Byron Scott to SacTown? Anyone an ESPN insider?

[Vlade4GM]

Look, I don't think they hire coaches without explaining the team's situation and what they expect from them. I'm sure Petrie will make it clear that we're rebuilding through our young players and they need minutes to develop, and we're also depending on our incoming draft picks to fill out the roster. If Byron Scott takes the job (assuming he's available) then I'm positive he'll be willing to do these things.

 

[Bricklayer]

The Scott not developing youth is a highly selective argument anyway. He's played and developed a ton of youth -- Kenyon Martin, Richard Jefferson, Chris Paul, Doug West, Tyson Chandler...these are major young players that developed and came into their own on Scott's watch, and in fact became the backbone players on their respective teams. Saying that he does not develop youth because he did not like one of the dumbest and most selfish characters n the NBA (J.R. Smith -- as fas as I am aware the only current NBA player who has actually caused someone's death through his idiocy), or because he failed to see the potential in a lesser light like Brandon Bass (a nice backup, nothing more) is picking and choosing to wupport a premise. There may be soem isue there, there may not. But its quite clear that if a young player has major player potential, Scott will in fact play him and bring him along just fine.

Now his teams, or owners, or whoever have appeared to grow tired of him 4-5 years down the road. But that's fine. The Adelman situaton where you potentially had a lifer at the position is very rare. Scott has twice taken teams in very similar situations to ours, and walked them step by step all the way up over 50 wins and into the fringes of contention. If 4-5 years down the road he has done the same thing for us but we decide we need to switch things up to go further, that is perfectly fine. He will have accomplished his job and we'll be back to mattering.

 

[DocHolliday]

There was a tweet from the NBA that says the Hornets will be holding a press conference Thursday to publicly support Byron Scott going into the final year of his contract.

So, looks like he's not an option.

Edit - Correction, it wasn't a tweet from the NBA, it was from the Sacramento Kings account.

 

[Vlade4GM]

That didn't last very long.

 

[NoBonus]

I will start to even care about Byron Scott once he is fired or let out of his contract with NO... until that happens (which it will probably not), I will continue hoping for other, actually available options like Stephen A. Smith.

 

[Showtime]

The Scott not developing youth is a highly selective argument anyway. He's played and developed a ton of youth -- Kenyon Martin, Richard Jefferson, Chris Paul, Doug West, Tyson Chandler...these are major young players that developed and came into their own on Scott's watch, and in fact became the backbone players on their respective teams.

And all of those guys are all star level talent that would have developed anyway. He didn't make Paul what he is because he was a top talent and was going to be one of the best PG's anywhere. Scott didn't develop TC. Chandler wasn't cutting it in Chicago because they were putting him in the 3/4/5 positions and he can't score, so in NOLA, he was asked to do ONE thing: rebound at center. He hasn't developed and grown under Scott, he was just asked to do less and he was in a good position to do that. DAVID West is really the only guy on the hornets who was drafted, worked hard to develop his game, and became a AS under Scott.

Saying that he does not develop youth because he did not like one of the dumbest and most selfish characters n the NBA (J.R. Smith -- as fas as I am aware the only current NBA player who has actually caused someone's death through his idiocy), or because he failed to see the potential in a lesser light like Brandon Bass (a nice backup, nothing more) is picking and choosing to wupport a premise. There may be soem isue there, there may not. But its quite clear that if a young player has major player potential, Scott will in fact play him and bring him along just fine.

Well, I disagree from what I've seen in NO, and I hope as a Kings fan as well that if he does come to Sac, that you are right. Other players around the league dislike the guy, not just JR.

Now his teams, or owners, or whoever have appeared to grow tired of him 4-5 years down the road. But that's fine. The Adelman situaton where you potentially had a lifer at the position is very rare. Scott has twice taken teams in very similar situations to ours, and walked them step by step all the way up over 50 wins and into the fringes of contention. If 4-5 years down the road he has done the same thing for us but we decide we need to switch things up to go further, that is perfectly fine. He will have accomplished his job and we'll be back to mattering.

If Scott had proven to be able to do this without the best PG in the entire league (both Kidd and Paul), and done so through a youth movement with no vets, then I would agree. However, that isn't the case.

 

[kingsnation]

Well, we can stop this possibility right about now..

