet dream.

I think Luke Walton is a great guy, and for a borderline scrub, I still loved watching him play. He does have a good pedigree as well, but in the end, I think he would command about as much respect as a head coach as Kurt Rambis did. . . . not much.

I'd like to see them stop trying to pull a Pat Riley (rabbit) out of their hat of former Laker players, and go ahead and bring some new blood into the organization. I'd rather them see if they could lure Kevin Ollie here. I'd like to see him get a shot. And get it done before the draft and the FA frenzy this time.

[Nick Young]

yeah, why the hell would we get rid of GOATchak?

[Nick Young]

inb4 D Fish :puke:
D-Fish would be great, not his fault NYK went down like it did, that is a hapless organization, no one has a chance there, even the great lord Phil Jackson looks bad over there.

[AirFederer]

Didn't see that coming lol

Coachbe :rockon:

[bdonovan]

Mark Jackson did a terrific job with the Warriors before Lacob pushed him out for political reasons. He did a great job with a young, inexperienced team; they got better each year and were on the verge of greatness (after being a losing team) when he left. He would be a good choice.

As for Blatt, he made a large volume of blunders. Calling timeout when one wasn't left- fortunately refs didn't see him. He designed a last possession play with LeBron inbounding the ball -lol. He seemed not able to adapt his coaching style from the European style to the NBA. He didn't seem to be able to draw up quality plays.

"In the end, his inexperience at the top level of the game was too much to overcome on a team in championship or bust mode." -
http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2016/01/why_david_blatt_got_fired_and.html

[Nick Young]

Didn't see that coming lol

Coachbe :rockon:
I didn't even think of that
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[Nick Young]

Mark Jackson did a terrific job with the Warriors before Lacob pushed him out for political reasons. He did a great job with a young, inexperienced team; they got better each year and were on the verge of greatness (after being a losing team) when he left. He would be a good choice.

As for Blatt, he made a large volume of blunders. Calling timeout when one wasn't left- fortunately refs didn't see him. He designed a last possession play with LeBron inbounding the ball -lol. He seemed not able to adapt his coaching style from the European style to the NBA. He didn't seem to be able to draw up quality plays.

"In the end, his inexperience at the top level of the game was too much to overcome on a team in championship or bust mode." -
http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2016/01/why_david_blatt_got_fired_and.html
Lebron was just too stupid to run Blatt's offense properly and he regularly waved off the plays Blatt called in favor of Lebron ball isos.

Blatt's system run by willing players is an elite team ball movement based offense similar to what the Spurs are currently doing.

Lebron could have won last year if he was willing to sacrifice personal stats in the name of playing team basketball.

[coin24]

We need a real coach though, sorry I don't really want Walton or blatt.
And no fkn way shaw he sucks..

Wilton's not ready, anyone could coach that Warriors team.

Great move waiting for minny to snap up Thibs, I'm not even sure who they should go after.. Or who they plan to sign :confusedshrug:
Tbh it's a clusterfu*k situation..

[Naero]

This would be great news

[SwayDizzle]

why do people still talk about Phil Jackson as coach. He publicly stated he was too old to go thru the grind of a full season. there was no way in hell he would return as a coach. i doubt this one was jim's fault.

[Goofsta Knicca]

Welcome back Mista Derek Fisher.

[ROCSteady]

Great move waiting for minny to snap up Thibs, I'm not even sure who they should go after.. Or who they plan to sign :confusedshrug:
Tbh it's a clusterfu*k situation..

It's been a clusterfck situation since Phil re-left

[TOUCH MY BODY]

Luke Walton coming home.

[Nick Young]

Welcome back Mista Derek Fisher.
Fish and Shaw, put the dream team back together:rockon:

The original Splash bros:
http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site36/2013/0629/20130629__20130630_C1_SP30BKNSHAW~p2.jpg

[SexSymbol]

throw all your hopes away, non-laker fans, this is the LA 2017 CHAMPIONSHIP CRUISE THREAD.
We ain't losing no more now that the fakkit's gone

[tragicbronson]

We need a real coach though, sorry I don't really want Walton or blatt.
And no fkn way shaw he sucks..

