Thread: Hornets fire Byron Scott

I guess that game last night really had an impression on them.  http://www.hoopsworld.com/TheWireStory.asp?id=20816

gotta feel for scott on this one. it's not his fault that the hornets have such a flawed roster and an owner who refuses to improve the team as he attempts to get under the luxury tax. i suppose i don't know how much say the coach had in the moves the hornets have made over the last couple years but still, he hasn't had too much to work with this year.

I am shocked by this.  Scott has done very well in the past, and they are only 9 games into the season.  This is just going to be another distraction until the new coach settles into his new role.

yep, the blow out by the lakers a few days ago, then by the suns was too much for the owner...it's a shame bryan scott was a good coach, but the team has some chemistry problems...

He's a great coach and all, but the fact remains that he was not able to motivate the team. They need to shake things up in NOLA and it will be much easier to replace the coach, then the team, if you know what I mean.

gotta feel for scott on this one. it's not his fault that the hornets have such a flawed roster and an owner who refuses to improve the team as he attempts to get under the luxury tax. i suppose i don't know how much say the coach had in the moves the hornets have made over the last couple years but still, he hasn't had too much to work with this year.         Most owners these days understandably don't want to pay the...