Report: Scott to be retained by NOH next season

Byron Scott is expected to return next season as coach of the New Orleans Hornets, a source close to Scott said, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

Byron Scott has one year and $5.5 million remaining on his contract to coach the Hornets.
Scott has one year remaining on his contract, but whether he will be offered an extension will depend on evaluations of his performance during the 2009-10 season, according to the report.

ESPN, More..

 

[sidney]

Amick's blog on the Byron situation:

http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/kings/archives/022116.html

On the Byron Scott front, I chatted with The Rise Guys about the situation yesterday (after discussing our own hoops exploits) yet have since learned a bit more. While the news conference is still expected today in which the Hornets will say that Scott will return next season, don't think for a minute that means the situation is smoothed over out there. http:///It's not.
Hornets owner George Shinn has passed up numerous opportunities to give Scott a vote of confidence with the local media, and he's sending his son, Chad (the team's executive officer of the board) and brother-in-law Hugh Weber (the team's president) to handle the media today. If Scott returns to New Orleans next season as it appears he will, it will be because Shinn couldn't find a way to get rid of him without taking a huge hit in the already-hurting checkbook. Thus, where the Kings could come in (even if it appears they won't).
It's not quite as complicated as some folks are making it out to be. He's owed $5.5 million, meaning the Kings and Shinn could crunch the numbers and find a way to save the Hornets owner money while getting the Kings a well-respected coach for the next few years who most believe would be a good fit with Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie. Hypothetically you could tell Scott to give $3 million back and agree to pay him $2 million in the first year of the deal, meaning he would lose $500K in the first year but gain job security in a location he has longed for for years.
Shinn, who is hurting on the money front by all accounts, could find a bargain-basement coach for $1 million and still save $2 million. Considering nobody close to the situation sees Scott staying in New Orleans beyond next season, there could certainly be incentive to make that happen. And for anyone who wants to tell me that Scott wouldn't do it because of the money loss, I'm not buying it. Head coaching jobs are precious commodities, let alone jobs that just so happen to be on your short list of destination spots (Scott has always said he wants the Kings or Lakers jobs above all else).
What's more, there is no mistaking that the soon-to-be-lame-duck Scott sees the writing on the wall in his current gig and isn't real excited about possibly becoming the fall guy in the situation (whether now or midseason). And anyone questioning whether all this chatter is newsworthy, Scott's wandering eye and undeniable desire to become the Kings next coach is the driving force behind it all.
On the other hand...
If Shinn doesn't have another team telling him that they'll pick up part of the bill, then he likely doesn't get fired because then the money math just doesn't add up. Pay Scott $5.5, then pay a new coach for a team that has major injury problems with core players and is likely on the decline? That's not happening. Then again, Shinn is known as impulsive, so who knows how this ends up. - Sam Amick

 

[LPKingsFan]

Is Petrie still in Europe? Man, this would be too perfect.

 

[kennadog]

The only fly in the ointment I see is that the Maloofs are hurting for money, too. As far as I've read, there's been no apparent request for permission from Sacramento to NO to interview Scott, yet. I wouldn't mind having him, though. Not at all.

 

[bloom]

The only fly in the ointment I see is that the Maloofs are hurting for money, too. As far as I've read, there's been no apparent request for permission from Sacramento to NO to interview Scott, yet. I wouldn't mind having him, though. Not at all.

But I think if they really trust Geoff and they really want a coach that will last and bring at least a little stability to the fans and the team, I think they might swallow the pill.

Even before I read Sam's blurb today, I had a feeling that N.O could still let Byron go if there was some sort of deal made. They seem to be financially hurting and I can see why they don't want to just swallow 5.5 million dollars and then pay another coach.

Too bad we can't trade coaches - Reggie Theus/Kenny Natt for Byron Scott..lol

 

[Bricklayer]

Too bad we can't trade coaches - Reggie Theus/Kenny Natt for Byron Scott..lol

Well, you can, but you probably still need to match salaries. So what we need to do is sign Natt to a new long term $5.5mil a year deal, and then see if the Hornets are interested in the swap.

 

[bloom]

Well, you can, but you probably still need to match salaries. So what we need to do is sign Natt to a new long term $5.5mil a year deal, and then see if the Hornets are interested in the swap.

We should first see if they’re interested in Kenny before we end up with another unmovable contract