Wilton's not ready, anyone could coach that Warriors team.

Great move waiting for minny to snap up Thibs, I'm not even sure who they should go after.. Or who they plan to sign :confusedshrug:
Tbh it's a clusterfu*k situation..

Blatt is not a real coach?

:biggums:

[Human Error]

About time. While the current team isn't built for too much success I think most of us that watched the games saw directly Byron's inability to properly adjust and manage minutes during games. He didn't adjust that well and had questionable rotations a lot.

He just wasn't a very good coach and I don't think younger dudes relate to him.
As Larry Nance Jr. said, it was an impossible job. He had to satisfy Kobe, develop young players and had to make the team win more than last year. If anything he tried too hard to make sure that Kobe gets whatever he wants.

[Keno]

not fair. he was doing a great job with that young team, it was just a very bad time having that cancer chucking up 25 shots on a daily basis.

[brownmamba00]

Blatt would be even worse than Scott...no idea who they'll go after now don't know if Walton is enough to lure FA's to LA this summer.

[keep-itreal]

Kobe and Bryon Scott gone, now the rebuilding can began:applause:

[Real14]

not fair. he was doing a great job with that young team, it was just a very bad time having that cancer chucking up 25 shots on a daily basis.
Candidate for one of tha dumbest things said on ISH.

[StephHamann]

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[keep-itreal]

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:lol :lol

[coin24]

Blatt is not a real coach?

:biggums:

I don't think he's the coach for the lakers IMO. Don't think it's a good fit for either party..

I'm not expecting much though, Jim has proven to be a dumb fu*tard over and over again.


Thanks anyway to tank commander Byron, kept the Kobe farewell tour going strong. But the lakers need someone who can actually develop the young core, especially if they can keep there pick. Doubtful any decent free agents want to sign. Hopefully they don't blow there wad on scrubs like derozan:facepalm

[Levity]

Luke Walton is the target? Because he won games with a team that would win 50 games without a real coach now that their system is in place?


no doubt thats part of the reason. but also because the Lakers have always known him to have a great BBIQ (the triangle always looked its best when walton was on the floor), has an approachable personality (the complete opposite of scott), has an understanding of the offense AND defense the warriors run, and seems willing to accept and implement a style of basketball that fits the current trend of the NBA.

hes young, and some what inexperienced. but Lakers are not in a win-now mode. so theres certainly potential upside in hiring him.

[dazzer87]

throw all your hopes away, non-laker fans, this is the LA 2017 CHAMPIONSHIP CRUISE THREAD.
We ain't losing no more now that the fakkit's gone
9/10

[Optimus Prime]

This is more like "announcing the inevitable" instead of "breaking news". Hard to give a fair assessment of Scott as the Lakers coach, because this team was (still is) a dumpster fire, the FO basically wanted to tank to keep those draft picks, and Kobe was a shell of his former self after all the debilitating injuries.

Still, if the Lakers can hire a good coach (unlikely with Jimmy Buss still around) and trade D'Bustaslow for Okafor (to undo one of the worst draft blunders in NBA history), then this young Lakers team might have some promise.

So basically, there's little hope the Lakers can turn the Titanic around any time soon.

:kobe:

[Bosnian Sajo]

not fair. he was doing a great job with that young team, it was just a very bad time having that cancer chucking up 25 shots on a daily basis.

You're an idiot, straight up. Obvious as shit you never watched a game this season.

[Bosnian Sajo]

no doubt thats part of the reason. but also because the Lakers have always known him to have a great BBIQ (the triangle always looked its best when walton was on the floor), has an approachable personality (the complete opposite of scott), has an understanding of the offense AND defense the warriors run, and seems willing to accept and implement a style of basketball that fits the current trend of the NBA.

hes young, and some what inexperienced. but Lakers are not in a win-now mode. so theres certainly potential upside in hiring him.


That really gets me excited, because Russ and JC could very well grow into being a great 1-2 punch. Steph and Klay didn't become the splash bros overnight, especially Steph. He wasn't an allstar until his 5th season. Bring Walton in and get Fish/Shaw to be his assistants, along with some defense guru. Hopefully we retain this pick (44.2% chance we lose it...) and that would set us up for a comfortable rebuild and prime free agency destination.

[senelcoolidge]

hahaha just for the lakers I hope they do hire Derek Fisher or some of these other hacks laker fans here want. I heard they want a coach from college..that's their first choice.

[sammichoffate]

Derek Fisher is being considered along with a bunch others
http://www.lakersnation.com/lakers-rumors-derek-fisher-interested-in-teams-coaching-vacancy/2016/04/25/

[Dr Seuss]

Derek Fisher is being considered along with a bunch others
http://www.lakersnation.com/lakers-rumors-derek-fisher-interested-in-teams-coaching-vacancy/2016/04/25/

you obviously know how to write. but do you know how to READ?

[Nick Young]

Kobe doesnt want to be a coach. He would not be a good coach because he'd hold everyone to his same standards of work and he'd be pissed at all his players for being too lazy and not wanting to win enough.

Kobe is going to become the next Walt Disney with his multimedia company Kobe Inc.


Blatt, Shaw and D-Fish are the best options here.

[Bosnian Sajo]

Early candidates for the job include Luke Walton, Jeff Van Gundy, and Kevin Ollie (from rival sources).


No sign of Blatt, but I like all three of the guys mentioned. I don't know if JVG is the right man because of our rebuilding situation, I look at him being more interested in playoff teams like Houston. I hear good things about Ollie but idk if he'd be as good in the NBA as he is in NCAA (looking at you, Hoiberg).


When it comes down to it, Luke Walton has dibs and looks like is the main target, which I am happy to hear.

[dazzer87]

Luke Walton from coaching curry, green and klay...to coaching scubs........

In Be 4 a thread comes up about trying to get rid of Walton......

[Bandito]

P R A I S E T H E L O R D https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kM0bnmBjOhI:

[sammichoffate]

you obviously know how to write. but do you know how to READ?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhckuhUxcgA

[Lebron23]

Kobe

[Cold soul]

Thank god the cancer is gone. Happy days ahead Lakers better hire the right guy this time around.

[Lebron23]

Thank god the cancer is gone. Happy days ahead Lakers better hire the right guy this time around.

2 cancers from the lakers roster last season are officially gone. Now it's time for Jim Buss to give his team to his sister.

[Cold soul]

2 cancers from the lakers roster last season are officially gone. Now it's time for Jim Buss to give his team to his sister.

Kobe isn't a cancer you idiot. Go troll somewhere else.

[ZenMaster]

Please Luke Walton, take this job!

The guy is such a great choice as he has huge upside for a rookie head coach. Only reason he succeeded as a player was due to his understanding of tactics. One year, I think because of injury, he took ass. coach duties documenting triangle offense sequences. IIRC he was also a ass. coach at Memphis during the lockout.
Now he's been an ass. coach at an NBA champion, even took over when the HC was sick.. Sure the record was mainly achieved from the players and the work done previously, but he didn't mess it up by not being able to do the job.

Ever heard any of his former teammates say anything bad about this guy? Probably not, and probably because he's a nice guy to be around, which is needed if you're going to be telling NBA players what they're doing wrong for about 300 days a year.

No one can guarantee greatness, but this guy is a good as bet as any to have a great NBA career as a coach.

[coin24]

2 cancers from the lakers roster last season are officially gone. Now it's time for Jim Buss to give his team to his sister.


Land of 3 Nba titles? What team do you follow? Can't be the cavs :lol :lol

[gilalizard]

They skipped the most important step:

Demoting Jimmy Boy to Taco Cart Manager.

Of course, they may not want taco sales to drop too much.